For the past two summers, those Romans unable to spend August on the seashore have gotten a bit of relief from the heat at a pool erected on the Caelian Hill. Just off Via dei San Gregorio and overlooking the Palatine, the pool is part of a larger installation called All’Ombra del Colosseo that includes a disco, bars, a restaurant, and an area dedicated to poker.
We’ll admit to blowing off our work and taking the eCool team to the pool now and then. It’s lovely. There are lounge chairs and a wait staff that bring drinks right to you as you toast yourself in the sun. The water is cool and clean. Occasionally, a cool(ish) breeze wafts off the Caelian or the Palatine. In a city that gets incredibly hot and is short on affordable places to swim (hotels in Rome specialize in gouging the wallets of non-guests who want to take a dip), the pool “at the Colosseum” provides a much needed respite.
Susan Sanders recently spent some time lounging at the pool and returned to the Compound with this lovely photo. Shot early in the morning, before the pool and surrounding areas were inundated with bambini and their nonne, the photo showcase the bright white bar chairs (heavily populated in the evenings) and lovely stand of umbrella pines that rises on the Palatine.
For more photos by Susan, visit her website: Rome With A View
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