Information on Rome

• Camping
  Camping There are many camping areas over all Italy, in countryside, forest and seaside areas. Some accept reservations, others must be chosen early to get nice spots especially during high season. Campings are mostly equipped with bathrooms, water and waste facilities, others have bars and boat or bike rentals. Free camping is illegal if lacking of permissions but in some areas it is tolerated anyway.
  
• Car and Motorcycle Equipment
  Car and Motorcycle Equipment All cars must carry a red warning triangle to use in case of accident. Helmets are compulsory for all motorcycles and scooters, including passengers.
  
• Citizens rights
  Europe Comunity The European Union's prime concern is to place individuals and their interests at the heart of European integration. The European institutions regard respect for fundamental rights as a general principle of European law and have developed legislation on freedom of movement within the European Union. With the Treaty of Maastricht, the link between the citizens in the Member States and the European Union became more direct, with the creation of the concept of European citizenship, which introduced a series of civil and political rights. These rights were further developed by the Treaty of Amsterdam, which also specified the link between national citizenship and European citizenship Further information on: fundamental rights rights relating to freedom of movement within the European Union rights relating to European citizenship.
  
• City Banks
  City Banks Banks are open from 8.30am to 1.30pm and from2.45pm to 3.45pm, on weekdays. Ready-cash machines (ATM) are over all the cities, especially near train stations and tourist offices.
  
• City Banks
  Using Banks Queues in Banks can be long and the form-filling involved in changing money can take up a lot of time. You usually have to queue first at the cambio, then at the cassa to obtain your cash. Take some form of identity with you, such as a passport. Metal object may set off emergency detectors as you enter.
  
• Credit Cards
  Credit Cards Credit Cards, wich used to be regarded with great suspicion in Italy,are now much more widely accepted in larger hotels,shops and resturants in Italy.All major credit and charge cards (American Express,Access/Mastercard,Visa,Diners Card)are well known.Banks and cash dispensers are more likely to accept Visa Cards for cash advances,but Access (Mastercard) is accepted by more retail outlets in Italy. Take both if you have them.Paying for anyting in foreign currency will olmost always be expensive.
  
• Currency
  Currency The story behind the lira is coming to a closure, by now we know that it is only a matter of time before the Euro takes it's place in our pockets and purses, starting the first period of 2002. The adventure of the lira closure will officially come at the end of July 2000, to be exact - Thursday the 27th - when the machines of the Paper Value Service Fabrication of the Bank of Italy have printed the last 5.000lira banknote. At the end of 1999, the Zecca dello Stato will have diminished without too much calamity the production of the 50,100,200 and 500 lire coins. While that of the 1000lira coin was already terminated at the end of ' 98. By now in the minds of the "productors" of money, there is only the Euro: the national coins remain only for the.............collectors.
  
• Customs
  Customs The European Community permits to import free of duty of already taxed goods the following: 400 cigarettes or cigars or 500 grams of tobacco, 2 liters of wine or 1 liter of spirits. The other duty-free goods taxed outside the European Community are : 300 cigarettes or 150 cigarillos or 75 cigars, 5 liters of wine, 1.5 liters of spirits and 75 milliliters of perfume. It is permitted to carry free of duty 2 photo cameras and 1 video camera, then a maximum amount of 2 million Liras can be imported or exported. It is not permitted to import, export or carry spare fuel.
  
• Driving Licenses
  Driving License An International Driving Permit must accompany all non-European licenses and old green European licenses, but European Community licenses will be accepted anyway, even without IDP.
  
• EletricalAdaptors
  Elettrical Current Eletrical current in Italy is 220V AC, with two-pin round-pronged plugs. Adaptors can be purchased in most countries. In most hotels there are hair dryers and shaving points in all the bedrooms
  
• Embassies
  Austria Via Pergolesi,3 Tel.068440141
  
• Embassies
  Portugal Viale Liegi,21 Tel. 0685301081
  
• Embassies
  Poland Via Ribens,20 Tel. 063233245
  
• Embassies
  Japan Via Sella,60 Tel. 06487991
  
• Embassies
  Israel Via M.Mercati,12 Tel. 063221541
  
• Embassies
  Germany Via Po, 25/c Tel. 06884741
  
• Embassies
  Canada Via G.B. De Rossi/Via Zara,30 Tel. 06445981
  
• Embassies
  Spain Largo Fontanella Borghese,19 Tel.066878264
  
• Embassies
  Belgium Largo Monti Parioli, 49 Tel. 063609511
  
• Embassies
  Ireland Piazza Campitelli,3 Tel. 066979121
  
• Embassies
  Australia Via Alessandria, 215 Tel.06852721
  
• Embassies
  Argentina Piazza Esquilino,2 Tel.064742551
  
• Embassies
  Brazil Piazza Navona, 14 Tel. 066838841
  
• Embassies
  U.K. Via XX Settembre, 80/A Tel.064825441
  
• Embassies
  U.S.A Via Veneto,119/a Tel. 0646741
  
• Embassies
  France Piazza Farnese, 67 Tel. 06686011
  
• Embassies
  Swizerland Via B.Oriani,61 Tel.06808571
  
• Euro
  Euro Euro it's the new currency for the European Community. The actual money does not exist yet. In order for people to become accustomed to the Euro both currencies are writen on everyting. Within 3 years the actual money will be in circulation. In 5 years the Euro will be the only currency used thtoughout Europe
  
• Extra Information
  Extra Information In case of Accidents, Breakdowns and Emergencies Police n. : 113 or 112 ; Fire dept n. : 115 ; Ambulance n. : 118. The Automobile Club in Italy (ACI), FIA and AIT member, Via Marsala 8, 00185 Rome, phone n. 06-49921, open 8am to 2pm and 3pm to 7pm, from Monday to Saturday, for breakdowns on all territory use phone n. 116 (this service offers free tows to foreigners driving in Italy with foreign cars or cars rented in Rome or Milan airports, showing the plane ticket to benefit of this service). Touring Club of Italy (TCI), AIT member, Corso Italia 10, 20122 Milan, phone n. 02-85261, open 9am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday, for breakdown service use phone n. 02-8526263.
  
• Extra Information
  Emergencies Emergency aid 113 Carabinieri 112 Fire Department 15 Road assistence (A.C.I.) 116 Police Headquarters 4686
  
• Food
  Typically Roman food Typical dishes Eating in Rome is really exciting; no other city has so many restaurants, inns and hostelries. The area of Trastevere, the stronghold of roman cuisine, counts dozens of hostelries, all lined together, around which rotates the nightlife of all Rome's population. In spring, further Rome's suburbs, towards Ostia or the Roman Castles, one can find restaurants with tables in the open air, under the trees, where the "pinzimonio" reigns. The "pinzimonio" is a very simple but delicious dish, it consists of celery or fennel dipped into a dressing of oil, salt and pepper. This starter delights any Roman, especially when it is followed by other important dishes, such as amatriciana spaghetti, lamb chops, fantasious salads, authentic pecorino cheese and some good wine of the Roman Castles. Roman cuisine bears its secret in the Latium's countryside: around Rome there is a vast rural land apparently barren, sun burnt and with little vegetation. Indeed the area is of volcanic origin and is full of mineral deposits that feed the earth with a vitality that one can taste in its products. For example, the roman vegetables are among the most scented, just smell some celery, artichokes, peas, broad beans or salad and one can understand the tastiness of many dishes. In this landscape, sheep meat has a very important role, it brings to our tables dishes such as "abbacchio", lamb meat, goat meat (kid), pecorino produced right from the shepherds and it enriches most dishes and is a real pilaster for desserts, especially when it eaten with a good wine. The "abbacchio" is the most famous sheep meat dish of roman cuisine: the victim for this wonderful dish is a sucking lamb that never ate grass, killed around the age of 20 days when weighting about 10 kilograms. Also goat and lamb meat are very appreciated, especially around Easter time. Another main character is pork: so one can mention the "pancetta" a sort of bacon (sometimes replaced by the "guanciale") and mostly the "porchetta"(pork cleaned of its entrails, boned and roasted and carefully dressed with aromatic herbs). The "porchetta" originally comes from Ariccia, on the Albani Hills, and then through Rome it reached all Italy. The most typical vegetable dish contains artichokes, the "carciofi alla romana" are artichokes filled with grated bread, parsley, anchovies, salt and pepper; another dish is fried artichokes "alla giudia", whose name reveals the Hebrew origin, that consists a very easy fried dish that only romans know can make and cut properly the big tender Latium's artichokes.
  
• Fuel
  Fuel In Italy there are 3 kinds of fuel ("benzina"): normal leaded gasoline ("super"), unleaded gasoline ("senza piombo" or "verde"), diesel. Not many stations have LPG (GPL) some one must clarify where these are located. Fuel stations are open from 7am to 7.30pm (from October to April closing time is at 7pm) in city area and non-stop on highways. Some fuel stations are open on Sundays and holidays but then are closed on Mondays and at their entrance always put a sign to inform whether open ("aperto") or closed ("chiuso").Some stations when closed, activate automatic pumps payable with cash, usually adopting the "self-service" or "24 H" signs. Normally it is the Government who regulate fuel prices and stations have more or less similar prices among then. Most fuel stations also accept credit cards. It is illegal to carry spare fuel.
  
• Laws
  Laws The minimum age for driving is 18 years. Children under 12 must seat on back seats and babies and small children should sit in a special seat always in the rear. All must use seatbelts, also those sitting in the rear. Headlights must be on from half past sunset to an hour before dawn and in tunnels and under bridges.so0metimews the visibility is low so in those cases fog-lights must be on. Horning in urban areas is not permitted except in case of extreme danger, at night flashlights instead. Although horning is permitted outside the city or on a dangerous turning road when wanting to pass. On 3-lane roads, the middle one is for passing, it is permitted to pass right when the driver in front has signaled to pass left and is moving to the center. Anything hanging out of the car's end must show a reflective or red and white tag measuring at least 50 cm square (can be found in automotive shops over all Italy); if not found with tag on for those objects the driver can be fined with Lit. 100.000. The Police have the power to collect fines and revoke driving licenses. For foreign-licensed cars, policemen are permitted to immediately collect a fourth of the maximum amount of the fine, unless one protests the amount to collect becomes the half of the maximum amount in cash or surety. Foreign cars may more frequently checked in order to avoid car-thefts. During Police checks, drivers must show their Id and driving license and the owner's permit in case the car was borrowed. Non regular cars may be confiscated. In the city area the speed limit is 50 km/h (30 miles/h), on secondary roads outside the city is 90 km/h (55 miles/h), main roads outside the city 110 km/h (68 miles/ h) and 130 km/h (81 miles/h) on highways. On highways, cars with less than 1090cc and motorcycles with less than 150cc are limited to 110km/h (68miles/h). Cars with a caravan or trailer behind while caravans over 12 tons are limited to 70 km/h (44 miles/h) on main roads outside cities and to 80 km/h (50 miles/h) on highways, those between 3.5 and 12 are limited to 80 km/h (50 miles/h) on main roads outside cities and to 100 km/h (62 miles/h) on highways.
  
• Lost Property
  Lost Property For items lost on a bus or metro, contact the numbers below.Otherwise,ask at the police station.If you want to make an insurance claim on your lost property,you will need to report your loss to a police station and get a signed form. For lost passaports,contact your embassy or consulate;for lost traveller's cheques,go to the issuing company office. Lost Property on Buses Tel - 065816040 Open 7am -7pm. Lost Property on the Metro Line A Tel - 064874309 Open 9.30am - 12.30 pm Mon,Wen and Fri Line B Tel - 065754295 Open 9am - 6pm daily
  
• Medical Matters
  Medical Matters EU residents are officially entitled to reciprocal medical care, but the bureaucracy involved can be daunting.Before you travel,pick up form E111fro a post office. This covers you for emergencies you'll need medical insurance for other needs. Form E111 comes with a bookled of health advice and information on the procedure for claiming free medical treatment.It has to be stamped by post office to be valid abroad. Non EU visitors should take out insurance to cover everything,including emergencies. For urgent medical attention, contact the First Aid (Pronto Soccorso) department of main hospital such as Policlinico Umbert I or check the yellow pages(pagine gialle) for a doctor (medico) or dentist (dentista). English speaking doctors can be found at the Rome American Hospital or by looking in the English yellow pages,available at some hotel receptions and international bookshops. Pharmacistes post late opening rosters on their doors (several stay open all night), and can usually supply the local equivalent of foreign medicines. The Vatican Pharmacy stocks some American and British pharmaceutical products. Policlinico Umberto I Viale del Policlinico 155 - Tel.064462341 Rome American Hospital Via Emilio Longoni 69 - Tel.0622551 Vatican Pharmacy Via di Porta Angelica - Tel.066864146
  
• Metric Conversions
  Distance 1 mi = 1.6 Km 1 ft = .30m 1 Km = .62 mi 1m = 3.3 ft
  
• Metric Conversions
  Temperature 32 °F = 0 °C
  
• Metric Conversions
  Liquid Volume 1 Liter = .26 gallons
  
• Metric Conversions
  Weight Ounces to grams multiply by 28.35 Grams to Ounces multiply by .35 Pounds to kilograms multiply by .45 Kilograms to Pounds multiply by 2.20
  
• National Holidays
  National Holidays January 1st; Easter Monday; April 25th; Labor Day (May 1st); August 15th; November 1st; December 8th, 25th,26th.
  
• Parking
  Parking Along highways, several signs indicate freqNormally, parking is on the right side of the road. Areas called Blue Zone or "Zona Disco" are for time-limited parking, for these one must use a parking time-disk, available in fuel stations, tourist offices, motor club offices and automatic machines. Parking in these areas is permitted from 9am to 2.30pm and from 4pm to 8pm, Monday through Saturday (except holidays). The maximum time of parking is of 1 hour. Anyway most cities have special big parkings, mostly free of charge. Although most cities have areas called Green Zone or "Zona Verde" where no parking is allowed for certain hours, like from 8am to 9.30am and from 2.30pm to 4pm. In certain cities, like Florence, it is forbidden to go in the city center from 7.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays, one can pass through the center but may not park. In Rome these areas and their timings are indicated with "Zona Tutelata" signs. In Venice parking is very difficult, but there is a parking structure in Mestre that is organized with ferry boats and buses connecting to Venice, but in case using Mestre's parking beware of car thefts. Car thefts are quite frequent in Naples so one must be even more careful than normal, also while driving since local driving is quite difficult.
  
• Pick Pockets
  Attention In all the excitement and wonder of the Eternal City. As a precaution we advise tourists that while Rome is a relatively safe city, it is still a good idea to take certain precautions. While a late evening Passigiata(stroll) among the quiant cobbled Viccole's(little streets) is a great way to reflect and plan your days spent in Rome, nothing could be more devastating than being robbed of your valuables and cash. Not only will it put a damper on your stay but it will also be depriving you of precious time. Especially during the hotter months which are obviously more crowded, gypsies and common thieves take real pleasure in reaching silently into your back pocket and rucksack. Bus routes no.64, and no.40 are especially hot spots as these are the most busy and crowded routes. Metro lines are becoming more and more popular for the gypsy children who snatch bags from passengers boarding at stops and are indirectly aided by the electric doors that close behind you, leaving you not only robbed but also helpless and in motion. Markets, ATMs, and any other crowded, heavily touristed areas are other favourites for pickpockets. There is little need to be concerned for your personal safety in most areas of the city, even at night, but of course, common sense and caution are the best preventatives.
  
• Radio Broadcasting for Drivers
  Radio Broadcasting for Drivers Along highways, several signs indicate frequencies on which drivers can tune on for news on traffic, road and weather conditions and some give the news in different languages. One of these is IsoRadio on FM 103.3 that also gives good music.
  
• Rome For The Disabled
  Rome For The Disabled Rome is not particularly well organized to cater for the disabled. Its uneven cobbles and crowded pavements aren't suitable for those in wheelchairs and event the most agile must be alert when crossing at traffic lights and pedestrian crossing - not all vehicles stop when you expect. The seriously disabled will need to organize help getting around.Ramps,lifts and modified WCs exist in a few places, including Termini station and some place. If you have no escort, consider a specially designed pakage tour, or contact an organization for disabled travellers before you set off.The Vatican Museums,Sistine Chapel and St.Peter's are all accessible by wheelchair.The Vatican Museums recently received an EC award for improving accessibility for the disabled, and offer staff help if needed.
  
• Rome Time
  Rome Time Rome is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Examples of the time difference with Rome for other major cities are as follow:London:-1 hour,New York:-6 hours,Dallas:-7 hours,Los Angeles:-9 hours,Perth:+7hours,Sydney:+9 hours,Auckland:+11 hours,Tokyo:+8 hours.These figures can vary slightly for brief periods with local changes in summer.For all official purposes,the Italians use the 24-hour clock
  
• Shops
  English Book Shop Kem Economy Book Center Via Torino 136, call 06-4746877, fax 06-483661 Dominici Bruno Maria Via Fucini 76/78/80, call or fax 06-87200808 The English Bookshop Simba Via G.Caselli 34, call 06-3203301, fax 06-3103300 Buckingam School Via G.Caselli 34, call 06-5580218, fax 06-5592980 Angelo American Books Via della Vite 102, call 06-6795222 Feltrinelli International Via Emanuele Orlando 84/86, call 06-4827878 Esia Books Via Palestro 30, call 06-4441220
  
• Shops
  Shops Shops are open from 8.30 or 9am to 1pm and from 3.30 or 4pm to 7.30 or 8pm, on weekdays. On Saturdays some close around noon. Shops are closed on Sundays and Monday morning. Although many shops in the city center keep open the entire day and during the summer time.
  
• Shops
  Tax-Free Shopping Ask for an invoice (fattura in Italian) or a Tax-free Cheque when shopping. Upon departure from the EU, purchased goods must be shown to a customs agent at the airport or border station and a customs stamp must be obtained no lather than three months after the date of purchase. The stamped invoice must be returned to the issuing store no later than four months after date of purchase. or to the VAT refund companies in Italy.
  
• Telecomunications
  Long Distance Calling AT T - Call 172-1011 and access an AT T operator (or Eng. language prompts) for easy, fast service. Bill your AT T calling card, local phone co.card or call collect. Access numbers across Europe are avaiable.
  
• Telecomunications
  Canada Direct With Bell Canadians-tired of hidden international charges? For convenient, inexpensive service use Canada Direct with your Bell Calling Card when calling from overseas. Bypass international operators, call bloks, delays, and ensure consistent Bell Calling Card rates, including all savings offered under the Bell's family of saving plans. Canada Direct with Bell provides access to Canada from over 130 countries worlwide. From Rome, simply dial 172-1001 to be connected to a Canadian operator. To place a call, simply use your Bell Calling Card, Call Me service, or call Canada collect. For more information, call 1-800-561-8868.
  
• Telecomunications
  Using Public Telephones Newer Payphones, called interurbani,are orange and grey and from these you can dial long distance and most international calls direct. Payphones take L100,L200 and L500 coins and prepaid italian telecom cards ( scheda or carta telefonica).
  
• Telecomunications
  Call Charges The Cheapest time to phone within Italy are between 6:30 pm and 8 Am Monday to Friday, after 1:30 Pm Saturday and all day Sunday. Check what time is best if you are making international calls: time variation throughout the world make a difference. In general, it is cheaper to dial direct for international calls rather than going through operator or making collect or credit card calls. Telephoning from hotel rooms is usually expensive and is sometimes marked up by several hundred percent.
  
• Tipping
  Tipping Foreingers are expectdet to tip, although Italians themselves don't always do so. Leave a few coins in bars or cafes; in restaurants where service is not included, leave around 10 percent. Keep £.1.000 or £.2.000 notes and coins handy for taxi drivers,sacristans, chambermaids, doormen, porters and usheretters.
  
• Tolls
  Tolls The highways ("autostrade")comprehend tolls. Entering a highway an automatic toll gives out tickets that must be paid exiting the highway at the toll-personnel. Tolls can be paid cash or with Viacard,that permits to pass freely after just passing the card through the machine at the toll and costs Lit. 50.000 or 90.000 and can be bought in tollbooths, some banks, tourist offices, fuel stations and tobacconists. Viacard is accepted everywhere except on the A18 and A20, normally at toll stops, the Viacard lane is the rightmost but anyway there are signs for directions. In some tolls it is accepted to pay with a credit card and there will be no need to sign receipts.
  
• Traveller's Cheques
  Traveller's Cheques Issued through a major bank. Most issuers charge a 1% commission on traveller's cheques.Dont' forget that the minimum commission charged for each transaction (and the amount of time involved) may make changing small amounts of money uneconomical.Always record the traveller's cheque numbers and refund addresses separately from the cheques themselves in case they are stolen.Some places will charge you for each cheque. Check the exchange rates before you travel and decide whether lire,dollar or sterling cheques are more appropriate.Lre cheques are issued only by Italian banks, and may be more difficult to cash in Italy than dollar or sterling ones.
  
• WCs
  WCs Public toilets are few and fare between.There are clean ones by the Colosseum (with facilities for the disabled), at St Peter's. Most cafes let you use theirs if you ask.Take your own paper.
  
• weather
  Weather enjoys favourable climatic conditions because of its geographic location on the Mediterranean Sea, which carries with it all the advantages of the maritime climate. The sky is generally clear, fog is uncommon, the temperature is mild, the moderate winds often have a positive influence on the temperature. The pluviometric regime is typically Mediterranean. Rainfalls is concentrated in the fall and winter seasons, reaching a minimum in summer. The daily minimum and maximum values are always moderate and only for the few days of the year when either the minimum temperature is below 0 °C or the maximum temperature is higher than 36 °C. Snowfall is uncommon, but, when it does occur, the blanket of snow seldom lasts longer than several days. The effect of the wind is particularly favourable in spring and summer. In these seasons, the well-known ponentino, the local name of the sea breeze, rising in the early afternoon, has a function of thermoregulation and can thus be considered an important environmental resource. Rome's hot, dry summer days, with temperatures often above 75º F (24º C), are frequently cooled in the afternoons by the ponentino, a west wind that rises from the Tyrrhenian Sea 15 miles away. The city receives about 33 inches (840 millimetres) of precipitation annually; spring and autumn are the rainiest seasons.Frosts and occasional light snowfalls punctuate the otherwise mild winters, when temperatures average about 45º F (7º C). The tramontana, a stormy wind from the north, frequents the city in the winter.Climate Rome's weather is at it's best in spring and fall, and fortunately both these seasons are long. In winter the weather is fairly cold (although it rarely goes below freezing), interspersed with periods of mild sunny days, even warm enough for lunching outdoors. The buildings are generally not kept as warm as Americans used to. They were planned primarily to keepout the summer heat in any case, and you can shiver more indoors than out during the Roman winter. This leads to a practical fashion note: in winter Romans wear heavy suits or dresses because of the cold houses, with usually just a light topcoat for outdoor wear. In summer, on the other hand, particularly in July and August, Rome can get very hot. Although by sunset, most evenings, there is a cool sea breeze called Ponentino, the summer weather still can maek the idea of dutifully trudging around the Forum much less appealing than the prospect of going swimming at the nearest beach. In spring and fall, however, Rome is a joy. It's days are soft and balmy, with brilliant sunshine spilling over the mellow golden walls. The nights are coold. It rains too, of course, but the rain has a softness about it and the muted colors of Rome glow even under gray skies.
  
• Wines
  About the wine The "Colli Albani" is one of the Roman Castles' wines. It is a dry wine or slightly sweet that is made from White Malvasia, Latium's Malvasia and Tuscanian Trebbiano ( they're different kinds of grapes). Light yellow in colour, with a light taste, a bit aromatic and is suitable for all specialties of roman cuisine. The "Est!Est!Est!" is made of Tuscanian Trebbiano and Tuscanian White Malvasia grapes and is produced in Montefiascone, near the Bolsena Lake and its surroundings. Its colour is a vivid light yellow and smells of Malvasia and Golden-type apple. The name is taken from an old legend of the year 1000 and from the proverbial motto "Est!Est!Est!" (there's good wine here). It is a good wine for starters and fish. The "Frascati" is made from Candia's Malvasia, Malvasia Puntinata and other local grapes. It has a light yellow colour, fruity perfume and fresh taste. A wine of very old origin and its production goes from Frascati to Grottaferrata till Monteporzio Catone and Rome's country. It should be drunk young and is perfect for an entire meal, normally used for typical dishes. The "Marino" is made of Candia's Malvasia, Malvasia Puntinata and Tuscanian Trebbiano plus other local grapes. Yellow-coloured and fruit-perfumed, its taste is dry and back-taste has something from Golden-type apples and apricots. The "Aleatico" from Gradoli is produced in the Aleatico vine on the southern area of the Bolsena Lake. It is a bright red coloured wine for dessert, very aromatic and fruity, soft and pleasantly sweet. The "Aprilia Merlot" and "Aprilia Sangiovese" are two red wines. The first one is made by 95% of Merlot grapes While the second one is made of Sangiovese grapes and a small amount of other local grapes. Bright-red colour and dry and harmonious taste for the Merlot, rosy colour and dry and strong taste for the Sangiovese. Both are meal wines. The "Cesanese del Piglio", "Cesanese di Affile" and "Cesanese di Olevano Romano" are three red wines made of Cesanese Affile and Cesanese Comune grapes, produced on the hills separating Rome and Frosinone, they are dry-taste for the whole meal or slightly sweet for desserts.