Top Solo Travel Deal Metro Rome BandB: Il Cucù.  Europe’s summer high season is expensive. For a bargain, save staying in a suburban Bed and Breakfast 30 minutes away or less by train.

Solo Travel Italy: History of Rome’s Founding:

Even if you have not visited Rome, Italy yet, you likely have seen photos of the iconic “She-Wolf” with the twin boys.. The original is on Capitoline Hill in front of the museum although there are copies elsewhere.

• The legend has it that Rhea Silva gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus, with Mars as the father. They narrowly escaped the fate of being drowned in the Tiber River and were rescued by a “She-Wolf”.
• The brothers later founded the city on the banks of the Tiber River which became known as Rome.
• However, the brothers fought, and Remus was killed.
• When the new city was populated primarily by men, they needed to find wives.
• As legend has it,  to find wives, they abducted women from the neighboring Sabines.
• The “Abduction” or “Rape of the Sabine Women” has been a popular topic in art history.  Poussin’s 17th-century depiction of the legend is in the Louvre. London’s National Gallery houses Rubens’s masterpiece painted in the early 17th-century. The 20th-century version by Picasso resides currently in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
• Notwithstanding this turbulent origin, the Sabines and Romans did manage to form one nation.
• Romulus  ruled for almost four decades.  However, there is some question as to how he died.

Top Solo Travel Deal Metro Rome BandB: Things to Do in Frascati:

Frascati is one of the “hill towns” surrounding Rome. As a result, in the past it was a retreat for affluent city dwellers. Today it remains a popular weekend day or even weekday evening trip.  Rome residents travel to Frascati for cooler air, fine dining and wine.

• Frascati has many villas. Start with a quick 10-minute walk to see the most famous one, the Villa Aldobrandini.
• Stroll the older sections of this medieval city with its piazzas and gardens.
• Jog Frascati’s byways, or hike in the neighboring hills.
• Explore the Piazza San Pietro and the adjacent cathedral.  History buffs will find this intriguing. Buried inside is the last of the Stuart dynasty, Prince Charles Edward. Having failed in his claim to the British throne, he died in Rome in the late 18th-century.
• Have a snack at the bakeries in Market Square.
• Sample the top local restaurants and informal cafes.
• Go on a wine tour.

For more information on the region and things to see and do, please go to Visit Italy.

Top Solo Travel Deal Metro Rome BandB: Things to Do Nearby:

• Locally recommended: (i) watch the sun set atop the Palatine Hill and (ii) take a few hours in Tivoli at the Villa d’Este. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is especially well known for its gardens and fountains. It was a long time home of a succession of Cardinals during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In the early 20th-century the Villa d’Este was acquired by the Italian government and restored. It was again restored after the end of World War II.

Top Solo Travel Deal Metro Rome BandB: Things to do in Rome:

• Connect with a day tour or go for a self-guided tour through Rome’s most famous sights starting with St. Peter’s Basilica/Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Pantheon.
• Throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain, and visit the Piazza Navona..
• Go to the Capitoline Museum, the Borghese Gallery and the National Museum of Art.
• See the Michelangelos and other fabled art works in small churches throughout the city.

Before leaving Italy, add on Florence and Venice. Go to our travel packages and look at the other top solo travel deals in the countryside in Chianti and Siena. The charming country houses listed there are another way to save while traveling in Italy.

BandB Bargain in Metropolitan (suburban) Rome: