環球之旅:跟隨《絕美之城》遊羅馬

Rome's tourists are venerated and degraded in "La Grande Bellezza" ("The Great Beauty"), a film by the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino that won this year's Oscar for best foreign film. Whatever its views of visitors, the movie acts as an irresistible invitation to the Eternal City's more subtly beguiling attractions, as its suave protagonist and the audience are coolly guided through hidden courtyards, historic palazzos and less-frequented works of architecture.

電影《絕美之城》(The Great Beauty)爲意大利導演保羅·索倫蒂諾(Paolo Sorrentino)贏得了今年的奧斯卡最佳外語片獎，片中在羅馬旅行的人們既受到尊崇，也遭到貶低。不管它對觀光者們的態度如何，這部影片如同一個難以抗拒的邀請，彬彬有禮的主角與觀衆們被帶領着走過隱匿的庭院、古老的宮殿與遊客罕至的經典建築，一起欣賞這座永恆之城最爲精美的名勝。

It's a journey worth emulating, according to the Rome Cavalieri, a Waldorf-Astoria Hotel offering guests their own guided tour of destinations featured in the film, including the apartments at Palazzo Sacchetti (the palace of the Marquis Sacchetti, normally open to the public only for a hefty price), a luncheon at the home of the Marchioness Violante Guerrieri Gonzaga, and a few inevitable sites, like the Colosseum.

隸屬華道夫-阿斯多利亞酒店的羅馬卡瓦列裏酒店說，這樣的旅行完全應當親身體驗一次，這家酒店爲住客提供導遊行程，專門造訪《絕美之城》拍過的地方，包括薩奇蒂宮(Palazzo Sacchetti)中的公寓（這座宮殿屬於薩奇蒂侯爵，要付極高的票價方可入內），在維奧蘭特·格里瑞裏·貢扎加侯爵夫人(Marchioness Violante Guerrieri Gonzaga)家中享用午宴，以及參觀羅馬圓形大劇場等必去之地。

The full-day excursion begins at the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola on Janiculum Hill, followed by a visit to the Tempietto (tomb) at Donato Bramante's San Pietro church in Montorio and a walk across Baccio Pontelli's Ponte Sisto bridge to see Borromini's illusory corridor at the Palazzo Spada in Rome's historic district, where the courtyards of Renaissance palaces will be open. Later, the tour stops for a private lunch and reception on the rooftop terrace of the Marchioness's Palazzo Taverna before heading to the Via Veneto neighborhood and the ancient baths at Caracalla. It finishes with a rarely seen view of the city through the keyhole of a door on Aventine Hill.

這個一日行程從賈尼科洛山上的阿誇寶拉噴泉開始，接着造訪多納託·布拉曼特(Donato Bramante)所建的蒙特利約的聖彼得教堂，尋訪那裏的坦比哀多禮拜堂（墳墓），接着走過巴西奧·龐泰利(Baccio Pontelli)所建的西斯托橋，觀賞羅馬古城區斯帕達宮中波羅米尼(Borromini)所建造的幻影般的長廊，古城區那些文藝復興時期的宮殿的庭院將對外開放。之後，旅行團會在侯爵夫人的塔維爾納宮的樓頂天台上享受私密的午餐和招待，之後去往維亞·維內託城區，以及卡拉卡拉古浴場。最後登上阿文提諾山，從門上的鑰匙孔裏，以一個罕見的角度去窺看這個城市。

Alexandra Massini, the hotel's resident art historian, is the guide. The tour, as well as lunch and transportation, can be customized but must be booked at least 10 days in advance and at least three weeks ahead if participants plan on lunch at the Palazzo Taverna. Rates start at 1,345 euros, or about $1,790 at $1.33 to the euro, for five and vary for smaller groups and individuals. Those rates do not include the hotel, which starts at 290 euros for a room with a twin bed. Reservations: 39-06-3509-2040 or .

擔任導遊的是酒店的常駐藝術史學家亞歷山大·曼西尼(Alexandra Massini)。行程安排、午餐與交通可由客人定製，但必須至少提前10天預訂，如在塔維爾納宮吃午餐，則需提前至少三週預訂。費用1345歐元起，或1790美元（按1.33美元兌換一歐元計算），五人一組，如人數更少，費用可能有變。酒店住宿費用是雙人間290歐元一天，不包含在這筆費用之中。預訂電話：39-06-3509-2040，或電郵至。