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Muccassassina is one of Italy's best known gay parties. Every Friday night, thousands of people meet here to party to various types of music on three floors. Some of the takings go to charity. This is perhaps the coolest evening in Rome, and both gay and straight people enjoy it.

Osteria dell'Ingegno is a trattoria just off the main street at Piazza Navona. The menu is simply but at the same time innovative, and changes with the seasons. The premises are furnished in a modern style, and you'll be welcomed by walls covered in art by local artists who themselves often visit the trattoria. The chef cooks fresh ingredients in tasty herbs and spices. Recently, we enjoyed walnut ravioli in an elegant cheese sauce, followed by salmon marinated in three varieties of pepper, orange and ginger. Another favourite is the roast duck in sweet and sour sauce, flavoured with wine and raisins. All desserts are homemade. Piazza di Pietra 45.

One of the most beautiful views in Rome, from Gianicolo hill, can be seen from the other side of the river Tiber. Although this isn't one of the seven famous hills of Rome, it's one of the ones most  often visited. The dawn, with the sun rising over Rome, is really beautiful. According to mythology, Gianicolo hill was chosen by the god Janus. His son, Tiber, gave the river its name.
The finest panoramas can otherwise be found in front of the church of San Pietro in Montorio, which was built in the late 15th century.

If you ask a born and bred Roman where to find the best pizza in town, you'll normally hear the name Pizzeria Baffetto. They've been making pizzas here for 80 years, in three sizes: piccolo, media or grande. Real pizza aficionados often order Margheritas, with mozzarella and tomato sauce, but there's a huge range to choose from. The house speciality is the pizza Baffetto, topped with mozzarella, mushrooms, onion, salami, paprika and egg. The pizza bases are thin and crispy because of the way they're baked.