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A must-see : the Christmas Market of Piazza Navona

3 December 2018 ♦

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The Christmas countdown has begun: just 3 weeks left !

The good news is that finally , after 3 years, the classical Christmas Market of Piazza Navona has reopened December 2^nd, and will last until January 6^th.

You can’t miss it. It represents the Christmas spirit in Rome and you will find handmade gadgets , little ideas for Christmas gifts, decorations, clothes and any kind of sweets!

Once Piazza Navona was the site of the local market, but in the middle of the 19^th century this last was moved to Campo de’ Fiori, and that of Piazza Navona became the ultimate Christmas Market in Rome!

How to reach it from Yes Hotel Rome ?

Very easily ! Just walk to the Termini Station and from there take Bus Number 64 or Bus Number 40.

Stop at C.so Vittorio Emanuele/ Argentina. Just a few minutes’ walk and you have arrived !

Our staff will give you even more tips , we wait for you !

ROMAN HISTORY THROUGH THE GLADIATORS’ LIVES

12 November 2014 ♦

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”To study how gladiators’ customs and equipments changed it means to study Roman society and the evolution of its military art”. Inspired by such a perspective curators of the ultimate exhibition on gladiators put on display more than 350 artefacts in the core of Rome: at Piazza Navona.
The reason for this location is quite simple: in place of the beautiful churches and fountains we nowadays observe, once upon a time there was a magnificent Roman stadium to host gladiators’ combats, known as Stadium of Domitian. The official shift from Colosseum as a traditional location for these public shows occurred when the Colosseum itself had to undergo renovation works already in the II century AC.
“Gladiators: Arms and armors in the Roman Empire” outlines the history of gladiators’ combat art from its origin – when the gladiator was just looked at as slave-warrior – to its latest times – when the gladiator raised to the status of a modern celebrity.
Venue: Museo dello Stadio di Domiziano, Piazza Navona.
Tickets from €6.
Yes Hotel has got direct connection to Piazza Navona through many bus lines: stay with us for a centrally placed accommodation!