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Two Weeks In Trastevere

August 14, 2016 by Virginia Parker 2 Comments

I’ve wanted to stay in Trastevere since my first visit to Rome. We followed my niece through the cobbled streets along twisting alleyways, listening to the rats dive into the river Tiber,  until we found the restaurant, da Luce (now Hosteria Luce).

I’ve since eaten there three times and painted one of the meals.  Although bloggers and TripAdvisor all lament that Trastevere is no longer what it once was (and who among us is?), that it has become a tourist-infested, rowdy students, all-night party zone, I was hoping to find something that would work for me. I looked up Hosteria Luce online, and they’ve tarted the joint up with chandeliers and schmancy cuisine, but maybe they still make spaghetti cacio & pepe. Here’s hoping.

da Luce Trastevere 07

After prowling various apartment vacation rental sites, and getting some interesting feedback on TripAdvisor, I found several promising apartments. I  exchanged emails with a Trastevere couple.  One poster warned to stay away from two ‘party’ piazzas and the busy main highway, and with the magic of Google maps I could determine the flat I liked wasn’t on those piazzas or near that road. After not sleeping in Madrid, I’ve learned to read reviews carefully and do my due diligence. I even I PM’d one of their last guests (formerly from our neighborhood in Atlanta – small world) who assured me noise was not an issue.

I rolled the dice and booked it for the first two weeks of my trip, when Robert is joining me. I hope I have chosen wisely – an apartment not on a square or piazza, tucked away on a pedestrian street, with a small balcony and a fair amount of space. It’s one block and an alley away from Hosteria Luce.

Trastevere Espresso Finito, oil on canvas
Trastevere Espresso Finito, oil on canvas

Filed Under: Preparation, Rome Tagged With: apartment, preparation, restaurant, Trastevere, Tripadvisor

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  1. Jerilyn Dufresne says

    August 18, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    Hi, VA. I love the new set up. However, I don’t like that I had to scroll back up to the top to click on Comment. Everything else looks great so far. Love ya. Jer

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    • Virginia Parker says

      August 18, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      Hey Jer,
      Luckily, if you are reading individual posts, there’s a comment box beneath it and you don’t have to scroll up. That’s only on the main blog page.
      Thanks for dropping by,
      Va

      Reply

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