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Via di Monserrato (sleeps 2+2)
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Tucked in the heart of Rome, Via Monserrato has always been an artist’s favourite scene.
The street is only a few meters away from Piazza Farnese and from Via Giulia and is home to artisans stores, art galleries, antiques shops, bookstores, restaurants, wine shops and the best video store in the city, carrying a huge selection of Italian and international titles.
In sum, Via Monserrato
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is the ideal place for those who want to spend those extra few days in Rome, explore the city on foot and soak up the authentic spirit of the capital.
Serviced by an elevator, the apartment is on the fourth floor of Palazzo Pericoli and is decorated by larger-than-life Pompeian frescoes, vivid physical colours, 60s’ style furniture and modern art. The apartment décor was created by mixing baroque cues, XIX century design leading the way to Sixties and contemporary design.
The apartment comprises a large entrance lobby, a fully equipped kitchen with washing machine, a living room with a lovely reading area and a TV set. The living room is furnished with a double sofa-bed and a frescoed eating area.
The bathroom is a really luxury piece thanks to its size, the faux Pompeian frescoes and the great natural lightning that comes from a rooflight.
Finally, the apartment features a large bedroom with an armoire that takes the inspiration from a parade canopy, though instead of featuring brocades, it is decorated by flower-patterned fabrics.
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Brief outline about Palazzo Pericoli in via Monserrato
Palazzo Pericoli was renovated in 1861 and restored by the Pericoli family. The Pericolis commissioned the restoration work to the young architect Francesco Azzurri who kept the austere appearance of the period and strived to harmonize the old sections of the building (a palace of the XVII century which had hosted the Barefoot Carmelites) with the new ones.
Palazzo Pericoli is in fact a typical Roman patrician palace which has the distinction of being endowed by a vast arcade that commands a magnificent view of the Gianicolo Hill.
The majestic staircase that brings to the elegant apartments is in marble. On each floor, in wall niches, guests can see reproductions of the main Greek divinities of the Olympus; all inspired by the Greek and Roman statues housed in the Vatican Museums and in the Campidoglio.
Overlooking the stairs, you will find the apartment. The staircase ends in a large lobby with decorations that call to mind the art of Raphael. The lobby is enriched by two busts representing Lucio Vero and Marco Aurelius.
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