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It hosts the Moiseh, sculpture made by Michelangelo and the Chains of San Pietro (S. Peter).
Metro: Cavour (line B). Leave a Comment Address: Piazza S. Pietro in Vincoli, 4a
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It is VERY easy to walk the sites of Rome. I highly recommend you find a map of Rome and maybe consider this route...
Visit the Vatican in the morning and possibly take in a mass or a viewing of the man himself, the Pope. Walk to Castel San Angelo and cross the bridge of Angels. Make your way to the Piazza Navonna and view the Bernini sculptures. Move on to the Pantheon and it's amazing architecture as well as the tomb of Raphael Santi. Then journey on to the Trevi Fountain where you will need to throw in a coin to ensure you will return to Rome. I then walked north the the Spanish Steps and boarded a Metro (subway) at the station located there. I took the train to the Termini and got out. I walked the streets towards the Coloseum. I stopped along the way at a neatly hidden gem, San Pietro en Vincoli, where Michelangelo's "Moses" is on display for visitors to gaze at in amazement. I then wandered down to the Coloseum and explored the ruins of the Imperial Forum. On my way to the Circus Maximus I stopped at S. Maria in Cosmedin to test my fortune with the "Mouth of Truth". I walked past the remains of the Circus Maximus and began a trek up Aventine Hill to take in a great view of Rome. The highlight of this view is a view of St. Peter's Basilica through "The Keyhole" of the Knights of Malta. There are no signs for this, but it is a treasure all its own. After my trek back down the hill I found my way to another Metro station and took a train to the Termini, close to where I was staying.
Rome is basically an outdoor public museum. One of the best things about this walking itinerary is that it is generally free. You need only pay for the metro passes and possibly the entrance fee to the Coloseum or Palatine Hill (Imperial Forum) if you choose.
Believe it or not, an agenda such as this is VERY easily accomplished in one day, provided you have a good pair of walking shoes and you are in relatively decent health. Just be sure to carry a good street map of Rome...and of course, a camera! Leave a Comment Address: Anywhere My Boots Would Take Me!Directions: Roaming Around Rome!
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It is very Crowded here.. Get there early
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It seemd that there is a Church
on every corner in Rome .....
I think we stopped in all of them,
and came home with over 500
pictures of inside the Churches.
Take time to stop in any one of
then and see the paintings on
the walls and ceilings amd all
the statues ..... Leave a Comment Address: Any Church or Basilica In Rome
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It was built to be like maze, was a prison and turned into escape route cum fortess. Today, it stands as a museum. It was believed that Pope Gregory the Great saw an angel hovering round it and he christened it, Castel Sant' Angelo. From the Castle, you can have a panoramic view of Roma built on the "seven hills" and Tiber River. There is a little cafe at the top and along its passageway, you can peep through the "pot holes" to enjoy the scenary. It is a different "way" of enjoying Rome. It will cost you about 5 Euros to enter and is open from Tues to Sun, from 9am to 8pm. Address: Lungotevere CastelloDirections: From the Vatican city, you walk along Via della Conciliazione till the end and you wont miss it.
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It was in the gardens of Agrippina, Mother of Caligula,
and of Domizia -- perhaps Nero’s aunt, where the vast
complex, known today as the Vatican city was built.
In the fifth century, St. Peter’s Basilica was erected,
and around it, a series of monasteries and hospitals
where constructed to help out the vast numbers of
pilgrims that would come and visit this holy place. Leave a Comment
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It was transformed into a church in medieval times. On the contrary of its exterior, it has got new-looking and magnificent marbles inside. The only light source is a hole at top (oculus). Also there are tombs under magnificent statues. One of the important one is Rafaello's tomb under Madonna statue. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza della Rotonda
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Just across the street from the Colosseum are the remains of the Roman Forum and Palatine. These are beautiful and a nice place to collect your thoughts and relax. The area itself is quite large but the ruins are superb and really make you wonder what life must have been like in those ancient times. Leave a Comment
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Just to the left, seen from the Capitolium, the Teatro Marcello is located. The first thing I thought about when I saw it was Colloseum, which is natural since this theater was the model for the much more famous building.
Teatro Marcello was built on the orders of Julius Caesar, and is the only remaining theater of it's kind from the ancient Rome.
Caesar wanted this theatre to be built, to draw attention away from the theaters in Pompeii, whom he wasn't best friend with.
It was Augustus who made the building, and he then named it after his daughter's husband, Marcello who tragedly died, only 19 years old.
I would say it's a very impressive monument, at the side of it you can clearly see it has been re-built later on, but most of the theater is still in original shape. On the side of it there are still excavations made.
On one of the photos you can see three columns, who are a piece of Apollon's temple. In there the romans put a lot of the art treasure that they had taken from the greeks in the 100s BC.
Teatro Marcello could hold up to 20 000 spectators, where the senators always had their own seats on the first row.
It's mostly spectacular in the evening, when lamps light up the whole building. As far as I could understand it's not impossible to enter, or even look inside. But also only the outside of it is very impressive as you can see on the photos. Leave a Comment Address: Via D Teatro di MarcelloDirections: Just around the corner from Piazza Venezia. Instead of going to the left, to the Forum, take to the right of Il Vittoriano, and you'll have Teatro Marcello to your right after a few hundred meters.
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