Roman Holiday — The Hollywood Insider’s Guide to the Eternal City in the Age of Pope-Mania

The Hollywood Care Center has shone a lot in the capital of Italy, Audrey Hepburn and Vespa Joyride of Gregory Peck in Roman vacations To the Oscar nominated last year Conclave. The last film, about the political intrigue behind the selection of a new Pope, shot in popularity after death last month of Pope Francis, and unexpectedly served as a useful introduction for the choice of his successor, Pope Leo XIV born in the American.

Between the emergence of 267^th Pontiff and the holidays of the current jubilee, the eternal city is having a moment. All eyes are in Rome, especially with current summer travel planning. «Traveling to Rome will be even more exceptional now,» says Jack Ezon, one of the luxury travel curators of Hollywood and founder of Eck Beyond.

Hook reserves and avoid crowds requires the type of tactical planning for which travel agents to the list charge a lot of money. Shared their advice and ideas with THR free.

The Jubilee – Holy Year of Rome

Celebrated every century during the last 500 years or so, Jubilee is a sacred pilgrimage of spiritual renewal, forgiveness and reflection for Catholics around the world. The theme of 2025, «Pilgrims of Hope», focuses on the Vatican, with events that bloom throughout the city. Rome awaits a record year, with 30 million visitors planned to descend on its cobbled streets.

«A lot of construction and renovations have been completed or they are in the process of completing, which really show this incredible city,» says Fulvio de Bonis, who has taken Tom Brady, Viola Davis, Jeff Bezos and Martin Scorsese in their animated visits animated throughout Rome. Visitors will receive a newly out of obligatory visits, including the paintings of Trevi Fountain and Caravaggio in San Luigi Dei Francesi. «Surprisingly, Rome has not been very busy, since pilgrims remain in a very small part of the city. However, the summer months are always busy,» says De Bonis, the founder and president of Imelo Artis Travel, a luxury travel company revered for designing exclusive experiences in Italy.

What to see

Since the masses will congregate in the Vatican area and the surrounding Burgundy neighborhood, you will want to avoid those areas unless you have reserved a VIP access route. Imelo Artis Travel offers such experience; It is much easier to contemplate the majesty of the stage when you are not being encoded in the ribs. «The experience of before the opening occurs when the museum wakes up and includes a beautiful breakfast in the famous Pinecone courtyard, which was the courtyard of teachers as Michelangelo and Raphael,» says De Bonis. There is also the route out of time when the museum is closing its doors. «This follows the» Clavigero «(key teacher) that has almost 2,800 keys that block all the doors and doors of the museum. Being alone inside the Sistine Chapel, whether a lover of art or religious, really is an experience of a lifetime,» he adds.

The patient’s maneuvers will also be necessary for the many other iconic views of Rome. Inspired how could it be to cross the Spanish steps in a Fiat 500 like Ethan Hunt in Impossible mission: dead calculation, Know that it is allowed to match feel In the milestone. In the same way, you must wait in line to enjoy your La Dolce Vita Moment at the base of the Trevi source and prepare for more than 5 euros to bifur to enter the pantheon. Rome, like so many cities that contain abandon, has changed.

Bonis advises to address what he calls the expansive «green areas» for less whirlwind. «There are many beautiful parks with villas on their land, including Villa Doria Pamphili, the second largest in (the city), with a large seventeenth palace located in the Monteverde area outside the old walls of Rome,» he says. «The elegant villa Borghese and the Janiculum hill, a place to enjoy the panoramic views of the city, is next to the city of the Vatican and is the second highest hill in Rome, although it is not considered one of the seven hills of Rome.»

De Bonis also recommends a walk through Appia Anta (The Appian Way), officially declared a Unesco World Heritage site in July 2024.

The Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli (San Pedro in Chains) is another of its internal selections. Located in the center of Rome, near Monti, «this Basilica of the 5th century not only has the chains of San Pedro when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem, but has the massive statue of Moisés de Michelangelo that there are not many visits,» says De Bonis, «as his fame comes from the sexual chapel, David in Florence and the basilica of Piet ° Peter.» «.» «.» «.» «.» «.» «From Bonis he will unite him as a must.» It is rumored that the wound in one of the knees is from the Michelangelo hammer: he found his own work so realistic that he hit his knee and proclaimed: «Why don’t you speak?» Real or simply a romantic story, it certainly highlights how realistic is the sculpture and intense emotions of the artist. «

Where to sleep

While Rome is home to several five -star luxury properties, the name of a hotel is often whispered by demanding connoisseurs and elite trip fans: the elegant, intimate, family, family and Michelin Key awarded Singer Palace Hotel (from $ 650 per night, including daily breakfast). «It is one of those gems hidden in Rome that feels as if you are in a secret,» says Tiffany Layne, founder of custom travel curator, luxury deprived. «It is one of the favorites for customers who want something special without the uproar.»

Hidden in a side street through Del Corso, already a short distance from the archaeological sites in each success list, the building debuted in 1930 as the Italian headquarters for singing sewing machines before the Visocchi family meticulously transformed the property into one of the most silly directions of Rome. It is worth visiting only to see the centerpiece of the hotel, a floating marble ladder that qualifies as the of the city second The most impressive set of steps.

Singer Palace is home to the most coveted roof bars in the city. Incubated by Federica Geirola, cocktails are masterpieces of Mixology. Enjoy the surprising Portami tante rose With cherry syrup, lime juice and liquor of Rosolio. You will want to stay for hours savoring, succulent Cicchetti, Italian -style tapas as supplement (Risotto and Mozzarella croquettes) and the living atmosphere. Or clear and go to the small staircase to Le Terrazze, the interior/exterior restaurant in the place where chef Alessandro Fiacco produces its culinary art.

Where to eat

For its famous clients looking for the Holy Trinity of Ambiance, Discretion and Gastronomic Excellence, De Bonis recommends the Fiaschetta. «Although just a few fields from ‘Fiori, it is a bit hidden and are very discreet, with homemade dishes, kind people and a warm Roman atmosphere.» Another consummated expert, Aliai Forte, loves Taverna Trilussa for her Ento-Nous vibe. «He is a cozy and authentic Roman restaurant in the heart of Trastevere, known for its traditional pasta dishes such as Carbonara and Amatriciana, served in lovely terracotta pots. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, perfect for a relaxed dinner.» Antica Tratoria Angelino is a jewel where you will find classic dishes (gnocchi, risotto, seafood paste) and also poses in a corner of quiet cobblestones with a fascinating view of an imposing tree that has grown on the facade of the adjacent building. There is also Da Etta in Trastevere, the historical neighborhood loved by its artistic environment that, a fair warning, is not exactly unknown to tourists. «But it is a quiet and local Roman place in front of the small island in the middle of the Tiber, connecting this district with the Jewish neighborhood,» says De Bonis. While there, explore this jewel in the city where you will find handmade stores, Kosher bakeries, the only Kosher Restaurant in the city (Yotvata) and Temipio Maggiore, the Great Synagogue of Rome.

Where to retire

If you need a breath of heat and crowds, there are breathing right in the city center, and easy escapes less than two hours away.

Despite being located in the bustling Piazza of Popolo, Stravinskij Bar in the secret garden of the Russie hotel is an outdoor calm oasis in the middle of the city. Order the exclusive cocktail with foamy, saffron and passion fruit and toast for the time of tranquility. Or reserve a facial in Irene Forte Spa inside the Hotel de la Ville and supplies in its skin care line with the name of the celebrities while there.

Learn how to prepare your own authentic ñoquis or eggplant from eggplant reserving a class with Inrome kitchen, co -owner by Marilena Barbieri, another more important person.

If an elegant excursion is desired to the Verdent Colinas de la Toscana, the private properties of Abercrombie & Kent Chianti collection (From $ 55,000 per week) it will be available this summer and includes five extended luxury villas with all the required five -star fixations: wine tastings, kitchen classes, private chefs, dedicated hosts and concierge service 24/7.

Reserve a restorative getaway and soak in the old healing thermal waters in Terme Di Saturnia, located in more than 300 acres within the intact region of the Tuscan maremma. The star of this lush healing refuge is the geothermal water of 3,000 years of water rich in minerals at an idyllic temperature of 37.5 ° C. TThe Azure The waters are Loaded with sulfur, magnesium and calciumwith anti -inflammatory, stress benefits.

Take a noodle resting and spend the day floating aimlessly in the waters, full of algae soaked with amino acids (saturnia bioplankton). And do what the Romans who challenge age do: Massage this granulated and gelatinous wonder throughout your body, since it acts as an antiseptic and natural exfoliating. Follow this with a Iridology session, directed by the resident naturopath Laura Quinti, who examines the Iris to identify the challenges with nutrition, stress, anxiety and emotional fatigue and make healing recommendations.

«After spending time in the most fascinating city, it will undoubtedly need a relief of the jubilee,» says Jack Ezon, founder of Embend Beyond as travel experiences. «What makes the term Di Saturnia unique is that it fuses medical and well -being concepts in a beautiful complex with the majority of the views of the pastoral country where it can seriously detoxify or simply absorb views in natural thermal waters.»