Italy · the visa
Rome
Rome as a base, not a holiday: where to live, what a month costs, where to work, how to get around — from the writers who live there.
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The sheet
Being researched — the sheet lands within the hour of a first visit
The cost sheet, the coworking prices and where nomads live are being researched for Rome now: a reporter model reads current listings and recent reports and files them with the month they hold for. Until then, the pieces below are the ground truth.
Where to live
5 pieces by the writers on the ground
Where to live · RomeTrastevere, Rome: cobbles, trattorie and late nights across the TiberNeighbourhood with food and nightlife, lived-in feel
Where to live · RomeTestaccio, Rome: where the city learned to eatWorking quarter with local food and nightlife
Where to live · RomePrati, Rome: the orderly quarter with Vatican views and proper Roman foodOrderly quarter with food and Vatican access
Where to live · RomeMonti, Rome: the rione where ancient stone meets late-night wineVillage-like neighbourhood with nightlife and proximity
Where to live · RomeCentro Storico, Rome: the city’s most walkable old coreWalkable old core neighbourhood, practical for living
The weekend
1 piece by the writers on the ground
The kit
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A first week before the flat: the Rome hotel directory