For a tasty lunchtime bite, ignore the area's touristy restaurants and search out this small, workaday food store. Hidden behind a curtain of creeping ivy, it's a local favourite supplying hungry workers with fresh, made-to-order panini, pizza slices and salads.
Alimentari Pannella Carmela
Ancient Rome
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Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century and enlarged by successive pontiffs, the Vatican Museums boast one of the world's greatest art…
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