Savoy Rome

... at all and booked there. Although the area was special, (walking Via Venteo) all the rest were disappointing!! Nothing compared to previous Savoy in Berlin some months ago.... A big disappointment for me !!! As always, unpacking and off we go out in the ...

... kids were less than enthoused with our exit. We promptly hailed a taxi who drove us two blocks (not even) to our hotel, the "Savoy"-no relations what-so-ever to THE London Savoy. Pleasant people, room not ready for 4 hours.  SHowed us a nice triple ...

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... pay and take the lift.  We are the only ones in the lift.  We ascend and get the most spectacular vantage point of ROME.  We can see the whole city and it is breathtaking to see the lay out.  We can see the Vatican...WOW!!  There ...

I wasn't at all prepared for the con artists we came across in Rome! Such a beautiful city with lots of history. We went to the Colosseum, Ancient Runes, Vatican City, Explored the Boutique shops and restaurants. We even managed to fit in a Valentines Day ...

... with a agreement with France to attack Austria (Piedmont-Sardinia to receive Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia from Austria in exchange for Savoy-Nice) 1858. However Napoleon III made a secret treaty with the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph 1859 and Piedmont only ...

... the venue of many magnificent parties and sumptuous banquets given by Mary Elisabeth Field in honor of the King Umberto of Savoy. These same halls were completely restored in 1969 and are reserved for unforgettable private and public events. Today, this ...

... Venetia, cunoscuta si sub numele de Il Vittoriano, datorita monumentului ridicat in onoarea primului rege, Victor Emmanuel II de Savoy. In partea stanga a acestuia se ridica triumfatoare o coloana eleganta de marmura, inaugurata de Traian in anul 113. ...

... a huge festival and bring in snow makers and blast snow on the square.  We wanted to be able to say that we saw snow in Rome in August while there.... We arrive at 9:30 to hoards of people.  There is a stage and roped off area.  We stand by ...

... Savoy! (holy shit batman!) and indulged in a nice pre-dinner bottle of wine from Room Service before dinner....(also at the Savoy because we just couldn't walk anymore!) We had a wonderful time and even the Eurostar back was relaxing! Train travel is ...

... city used to be a major European political centre, being Italy's first capital city in 1861 and being home to the House of Savoy, Italy's royal family. Even though much of its political ignificance and importance had been lost by World War II, it became a ...

... Rhone commences its flow. The lake was surrounded by all those things that people associate with Switzerland. To the south were the Savoy Alps including Mont Blanc and France. To its north was Lausanne the home of Swiss culture and the economic power. ...

... frequent forays into shoe and jewelry stores, we walked onto the Ponte Vecchio and, with more pauses for window shopping, were at the Savoy in perfect time to meet Omar for our return trip to Monteriggioni. Mary Anne wanted to return to a shop where ...

... in central Italy, that led to unification — a merging of the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the south, the Savoy dynasty in the north and Sardinia, some Papal States, and other feudal powers. Even today most Italians consider themselves the ...

... the hotel, past some very smart hotels Grande Bretagne), passing a nice open shopping square with painted cows (like the Savoy area or Warendorf’s horses), past the impressive university/academy (the old Parliament building) where reporters were ...

...  alcoves made it much fun to explore...the castle was used originally as the main residence of a noble family of Savoy, but also - at some point during its existence - served as a fortress, prison, armory, warehouse...and a tourist trap, of ...