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114 Reviews Prebook the Vatican Museum on Friday Evening, Vatican under the stars. There are no queues, not too many visitors and the light is very special. The Sixtine Chappel was not crowded and, as it was at...
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96 Reviews Whether you are a religious person or not, this is a place to visit! Defnitely enjoy a tour guide - they make the experience better! Take a souvenir home - will be one you cherish forever! Breath...
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Colosseum Rome
90 Reviews We went to the Colosseum early in the morning, so we enjoyed our visit to the place better. There are no tourists around the first two hours when we were there. Before the gates were opened, we had...
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Trevi Fountain Rome
54 Reviews Trevi Fountain! Beautiful! I must confess I was truly unaware of what to expect of Rome. Definitely a sight to see & experience. Meeting other tourists posing for pictures around this area is a...
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Ice Cream, Snacks and Beverages Rome
40 Reviews 1° avoid restaurants where the waiters are soliciting tourists onto their terrace. Now it is necessary to distinguish between soliciting the tourist and a pleasant welcome to the traveller looking at...
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Ancient Rome Rome
64 Reviews Any good tourist will have learned that the foundation of Rome goes back to Romulus and Remus (precisely in 753 (!) according to Marcus Varron called "the most learned of the Romans") and that they...
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Piazza Navona Rome
49 Reviews If you visit Rome then dont forget to see this street. We had a great time here. Only because of time constraint we had to leave the place :-( The fountain, noise of the gushing water, a lady with...
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31 Reviews This was our first visit to Italy and we had limited time in Rome. We wanted to maximize what we were able to see without exhausting ourselves. We were already in Italy when we started looking for a...
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Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Steps Rome
55 Reviews The name of the square derives from the Palazzo della Spagna, located in the southern part of the square. Originally this square was called Piazza della Trinita, but then was divided into Piazza di...
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Piazza Venezia Rome
47 Reviews In my four days stay, I never visited Piazza Venezia in the morning hours, funny but truth. The white marble of the monument must be in particularly attractive under the bright sunny day light. Well,...
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37 Reviews When born like me in a country where the bell-towers of the cathedrals touch the rain clouds one can not avoid being surprised that Rome with "thousand and one" churches has very few bell-towers! The...
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Piazza's & Campo's - Others Rome
27 Reviews Piazza del Campidoglio is reached by the great flight of steps known as the Cordonata, built in according to Michelangelo's designs for the triumphal entry of the Emperor Charles V in 1536. At the top...
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Hills of Rome Rome
30 Reviews Piazza del Quirinale is situated on the Quirinal hill, which is the tallest of the seven hills of Rome. Palazzo Chigi dominates the whole square, today it is the official residence of the president of...
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Christian Rome Rome
38 Reviews Even if you aren't a religious person (like myself), the Basilicas in Rome are a true architecture gem and can be at least marveled as fantastic works of art. The biggest one (in the world as well) is...
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Fountains & River Rome
50 Reviews These are a couple of nice views of the bridges of Rome over the Tevere river -- picture no. 1 was taken from the top of the Castel St. Angelo, but you can have this wonderful view anytime you stroll...
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Castel Sant'Angelo Rome
28 Reviews To visit the Interior of Hadrians Mausoleum you first go down a slope to the lower levels and then gradually climb up the levels whilst circling around various courtyards. In the courtyards too there...
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Pantheon Rome
23 Reviews I just love to admire this fascinating place. It's impressive once you enter and see the day light coming from a central hole on the roof. I would recommend you to sit in one of the bar's terraces of...
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Art & Museums Rome
27 Reviews wow... where could I begin? how should I begin? Rome is a... open-air museum in any case, and within the city there is so much to see. I dare to reiterate, if you are a fan of the cultural context of...
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Roman Forums Rome
80 Reviews The Roma Pass is a good idea because it includes transportation too. I used it to see the Colosseum + Foro Romano, the Museum of Modern Art (not worth it) and I don't remember what else right now. I...
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The other side of the mountain.The other side of Mount Orlando shows the Mediterranean in all of its glory, the split mountain entry and if you click on this picture you will see the outline in the mist of the start of the Ponza group of islands.
While checking this out I was wondering about doors..........did they have doors and what were they made of. Probably timber do you think? Maybe they didn't have doors in those days. Anyway it makes me wonder. I really miss the opportunities to see all of these ancient buildings and to wonder about how they lived in those times.
Walking around this area was actually pretty spooky and having promised myself that I would investigate every nook and cranny, wild horses wouldn't have dragged me in to some of the building here.......even with a torch and a bodyguard.
It was never unusual to hear the voice of an American, although the first time I did a double take living as I was with an Italian family.The Gulf of Gaeta is the most beautiful place and looking at this picture you wouldn't know that there was a naval base below would you?
I would take you to Castel S Angelo AKA Hadrian's Mausoleum, where you could soak up its history and atmosphere, paintings, weapons of war then up onto the roof to get an almost 360 degree look at the rooftops of Rome, S Peters and a few bridges. If you are anything like me you would be rapt. Lazio is not just Rome, so that is what I miss most, ie. the fact that you can just about have it all in the one area. You can soak up the history, go to the opera, enjoy the night life and lights, visit heaps of churches and castles, have a beach resort holiday, walk through the mountains, study the flora and fauna.........really it has everything all in the one package. PS, it does snow on occasions too but I am not familiar with this aspect or whereabouts you might be able to ski.......probably north of Rome.
Would love to take you inside this church with enough money to pay the keeper and take some photos of the beautiful paintings inside............. http://www.gaeta.it/comune/index.asp
I just love all of the history and ancient buildings in Italy, and Gaeta is no exception. I really miss fossicking around the area and finding all of this old stuff.
Another part of the American installation peeps over Mt Orlando
One American ship in port as seen from Mt. Orlando
I would like to visit again and take some rarely seen shots of the familiar icons. The colisseum for one.
Albergo Del Senato Rome
5 Reviews and 1085 Opinions The Pantheon is my favorite building in Rome and might be my favorite building in the world. The...
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Grand Hotel Le Rocce Gaeta
1 Review and 32 Opinions GRAND HOTEL LE ROCCE $47.00 to $95.00 USD Panoramic beach view Beach, Near the Sea, Bar,...
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Q: Hello VT members! I would be thankful for recommendations as to where to spend one or two weeks in July with my wife and our...
A: Santa Marinella perhaps? I have never been there myself, but friends talk enthusiastic about it. They love the fact that the little town is just 40 minutes from Rome and...
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