http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:31:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To all our guests who visited Palazzo Olivia or wish to visit in the future, I would like to introduce the Info Blog. We receive lots of enquiries about events in the city, how to get tickets, whom to hire a car from, where to find a teacher and all ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/accommodation-in-rome/rental-apartments-in-rome/ If you have never rented a self catering apartment for your holiday, you probably do not know what exactly to expect. The offer in Rome is overwhelming, if you browse the web you find hundreds of agencies sites showing all type of accommodations. Prices are often much cheaper than hotels ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/accommodation-in-rome/accommodation-in-rome/ Following are some of the latest comments we have received and useful links. Carla, we had another wonderful stay at Palazzo Olivia.  Thank you for all your kindness in arranging our transportation upon arrival and for arranging our transportation when we returned back to Rome from Sorrento.  Thank you also for ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/accommodation-in-rome/what-they-say/ On August 31 the first global race will take place in 25 cities around the world. It is the Human Race 10K. Rome is one of those cities. Runners will depart from Terme di Caracalla, will run through the historic centre, Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Via del Corso Piazza Navona and will ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/events-in-rome/the-human-race-10k/ It was her big day and the bride could not get to the church at the Pantheon for her wedding, cause Ron Howard and Tom Hanks were filming "Angels and Demons". The piazza was filled with fans, security, photographers, it was impossible to get through. So the production just stopped ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/events-in-rome/palazzo-olivias-guest-finds-an-angel-in-tom-hanks/ Walking through Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori, Panthen you can find lots of restaurants and cafés. I have thought of giving you some information on my favourites one. All the places mentioned in this blog are at walking distance from Palazzo Olivia. Here just few, there are many more worthy ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/holiday-in-rome/local-restaurants/ From March 07 to 29 June 2008. 130 works, including oil paintings, drawings and sculptures illustrate 40 years of activity by Auguste Renoir, starting from his famous journey to Italy in 1881. At the Victoriano Complex an important retrospective focusing on the groundbreaking effect a trip to Italy had ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/events-in-rome/august-renoir-exhibition-in-rome/ Just few months after recording her latest work "white chalk", Polly Jean Harvey plays live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica for her unique concert in Rome. P J Harvey is a multi instrumental player, singer, poet, painter. An eclectic artist who has gained general interest since the beginning of ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/music-in-rome/pj-harvey-in-rome-for-her-italian-concert/ An important exhibition on Sebastiano Luciani, known as "del Piombo" - He is a Renaissance painter from Venice, who famously argued with Michelangelo regarding the execution of the Sistine Chapel's decorations. http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/events-in-rome/sebastiano-del-piombo-venezia-1485-1547/ Until March 20 an exhibition dedicated to the Forbidden City and the magnificent Chinese empire of Qianlong in the 18th century. Qianlong brought prosperity to the empire, which became the second largest and most populated in history under his reign. Qianlong was also an avid art collector and set about ... http://www.palazzo-olivia.it/en/blog/accommodation-in-rome/events-in-rome/masterpieces-from-the-forbidden-city-qianlong-and-his-court/