My Secret Rome

Filled with eye-catching photos and color illustrations, this is the perfect vade mecum for all women--tourists and "unobservant" Romans alike--who want to discover and experience the thousands of unexpected and up-to-the-minute resources that Rome has to offer. Soak in the waters of a spa created in a bank vault, find a naughty little shop of burlesque clothes, try a genuine Roman pizza, discover the intriguing Palazzo della Scimmia with the eternal flame on its tower, reach the heights of the Altare della Patria in a crystal lift, or know the best spot to admire the sunset along the Lungotevere . You'll find the coolest places in Rome in the pages of this book, a precious elixir of insider tips and addresses of all the best kept secrets of the most in-the-know, born-and-bred Roman women.