Hi!

I think that a nice area where to live with to children is Prati/San Pietro ...is near the center ,u can get wherever on foot,the metro is near.. there are tourists, strangers who live and work in Rome and italians!The cost of life is not too high , there are supermarkets for locals ,coffe bar, but it is also a touristic area because is near the vatican, so u have to find where to go and where not to go if u don't want to pay a cappuccino 3 euro!!

Trastevere is nice too,it is full of young americans)) because there is the American University J.Cabot and they take the apartments near the uni. But if u have two children i wouldn't recommend it to you because there is an animated night life ..not the best for a family!

Trieste and Africano are elegant areas but also mixed with all the students who are living there (because there is the university near ) and i would recommend it to you the most, but it's true ,they are pretty far and there is always a lot of traffic there! But it's quite connected with the center , because u can take buses number 60-90-90d -36-84 in via nomentana (u have to walk then minutes to reach the bus stop) and buses n. 80-88- in corso trieste.

I really don't advice you Parioli area -not al all connected with the center, there is always a lot of traffic, and there the things cost too much only because you live there , and not so many people live there, it's more a place where people work. (in fact there are a lot of offices !

But, on the other side, In this last two areas there are the english and the american primary schools and early childhood (Marymount in via Nomentana and the english primary school in via panama -parioli ( i don't remember the name) , so your children can go there.

I hope to have been useful to you , and sorry for my english i hope its all clear!

ps: the other areas i didn't mention because they are far, or anyways not what u were asking for..but if u have any question i'll answer u!

bye bye
Enrica

 

Hi!

But, on the other side, In these last two areas there are the english and the american primary schools and early childhood (Marymount in via Nomentana and the english primary school in via panama -parioli ( i don't remember the name) , so your children can go there.

I hope to have been useful to you , and sorry for my english i hope it's all clear!

ps: the other areas i didn't mention because they are far, or anyways not what u were asking for..but if u have any question i'll answer u!

bye bye
Enrica

Dear Friends,

I have lurked on this forum, finally joined. I hope my story and questions can help the OP as well (I do not mean to hijack the thread).

I too have lived in Italy before, mostly in the Milan area, now in the US, married with a young son, maybe another in future. I am thinking of moving back to Italy, Rome in particular.

I could possibly apply for Italian citizenship (doing the research now) and in any case I could probably qualify for a visa on a number of criteria. Finally, we live near an Italian consulate in the US.

I am particularly interested in information on primary schools that teach in English (or at least half the curriculum).

Enrica, you mentioned British and American primary schools in, I believe, the Trieste or Nomentana areas? Can you please clarify?

When will the new metro line serving that area be opened?

In general, does anyone know of a good list of primary schools (public, private, British, American, Montessori method, Christian, whatever) where at least a good part of the curriculum is taught in English?

I have a list from SEAT PagineGialle, but I believe it is only partial.

Finally, for areas like Trieste/Nomentana or Monteverde-Gianicolense, what would be the budget to rent a 130-180 sq.m. apartment? I know around €2,000 has been mentioned for 130 sq.m. We would be looking for 3 bedrooms.

If the budget is €3,000 for around the same size, how much closer to the center?

But the most important consideration is school as described above, on the one hand, and good transportation (preferably metro) to center, on the other.

We will be visiting Rome in July. It will be very hot, I know that, but we are used to it.

Thank you.

 

ah i forgot one thing, with ur budget u can afford (for a 130mq apartament) Africano, Parioli , Trieste , but i don't think Prati ..maybe smaller there and Trastevere i don't think there are houses so big because is a popular? area of the old rome...so houses where little,with little windows, little doors...very very tipical !!
Instead in Trieste area houses are almost all big because the aristocracy used to live there in the 1930's,,,

Ah another thing...u can look for "ghetto ebraico" many famous people live there such as actors, and jounalists...but i've been there only one time so i can't give u more info !
bye bye

 

Enrica

Mi dispiace! Sorry for not writing back! HUGELY appreciate your advice. We're kind of settled on the idea of the Trieste/Africano areas. I like the size of the houses, the vicinity of Villa Ada and the fact there's a nice mix of students too! Sounds right up my street!

I'd love to write back in italian but I'm not sure it's allowed on this forum!!

I'll just say tante, tante grazie!

Bacioni xxx

 

Where to live in Rome

Hi, I'm a mom of two young children, ages 9 and 3. I'm married to an Italian (who grew up in the Trieste part of Rome that you mentioned). We've been living in Rome for 8 years. My advice is to avoid Trastevere (and Testaccio), it's a zoo of young tourists drinking and up all night. If you have children the noise will be a problem. The charm of that area is wearing off and many Romans don't want anything to do with it.

Maybe you should check the Monteverde-Gianicolense area adjacent to Trastevere. It's a very beautiful, residential neighborhood with places for the kids to play such as Villa Pamphili. There are two parts of Monteverde - Monteverde Vecchio and Monteverde Nuovo. I prefer Monteverdi Vecchio, it's closer to the center and I consider it more beautiful. Schools should be good, public transporation is frequent and you will be able to find a 3-bedroom in your price range. The feeling is similar to Trieste and you'll find other families/foreigners living there. I know the city well, feel free to ask me about other neighborhoods in question, I'll be glad to offer my opinion.
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Hi, I'm a mom of two young children, ages 9 and 3. I'm married to an Italian (who grew up in the Trieste part of Rome that you mentioned). We've been living in Rome for 8 years. My advice is to avoid Trastevere (and Testaccio), it's a zoo of young tourists drinking and up all night. If you have children the noise will be a problem. The charm of that area is wearing off and many Romans don't want anything to do with it.

Maybe you should check the Monteverde-Gianicolense area adjacent to Trastevere. It's a very beautiful, residential neighborhood with places for the kids to play such as Villa Pamphili. There are two parts of Monteverde - Monteverde Vecchio and Monteverde Nuovo. I prefer Monteverdi Vecchio, it's closer to the center and I consider it more beautiful. Schools should be good, public transporation is frequent and you will be able to find a 3-bedroom in your price range. The feeling is similar to Trieste and you'll find other families/foreigners living there. I know the city well, feel free to ask me about other neighborhoods in question, I'll be glad to offer my opinion.
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Hi Kitoo,

Thank you for that great piece of advice! We're starting to think Trastevere might not be that realistic. We were looking into Monteverde but heard that it was a bit boring so I kind of put it on the back burner, for more consideration when we get there. However your post has made me start thinking about it again! I like the fact it's not too far from Trastevere as that's where my closest and dearest are!

We love Aventino but it seems a bit upper class and expensive. We're not 'typical' expats in any way and really want to be part of the Roman community as well as have some good English speaking friends which we did miss when we lived in Tuscany (we are definitely NOT like Tuscan expats!!)....

Out of curiosity how would I find out about good yoga classes? I've never done a class in Italian so it might be my one way of keeping in touch with my English roots if there are English speaking classes there (I'm sure I've heard of a great teacher in Trastevere?!)

Anyway, thank you hugely Kitoo and let's stay in touch xxx

 

This has been a greatly informative thread, thanks to everyone.

Emmis, I will be in touch as I hammer out my plans for July. Thank you.

 

Just to say I second that! :clap2:

I'm so glad I posted on here!!

Thank you so much Kitoo and Enrica for your invaluable opinions and advice.

Verdi, get in touch and we can explore together!

Love E xx

 

you're welcome !! "in bocca al lupo" 4 everything!
ps : tell us where will be ur coffè book shop we are going to visit u!

 

Thank you



Thank you, I truly understand how difficult it is to make these decisions. I've been living in Rome exploring every part of the city and feel I understand it like a Roman would. So I am happy share what I've learned while living here.

I don't think I can post my blog address here (wordpress). But our place is called Hobo Artclub. Australian Gourmet traveller did a nice review on the area's restaurants, bars and nightlife (Pigneto) you may find interesting. If any of you are in the neighborhood, please do stop by and say hello!

 

Hi,

I was asking this same question just over a year ago. We arrived 1 year ago to Rome straight from the UK so I do empathise with you. We too have 2 children (aged 7 and 5).
I would say in all honesty, location depends on your lifestyle. If a bustling city centre location and being near to the all thats happening is important then the areas you have named sound fine to me.
I personally find central Rome too noisy even coming from London. I would consider making your location to live to be near to where you/hubby work, as the traffic situation here in Rome is really bad, so reducing your commute maybe a wise choice. We opted to be a short commute from Fiumicino airport and an English school, as my husbands work involves a lot of travel abroad and we decided to stick with the English school system. There is an active expat community around the area of Casalpalocco with weekly meet ups for mums with babies and toddlers and monthly Mums night out (senza bambini) Your budget would even get you a 3/4 bedroom villa/villeta with a garden here and its only 20/30 minutes to circo massimo or 15 minutes to EUR. The other plus is its 10 minutes to the beach at Ostia for those long hot summer days. You are at a definite advantage to me as you already have mastered the lingo. Once again though it really does come down to your life style, there is another forum on website called pink Italy where there are several bloggers who reside in more central locations than me, so I am sure you would meet people. Also check out wanted in Rome, they list a weekly playgroup called ladybirds in their "Whats on" guide so you would surely make contacts there.

Good luck and drop me a line if you need any more info.

 

Hi!
We lived in Pisa last year. Well actually we lived between Pisa and Lucca in the countryside for 2.5 years. It was lovely for the first 2 weeks and then the isolation and boredom hit me and I was desperate for city life again! We've lived in Melbourne and Amsterdam, in Palma de Mallorca and Den Haag, and now in Sydney... and I really love city life.

I know Rome is hectic in the centre but I don't want to be too far out. I'm not a suburb type person but I'm not sure if that's what you mean by the area where you live. Being from London I can't imagine you'd want suburbia either!

I think we're gonna initially try Trieste or Monteverde Vecchio as parklife and vicinity to the city seem to be boxes ticked in both cases! I'd love to meet some fellow foreigners but my hugest fear is to be with moany Brits. It sounds so rude to say but during our 10 years of travelling around I have to say the the most negative people I've ever met were my fellow countrymen. How rude am I?! But it's sad but true!! I now understand why Australians call us whinging Poms!!!

Anyway, I'll definitely get in touch as soon as we get to Rome. It'll be good to get in touch with some English speakers as well as be close to our Roman chums (but they don't have children yet so it'll also be good to bend your ear about kiddy stuff!!)

Love xxx

 

Monteverde vecchio and relocation consultant

One other question- do you know of a relocation consultant that might be able to help us find a place in monteverde vecchio and help with other high end areas? Thanks.