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1-day Rome City Guide 2 1-day Rome City Guide 3 Page 8 Page 8 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 Page 7 Focal point of The world's largest unreinforced concrete dome One of the most beautiful squares in Rome One of the most familiar sights of Rome Rome's most beloved Rococo monument Largest Christian church in the world One of the best known squares in the world Iconic symbol of Imperial Rome Majestic monument PromptGuides.com © Tested and recommended hotels in Rome > recommended Tested and Take a walk to - 10’ Take a walk to - 25’ Take a walk to - 20’ Colosseo station (Direction: Laurentina) - 30’ in all Colosseo station (Direction: Laurentina) - 5’ Take a walk to Lunch time Take a walk to Take a walk to the Pantheon - 15’ Take Metro Line A to Ottaviano San Pietro station Take Metro Line A to from Ottaviano San Pietro station Take Metro Line A Anagnina) Termini station (Direction: B from Termini station to Change to Metro Line Spanish Steps END OF DAY 1 Piazza Navona Piazza Venezia Pantheon Arch of Constantine St. Peter's Basilica Pietro Piazza di San LEAVE HOTEL LEAVE 17:30-18:00 16:40-17:10 15:45-16:15 15:05-15:35 14:30-14:50 12:45-12:55 11:10-12:40 10:10-10:40 09:00-10:10 Overview of Day 1 Day of Overview PromptGuides.com © Overview of Day 1 of Overview

1-day Rome City Guide 4 1-day Rome City Guide 5 Free Admission: Taking photos is not permitted inside the basilica Men and women in shorts, above-the-knee skirts, or bare shoulders will not be admitted to the basilica. This dress code is strictly enforced Post On the square you will find the Vatican Office famous for its stamps. You can send a postcard from there Beautiful day or night When in the town the pope gives a mass audience on Wednesday morning. You have to book a free ticket by calling this number: +39-669-884-857 From this level continue all the way up to the level continue all the From this top of the dome climb. The view It's a 15-minute, 323-step from the summit is sublime Bernini's colonnade Admire the arms of Square encircling St. Peter's the basilica walk around After descending to highlights: and do not miss the the 13th century 's Pieta, Peter, the huge bronze bronze statue of St Bernini) canopy (designed by Look at St. Peter's Descend to the Crypt. tomb and walk by the simple tomb of Pope John Paul II Most of the time the long queue is caused by the security check (airport style, before entering St Peters) MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS (Piazza di San Pietro, Rome) (Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City) (Piazza San PromptGuides.com © April - September, Basilica: 7am - 7pm, October - March, Basilica: 7am - 6pm, - March, Basilica: 7am - 7pm, October Basilica: 7am April - September, embrace The in the center comes from Egypt and once stood at Nero's Circus where St. Peter was martyred in A.D. 64 Walk around the huge square Admire Bernini's remarkable colonnades The elevator takes you to the first level, to The elevator takes you to the first level, the church roof just above the facade. Go inside the gallery ringing the interior of the the dome, where you can look down inside church Piazza di San Pietro is the impressive square right in front of St. Peter's Basilica, the world's largest Bernini's colonnade on both sides of the square was designed to mimic a human There has been a church on this site since There has been a church the 4th century and tradition and some historical evidence suggest that Saint Peter is buried directly below the altar The church features a number of not-to-be-missed treasures such as Michelangelo's Pietà, the dome, the Baldacchino, its imressive altar, and the crypt that is the burial place for popes The basilica is 132-m (435-ft) high to Enter the basilica and immediately head your right to take the elevator up to the dome (cupola) St. Peter's Basilica is a Late Renaissance St. Peter's Basilica is Vatican City church located within and has the It can hold 60,000 people all Christian churches largest interior among in the world in 1506 and finished Its construction started in 1626 a bishop, Saint Peter's Not being the seat of a papal basilica. Rome's not a cathedral, but of St. John Lateran Cathedral is the Basilica THINGS TO DO THERE Piazza di San Pietro THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Opening hours: - 4:45pm • March, Cupola: 8am - 6pm, October - Cupola: 8am April - September, YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's 10:10-10:40 09:00-10:10 Attraction Details Attraction 12 € (you'll Rome Tour , Admission: Antiquatours buy and print your ticket online buy and print your ticket Colosseum then choose a professional guide: The superstitious Constantine, for this reason, legalized Christianity in A.D. 313 ending centuries of persecution Later Constantine himself converted to Christianity becoming the first Christian Roman emperor Take a look at the monument from all sides Climb to the upper deck, where you'll find a upper deck, where Climb to the and a nice view of the arena more colossal Arch of Constantine look on the and 12 € combo-ticket includes valid for two days , tickets (one entry per sight) queues if you have a You can avoid the long Card Roma Pass or Archaeologia ticket first at the Or you can buy your Hill entrance on Via di less-crowded Palatine San Gregorio Or booking fee) have to pay a 1.50 € It We do not recommend the audio guide. costs 4 additional Euros and doesn't give much interesting information Avoid the "tour guides" hassling the tourists while standing in the queue for your ticket If you need a guide to tour the MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE (Piazza del Colosseo, Rome) (4/a Piazza , 00184, Rome) San Pietro in Vincoli, (4/a Piazza PromptGuides.com © Daily: 8:30am - 1 hour before sunset, Jan 1 and Dec 25: Closed • sunset, Jan 1 and - 1 hour before Daily: 8:30am Constantine having a vision of the Christian cross The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal in Rome erected in A.D. 315 It is the latest of the existing triumphal arches in Rome and much of its decorations were looted from earlier emperors' monuments It commemorates the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D. 312 when Constantine I defeated Maxentius, his rival and co-emperor Supposedly, the victory came after battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology 000 It was capable of seating more than 50 for spectators. Its structure is still the model the world's sports stadiums Earthquakes, the environment, metal and stone robbers all played a part in the building's decay long If you already have your ticket skip the line and head straight to the entrance Discover the lower deck The Collosseum is an iconic symbol of the is an iconic symbol The Collosseum Imperial Rome between 70 and 72 Its construction started AD AD and finished in 80 ever built in It was the largest Amphitheatre the Roman Empire Collosseum who Jewish slaves built the after their revolt in were brought to Rome Judaea was suppressed to entertain Romans used the Collosseum contests and the masses with gladiatorial as mock sea battles, public spectacles such replay of famous animal hunts, executions, Arch of Constantine THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Colosseum Opening hours: 11:10-12:40 12:45-12:55 Attraction Details Attraction

1-day Rome City Guide 6 1-day Rome City Guide 7 Free Attraction Details Attraction Admission: Beautiful day or night Start your tour on the square of Piazza della Start your tour on the square of Piazza Rotunda in front of the pantheon Take a view of the Obelisk-topped fountain Walk around in this almost perfectly preserved dome but do not miss: the Main Altar, the Oculus, the Tomb of Rafael and the Tomb of Victor Emanuel II Street artists, such as cartoonists, pantomime artists and human statues, gather in the square and create its pleasant atmosphere Enjoy this pedestrian paradise filled with cafés, street performers, artists, and splashing Take a walk around the square Take some photos of the statues and fountains Sit down and relax while doing some people watching The larger palace on the North end (left of palace on the North The larger where is Palazzo Bonaparte ) mother lived Napoleon's used this In the 1930s, of speeches to square to deliver a number filling the whole square the Fascist masses to the dictator and shouting their support Monument of Vittorio Admire the imposing Emanuele II The height to the oculus (the central opening in the dome) and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft) MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Rome) (Piazza Venezia, (Piazza Navona, Rome) PromptGuides.com © (Piazza della Rotonda 12, Rome) Monday - Saturday: 8:30am - 7:30pm, Sunday: 9am - 6pm • Monday - Saturday: 8:30am - 7:30pm, in the square that still hosts Rome's Christmas market follows the form of the open space of the stadium It features a number of fine examples of Roman architecture and art In the central stands Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by . Two other fountains decorate the square: (southern end) and the Fountain of Neptune (northern end) The beautiful building towering above the central fountain is the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by and In the 15th century, the city market was held Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Mary and the Martyrs built, Almost two thousand years after it was the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome Piazza Navona is an impressive city square in Rome Stadium , an arena mostly used for athletic contests (built in 1st Century AD), used to stand here, and the square still Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa as a Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa temple to all gods of around 27 BC The building burnt down twice, it was rebuilt in its current form by Emperor around 126 AD It is one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings In the 7th century Pantheon became a Piazza Venezia is a large square and is a large square Piazza Venezia 'geometric hub almost in the transportation Rome center' of meet here: Via del Rome's major avenues Novembre, a Via del Corso, a Via Quattro Plebiscito Palace Venezia (West It takes its name from the embassy of the side) that used to be Republic of Venice by the imposing The square is dominated Vittorio Emanuele II white Monument of 1855 and 1911 to (South side) built between Unification celebrate the Italian Piazza Navona THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Pantheon Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Piazza Venezia Piazza YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS 15:45-16:15 15:05-15:35 14:30-14:50 The church above the stairway is called the The church above the stairway is called Trinita dei Monti the The church and the surrounding area is property of the French state Have a break, sit down and enjoy the piazza's vibrant life Do some people watching In the summer it can be very crowded It is the most beautiful in the summer when the steps are full of flowers Tradition holds, if one throws coins into the if one throws Tradition holds, will return to Rome fountain, he into the Euros are thrown About 3,000 at night. day and collected fountain each to help Rome's poor The money is used fountain Admire the beautiful for tossing in - Have some coins ready shoulder - to ensure backwards over your your return to Rome to make any It's also a perfect opportunity in mind, the more wishes you may have romantic the better with tourists, yet the Too often thronged are sheer beauty and power of this creation nevertheless overwhelming, day or night MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE (Piazza di Trevi, Rome) (Piazza di (Piazza di ) PromptGuides.com © father of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the creator of the alter of St Peter's Basilica Trinity dei Monti (at the top) (lower square) means Spanish Square, hence the name of the stairway that The square took its name after the fact the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the was located here; the Spanish embassy is still housed in the same building, Palazzo Monaldeschi 138 The stairway was built in 1723-25; it has steps and it is the widest staircase in Europe The Early Baroque fountain at the foot of the is called (Fountain of the Old Boat) designed by the The story is illustrated in the fountain by the The story is illustrated in the fountain by female figures on both sides of the central figure The figure standing in the middle is Oceanus in who was believed to be the world-ocean ancient mythology The Spanish Steps is a monumental stairway in Rome connecting two squares: Piazza di Spagna (at its base) and Piazza The 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 (85 feet) high The 25.9 meters is an feet) wide Trevi Fountain meters (65 in Rome Baroque fountain impressive completed in 1762 end point of the The Trevi marks the that still feeds it aqueduct, , with water Vergine is the renewed The medieval Acqua of the ancient Aqua and lengthened version that supplied Rome Virgo built in 19 B.C. with clean water that feeds the Legend has it; the spring miraculously by a aqueduct was discovered virgin Spanish Steps THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Trevi Fountain Trevi YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS 16:40-17:10 17:30-18:00 Attraction Details Attraction

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