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The Via Leonina apartment is situated in the
charming Rione Monti between the Coliseum and the Roman Forum. This unique top floor apartment
enjoys a balcony with great views of Rome's picturesque rooftops.
The price for short term stays: Monti is the name of one of the twelve Rioni of Rome, In ancient times the rione was densely populated: in Monti there were the Forum Romanum and the so called Suburra (meaning suburbs in Latin): this was the place poor people lived, full of disreputable locals and brothels. From the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 1800s, the rione remained an area full of vineyards and market gardens. Monti was not very populated because of the lack of water and because it was a bit far from the Vatican, that was the center of the Christian culture. The area did not become abandoned thanks to the church of San Giovanni in Laterano and the huge number of pilgrims coming continuously. Still in the Middle Ages the inhabitants of Monti, called monticiani, developed a strong identity: in fact their Roman dialect was different from that spoken in the other rioni. Their main enemies were the people from the other rione with a strong identity, Trastevere, and they often used to fight one against the other. Then, in the increase of urbanization at the end of the nineteenth century after Rome had became the capital of a united Italy, the great changes of the Fascist period changed completely the appearance of the rione. In particular, between 1924 and 1936 a big part of the rione, made of small streets and popular houses, was destroyed to built via dei Fori Imperiali (the street artificially dividing the Roman Forum and most of the Imperial forums) and the archaeological buildings of the forum Romanum were dug out from under the ground. Thanks to its position, Monti is nowadays full of archaeological buildings such as: How to get to Via Leonina From Fiumicino airport: Take the train to Stazione Termini, then take the tube (line B, direction Cavour). Get off at Cavour stop. Via Leonina is straight on. As alternative, you can take a taxi from Termini station, which is not far they usually charge roughly 8-10 Euro . there are also many buses (about 4-5 stops) from termini station or just walk downhill towards the coliseun from termini. We organise a service of private transport |
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