La Design.Ata Experience Bed & Breakfast, Roma

Available esperiences

Our "experiences"

"Living" the design cannot limit the interest in trends of the Interior or of the furnishing elements, but it entails the immersion in eclectic and unconventional cultural environments, which can significantly stimulate imagination and creativity.  This is the spirit with which La DesignAta Experience B&B offers the "experiences", ranging from visits to architectural structures that characterize the history of the city of Rome to "moments" of everyday life, invisible to mass tourism, but which make the Eternal City one of a kind. Some "experiences" also include the exploration of the Roman food and wine world, as well as the musical one. The "experiences" vary in content and modalities according to the period of the year to which they refer. Therefore this page is subject to continuous updates according to the opportunities offered. If you have any questions about the proposed experiences as well as wishing to visit particular unconventional Roman places, please contact La DesignAta Experience B&B (info@design-ata.com).

Exploring the Underground of Rome

This is an exclusive and rare opportunity to understand how the Eternal City was built and which are some of the reasons why it was founded in this geographical area. The visitor will be involved as if he was participating in a study campaign. He will impersonate the role of a researcher and will discover how lots of elements, apparently invisible, let understand the history experienced by the population, by the slaves, by the workers of 2.000 years ago. The visitor will experience the excitement the archaeologists feel when the head of the archaeological superintendence asks them to investigate areas of human activity buried beneath hundreds to thousands of years of sediment! It will be possible to know how these spaces, built by the ancient Romans, have been used up to the present day, firstly as quarries to take the building material, then as catacombs to bury the dead bodies and finally, quite recently, to cultivate mushrooms. A truly unique, original and fascinating experience, suitable for all those who want to "touch" the history of Rome: nothing beats the excitement of hands-on archaeology! The guides belong to an organization of volunteers, who study the underground and collaborate with the Institutions: therefore, the story will be narrated from the point of view of the researcher. For our guests, the activity is organized in a dedicated and exclusive form. Here there are some pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/yGuZY33amg3TVQQ7A. Duration 2 hours. Info and cost at the reception.

Experience "Guided tour of Rome by night"

This is an engaging and exclusive cultural experience, “guided and illustrated”, which tells the story of Rome, its evolution, its main monuments known all over the world and the anecdotes connected to them, “transporting” the participants over time and places using an iconic vintage means of transport (chosen by the guest and according to the number of participants: Volkswagen T1 van, Volkswagen Beetle convertible, FIAT 500). The experience begins at 21:00 and in 3 hours travels about 30 km inside the Eternal City, with illustrative stops at Castel Sant Angelo, Isola Tiberina, Largo di Torre Argentina, Piazza Venezia, suburra and Fori Imperiali, Colosseum, Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, Foro Boario and Bocca della Verità, and concluding with a passage along Via Veneto and its “dolce vita” by Federico Fellini. The visitor will therefore be given the “keys of Rome”, to open the doors of the knowledge of a millenary history, which has influenced the whole West and beyond, up to our days. Duration approximately 3 hours. Info and costs at the reception.

Musical experiences: Jazz or Swing evening.

Some "experiences" involve exploring the Roman musical world. It is proposed to participate in an evening at a trendy night club, not far from the B&B, with live jazz / swing music. A reserved table is provided as well as welcoming Prosecco drink. Possible dates: contact us (info@design-ata.com).