Rome or Roma July 2016
Rome can`t be viewed in a day but we enjoyed seeing as much as possible. We stayed at the Metropole. Which was handy for the train station. It was our starting port for our Mediterranean cruise.
Rome can`t be viewed in a day but we enjoyed seeing as much as possible. We stayed at the Metropole. Which was handy for the train station. It was our starting port for our Mediterranean cruise.
Crowds everywhere at the Trevi fountains.
Roma
There is so much to see so I will need to return.We took the open top bus tour.The crowds at each stops- made it hard to hop on and off. We only stopped once but enjoyed the tour.If there is such a less busy season you would enjoy it more.
There is so much to see so I will need to return.We took the open top bus tour.The crowds at each stops- made it hard to hop on and off. We only stopped once but enjoyed the tour.If there is such a less busy season you would enjoy it more.
First bar in Rome
Rome can`t be seen in three days but we gave it a go. We had a pre-planned itinerary to see most of Rome's must-sees, landmarks.
The Spanish Steps is a set of stairs between the Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, with the church Trinità dei Monti.
The monumental stairway, of 138 steps, was built in 1723–1725
The monumental stairway, of 138 steps, was built in 1723–1725
Spanish Steps
ok -Roma can be expensive.Very expensive but you can lose yourself in History for next to nothing.Get your Google maps into action.Sit on the Spanish steps,throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain or get your photo taken with the Colosseum as a backdrop. Stroll round St Peters Square.Look out for the Roman buskers.
Get away from the crowds and walk the banks of the Tiber.
Hold on to your hard earned cash and walk.Maybe grab a Pizza and enjoy the Eternal city.
Get away from the crowds and walk the banks of the Tiber.
Hold on to your hard earned cash and walk.Maybe grab a Pizza and enjoy the Eternal city.
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The number 1 attraction.The Colosseum is a large amphitheatre that housed 65,000 spectators in the days of the Roman Empire.
Please book tickets well in advance.
Please book tickets well in advance.
Mrs B meets some Lfocals
Italians are very fond of their landmarks; in order to make them accessible to everyone one week a year there is no charge for admittance to all publicly owned landmarks and historical sites.
St. Peter's Square has the shape of an immense ellipse (the visitor who stands in one of the two centers of this ellipse, marked by two white disks, one on each side of the obelisk, sees a single row of columns), 320 m. long and 240 m. wide, at its broadest point.
The monument of Victor Emmanuel II
Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed and built by Giuseppe Sacconi between 1895 and 1911 to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of unified Italy.
Coliseum
Last Sunday of the month Vatican`s Museums are free to enter.
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
Romans love to dance
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Getting hot in the Eternal City.
The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy
Castle Sant’Angelo, Rome
The History of Rome spans 2,800 years of the existence of a city that grew from a small Italian village in the 9th century BC into the center of a vast civilization that dominated the Mediterranean region for centuries, but was eventually overrun by Germanic tribes, marking the beginning of the Middle Ages, and that eventually became the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of a sovereign state within its walls, Vatican City. It has continued to play a major role in global politics, just as it has enormously influenced the history and culture of European peoples for millennia.
Rome is in Lazio in central Italy and facing the Tyrrhenian Sea.
St Peters square.
Warning
Since Rome is incredibly popular as a tourist destination, a great deal of pickpocketing and bag or purse snatching takes place, especially in crowded locations, and pickpocketers in Rome can get pretty crafty. A 2010 study found that Rome was second only to Barcelona for pickpocketing of tourists.
Since Rome is incredibly popular as a tourist destination, a great deal of pickpocketing and bag or purse snatching takes place, especially in crowded locations, and pickpocketers in Rome can get pretty crafty. A 2010 study found that Rome was second only to Barcelona for pickpocketing of tourists.
St Peter’s Basilica
When taking a taxi, be sure to remember license number written on the card door. In seconds, people have had a taxi bill risen by £10 or even more. When giving money to taxi driver, be careful.
Trevi Fountain
Roman Holiday Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck star in this wonderful film. The chase on a scooter through Piazza Venezia, the party on a boat by Castel Sant' Angelo. Every classic scene will become forever associated with the Roman locations for everyone who's seen Roman Holiday.
throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain
The window the Pope addresses his people
Great Travel Fact
Italy has the most hotel rooms of any other nation in Europe.
Italy has the most hotel rooms of any other nation in Europe.
Words you may need while in Rome.
Taxi: Taxi
Ristorante: Restaurant
Albergo: Hotel
Banca: Bank. Be sure to ask for a bancomat if you’re looking for an ATM
Aiuto!: Help!
Dov’è il bagno?: Where is the bathroom?
Quanto costa?: How much does it cost?
Che ore sono?: What time is it?
Destra (right), sinistra (left), dritto (straight)
Vicino (close), lontano (far)
Taxi: Taxi
Ristorante: Restaurant
Albergo: Hotel
Banca: Bank. Be sure to ask for a bancomat if you’re looking for an ATM
Aiuto!: Help!
Dov’è il bagno?: Where is the bathroom?
Quanto costa?: How much does it cost?
Che ore sono?: What time is it?
Destra (right), sinistra (left), dritto (straight)
Vicino (close), lontano (far)
Make sure no shorts or sleeveless shirts. If caught with bare shoulders or your knees showing, you will be denied entry into any of Rome`s churchs.
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