AntiCafe, especially in contrast to most Italian cafes, sets out to do something different, to…read moreappeal to students and casual coffee drinker alike. If you simply want a place to step in out of the weather, you can pay for a coffee normally and drink it at the bar or tables inside at the front. Yet, if, like me and many other students, you are looking for a place to work for hours, you have come to the right place. AntiCafe allows you to pay for time spent at the cafe, offering a quiet workspace, coffee, and light snacks, as many as you wish to have. The WIFI functions properly and you can focus on what needs to be done, instead of whether or not the place will throw you out if you overstay your welcome. You simply take a ticket at the front as you walk in, take a seat at any of the tables behind the counter, and pay when you leave. Make sure to show your student ID too, as there is a discount offered for students. Otherwise, if you don't need to study, there are board games available to play with friends. Try this place out!

AntiCafé is a lovely establishment that saved my butt (more on that later), so I'm obviously…read morebiased, but here are some other reasons why AntiCafé is a great spot! AntiCafé is workspace/internet cafe that offers you unlimited refreshments, snacks, and WiFI in a comfortable atmosphere for working or relaxing. You pay per hour, with their no-stress system of paying when you leave, as opposed to a fixed set of time upfront when you first enter. Printer services are also offered at the cafe for 10 cents per color page. AntiCafé has really accessible hours (9/10am to 10pm) and is exceptionally easy to find (2 minute walk from San Giovanni Stazione on the A/red metro line, 3 stops away from Termini Stazione). The prices are extremely cheap and reasonable, and clearly laid out on their website (4€ first hour/3€ for next hour/14€ for the day; + several subscription options). There is also a student discount! The cafe itself is well lit, modern, cozy, and clean. If I wasn't in such a rush at the time I visited, I wouldn't loved to take a little break from the hustle and bustle of the city here. There is a variety of set-ups available within the cafe, from larger tables for groupwork, couches (with board games!) to lounge, or individual tables for those flying solo. How AntiCafé saved my day: as a first time Ryanair flier, I did not have the foresight to double check that their wild policies of charging for check-in/boarding pass printing at the airport. I knew that I could circumvent these charges by checking in online/via the App, and showing my electronic boarding pass at the airport. I did not double check that FCO (Fiumicino Airport) does not accept electronic boarding passes. In a mad dash to print out my boarding passes before my flight the next day, I found AntiCafé and made it in roughly 40 minutes before closing. The staff was wonderfully patient with the non-Italian-speaking me, and informed me that for the printing services I did not have to pay for my time (just for each page instead!). For their printing services, you must email your documents to the staff and they will print out your documents for you. As I flubbed around with my phone, suddenly forgetting how to technology in my frazzled state, the staff calmly helped me navigate the mobile website and get everything printed out for me accordingly. It was a refreshing experience compared to some other less pleasantly patient service experiences I've had in Italy. Really memorable for me, personally. All in all, a really neat spot with everything you could ever want from a workspace cafe!

Giuseppe Iani, a young employee of the municipial sanitation service, constructed in the year 1972…read moretogether with the assistance of many other ecological operators this amazing work. Each year the work of the crib is expanded and enriched with the background that the style should remain faithful to those of the origin. People who wish to marvel at the great art of Giuseppe Iani can come here all year long as it is opened from January until December. The entry is free and the friendly stuff is opened to answer all your questions. It can happen also that you see the artist himself. Before leaving, don't miss to write some words in the guest book!

Il Presepe dei Netturbini (Sanitation Workers' Nativity Scene) is a huge crèche; a model Bethlehem…read morevillage of Jesus' birth created by a waste collector and his associates. In close proximity to the Vatican, this spacious re-creation of the nativity grotto expresses the devotion of a municipal sanitation employee and includes various items such as fragments from the facade of the Vatican's basilica thrown out after restoration as well as rocks from all over the world. Tucked away in a former storehouse, the scene has been meticulously built since 1972 and now features more than 100 houses individually lit by bulbs representing hearths. It draws plenty of visitors--including a few popes--and grows from year to year, adding new items brought by visitors. In our case, we brought them rocks from Bethlehem, Maryland (in Caroline County); Baltimore, Maryland; and New Durham, New Hampshire. They will add them to the walls they construct around the nativity scene.