Summer in Rome is HOT. And if you're looking for a place to stroll and refresh yourself, to hang out without the mass of tourists, if you just want to relax as the romans do, here's my list of places and summer villages to check out:

1. Lungo il Tevere: food and shopping stands on the riverbank, an open air cinema on the Island.
2. Roma Vintage @ Parco san Sebastiano: restaurants and different events every night, concerts, tango nights, open air cinema Kino, vintage market on sunday afternoon.
3. Luglio Suona Bene @ Auditorium Parco della Musica, concerts.
4. Rock in Roma @ Capannelle, stands and concerts.
5. Super Santo's @ San Lorenzo, stands and concerts.
6. Roma Incontra il Mondo @ Villa Ada, stands and concerts in the park.
7. Concerti nel Parco @ Villa Pamphili, concerts in the park.
8. Castel Sant'Angelo, guided tours, stands and concerts in the museum.
9. Teatro dell'Opera di Caracalla, ballets and concerts into the archaeological park.
10. Globe Theatre @ Villa Borghese, Sheakespeare sitting on the ground in the Victorian Theatre. Don't forget your pillow!