Views, Rome

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this place is known as Aventinno, Orange garden. It's one of those famous hills of Rome. It's really fantastic place. Unfortunately, I do not have good picture, but there is one thing that almost everyone does - there is a key hole in gates. if you look in it - you will see San Pietro. At night it's absolutely fantastic view.

Make you way over to Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta and discover a surprise within the keyhole of this place. If walking take the metro line "B" to Circo Massimo and walk the rest or take a taxi. Upon arrivalto the piazza you will see a door with a keyhole, so you can peak through. You will discover a breathtaking view of Saint Peter's Basilica through a tunnel of plants. You can see this in the daylight, but the keyhole seems magical at night.

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I walked up the Gianicolo today from Vatican square where I had gone to follow the Passetto as it entered the Vatican Papal residence. It was a winding upward trek but very rewarding - especially when I reached the summit.
Although it is the second tallest hill (Monte Mario being the first) in Rome, the Gianicolo does is not among proverbial Seven Hills of Rome as it is west of the Tiber and outside the formal boundaries of the ancient city. Janiculum (derived from Janus) served as the center for the cult of the god Janus, and the fact that it overlooked the city made it an ideal location for devotees to observe their rights.

The Janiculum is one of the best locations for a breathtaking vistas of the innumerable domes and bell towers that form the skyline of our architectural landscape.

Photo 1 - Yep, you guessed it - right there in center left is the Vittorio Emanuelle Monument (some dub it The Vittorio Emanuelle Monstrosity). Love it or loath it - it serves us well as a landmark and has given me bearings as I wondered about, lost in unfamiliar Rome streets.

Here are just a few of the spectacular views you will have of bella Roma's aerial museum from the Gianicolo.

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Piazzale del Gianicolo and is devoted to Garibaldi and his followers.
The Janiculum is the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi and French forces fighting on behalf of the Pope, who sought to restore the dominion of Papal States over Rome. Because of this battle, several monuments to Garibaldi and to the fallen in the wars of Italian independence are on the Janiculum as well.

A single cannon fires daily at Noon from the Gianicolo toward the Tiber to signal the exact time. This tradition goes back to December 1847 when the cannon of the Castel Sant'Angelo signaled the belltowers to ring at midday. The ritual was transferred in 1904 to the Gianicolo and was discontinued in 1939. The population demanded that the Commune of Rome resume the tradition and it commenced once again on April 21, 1959, after the twenty-year interruption.

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It's just another hill of Rome with absolutely great view of the city. There are several places in Rome where you can enjoy great panorama of the city.