Hotel Quirinale

The Hotel Quirinale was founded near Via Veneto in 1865. Predating the Rome Opera house by a couple of years the two buildings are connected by a charming passage through a glorious inner garden. Even the colours of the 17th and 18th century engravings are reminiscent of the tales told in the Opera. A sense of timeless history is almost physically tangible. This elegant space still gleams with the eternal Imperial style that has hosted not only an extensive list of royalty but also eminent cultural and artistic elite.