The Scuola Gladiatori Roma, run by the Gruppo Storico Romano cultural association, can make your dreams come true.

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It is the largest spot free of automobile traffic in Rome's Centro Storico.

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The Regina is a plain but sturdy and serviceable three-star hotel on a main commercial street (Via Cesare Corretti), just south of the centro storico (the historic center).

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