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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Another question . . . . . I'll be staying near the Vatican on Via Rienzo . . . . are there any places a fella can run in Rome, parks, pathways, etc that are fairly near there?
Cowperson
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You can run down by the river unless it's still flooded, which it probably will be until late june.
Rome is not very jogger friendly. Cobblestone everywhere, unless you're on a sidewalk by a busy (smoggy) street. Blech.
edit** watch for dog crap on the sidewalks. And you may consider venturing over to gianicolo for a jog, but it's a good 20 minute walk to get there. You'll probably find that most of your roman excursion will be spent on foot, so you'll get your exersize that way.
**edit again Villa Borghese is great for jogging, but you'll have to take a short ride on the metro to get there from Vatican. It's about a 30 min walk.
If you're staying by vatican, walk down the street that heads directly east out of piazza risorgimento. There are a few street vendor shops that sell really nice collared shirts for 15-30 euro. My closet is full of them.