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A lot of appointments are going to get ready on May to make your stay in Rome a great experience. Among Opera, Pop, Culture and Sport let’s see the best events.
For lovers of Ballet, at the Rome Opera House: until May 3 “Les Ballets Russes/3” on music by Straviskij, Debussy and Rimskij-Korsakov; at the Teatro Nazionale: from May 7 to 10 “Futurism” played by the in-house ballet body.
On the side of Classical Music, at the Opera House from May 19 to 27 “Pagliacci”, under the direction of the Master Franco Zeffirelli, a piece written by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
There are also two great pop concerts ready: one International, on May 10 at the Auditorium, Jackson Browne; and one Italian, on May 22 at Piazza di Siena (inside Villa Borghese) Claudio Baglioni.
The Museums of Rome are always working on a new exhibition. In a few days I will be more specific on this matter, but you must know that, at Palazzo della Conciliazione, on April 30 has started a an exposition that will close on April 30 2010, devoted to Leonardo Da Vinci. The collection includes objects and machines built on the bases of his projects.
If you are a sport fanatic, for you there are various dates of the Italian Open Tennis Tournament and, on May 27, the king of European soccer events: at the Olympic Stadium, the Champions League Final game.
If you are planning a trip to Rome, the staff of the 3 star superior Hotel in Rome Alessandrino will be glad to help you with all your needs. The great position of our three stars hotel, close to the Vatican, gives you the possibility to fully enjoy Rome, it’s monuments and entertainment.

Rome is a tireless factory of culture, let’s see what its Museums are preparing for this starting of Spring.
At the Capitolini Museums from April 8 to July 8: “Beato Angelico, the Sunset of Reinassance”. For the 550th anniversary of his death, the biggest exposition dedicated to the great artist, with a choice of masterpieces coming from many collections.
At the Museum of Ara Pacis from April 9 to September 6 a collection of objects by the Master of Italian Design Alessandro Mendini.
At the Rome Museum in Trastevere: “Rome: Place of the Memory, Place of the Vision”, an exposition of works by 30 young artists coming from different countries and connected to the Rome International Spring Academy.
Among the already started events:
Until May 17 at the Museo di Roma: “Rome, the Wonderful Vision”. A collection of bird’s eye views paintings from XIII and XIX century, the opportunity to see how was the eternal city.
At the Carlo Bilotti Museum, until May 3, an exposition of 110 drawings by the Italian Master of Metaphisical Art Giorgio De Chirico. 
On May 2, at 9.00 PM, the wonderful venue of the Markets of Trajan will be transformed in the stage for “Piano Solo” concert by Danilo Rea and after, on the terrace giving on the Roman Forum, will be offered a degustation focused on Brunello di Montalcino, very good Italian wine from Tuscany.
All referred events are organized by Musei in Comune, and you can get discounts in the museums bookshops and reduced entrance tickets just subscribing their newsletter.
And more, purchasing a Roma Pass 3 days integrated tourist ticket, you have free entrance to the first two Museums and then reduced tickets for the others.
And so, if you think that Rome worth a visit, the Hotel Alessandrino is a superior 3 stars located near Saint Peter Square. We will do all the best to make your stay in the Eternal City a great experience.

Spring is coming, the weather is becoming the right one and Rome is preparing an April full of events to make your journey a wonderful experience.
On the side of the music, Nek, a famous Italian pop singer will take a concert on 26 April on the stage of the Auditorium Parco della Musica. On 17 April Bob Dylan will entertain us from the stage of Palalottomatica. Rome is also high level classic ballet and The Opera Theatre will offer us three different moments with Les Ballett Russes: from 7 to 11 April, from 18 to 24 and from 28 to 3 May. On the stage of the Teatro Nazionale (one block from the main Opera House) will be performed Coppelia from 18 to 24 April.
Maybe during your travel to Rome you would like to assist a sport event, you have the opportunity with two soccer games at the Olympic Stadium: 5 April Rome vs Bologna; 11 April the game between the two main Roman teams: Lazio vs Rome. On 27 April will start the Italian Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico. There are also some business events getting ready. At the Fiera di Roma, the new Rome’s Fairground, will take place: from 1 to 3 April Ecopolis, a fair dedicated to governance and urban design; on 18 and 19 April Fuoriserie, an exposition of antique cars and motorcycles.
Last but not less important, from 5 to 12 April will be the Easter Holy Week and on the evening of Friday 10 in the amazing scenery of the Coliseum the Pope will lead the Via Crucis in memory of the Passion of Jesus.
This is only a first taste of what you will find here and us of the Hotel Alessandrino in Rome will be very happy to help you with all your needs.

Rome is getting ready for a March 2009 full of appointments. If you’re planning travelling to the Town of the Coliseum, here is a first taste of what you will find.
The Rome Opera House offers two different shows: from 17 to 29 March “Iphigenie and Aulide” under the great direction of Riccardo Muti; from 20 to 31 March, on the stage of the Teatro Nazionale: Il Re Nudo (The Naked King), performed by Elio, a famous pop Italian singer that promises to surprise us with this classic piece.
Always in the field of music, if you want to hear some very good pop Italian authors, you have the opportunity with: 3 and 4 March at the Accademia della Conciliazione, Franco Battiato or 14 and 15 March Laura Pausini at Palalottomatica.
On the stages of the Auditorium, among others, three moments of pure jazz: 13 March Kenny Barron Trio;
15 March the PMJO (the in house Auditorium Orchestra) with “The Trip of Sinbad”; 22 March a group of Masters: The Wayne Shorter Quartet.
Rome is not only music but also great sport events, if you are a fun we suggest you the Champions League match AS Roma-Arsenal on 11 March and the Six Nations Rugby match Italy-France on 21 March.
Rome has recently got a new and modern Fairground, where from 13 to 16 March takes place OroCapital, a fair dedicated to gold and jewellery.
More,if you’re mad about advanced space technology you cannot miss Sat Expo on 19 March for three days.
In the end, always at the New Rome Fairgroud an expo dedicated to Italian design and furnishing: Moa Casa from 28 March to 5 April.
And so, if you have a trip planned to the Eternal City, the Hotel Alessandrino is a charming three stars hotel close to the Vatican City. We will be glad to offer you our services and help to make your journey in Rome warm and comfortable.

Many things are happening in Rome during February to make your experience in Rome full and interesting.
Let’s see what the Eternal City is preparing.
Rome is capital of Christianity and  very often offers events related to religion, as a matter of fact on February the 2nd, as every year, at the Church of Santa Maria dell’Orto in Trastevere, you can participate to the Candelora. It’s an ancient ritual of benediction of candles, born in the far 5th century.
In the field of the sports you must know that on February will start the Six Nations Rugby Tournement and, on February the 15th ,  the Italian team is called to challenge the strong Wales at the Stadio Flaminio, Roman seat of the championship.
For all fans of science, from February the 3rd  at the Exhibition Palace of Via Nazionale: Darwin 1809-2009, with a twenty days agenda full of appointments about a century of debate and the “state of the art” of is theory.
Rome is also location of concerts and on February the 20th at Palalottomatica the Oasis will play their new album. On February the 21st , in the beautiful scenery of the Auditorium, will be on stage Biagio Antonacci and his music.
There are in Rome also some interesting fairs, at the Fiera di Roma, (Rome’s fair exhibition) from February the 9Th to the 17th you can visit Casa Idea (Home Idea) about the best of Italian and international furnishing and interior design;.
in addition, for all lovers of the ocean, from February the 28th for five days, always at Fiera di Roma, Big Blue-Rome Sea Expo entirely devoted to shipping and diving equipments.
If your planning a visit during February, and you are looking for a 3 star hotel in the centre of Rome, beautiful and very comfortable, the Hotel Alessandrino is the right place. It’s great location, close to Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica offers you the possibility to explore Rome monuments and to enjoy the special events ready for you.

A lot of interesting events are going to make more pleasant the Roman stays for all the tourists from all over the world. Among music, art, theatre and trade fairs, all the best special appointments of the Eternal City.
For all the lovers of Italian music, Claudio Baglioni is going to come back, after 30 years, with the romantic and wonderful sound of his music. Also in Rome, in the Gran Teatro, “Questo piccolo grande amore opera pop” will show a review of the old success by the Roman musician, who will be glad to show another side of his artistic skills pointing out this everlasting hit. The event will take place from 26 November to 6 December and expects the attendance of many fans from Rome.
In the field of cinema, on the other hand, there is the “Postmodern Spanish Cinema: Pedro Almodovar and the new authors of the last decade”, from 26 October to 12 November, whereas for all the fans of the Art of Theatre, in the characteristic venue of Rossini Theatre in Santa Chiara Square, there is the amusing “Roma in Piccolo”, from 7 to 19 November.
But Rome is also the right location for business special events, so that from 6 to 7 November it is expected the “BTC International: the Tourism Congress Stock Exchange”, an event organized by TTG Italy and dedicated to the incentive tourism, in which will take part a lot of tour operators, hotel chains and media specialized in tourism, to point out the trade of tourism as one of the most important in the world, also for the corporate section.
And more, if you like the marvellous scenery of the Conciliazione Auditorium, from 23 October to 4 November, there is the exhibition “Federico Fellini between dream, magic and reality”, in the sign of all the charm of The Dolce Vita.
In addition, in the romantic venue of Ponte Milvio, the “Torretta of Arts” gives hospitality, from 16 to 22 November, to a personal exhibition of the paintings by Bruno Vannucci, promoted by the association “Master Bruno Vannucci”. The event aims to deliver as much as possible the artistic and creative path of the master as painter, scultor and member of the Academies “Gugliemo Marconi” and “Tiberina”. Among paintings, sculptures and drawings realized with personal techniques, so loved by the Italian and foreign collectors, all the “Chromatic Symphony” of the artist which conquered everyone in the world.
And so, whatever you want, in a November full of events for every taste, Hotel Alessandrino, 3 star hotel in the centre of Rome,  is glad to give all its clients the best of culture and entertainment, with its marvellous location, just two steps away from the Vatican City,  and equipped with the best comforts, for a stay absolutely unforgettable!

THE BEST CULTURAL EVENTS OF THE ETERNAL CITY:
VII International Festival of Sacred Music and Art and Eduardo 900

Next November will be a month very busy of cultural events, making more pleasant and interesting the Roman stays of all tourists and citizens, and confirming once again Rome as city of Culture and Art.
From 12 October to 29 November 2008, the Capital will be the venue of a marvellous and special event, the VII Edition of The International Festival of Sacred Music and Art which will offer a huge amount of music in the heart of the Eternal City. The event, organized by the Association “Friends of Sacred Music”, shows a program with various concerts which will take place in the beautiful scenery of S. Giovanni Basilica, San Paolo Basilica, Papal Academic Hall of Sacred Music, Sant’Agostino Basilica, S. Ignazio Basilica and Santa  Maria Maggiore Basilica, in area close to the Vatican City.
The main aim of the event is to promote the essence of Sacred Music, seen as  important means to deliver the culture and the talent of a huge amount of choirs from all over the world.
The Association “Friends of Sacred Music” counts in Rome more than 3000 attendants and organized the project in 1996 to help the delivery of Sacred Music, making the international choirs play in the most beautiful and famous cathedrals of Italy, especially in The Eternal City. And this sounds also like a good occasion to increase the artistical knowledge of all people interested in Arts, above all in Sacred Music.
On the other hand, for all the lovers of  the Art “on stage”, from 1 to 20 November 2008, the wonderful Sala Uno Theatre, in San Giovanni Square area, proposes “Eduardo ‘900” which will offer a portrait of the famous Italian artist and his amazing comedies. The whole bitter sweet taste of the dramas by Eduardo De Filippo is one of the most important characteristic of the exhibition which, thanks to a young company of actors, will give the public a whole review of the marvellous world of the artist.
The theme of the show will be represented not just by the comedies but also by all their characters, accompanied by meaningful dance and music. The aim of “Eduardo ‘900” is to point out the real nature of the writer behind some parts of his dramas, leaving also space to the poems by Eduardo De Filippo still unknown to the public.
And so, if you are looking for a wonderful 3 star hotel in the centre of Rome, in the marvellous Vatican City area, Hotel Alessandrino is the right place, equipped with the best comforts and furnished in modern style. Its fantastic location, just two steps away from St. Peter’s Basilica, offers all the clients the best of Rome, also to everyone interested in cultural events, for a November full of Art and enjoyable stay in The Eternal City.

Summertime in the Eternal City

The Summer has come again, bringing sunshine and nice weather, according to the all characteristics of the good season. And so, what would be more amazing for a tourist than coming to Rome between July and August to taste the different marvellous flavours of the Eternal City?
The sun glitters over the narrow streets of the “Caput Mundi”, among the scent of flowers, the pleasant noise of the fountains and the crowd of people always ready to fill the wonderful beauties of the city.
In June it has started the famous “Roman Summer” which makes the “warm season” full of events and surprises, offering the tourists from all over the World a stay in the sign of culture, entertainment and fun.
Most of the events take place in the centre of Rome, so that Hotel Alessandrino, a 3 star superior hotel near St. Peter Basilica, is the ideal place to spend a wonderful holiday attending every appointment of the Roman Summer.
Due to the variety of the events offered by the Capital, which include music, dance, cabaret, theatre and more, also the range of the audience is expected to be various, involving young people, adults and seniors, so that Hotel Alessandrino is really the right location, offering single, double and triple bedrooms suitable for every kind of clients, individual and family, equipped with the best comforts and located in the centre of Rome.
This year in the Eternal City there are many occasions to give all the tourists unforgettable moments such as the folk “Lungo Er Tevere…Roma” and “ L’Altra Estate” made of a romantic and characteristic pathway along the Tiber full of stands, dance, exhibitions and music, suitable for singles, families, adults, young and seniors. Among the photographic exhibition dedicated to the talented actor Alberto Sordi, the food tastings from Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia, the energizing discos by famous DJ and the typical and charming Roman music, the Eternal City confirms to be the right place for everyone who looks for fun and entertainment. And more, to celebrate the 15th of August, the Tiber is going to get into Paris with models and can-can dancers under the stars of the Roman sky.
But, if you prefer the deep emotions of the Opera, there is the Summer Season 2008 at the Carcalla Opera Theatre with Aida, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madama Butterfly and Giselle, from 10 July to 14 August, whereas for all the lovers of the Classic Music the Eternal City offers the XVIII edition of the Park Concerts Festival, till 30 July, in the wonderful green scenery of Villa Doria Pamphili, just two steps away from Hotel Alessandrino, which enjoys a marvellous location as 3 superior star hotel in the centre of Rome.
Finally, if you prefer to go to the beach just to take advantages of the Summertime, enjoying moments of relax and getting a tan, Hotel Alessandrino offers the so close St Peter Station where you can take the train to reach Ostia Lido, one of the most famous seaside resorts near Rome, full of shops, restaurants, bars and places where you can spend an amazing day of sun. Besides the sunny beaches and nice places to have fun, Ostia offers also interesting ancient historical locations for a surprising and unforgettable journey back to the past.
And so, to live all the fantastic aspects of the Eternal City in the most beautiful season of the year, come to Alessandrino Hotel, 3 star superior accommodations in central Rome, and discover the marvellous events of the Roman Summer 2008! See here Alessandrino Hotel in Rome Special offer for August 2008..

Maybe not everyone knows that The Day of the Woman was created to commemorate a tragedy occurred in 1908 in New York, when the owner of a factory, locked the 129 workers on strike, within the stable and gave it fire.

Today, this festival has become an opportunity for women to devote themselves pleasing moments, getting away from routine and feel free for a day or two…! The most enterprising decide to spend a weekend out of town: Rome offers a wide variety of initiatives on this day: from festivities in the square, exciting evenings in disco with free admission (only for women of course), candlelight dinners in restaurants with meetings surprise! In addition, the Ministry for Cultural, has undertaken an initiative attractive: March 8th women will be the right to get free in all places of art

Even the Hotel Alessandrino will take part in these celebrations, practicing the 5% discount to all women who book these days…

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Rome is beautiful to visit also before Christmas.
The delicious smell of roast chestnuts spreads everywhere on the streets.
A multitude of people poured in stores for Christmas shopping and children run to send their letters, hoping that even this year Santa Claus will not disappoint them.
The Hotel Alessandrino get ready to live this Christmas, especially with a special offer from December 2 to December 20.

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