In the end, Paolo Sorrentino’s Great Beauty has won the Oscar as the best foreign film. A prize that also celebrates the dazzling magnificence of Rome, protagonist as much as Jep Gambardella, interpreted by Toni Servillo, and accompanies it through surreal world events and intense human dramas.
Let’s discover it then this majestic and exciting capital, with an itinerary in the unique atmosphere of Imperial Rome starting from the Rione Celio, in which the Hotel Capo d’Africa is located and in which, in the film, is the house of the protagonist, who enjoys a wonderful overlooking the Colosseum.
We are located between the Roman Forum and the Domus Aurea, which combines antiquity and modernity and medieval churches, secular monuments and noble palaces of the late nineteenth century alternating, in perfect harmony, cozy local taste "romanesco" and trendy meeting places.
In the imperial era this was one of the most sought after residential areas by noble families and still today its splendor shone from the magnificent ruins of the Baths of Caracalla. With the creation of the archaeological area, at the beginning of the 20th century, this area has become a green space with ample breath, between the old town and the ancient Appia, which houses the park of Villa Celimontana, gardens and ancient churches.
The district extends into a portion of the city behind Via San Giovanni in Laterano, towards the Colosseum on one side and towards Navicella on the other, through historical roads such as Via Capo d’Africa, via Ostilia, via SS. Quattro.
But Celio is a district with a double life: if it is the historic footprint of the district to prevail, with tourists who admire the treasures of the area, at night the lively atmosphere of the Village with signs that light up and places that animate music and people.
To admire the magnificent view that you enjoy from the house inhabited by the protagonist in the winning film of the Oscar, just climb to the roof garden of the Hotel Capo d’Africa, a refined boutique hotel a stone’s throw from the Colosseum. Just on the top floor is the new 2014 of the hotel: the bistro L’Attico, open only in the evening, which offers in the panoramic room with double overlooking the terraces a Roman cuisine revisited in personal key by Chef Davide Lombardi, with a contour of the magnificent view on the great beauty of the city.
