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Mini Summer Trip Guide to Affordable Rome

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So what if the euro is up and the dollar is down?That doesn’t mean you should skip a trip to Europe. You can still find great deals, even in pricey places. In Rome, the secret is simple: knowing where the bargains are. For example, Italy's biggest city has more than 900 churches displaying great works of Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture--and all of them are free.

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Destinations: Rome

Inspired by: 13 Affordable Trips to Europe — by Reid Bramblett, Published Apr. 2008

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    Hotel Navona

    The poet Shelley used to rent the top floor of what is now the Natale family's friendly and comfortable Hotel Navona, hidden on a quiet side street

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    Pizzeria da Baffetto

    Soccer players, Hollywood stars, famous artists, and locals from the neighborhood all line up outside Pizzeria da Baffetto to wait patiently for a

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    Santa Maria del Popolo

    Rome has more than 900 churches, all of them free, displaying great works of Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture by the likes of Raphael,

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    Vatican Museums

    The Vatican Museums are free on the last Sunday of each month—though every local resident and school group takes advantage of this fact, so arrive

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