Places to play pool in Rome?
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I could help if it was Rome, Ga.... :smile: Good Luck.
And from another Gator fan.... Go Gators this weekend.
Mike
And from another Gator fan.... Go Gators this weekend.
Mike
I was in Rome for a week last year and didn't play. I didn't see much in Rome but I played in a couple of small bars in other cities. The bar tables had snooker pockets - weird stuff.
Aside from pool, a couple of suggestions if you want to see some awesome places - take a full day and go by train to Pompeii and hire a guide there for the walking tour. Better yet, leave early morning and also take the train to Sorrento and have lunch there and just stroll the streets, returning by train in the afternoon - it wil be one of your best days ever but it will be a pretty full day.
My favorite thing to do near Rome is to rent a car and spend at least a couple hours at Villa d'Este estate in Tivoli (pronounced "dest") - the gardens and fountains are magnificent, truly as nice of an estate as anywhere in Europe, but there is a lot of walking and steps. it's on the way to Abruzzo and you can also drive to Sulmona, a small characteristic village in Abruzzo that few Americans visit. They make confections and are known for their "confetti" which are flowers made from candy. The food in Abruzzo is amazing - totally different from Rome.
If you're going anywhere else in Italy and want some suggestions, it's a country I've visited extensively.
Chris
Agreed...having been there, forget pool! Eat, see, rest.
Oh, and walk, walk, walk!
Oh, and walk, walk, walk!
The only one I have ever heard of was from a friend of mine told me there was a Pub called the Druids Rock which has a Pool Table and the website is:
http://www.druidspubrome.com/druids_rock/index.htm
http://www.druidspubrome.com/druids_rock/index.htm
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. We have been in Europe for over 2 weeks seeing France, Switzerland and Italy, So far in Italy, we have stayed in Belliago on Lake Como, Florence and now Rome. We went to Tivoli Gardens yesterday and today to a medieval village north of Rome. Tomorrow is Orivetto and Assissi plus a few smaller towns, Friday we visit the Pope's place (I wonder what his speed is. I hear his backer is strong with perfect position.)
I can think of these two halls:
ground zero
Via di Trigoria 96
rome
Mr Pool (fabio petroni hall)
via palombarese 388
Rome
...and I can add:
Pool Poker Club (Bruno Muratore is there)
Via della Bufalotta 23A
Roma - www.poolpokerclub.it
Club70
Via Tazio Nuvolari 141
Roma - www.club70.altervista.org
Hope this helps.
Enjoy your stay here in Italy sir, and if you happen to be in Genova I'll be glad to have you in my small (5 tables) but nice poolhall:
Sharpshooter Hi-Tech
Via Smirne 2
Genova
All of the above mentioned poolhalls (including the previous post by Marcone) have Facebook accounts. Ask for friendship and they will give you all the info you need.
Francesco
Pool Poker Club (Bruno Muratore is there)
Via della Bufalotta 23A
Roma - www.poolpokerclub.it
Club70
Via Tazio Nuvolari 141
Roma - www.club70.altervista.org
Hope this helps.
Enjoy your stay here in Italy sir, and if you happen to be in Genova I'll be glad to have you in my small (5 tables) but nice poolhall:
Sharpshooter Hi-Tech
Via Smirne 2
Genova
All of the above mentioned poolhalls (including the previous post by Marcone) have Facebook accounts. Ask for friendship and they will give you all the info you need.
Francesco
I was in Italy (Venice, Florence, Pisa and Rome) for two weeks last February and the only definite pool hall I passed was in Rome, but I didn't play there as there is waaay more things in Rome to occupy your time than pool tables (can't believe I said that).
Covering the sites in Rome will take a week and that is just the main sites. Heck the Vatican Museum will take two days to go through by itself.
If you get a tour bus to get you around to all the sites you will pass by the pool hall I saw and if you're like me you never miss a sign that has a billiard ball on it.
Covering the sites in Rome will take a week and that is just the main sites. Heck the Vatican Museum will take two days to go through by itself.
If you get a tour bus to get you around to all the sites you will pass by the pool hall I saw and if you're like me you never miss a sign that has a billiard ball on it.
Damn! I love Italy...and have no plans to ever get back!
We hung out at the Piazza Novanna and had a blast. Having a brew by the Pantheon was pretty cool too.
Go Bama! (sorry)
Go Bama! (sorry)
I'd try the Vatican. I heard the Pope wields a mean cue. He even carries it around with him sometimes. 
I drove to Bellagio from Como (didn't take the ferry) - wow, was that one heck of a drive! Lake Como and the alps are truly one of the most beautiful places on earth!
If you're heading further south of Rome, there are a couple of things I suggest besides the usual. The typical Amalfi, Positano, Capri is, of course a must, but a lot of people miss Matera, which is a city built into caves and is incredibly scenic - this place was used to film Passion of the Christ. Another place is Alberebello, home of the "trullies" which are small igloo style homes made of stacked stones - an ancient form of living there.
Below is a pic I took of Positano.
Chris
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Man, Chris, I love the Amalfia coast...... Paestum is a good visit too.....