ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
GUIDE TO USEFUL INFORMATION.
Owing to constant changes in the information desired by Visitors, Mr. S. Russell Forbes publishes The Directory and Bulletin fortnightly, in which will be found all the latest information required—church ceremonies, city news, and recent discoveries, etc.
The editor cannot hold himself responsible for any changes, hours of entry, or arrangements of contents of Museums. The shops recommended are from personal experience; their prices are fixed. The following are correct to the moment of going to press:—
- ArchÆological Association—93 Via Babuino, 2o po
- ArchÆological Society (British and American)—76 Via della Croce.
- Arts, British Academy—22A Via S. NicolÒ da Tolentino.
- Artists' Colourman—Dovizielli, 136 Via Babuino.
- Articles of Religion—Valenzi, 76 Piazza di Spagna.
ARTISTS IN ROME, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN.
Artists are invited to send their names and addresses for insertion; also notice as to change of studio, etc.
| PAINTERS |
| E. Benson | American | 21 Via Quirinale. |
| D. Benton | American | 33 Via Margutta. |
| C. C. Coleman | American | 33 Via Margutta. |
| Henry Coleman | English | 33 Via Margutta. |
| F. R. Coleman | English | 33 Via Margutta. |
| Mrs. Carson | American | 107B Quattro Fontane. |
| W. Lane Conolly | English | 17 Via Margutta. |
| Glennie | English | 17 Via Margana. |
| W. S. Haseltine | American | Palazzo Altieri. |
| C. Poingdestre | English | 32 Via dei Greci. |
| W. A. Shade | American | 123 Via Sistina. |
| A. Strutt | English | 81 Via della Croce. |
| L. Terry | American | Vicolo degl' Incurabili. |
| J. R. Tilton | American | 20 Via S. Basilio. |
| E. Vedder | American | Villa Fern, outside Porta del Popolo. |
| P. Williams | English | 65 Via Babuino. |
| SCULPTORS. |
| E. Battersby | English | 10 Via dei Greci. |
| H. Cardwell | English | 52 Via Margutta. |
| J. Donoghu | American | 19 Via Palestro. |
| M. Ezekiel | American | 17 Piazza Termini. |
| Mrs. Freeman | American | 30 Angelo Custodi. |
| R. S. Greenough | American | 54 Via Margutta. |
| A. E. Harnisch | American | 58B Via Sistina. |
| C. B. Ives | American | 53B Via Margutta. |
| E. Keyser | American | 83 Via Margutta. |
| Miss Lewis | American | 70 Via Babuino. |
| L. Macdonald | English | 2 Piazza Barberini. |
| R. Rogers | American | 53 Via Margutta. |
| F. Simmons | American | 73 Via S. NicolÒ da Tolentino. |
| W. W. Story | American | 2 Via S. Martino. |
| C. Summers | English | 53 Via Margutta. |
| I. Swinerton | Isle of Man | Palazzo Swinerton, 2 Via Montebello. |
| Miss Varney | American | 51 Via Margutta. |
ARTISTS, NATIVE AND FOREIGN.
| Aldi | Painter | 13 Via S. NicolÒ da Tolentino. |
| Alt | Painter | 72 Via S. NicolÒ da Tolentino. |
| Altini | Sculptor | 92 Via 20 Settembre. |
| Amici | Sculptor | 20 Passeggiata di Ripetta. |
| Anderlini | Sculptor | 33 Vicolo Barberini. |
| Benzoni | Sculptor | 91 Via dei Bastioni. |
| Bertaccini | Painter | 72 Via Sistina. |
| Bigi | Sculptor | 42 Via Flaminia. |
| Bompiani | Painter | 14 Passeggiata Ripetta. |
| Buzzi | Painter | 5 Via Margutta. |
| Corrodi | Painter | 8 Via Incurabili. |
| Curion | Painter | 75A Via Quattro Fontani. |
| Costa | Painter | 33 Via Margutta. |
| Ethofer | Painter | 16 Passeggiata Ripetta. |
| Faustini | Painter | Villa Fern. |
| Ferrari | Sculptor | 38 Piazza Barberini. |
| Franz | Painter | 96 Piazza S. Claudio. |
| Gallori | Sculptor | 113 Via Margutta. |
| Grandi | Painter | 37 Via Porta Pinciana. |
| Guglielmi | Sculptor | 155 Via Babuino. |
| Leonardi | Painter | Via Quattro-Fontane. |
| Maccagnani | Sculptor | 44 Via Flaminia. |
| Maccari | Painter | 222 Via Ripetta. |
| Mantovani | Painter | 39 Via dell' Anima. |
| Martens | Painter | 72 Via Sistina. |
| Masini | Sculptor | 37 Passeggiata Ripetta. |
| Mazzolini | Painter | Via S. NicolÒ da Tolentino. |
| Molinari | Painter | 13 Vicolo S. NicolÒ da Tolentino. |
| Monteverdi | Sculptor | 8 Piazza Indipendenza. |
| Regis Emma | Painter | 33 Via Margutta. |
| Scifoni | Painter | 37 Via Tritoni. |
| Simonetti | Painter | 8 Via S. Apollinare. |
| Tadolini | Sculptor | 150A Via Babuino. |
| Vertuni | Painter | 53 Via Margutta. |
CARRIAGE TARIFF.
| ONE HORSE. | TWO HORSES. |
| OPEN. | COUPE. | LANDAU. |
| Day. | Night. | Day. | Night. | Day. | Night. |
| l. | c. | l. | c. | l. | c. | l. | c. | l. | c. | l. | c. |
| Course or ride inside walls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| In the one-horse carriages more than two Persons pay extra. | 0 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 40 | | | | |
| Course to Tramway outside Porta S. Lorenzo. | 1 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 80 |
| Calling off the Stand to take up, one quarter of a course extra. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Calling and not engaging, half a course must be paid. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| The hour, inside the walls. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| Every quarter over the hours | 0 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 85 |
| Outside the walls up to the second milestone | 2 | 50 | | | 3 | 0 | | | 4 | 0 |
| Every quarter over the hours | 0 | 50 | | | 0 | 60 | | | 0 | 80 | | |
| To the Cemetery of S. Lorenzo | 2 | 20 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 0 |
| Every quarter over the hours | 0 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 95 |
GALLERIES, MUSEUMS, AND VILLAS OF ROME.
GALLERIES.
| OPEN EVERY DAY. |
| Barberini | 12 till 4 |
| Capitol* (entrance, ½ lira) | 10 till 3 |
| Lateran | 10 till 3 |
| S. Luke | 10 till 3 |
| Vatican (permission) (Closed on Saturday.) | 9 till 3 |
| Monte di PietÀ | 8 till 3 |
| MONDAY. |
| Borghese | 9 till 3 |
| Corsini (at Easter every day) | 9 till 3 |
| TUESDAY. |
| Doria (on festivals the day following) | 10 till 2 |
| Spada | 10 till 1 |
| Colonna | 11 till 3 |
| WEDNESDAY. |
| Borghese | 9 till 3 |
| Rospigliosi | 9 till 3 |
| THURSDAY. |
| Colonna | 11 till 3 |
| Corsini (at Easter every day) | 9 till 3 |
| Spada | 10 till 1 |
| FRIDAY. |
| Borghese | 9 till 3 |
| Doria (on festivals the day following) 10 till 2 |
| SATURDAY. |
| Colonna | 11 till 3 |
| Rospigliosi | 9 till 3 |
| Corsini (at Easter every day) | 9 till 3 |
| Spada(entrance, ½ lira) | 10 till 1 |
| Farnese (by special permission of the French Ambassador). |
MUSEUMS.
| OPEN EVERY DAY. |
| Capitol* (entrance, ½ lira) | 10 till 3 |
| Lateran | 10 till 3 |
| Vatican (permission) | 9 till 3 |
| (Closed on Thursday and Saturday.) |
| Museo Urbino | 10 till 3 |
| Kircherian* (entrance, 1 lira) | 9 till 3 |
| Tabularium (entrance, ½ lira) | 10 till 3 |
| THURSDAY. |
| Auditorium of MÆcenas (permission). |
| Instruction and Education, Via Capo le Case (ent., 50 c.) | 9 till 3 |
| Egyptian and Etruscan (of the Vatican) | 9 till 3 |
| Ludovisi (permission) | 12 till 4 |
| SATURDAY. |
| Borghese (Winter) | 1 till 4 |
| Borghese (Summer) | 4 till 7 |
On Sundays and Festivals the Private Galleries and Museums are closed; those (*) under the Municipality are opened free.
VILLAS.
| OPEN EVERY DAY. |
| Medici | 9 till 12, 2 till dusk. |
| Pincio | Sunrise till sunset. |
| MONDAY. |
| Pamphili Doria | 2 till dusk. |
| TUESDAY. |
| Borghese | 12 till dusk. |
| Albani (permission) | 12 till 4. |
| WEDNESDAY. |
| Wolkonsky (permission) | 2 till dusk. |
| THURSDAY. |
| Borghese | 12 till dusk. |
| Torlonia (permission) | 1 till 5. |
| FRIDAY. |
| Pamphili Doria | 2 till dusk. |
| SATURDAY. |
| Borghese | 12 till dusk. |
| Wolkonsky (permission) | 2 till dusk. |
| SUNDAY. |
| Borghese | 12 till dusk. |
| Farnesina Villa—Open on the 1st and 15th of each month. |
HOTELS RECOMMENDED.
- Allemagna, Via Condotti. Second class; central.
- Bristol, Piazza Barberini. First class; central.
- Capitol, Corso. Second class; very handy.
- Centrale, Piazza Rosa. Third class; central.
- Continental, opposite Station exit. First class.
- Europa, Piazza di Spagna. First class; central.
- Inghilterra, Bocca di Leone. First class; central.
- Londra, Piazza di Spagna. First class; central.
- Molaro, Via Capo le Case. Very good; central.
- Paris, NicolÒ da Tolentino. First class; central.
- Pace, Via Sistina. Second class; good position.
- Quirinale, Via Nazionale. First class; good position.
- Russie, Piazza del Popolo. First class; good position.
- Vittoria, Via due Macelli. Second class; central.
Terms—8, 10, and 12 lire, and upwards, per day, according to class and rooms.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
| S. Augustine | open from 9 to 2 |
| Barberini (Thursday) | open from 9 to 2 |
| Capitoline | open from 9 to 3 |
| Chigiana (Thursday) | open from 10 to 12 |
| Corsini | open from 1 to 4 |
| Lancisiana (Medical) | open from 8 to 2 |
| Minerva | open from 8 to 3 |
| S. Cecilia (Musical) | open from 9 to 3 |
| University | open from 8 to 2 and 6 to 9 |
| Vallicelliana (Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday) | open from 8 to 12 |
| Vatican | open from 9 to 3 |
| Vittor Emanuele | open from 9 to 3 and 7 to 10 |
| Frankliana (circulating), 41 Via dei Ginbonari. | open from 9 to 4 |
MASONIC.
The Masonic Hall is in the Via Campo Marzio, No. 48. The Most Worshipful the Grand Master of the Order in Italy is Brother Signor Lemini Adriano; Grand Secretary, Brother Luigi Castellazzo.
The Universo Lodge meets every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The Rienzi and Spartico Lodges meet occasionally.
ORDERS REQUIRED, AND WHERE OBTAINABLE.
GRATIS.
The Bankers and Hotel Porters supply these without the Visitor losing time by going to the proper quarters.
- For an interview with His Holiness the Pope. Of Monsignor Macchi, at the Vatican.
- S. Peter's Dome. Of Monsignor Fiorani, in the Sacristy.
- S. Peter's Crypt. Of Cardinal Ledockowski, Palazzo Cancelleria.
- Vatican Mosaic Manufactory. Of Monsignor Fiorani, in the Sacristy.
- Vatican Gallery, Loggie, and Stanze of Raphael, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum, etc. Of Monsignor Macchi, at the Vatican, from 10 till 1.
- Borgia Apartment. Cardinal Ledockowski, Palazzo Cancelleria.
- Villa Albani and Villa Torlonia. At the Palazzo Torlonia, Piazza di Venezia.
- Villa Wolkonsky. At the Russian Consulate, Palazzo Feoli, Corso.
- House of the Deputies. From any member.
- Villa Ludovisi. At the Palazzo Piombino, Piazza Colonna.
- Castle of S. Angelo. At the Commandant's Office, Via de' Burro.
- Auditorium of MÆcenas. At the Capitol.
OMNIBUS ROUTES IN ROME.
| FROM (and vice versa) TO |
| Piazza di Spagna. | {St. Peter's.
{Pantheon and Piazza Montanara. |
| Piazza in Lucina. | Railway Station. |
| Piazza San Silvestro. | Colosseum and Vaile Manzoni. |
| Piazza del Popolo. | {Corso and Piazza Venezia.
{Ripetta and S. Pantaleo.
{Babuino, Via Cavour, Station.
{Porta Angelica, Prati Castello. |
| Outside Porta del Popolo. | Ponte Molle (Tramway). |
| Piazza S. Eustacchio. | Piazza Indipendenza. |
| Piazza Montanara. | {S. Peter's.
{S. Paul's (Tramway). |
| Piazza Cavour. | Porta Pia. |
| Piazza Apollinare. | Piazza S. Maria Maggiore. |
| Piazza Venezia. | {Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Vatican.
{Colosseum, Lateran.
{Via Nazionale, Station (Tramway).
{Ponte Sisto, S. Francesco a Ripa.
{Via Urbina, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. |
| Piazza Ara Coeli. | Porta Angelica. |
| Trajan's Forum. | Barracks, Prati Castello. |
| Circo Agonale. | { Ponte Sisto, S. Peter's.
{ Piazza Indipendenza. |
| Piazza Consolazione. | Porta S. Lorenzo. |
| The Station. | S. John's Lateran (Tramway). |
| Piazza Termini. | Cemetery of S. Lorenzo (Tramway). |
| Piazza del Quirinale. | Agnese, outside Porta Pia. |
Post Office—Piazza S. Silvestro.
The English and American Mail is closed at 8 P.M. Letters not exceeding ½ oz. to England or America, 25 cent.
Postal Cards to any European country in the Postal Union, or to America, 10 cent. Newspapers to any European country in the Postal Union, or to America, 5 cent. Registration, 25 cent. in addition to postage.
The English and American Mail is distributed at 9 A.M. and 5.30 P.M. There are two despatches from England daily, except Sunday.
Letters for Italy not exceeding ½ oz., 20 cent.; one part of a town to another, 5 cent.; Newspapers for Italy, 2 cent.; Postal Cards, 10 cent.
Money Orders are issued to and from all the principal towns of England and America.
Telegrams not exceeding 15 words (address included), in Italy, 1 franc. Telegrams for England and America at a word rate.
Packages not weighing more than 3 kilos can be sent to Dover or London for lire 3.75; to any other part of England, for lire 4.85; and to Scotland and Ireland, for lire 5.70.
Booksellers—Piale, 1 Piazza di Spagna; Alinari & Cook, 90 Corso; Spithoever, 85 Piazza di Spagna; Loescher, 307 Corso; Bocca, 216 Corso.
Boot-maker—Baldelli, 102 Corso.
Bronzes—Nelli, 139 Via Babuino; Guttkorn, 47 Piazza di Spagna; Morelli, 91 Via Babuino.
Bankers (English and American)—Macquay Hooker, 20 Piazza di Spagna; M'Bean, Piazza S. Silvestro; Plowden, 50 Via Mercede; Handley, 81 Piazza di Spagna; Vansittart, 10 Piazza di Spagna.
Baths—151 Via Corso; 96 Via Babuino; 1 Vicolo d'Alibert.
Bookbinder—Oliveri, 87 Piazza di Spagna, and 67 Via Nazionale; Sarrocchi, 94 Via Babuino, and at the Accademia dei Lincei (Corsini) Via Lungara.
Baker—Valan, 118 Via Babuino; Colalucci, 88 Via della Croce. Good tea.
Cigars—240 Corso.
Chemists (English)—Baker, 41 Piazza di Spagna; Sininberghi & Evans, 65 Via Condotti; Borioni, 98 Via Babuino; Berretti, 117 Via Frattina; Roberts, 36 Piazza in Lucina.
Homoeopathic Chemist—Alleori, Via S. Claudio.
Catholic Colleges, English—Via di Monserrato. Scotch—Via Quattro Fontane. Irish—Via del Quirinale. United States—Via UmiltÀ.
Cook's Tourist Office—1A Piazza di Spagna.
Consulate, British—Mr. Franz, Piazza S. Claudio.
Consulate General, United States, America—Mr. W. L. Alden, 13 Via Nazionale.
Embassy, United States, America—Hon. John B. Stallo, 13 Via Nazionale.
Embassy, British—Sir John Savile Lumley, Via Venti Settembre, near the Porta Pia.
Cameos, Stone—De Felici, 3 Piazza di Spagna; Neri, 87 Via Babuino.
Cameos, Shell—Verge, 52 Piazza di Spagna.
Doctors—Dr. Charles, 72 San Niccolo da Tolentino; Dr. Young, 20 Piazza di Spagna; Dr. Drummond, 3 Piazza di Spagna; Dr. Thomson, 60 Via di Macelli; Dr. Spurway, 22 Bocca di Leone; Dr. Pio Blasi (highly recommended, specially for children), 48 Piazza Rondassini.
Dentists (American)—Dr. Chamberlain, 51 Piazza di Spagna; Dr. Van Marter, 172 Via Nazionale.
Draper—Todross, 417 Corso.
Drawing Masters—De Bonis, 48 Via del Governo Vecchio; Marchetti, 63 Via Fontanella Borghese; Molinari, 13 Vicolo NicolÒ da Tolentino.
Forwarding Agents—Pitt & Scott, Franz, 6A Via Condotti.
Fox-hounds—Meet twice a week in the neighbourhood of the city. The appointments are posted at the libraries. Throw off at 11 o'clock.
Grocer—Parenti, 45 Piazza di Spagna; Casoni, 32 Piazza di Spagna.
Hairdresser—Pasquali, 12 Via Condotti.
Hatter—Miller, 16 Via Condotti.
House Agent—Contini, 6 Via Condotti.
Jewellery—Agostino Boni, 444 Corso; Fiorentini, 91 Piazza di Spagna; Tombini, 74 Piazza di Spagna; Suscipj, 257 Corso.
Libraries, Subscription—Piale, Piazza di Spagna (the best in Rome).
Mosaics—Rocchegiani, 13 Via Condotti; Gallant, 5 Piazza di Spagna.
Money-changer—Corbucci, 91 Piazza di Spagna.
Marbles—Rainaldi, 51A Via Babuino.
Music Masters—Gambale, 2 Via della Croce; Dr. Este, 4 Via della Leoncino; Miss Liebreichi, 118 Via Sistina; Tamburini (harp), 22 Quattro Fontane.
Nurses for the Sick—The Little Company of Mary, English nuns, 44 Via Sforza. Highly recommended. S. Paul's Home, 62 Via Palestro: Miss Martin, Superintendent.
Pensions—Smith, 93 Piazza di Spagna; Chapman, 76 Via Nazionale; Tallinback, 4 Via S. Martino; Mitchel, 72 Via Sistina; Sked, 57 Via Sistina.
Population—350,000.
Police-Office, chief—Palazzo della Prefettura, S. Apostoli.
Portrait Photographs—Suscipj, 48 Via Condotti.
Photographic Views, etc.—Alinari & Cook, 90 Corso; Anderson, at SpithÖver's, 85 Piazza di Spagna; Parker, at Piale's, 1 Piazza di Spagna; Tuminello, 21 Via Condotti; Molens, 28 Via Condotti.
Railway Agency—8 Via Propaganda.
Roman Pearls—Rey, 121 Via Babuino.
Roman Silks—Fontana, 116 Via Babuino.
Saddler—Barfoot, 152 Via Babuino.
Stationer—Calzone, 346 Corso; Cook, 90 Corso.
Singing Masters—Bartolini, 109 Via Marforio; Nanni, 50 Via Ripetta.
Saddle Horses—Jarett, 3 Piazza del Popolo; Cairoli, 23 Vicolo Incurabili.
Society for the Protection of Animals in Rome—78 Via della Vite.
Theatres—Apollo, Via Tordinona. Costanzi, Via Nazionale. Argentina, Via Torre Argentina. Nazionale for drama, Via Nazionale. Umberto, Via dei Pontefici. Metastasio, Via Pallacorda. Manzoni, Via Urbana. Quirino, Via delle Vergini. Valle, Via Teatro Valle. Rossini, Via di Santa Chiara. Tickets can be bought and seats secured in the morning. The only way of knowing what will be performed in the evening is to consult the daily papers and the posters.
Terra-Cotta—Eugenio dell' Orto, 309 Piazza S. Apostoli.
Teachers of Languages—Mendel, 75 Via della Croce; Monachese, 8 Via Sebastiano; Nalli, 63 Via Purificazione.
Tobacco—Bring it with you, the Italian is bad. Corbucci, 91 Piazza di Spagna.
Tailors—Old England, 114 Via Nazionale.
Travelling Articles—Barfoot, 152 Via Babuino.
