Having a picknick in Rome
This Rome blog entry is written for the guests of the Chaplin Bed and Breakfast near Roma Termini.
Parks in Rome
The center of Rome is not short of delightful parks (Villa Borghese, Colle Oppio) where you can go for an enjoyable and relaxed pick-nick. Go to a supermarket, or even better, visit the so-called alimentari (greengrocer) and get fresh bread, cheese, meat and whatever else you may like, something to drink, and have a quiet meal on a bench or on the grass, away from the noise of Rome’s traffic.
Several hotels can be found near the Villa Borghese park in Rome.
Have your sandwich made for you in an alimentari
In an alimentari you can usually ask the people who work there to prepare your panino for you. That way you do not have to take knives or other kitchen utensils with you, which might make things less embarrassing when your bag gets searched at the entrance of one of the museums in Villa Borghese.
Do not buy food from stalls
We do not recommend that you buy anything from the stalls that can be found near the major tourist attractions of Rome. The prices are 10 times what they should be and hygiene is not their strongest pont either.
Tap water or bottled water in Rome?
Remember that you do not need to buy bottled water in Rome. The tap water is perfectly drinkable and the little fountains you can find all over the Eternal City even in mid-summer supply the freshest water imaginable. It is probably best to buy a bottle once and then keep filling it up from those fountains.