1936 On the Continent

club on the Piazza di Spagna. However, according to the leading members of the Anglo-Saxon colony in Rome the club is one of the ten most tedious places in the whole world.
Sport
    Opportunities for sport, on the other hand, are available in plenty. You can indulge in any sport from golfing to shooting. There is an excellent golf course (information in regard to which will be gladly supplied by the Secretary of the Italian Golf Association at the Stadio Nazionale Partito), while among the tennis clubs the Parioli is the best. Visitor-members are gladly received at this club. You can ride a horse in the Villa Umberto, where mounts are hired out by the hour. Athletics, boxing, fencing, football and every other sport imaginable is carried on by the “Lazio” Association. There are swimming pools at the Stadium and at the Foro Mussolini. There are a number of rowing clubs on the banks of the Tevere (Tiber), the best being the R.C. Aniene and the R.C. Tevere Remo. The latter owns a boathouse and some sailing boats in Anzio. Lovers of aquatic sports will find ample opportunities of indulging in swimming and yachting near Rome, in Ostia, Fregene, Anzio-Nettuno, all of which are at the seaside. Ski-ers will find excellent ski-ing grounds both near and far from Rome (Rocca Raso, Campo Imperatore).
    Beauty parlours equipped with all the up-to-date appliances are available in Rome for lady visitors. Elizabeth Arden’s institute is on the Via Vittorio Veneto. Among the ladies’ hairdressers we can recommend Leopold, on the corner of the Via Vittorio Veneto and the Via Ludovici. Male visitors have a large choice of good gent’s hairdressers. The best, generally speaking, are in the district defined by the Via Veneto, the Via Condotti and the Piazza di Spagna.
    What can one buy advantageously in Rome? Among modern goods, gloves, hats and silk goods occupy first place. With regard to antiques purchased as souvenirs, you must be very careful, as in view of the enormous demand the faking of antiques has become a highly lucrative business. Hence if you wish to buy a valuable antique of any kind, you are advised to consult the experts of one of the museums before parting with money. However, the visitor should remember that the export of works of art is conditional upon a permit being obtained. But—unless it is a question of a work of art of special value or significance—a permit will be granted without difficulty by the Museo Nazionale del Terme.
Environs of Rome
    Few cities in the world are situated in such a beautiful and interesting district as Rome. In the course of its long history, towns, castles, and monasteries have been raised at almost every beautiful point in the district. The motorist will derive particular pleasure from a visit to the country surrounding Rome. One of the loveliest excursion places is Tivoli, a beautifully situated, picturesque little town, which can also be reached by omnibus. Along the omnibus route to Tivoli lies Acqua Albule, the entirely rebuilt, smart Roman baths, famous for its sulphur springs. The omnibus also passes the Villa Adriana, the ruins of the Emperor Hadrian’s residence.
    A magnificent sight in Tivoli is the 320 foot high waterfall which feeds the Aniene river. The park of the Villa d’Este is world famous. The small Vesta and Sybilla churches and the black walls of this medieval town create a charming and romantic impression. There is a delightful little restaurant near the Vesta church, called Ristorantedella Sybilla, which affords an excellent view of the waterfall and the valley.
    The Tivoli motor road continues to the picturesque Subiaco. Unless you are motoring, you can visit this town by the morning train and return in the evening. It was here that Nero built one of his villas, damming the stream in the valley in order to create three lakes suitable for bathing. Subiaco has two interesting monasteries. One is the Sta. Scolastica, whose oldest parts date from 975, and which has many interesting old manuscripts in its library. The other is St. Benedetto, one of whose chapels contains the only apparently authentic portrait of St. Francis of Assisi, painted by a monk two years after the Saint’s death.
Castelli Romani
    Another no less pleasant excursion will take you to the Albano Mountains and the Roman Castelli. Unless you are motoring it will be difficult for you to complete the tour, and you will therefore have to decide at what point of the Rome-Frascati or Rome-Castel