Rome’s Spectacular Piazzas with Amazing Churches and Sumptuous Fountains
Image via Wikipedia Rome‘s Spectacular Piazzas and quintessential squares are brimming with interesting historical and architectural landmarks. My favorite destinations in Rome involve Piazzas,...
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Palazzo Senatorio, Rome City Hall (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Piazza Campidoglio is the home of the Capitoline Museums. The museums are loaded with interesting ancient Roman statuary...
View ArticleThe Amazing Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is a UNESCO Site in Rome Italy
The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (San Giovanni in Laterano) is Rome’s cathedral. It serves as the the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. Pope Benedict celebrates...
View ArticleThe Water Features of the Spectacular Fountains of Rome
Obelisk of the Four Rivers Fountain Fontana di Piazza Farnese Image via Wikipedia English: This marble basin is now one of two on the Piazza Farnese in Rome, but supposedly was the pool of the...
View ArticleVisit Magnificent Churches on Rome’s Esquiline Hill
Image via Wikipedia Here’s a map of The Seven Hills of Rome. The seven hills are: Palatine, Esquiline Aventine, Viminal, Caelian, Capitoline and Quirinal. Rome, The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria...
View ArticleHow to Decipher the Eternal City of Rome
Piazza della Bocca della Verità – Street sign in Rome R. XII, Italy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The belltower of S. Maria in Cosmedin towers over the fountain like a medieval skyscraper. (Photo credit:...
View ArticleTop Treasures of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Carlo Brogi (1850-1925) – “Rome – Vatican – Museo Pio-Clementino – Augustus in his older age”. Catalogue # 8262. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Fresco of Mercury – Vatican...
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