The Garbatella itinerary is no longer available in blog format.
A new, expanded Garbatella itinerary is now one of four walks in the new guide: Modern Rome: 4 Great Walks for the Curious Traveler. Along with the tour of Garbatella, Modern Rome features three other walks: the 20th-century suburb of EUR; the 21st-century music and art center of Flaminio, along with Mussolini's Foro Italico, also the site of the 1960 summer Olympics; and a stairways walk in classic Trastevere.
This 4-walk book is available in all eBook formats for $1.99 through amazon.com and all other eBook sellers. See the various formats at smashwords.com.
Modern Rome: 4 Great Walks for the Curious Traveler now is also available in print, at amazon.com and other retailers; retail price $5.99.
Dianne and Bill
This 4-walk book is available in all eBook formats for $1.99 through amazon.com and all other eBook sellers. See the various formats at smashwords.com.
Modern Rome: 4 Great Walks for the Curious Traveler now is also available in print, at amazon.com and other retailers; retail price $5.99.
Dianne and Bill
Very interesting, thanks. But I have to point out that the trattoria in Piazza Brin is Dar Moschino, rather than 'Il', where Moschino is a surname and so it translates as 'Moschino's Place'. Good old Romanesco. By the way, a little fly would be femminine and moschina ;)
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Always grateful for corrections and comments. Changes made, with credit.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting restaurant is 'Li Scalini De Marisa', Via Roberto De Nobili 17.
ReplyDeleteIt's BarOcchetto style (little Barocco)...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your good eye, Dario!
ReplyDeleteIs the Garbatella a generally safe place to visit? I've found an apt there for the summer, but I'm not sure if it's the best idea.
ReplyDeleteWe haved no crime stats, but our general impression, having lived nearby and walked a lot in Garbatella, including at night, is that it is a safe neighborhood. The only scary place we know of is the stairway below Piazza Brin, mentioned in the post. Perhaps readers will have a more nuanced answer to your question?? Bill and Dianne
ReplyDeleteThere is also a nice enoteca on Piazza Eurasia, behind the Chiesaletta on Via delle Sette Chiese.
ReplyDeleteThanks AMOROMA; we'll have to try it. BTW,
ReplyDeleteour youngest attended Ambrit in 1993 and loved it; a formative experience.
I love Garbatella. I found a lovely pub called Why Not at Via Fincati,2.
ReplyDeleteI can practise my Italian, but the owner speaks English, too.
I love this post! This area is on our itinerary for 2014. In the mean time would you be happy for me to refer to it in my forthcoming blog post? I'm writing about Woody Allen's 'To Rome with Love' movie locations & Garbatella
ReplyDeletehappens to be one of them!
Feel free to refer to any and all of our posts on your blog. And thanks for your kind comment.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in Garbatella for ,any years and I can say it is a safe place to go around. Lots of families and students from the University "Roma tre". Check also Marè, great pizza and bread in Via Anna Maria Taigi and "L'acino Brillo" in Piazza Santa Eurosia nice food and good wine!
ReplyDeleteJust did this walk this morning and loved it! Such a fascinating area and changing all the time. Food market is now a farmers 'zero kilometre' market on Saturday and Sunday, and the furniture shop/public baths is back in the hands of the council and now a walk in library community space. Thank you for your inspiring posts and books.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rebecca! We wandered around Garbatella today. The "Farmers Market" is indeed quite nice. We loved the truly artiginale stands and the light inside. We peeked inside the baths now library (closed for the Ponte weekend) and it looks lovely as well. We appreciate your bringing this up-to-date.
ReplyDeleteDianne and Bill