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DIRECTORY
General Tips
Museo Explora
Via Flamino 82.
Map 1 C5.
Tel 06-361 3776 (reserve ahead).
∑ mdbr.it
Entertainment
Casina di Raffaello
Piazza di Siena, Villa Borghese.
Map 2 E5.
Tel 06-0608.
∑ casinadiraffaello.it
Toys
Al Sogno
Piazza Navona 53.
Map 4 E4 & 11 C3.
Tel 06-686 4198.
Città del Sole
Via della Scrofa 65.
Christmas market stands on Piazza Navona Map 4 F3 & 12 D2.
Tel 06-6880 3805.
with toys and reading areas. (see p359) is fun. At EUR
It also organizes activities. (see p268) is the Piscina delle Children’s Clothes
An appealing time for kids to Rose, a swimming pool open
be in Rome is over Christmas, in the summer (see p359). Benetton
when Piazza Navona hosts a The Bomarzo Monster Park, Piazza della Fontana
Christmas toy fair, with stands 60 miles (95 km) north of di Trevi 91–94.
selling toys and candies. Rome, was built in the 16th Map 12 F2.
century for a mad duke. Tel 06-6919 0919.
Children can clamber over its Lavori Artigianali Femminili
Parks
giant stone monsters. Via Capo le Case 6.
Villa Borghese (see p260) has Map 5 A3 & 12 F1.
rowing boats to rent; pony-cart Toys Tel 06-679 2992.
rides; bicycles to rent; a mini Rachele
movie theater; a small midway; A visit to a Roman toy store Vicolo del Bollo 6–7
and a zoo. Villa Celimontana can be a lot of fun. Città del (off Via del Pelle grino).
(see p195) has bicycle trails, and Sole sells educational toys Map 11 C4.
open-air theater performances and games, while the window Tel 06-686 4975.
in the summer. Technotown, a display at Al Sogno is a
multimedia playhouse, on the delight for kids who love
grounds of Villa Torlonia cuddly toys. Children’s Clothes
Italians adore dressing their
children up, especially on
Sunday afternoons. Many stores
sell beautifully hand-crafted
children’s shoes and clothes –
the downside is that they can
often be expensive and
impractical: dry-clean-only
clothes are common and
shoes are not made for mud.
Lavori Artigianali Femminili
sells handmade silk and wool
clothes for children up to
the age of eight. Rachele
offers top-quality handmade
clothes for children, while
Benetton has more wallet-
Children enjoying pony-cart rides at Villa Borghese friendly smart casuals.

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