Alternative Rome
Having the perception of Rome as an old woman who lies on a huge velvet couch, adorned with flowers and fruits as a marble horizon hides behind silk curtains, is a huge mistake. Rome wears miniskirt, has sneakers, and is not necessarily a woman, goes out very late on the street, listening to rock, eats on the street and of course is modern. Rome has a large and youthful alternative culture able to catch you from many aspects. If you are looking for art, fashion, creativity and adventure, Rome certainly has everything you want.
First of all, Rome is definitely a super “gay friendly” city, where you can find hundreds of bars, discos and saunas for the LGBT community to prove it. If you are gay or lesbian or whatever you like to be, you will find a community in Rome offering effervescent parties, romance and dance evenings. Europe Multi Club, Skyline and L’Apeironare, are some names you’d like to remember for you next visit.
For the rockers, indie rockers and metalheads, there is nothing better than the Roman music scene full of underground and alternative concerts, as well as multiple vinyl shops scattered around town, where you can find music from all music styles. Have in mind that in Italy there is a long tradition of progressive rock that comes from the 70′s, and there are many older editions of this kind that you can find in stores like Elastic Rock, Goodfellas and Just Like Heaven.
Similarly, if what you like is fashion and the “street wear”, going “shopping” indiscriminately throughout the day and find the best of the season models, Rome offers an intense fashion culture, not only developed in the prestigious shops of course, but in its streets where there are risky young people, following some of the “hipster” trends and bringing you a sophisticated personal touch of beauty and attitude to the city. Find the rare and “vintage” at good prices in the shops around Termini, Porta Portese market on Sundays, as well as Testaccio market.
If it comes to contemporary art and new trends including the last tendencies of Italian art, just start your tour at MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, where you will find a large and diverse collection, considered to be one of the best art museums of contemporary world. This museum also receives information from galleries and emerging artists in central Rome.
Rome maintains a youthful face even though the conventional tours never show it. Explore the city at your own pace and style, Rome is a city that continues to change and daring to be fresh and modern in Europe.
Alexa Ray
Get apartments in Rome and enjoy the modern options the city has to offer to new tourists, especially to the young ones in search of alternative options of entertainment. Rome is still young, though the years pass.
Translated by: Hans
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