Go to The Vatican.
by rachel_sun
Go to Vatican.This is the site where St Peter was buried and martyred.The Vatican became the residence of the popes who succeeded him.The great basilica of St Peter draws pilgrims from all over the Christian world.The papal palaces beside St Peters house the Vatican museums .With the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms,thier great collections of classical sculptures make them the finest museums in Rome. The Vatican is ruled by the pope and about 1000 staff run the facilities there.There is a post office,shops,Vatican radio,broadcasting to the world in 20 languages and a daily news paper.It is a city within a city.This place is huge and it will take hours to look around. Do go to Piazza Navona.There is always something going on here day and night.There are three fountains and many churches.There used to be athletic contests held here in the 1st century in a stadium which held 33,000 people.Chocolate chip ice-cream was also invented here.
This is a resturant in...
by chongc1
This is a resturant in Alberobello ( quite some distance from Rome ... somewhere near Bari )which I didn't went in . The symbols on the roof are suppose to mean something but I still haven't figure that out as the explaination is in Italian which I don't understand at all
Watch out for unlicensed taxis!
by Josimarsz
I have just got back from Rome. When I arrived at the Termini Station as part of my onward hotel journey, I stood in the queue for a white taxi. Someone wearing a badge was overseeing the queue and organising taxis. He asked us where we were going then started trying to organise a taxi. We waited a few moments then he brought someone over who was going to give us a ride. He took us to his car, which was parked across the road. It was blue and very scruffy, but we got in anyway. I was rather dubious and asked how much this wa going to cost. He sidestepped the question and when we arrived at our destination on the Pinetta Sanchetti, he asked us for €20 ................. EACH!! (there were 4 of us)
I refused to pay him and offered him €40 and said he could take it or leave it. After much arguing he flounced off in a fit of pique and told me to keep my money.
On our way back from our hotel to Termini Station, the hotel ordered us a gleaming white cab. The price? €20!
Also invest in a weekly or 3 day underground ticket. These were such good value! €11 for 3 days, € 16 for the week (or was it 6 days?) without limitations on the number of times they can be used. (watch out for pickpockets on the underground though)
Best Pizza to go in Rome!
by wilocrek about Pizza Mortadella
Pizza Mortadella offers not only the best value it also has, in my opinion, the best tasting to go pizza in Rome as well. Located right next to Trevi Fountain, Pizza Mortadella offers pizza by the slice and charges you by the pound. For roughly 5 euro you can get two large folded over slices of pizza of your choice and a bottle of Coke. Even for a gluttonous pig like myself, I could barely finish both slices! The location is excellent as well as you can get the pizza to go and eat in front of Trevi Fountain or take it over a few blocks to the Spanish Steps.
Vatican and St. Peter's
by Ailis
Vatican City is ruled by the pope and serves as the world headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Entirely surrounded by Rome, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. Except at Saint Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) on its southwest flank, Vatican City is surrounded by medieval and Renaissance walls that separate it from the city beyond. Within its walls is a vast complex of courtyards, gardens, and magnificent buildings, the largest and most imposing of which is the great domed St Peter's Basilica - the principal church of Roman Catholicism.
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The arch is covered with reliefs
Arch of Constantine from the Colosseum
photographing
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