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Clubbing in Rome? Head for the Testaccio district.

12 Oct

Sightseeing in Rome can be a wonderful experience, but it is also a sober way to spend your entire Rome vacation. If you want to experience an exciting side of Rome that you will never see when you are visiting the Vatican Museums or gazing at the Colosseum, you must visit one of the night clubs in Rome Testaccio.

The Romans love their nightlife, as the region of Testaccio clearly illustrates; this area comes to life only after midnight; so if you cannot stay awake after midnight, Testaccio is not the right place for you. If you are a party enthusiast, you will be delighted to find that Testaccio has something for everybody and you are sure to find something that will suit your tastes and preference from sophisticated lounges to local bars. Testaccio is known as Rome’s “club zone” and is literally packed with clubs and people of all ages and walks of life; a walk through Testaccio’s streets will have you meeting some of the most well dressed people as well as quite a few skimpily clad party goers.

Each nightclub in Testaccio comprises several rooms, each of which offers different types of music. So you can hop from room to room till you find the type of music that your feet respond to. Parties take place every night, but the nightlife scene is at its best on Saturday nights.

Testaccio is easily accessible and it is best not to bother about driving or walking there; the easiest option is to catch a cab because there are plenty of them available. If you feel that the cab fare is too expensive, take a night bus along the via Marmorata. Dress in a unique and creative manner and you will attract plenty of attention in the club zone. You just need not worry about not fitting in because everybody fits in at Testaccio.

If you have the courage and the inclination, you can try visiting Gender, considered to be Rome’s only fetish club. The place, however, is highly expensive and has several private cabins. Also interested in Barcelona nightclubs if you are on a full European road trip?

Rome at night

6 Aug

Saturday night always belongs to the Roman youth that goes out to discos, pubs, beer houses, comfortable bars or other nightclubs. That was the reason why my friends and I wanted to spend 2 weeks in this stunningly amazing European capital. And I can tell you, we were not disappointed!

On Friday we started with a trip through the cities cafés, bars and pubs, because many bars provide astonishingly diverse offers. The cocktail bars in which you only can drink beer, dance or surf in the Internet or disco pubs with live music or board games evenings are no rarity.

rome nightlife

But we have seen also a lot of comfortable, unconstrained and inviting Wine bars where one can take small snacks to the excellent wine. Examples of them are the “Trimani Il Wine bar”, the “Cul de Sac” in the Piazza Navona, the “Cavour 313” or the “Spiriti” in the pantheon.

Finally we ended in numerous beer houses (mostly Scottish and Irish), furnished in English style and always well-visited. Here we enjoyed the great variety of beer and culinary specialties from Central Europe. In bars like the “Birreria Marconi”, to the pubs “Four Green Fields or Fiddler’s Elbow”, the “Birreria to Santi Apostol”i or the “Victoria House” it is possible to spend beautiful evenings with good conversation, live music, darts, billiard and of course alcohol. We have been staying there till 3 a.m. … but that is NOT the end!

Do you know that Rome has a huge number of night clubs? Our night ended at 7 in the morning and 3 clubs more. Discos like the “Gilda”, “Jackie O” and the “alibi”, are for providing a for the beginning of the 80s typical atmosphere. Elegant clothes are welcome and the audience exists of VIPs, politicians and actors. We have never seen so many celebrities in one place and it was really interesting to see and hear that they can be “normal” people like you and me, or like my friends and me.

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