- Joined
- Oct 9, 2004
We are all set for our food tour in Rome.
No one has indicated any allergies.
Our last Italy food tour in 2012 was in the morning, this food tour is in the evening. I don’t know if people plan to go to the food tour from where they are during the day or from the hotel. If you plan to go from the hotel we can take taxis. I have checked and it seems probably the best way to get to the meeting place is by taxi (or walking for those interested).
Piazza Barberini, Rome, Lazio 00187
Antico Caffe' Dell'isola, 16 Via di Ponte Quattro Capi, Roma 00186
Taxi – 2.34 miles 12 minutes
Walk – 1.4 miles 34 minutes
We will be in 2 groups for the tour Monday 9/15/14 5:30 & 6:15 11 in each group
5:30 group
(arrive by 5:15)
Dustin & Kristy
Laurie, Brian & Pat
Mike, Christy & Joyce
Jeff & Val
Kathy
6:15 group
(arrive by 6)
Jim & Linda
John & Kevin
Roger & Kathy
John, Micki, Rosemary & Jean
Karen
MEETING LOCATION
Arrive 15 minutes early. The meeting location is on La Isola Tiberina or (Tiber Island in English) at the base of the tall obelisk (tall pointy monument) located in the center of the square in front of the church.
If you are using GPS or Google Maps you can put in the address VIA PONTE QUATTRO CAPI, #17 which is for the café called “Antico Caffe’ dell’Isola”. There are two entrances to the cafe’ – the main entrance and an outdoor seating section just around the corner of the front door. We will be across from the outdoor tables in the center of the square at the base of the large obelisk that is located just in front of the church. Your guide will be holding a blue spiral binder (notebook).
IF YOU ARRIVE LATE
For the first 10 min we will be at the meeting location. From there the group will be at the following location for the next 25 minutes. It is called “Da Enzo al 29,” which is located on Via dei Vascellari #29. In order to get there, cross the bridge “Ponte Cestio” towards the neighborhood of Trastevere. Once you get on the other side of the bridge cross the street and turn left and follow the road down and make a right onto Via Botticella. This street will take into a piazza (square) cut through the piazza and bear right onto dei Vascellari, the restaurant is located at # 29.
DURATION and ENDING LOCATION
Total tour length is 4 hours give-*‐or-*‐take 15 minutes. The tour will end at Piazza San Cosimato (Via Roma Libera # 11).We can call you a taxi or you are a 5 min walk from tram and bus lines.
DETAILED DIRECTIONS
-*‐By Cab/Taxi-*‐
Instruct your cab driver to take you to “Isola Tiberina”. If the taxi driver drops you off on the side of the island, in which you cross over “Ponte Cestio”, the cafe’ will be on your right. If you are dropped off on the side of “Ponte Fabricio,” the meeting spot will be on the left. Refer to the description above for the meeting location address.
No one has indicated any allergies.
Our last Italy food tour in 2012 was in the morning, this food tour is in the evening. I don’t know if people plan to go to the food tour from where they are during the day or from the hotel. If you plan to go from the hotel we can take taxis. I have checked and it seems probably the best way to get to the meeting place is by taxi (or walking for those interested).
Piazza Barberini, Rome, Lazio 00187
Antico Caffe' Dell'isola, 16 Via di Ponte Quattro Capi, Roma 00186
Taxi – 2.34 miles 12 minutes
Walk – 1.4 miles 34 minutes
We will be in 2 groups for the tour Monday 9/15/14 5:30 & 6:15 11 in each group
5:30 group
(arrive by 5:15)
Dustin & Kristy
Laurie, Brian & Pat
Mike, Christy & Joyce
Jeff & Val
Kathy
6:15 group
(arrive by 6)
Jim & Linda
John & Kevin
Roger & Kathy
John, Micki, Rosemary & Jean
Karen
MEETING LOCATION
Arrive 15 minutes early. The meeting location is on La Isola Tiberina or (Tiber Island in English) at the base of the tall obelisk (tall pointy monument) located in the center of the square in front of the church.
If you are using GPS or Google Maps you can put in the address VIA PONTE QUATTRO CAPI, #17 which is for the café called “Antico Caffe’ dell’Isola”. There are two entrances to the cafe’ – the main entrance and an outdoor seating section just around the corner of the front door. We will be across from the outdoor tables in the center of the square at the base of the large obelisk that is located just in front of the church. Your guide will be holding a blue spiral binder (notebook).
IF YOU ARRIVE LATE
For the first 10 min we will be at the meeting location. From there the group will be at the following location for the next 25 minutes. It is called “Da Enzo al 29,” which is located on Via dei Vascellari #29. In order to get there, cross the bridge “Ponte Cestio” towards the neighborhood of Trastevere. Once you get on the other side of the bridge cross the street and turn left and follow the road down and make a right onto Via Botticella. This street will take into a piazza (square) cut through the piazza and bear right onto dei Vascellari, the restaurant is located at # 29.
DURATION and ENDING LOCATION
Total tour length is 4 hours give-*‐or-*‐take 15 minutes. The tour will end at Piazza San Cosimato (Via Roma Libera # 11).We can call you a taxi or you are a 5 min walk from tram and bus lines.
DETAILED DIRECTIONS
-*‐By Cab/Taxi-*‐
Instruct your cab driver to take you to “Isola Tiberina”. If the taxi driver drops you off on the side of the island, in which you cross over “Ponte Cestio”, the cafe’ will be on your right. If you are dropped off on the side of “Ponte Fabricio,” the meeting spot will be on the left. Refer to the description above for the meeting location address.
just heard that the EURO is at it's lowest for the year .. it's 1.31
That's a little scary!
One week from today we will be heading to the airport to begin our journey to Rome
