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Hospitality at Via del Velabro, 19
We welcome as guests to the Crosier Generalate members of the Order,
their families, and those recommended by them. To ask about visiting the Generalate, or to find out about
vacancies, please send an email to .
We have also prepared guides to touring Rome and touring the Vatican
for our guests. These guides are available on our
Resources page.
Arriving from Fiumicino (Leonardo di Vinci) Airport
We recommend the train for travel from the airport to the
center of the city.
 | At the airport, follow the signs for the Train Station. Take the
train bound for Orte or for Fara Sabina
(not for Termini, the main train station). You may purchase a ticket
(€ 5) from the ticket booth, or from one of the automatic machines.
Be certain to time stamp (convalidate) the ticket in one of the
small yellow boxes near the entrance to the platform. This is
important. |
| Exit the train at Stazione Ostiense. You may
travel to Via del Velabro 19 by either taxi or bus. Both are waiting
in front of the station. |
| If you choose to travel by bus, you will need to purchase your
ticket (€ 1) in the station (e.g., where cigarettes are sold) or
from a machine in the piazza in front of the station. We recommend
Bus #95. You will find the starting point for this bus in the row of
busses parked in the piazza in front of the station. If a #95 is not
in the row, wait near the sign indicating 95. This is a starting
point for the bus, so if one is there, board it and wait for it to
leave. |
| When you board the bus, be certain to convalidate your ticket in
one of the yellow and grey machines near the doors of the bus. This is
important. |
| It is only a short ride on Bus 95 to the stop at Piazza della
Bocca della Verità. This stop is marked on the map above. When you
leave the bus, locate the large four-sided arch across the piazza.
This is the Arco di Giano, and Via del Velabro, and our church and
residence, are located just behind it. Use the stairs on the left as
you face the arch. |
We have also experienced good economical service from the Rome
Airport Shuttle. You can find them on the web at
www.romashuttle.com.
Arriving from Ciampino Airport
| There is a special bus service from Ciampino Airport to Termini,
Rome's main train station. You may purchase the tickets for this bus
either at a counter outside the arrivals area at the airport, or
during flights on RyanAir arriving at Ciampino. |
| Once you arrive at Termini, follow the instructions below for
using the #170 Bus to reach Via del Velabro. |
Arriving from Termini (the main train station)
You may travel either by taxi or by bus from the main train station.
| If you choose to travel by taxi, be certain to use one of the
white metered taxis waiting in the taxi stand outside the main doors
of the train station. |
| If you choose to travel by bus, you will need to purchase your
ticket before you board. They are available in the station, and in
many small stands around the piazza in front of the station. We
recommend Bus #170. When you leave the main doors of the station,
you will see many busses lined up in rows to your left. As you pass
the rows of busses, Bus #170 is one of the busses nearer to the
station. The train station is a starting point for this bus, so when
you find it, board and wait for it to leave. |
| When you board the bus, be certain to convalidate your ticket in
one of the yellow and gray machines near the doors of the bus. This is
important. |
| The bus will travel down Via Nazionale, and will then come to
Piazza Venezia (which contains a large white monument affectionately
know as "The Wedding Cake"). The third stop after leaving Piazza
Venetia is Piazza della Bocca della Verità. As you exit the bus, turn
around, and you will see the large four-sided Arco do Giano across
the Piazza. Via del Velabro, and our church and residence, are
located just behind it. Use the stairs on the left as you face the
arch. |
| Many bus lines pass Piazza della Bocca della Verità (marked #95
on the map above) or by the
city buildings (stop: Petroselli, marked #30 on the map), including
numbers 30, 44, 81, 95, 160,
170, and 628. When you exit your bus, walk to the Piazza della Bocca
della Verità. If you stand facing the church with the tall tower (S.
Maria in Cosmedin), with your back to the Tiber, and look to your
left, you will see the large four-sided Arco do Giano across the
Piazza. Via del Velabro, and our church and residence, are located
just behind it. Use the stairs on the left as you face the arch. |
| The nearest Metro stop is Circo Massimo. When you exit the Metro
there, you must walk to the other end of Circo Massimo, towards the
river. When you reach the other end, turn right, and you will be on
Via S. Teodoro. Walk past S. Anastasia on your right to the next
corner, which is Via del Velabro. Our residence is on the corner, at
number 19. |
| You must approach Via del Velabro by Via S. Teodoro, which is a
one-way street. Begin by driving along side the Campdoglio, towards
S. Maria della Consolazione. The street jogs left and continues to
the right past the Foro Romano. After another right curve, it
becomes Via S. Teodoro, and runs along the Palatino towards Circo
Massimo. You will soon find Via del Velabro on the right. There is
plenty of parking on Via S. Teodoro, but none on Via del Velabro.
Our residence is on the corner, at number 19. |
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