According to the BBC2 panel game hosted by Stephen Fry, QI (Quite Interesting), Nero couldn’t have fiddled while Rome burned: The violin, it seems, didn’t yet exist.  It’s suggested Nero might have instead played the bagpipes.  But here’s another cliché a lot of people seem to agree on, not yet challenged by the veteran of erudition and his guests: Don’t book holiday accommodation in Rome if you’re a family with children.  Apparently there’s not a lot for the young people to do.

It has to be a sign of the MTV-generation times that a holiday with the promise of an ice cream, sun, and different views, could fall short of expectations and might even be ‘boring’.  It’s even more a sign of the times that a significant number of grown-ups seem to agree that adequate and targeted entertainment should be provided for their children at all times between leaving and returning to their Rome holiday apartment.  Arguably a Rome holiday apartment rental is the best way to go for families, affording freedom of space.

The UNESCO Heritage Committee lists the historic centre of Rome as a World Heritage Site.  In fact Rome is so packed with heritage the modern-day Romans are having trouble digging a path for a much needed third metro line: They keep bumping into important artefacts buried beneath the earth.  Each new discovery stops work for the engineers as archaeologists ponder the historical significance of the latest find, and decide whether or not to excavate.

They’ve unearthed all sorts from child remains still entombed to the most lavish of ancient Rome accommodation - imperial homes.  When they ran into the base of an imperial palace, a whole metro stop was scrapped and the planned line redrawn.  The ruin was rebur