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Discover Nomentano’s 6 best spots for your trip in Rome

From the classic Fornace Stella - Piazza Lecce and Casina delle civette, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.

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🍽️Food$$ · Mid-range

Fornace Stella - Piazza Lecce

★ 4.5 · 1,458 reviews

Discover Fornace Stella, a neighborhood favorite on Piazza Lecce where tourists rarely wander. Settle in with locals over reliable pasta and pizza in a casual setting, perfect for an authentic late dinner in Rome.

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Reasons to go

Popular with locals rather than tourists, on a residential piazza off the main sightseeing routes
Known for fried starters, including a stuffed pulled-pork sphere mentioned by reviewers

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Typical visit

1h20

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Best time

evening or late night

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

🎨Museum$ · Budget-friendly

Casina delle civette

★ 4.6 · 1,711 reviews

Step into the Casina delle Civette, a whimsical Art Nouveau cottage tucked inside Villa Torlonia park. Wander rooms filled with stained-glass windows depicting owls, decorative ceramics, and intricate ironwork, then stroll the surrounding gardens.

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Reasons to go

The building takes its name from the Art Nouveau stained-glass windows featuring owl motifs found throughout the house.
It began as a rustic Swiss-style retreat commissioned by an eccentric member of the Torlonia family before being transformed into a Liberty-style villa.
The house sits within Villa Torlonia's grounds alongside other Torlonia family buildings, making it easy to pair with a park walk.

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Typical visit

30 min

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Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

🌳NatureFree

Villa Torlonia

★ 4.7 · 27 reviews

Explore Villa Torlonia, a leafy Roman estate with a layered past. Wander uncrowded paths past eccentric follies like the stained-glass Casina delle Civette, and discover the grounds once home to Mussolini himself.

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Reasons to go

Built in the early 1800s as the showcase estate of the Torlonia banking family, filled with architectural follies
Home to the Casina delle Civette, an Art Nouveau house known for its stained glass
Served as Benito Mussolini's official residence from the 1920s to the 1940s

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Typical visit

1h30

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Best time

morning, afternoon or early evening

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Walking intensity

Active — lots of walking

🍽️Food$$$ · Expensive

CIBO Limata

★ 4.5 · 427 reviews

Discover CIBO Limata, a welcoming restaurant near Termini. Let the English-speaking owner personally guide you through wine pairings and course suggestions, from appetizers to mains, for a meal tailored just for you.

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Reasons to go

The owner personally guides each table's wine and course selections rather than taking fixed orders
Outdoor seating is available for dining

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Typical visit

1h30

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Best time

lunchtime, afternoon, evening or late night

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

🎨Museum$ · Budget-friendly

Casino dei Principi - Musei di Villa Torlonia

★ 4.4 · 82 reviews

Explore the Casino dei Principi, a small but well-curated exhibition space tucked inside the Villa Torlonia estate. Wander through rotating shows on art history and design, from early 20th-century women artists to decorative glass, before continuing on to the park's other buildings.

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Reasons to go

Part of the Villa Torlonia estate, functioning as a rotating exhibition space rather than a fixed collection.
Past exhibitions have covered topics like early 20th-century Italian women artists and decorative glass design.
Free entry with a MIC card.

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Typical visit

45 min

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Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

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Walking intensity

Moderate walking

🎭Entertainment$$ · Mid-range

Villa Torlonia Theatre

★ 4.7 · 373 reviews

Discover Villa Torlonia Theatre, a tiny historic gem tucked inside the park's grounds. Enjoy an intimate show away from the busy central Rome venues, welcomed by friendly staff in a genuinely charming setting.

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Reasons to go

Housed in a small historic building within the grounds of Villa Torlonia park.
Offers an intimate theatrical setting away from Rome's busier central venues.

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Typical visit

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Best time

early evening or evening

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Walking intensity

Easy pace