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Rome Ciampino Airport F11 • Roma Ciampino Airport (Giovan Battista Pastine Airport), Via Appia Nuova B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo 1651, 00040 Rome Ciampino, B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome

Basilica of Saint Mary Major B9 • Piazza di S. Maria Maggiore, 42, 00100 Roma RM, Italy

Palazzo delle Esposizioni B8 • Via Nazionale 194, Rome, , 00184, Italy

Church of St Andrea della Valle B8 • Corso del Rinascimento Rome, Italy 00186

Trevi B8 • Piazza di , 00187 Roma, Italy

Caffè Tazza d'Oro B8 • 84 Via degli Orfani, 00186

Pantheon B8 • , 00186 Roma, Italy

Freni e Frizioni B8 • Rome

Trastevere B8 • Rome

Area sacra dell'Argentina B8 • Rome

Venice Square B8 • Rome

Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II B8 • , 00187 Roma, Italy

Trajan's Column B8 • , Roma, Italy

Imperial Forums B8 • Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 9 00184 Roma, Italy

Forum of Augustus B8 • Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Latium, 00186, Italy

Forum of Trajan B8 • Via IV Novembre 94, 00187 Roma, Italy Saturday Sunday February 3, 2018 February 4, 2018

B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome

Colosseum Navona Square B8 • Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 B8 • , 00186 Rome, Italy

Imperial Forums Pantheon B8 • Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 9 00184 Roma, Italy B8 • Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma, Italy

Roman Forum Caffè Tazza d'Oro B8 • Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Roma, Italy B8 • 84 Via degli Orfani, 00186

Venice Square People's Square B8 • Rome B8 • , 00187 Roma, Italy

Campidoglio Square Borghese Gallery B8 • Piazza Campidoglio, 00186 Roma, Italy A8 • 5 Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 00197, Roma

Field of Flowers Square Spanish Square B8 • Piazza Campo de' Fiori 00186 Rome, Italy B8 • Rome

Farnese B8 • , 67 00186 Roma, Italy B8 • Piazza di , 00187 Roma, Italy

Navona Square Column of B8 • Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome, Italy B8 • Piazza , Roma, Italy

Fontana del Moro B8 • Rome B8 • Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma, Italy

Fountain of the Four Rivers Ambrosia B8 • Piazza Navona, Roma, Italy B9 • 22 Via Nazionale

Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B8 • Via del Caravita, 8a, 00186 Roma, Italy B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome

Trinity College B8 • Rome

B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome Monday February 5, 2018

B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome

Sistine Chapel E7 • Viale Vaticano, 00165 , Italy

Saint Peter's F7 • Piazza San Pietro, 00120, Roma

St. Peter's Square F10 • Piazza San Pietro 00120 Vatican City, Vatican

Vatican A6 • Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma, Italy

Castle of the Holy B8 • Lungotevere Castello 50, 00186 Roma, Italy

Venchi B8 • 25/26 Via della Croce, Roma, IT

Pantheon B8 • Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma, Italy

Vecchia Roma B9 • 12 Via Ferruccio, 00185, Roma, IT

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B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome

Rome Ciampino Airport F11 • Roma Ciampino Airport (Giovan Battista Pastine Airport), Via Appia Nuova

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1. 2. Trevi Fountain 3. Pantheon 4. 5. Navona Square 6. Spanish Steps 7. Castle of the Holy Angel 8. 9. People's Square 10. Campidoglio Square 11. Field of Flowers Square 12. 13. Column of Marcus Aurelius 14. 15. and crypt of Capuchin Monks 16. Passetto di 17. Palazzo delle Esposizioni 18. Church of St Andrea della Valle 19. Caffè Tazza d'Oro 20. Freni e Frizioni 21. Area sacra dell'Argentina 22. Venice Square 23. Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II 24. Trajan's Column 25. Imperial Forums 26. 27. Forum of Trajan 28. Farnese Palace 29. 30. Fountain of the Four Rivers 31. Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola 32. Trinity College 33. Spanish Square 34. Venchi Rome

Ambrosia Borghese Gallery • Castle of the Holy Angel • Castel Sant’Angelo B9 • 22 Via Nazionale A8 • 5 Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 00197, Roma B8 • Lungotevere Castello 50, 00186 Roma, Italy

41.9008191, 12.493582 A must-see for all art-loving Originally built in the second visitors of Rome. The 17th century AD by the Roman century Villa Borghese emperor Hadrian as his Area sacra dell'Argentina Pinciana, built for Cardinal mausoleum, in the 14th B8 Scipione Borghese as his century, it was decided that suburban manor, is located in the building should be turned 41.8953632, 12.4768829 the beautiful Borghese into a castle and a special gardens. It houses a spectacular collection of corridor was added in order to connect the castle with St. B&B La Terrazza sul Colosseo and paintings and by the most famous Peter’s Basilica. artists. B9 • Via Ruggero Bonghi 13/b, 00184 Rome Today, the castle serves as a museum (there are many 41.89043, 12.50025 You can admire the paintings by (e.g. Boy with various pieces of art on display there - e.g. statues, a Basket of Fruit), , Rubens or Titian or the paintings or ceramics - mainly from the Renaissance paintings and statues by Bernini (many of which were period). The building itself is built in Ancient Roman style Basilica of Saint Mary Major • Basilica di Santa made precisely for the spots in the villa they occupy but the statues decorating it are baroque. Maria Maggiore today). B9 • Piazza di S. Maria Maggiore, 42, 00100 Roma RM, Italy The castle is divided into five levels but the most The tickets must be booked online in advance due to the important one is the upper terrace (level five) which offers Not only the largest Marian space limitations of the villa. The ticket booking system breathtaking views of Rome. Other levels house the church in Rome but also one also ensures that there are not too many people in the mausoleum or the prison. of its oldest ones. It was built gallery at a time. around the year 440 by You may recall the castle from the film Angels & Demons Sixtus III. Today it is one of galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it • +39 6 32810 • where it features as one of the key locations. the few Papal major 41.9141203, 12.492061 in Rome. www.castelsantangelo.com • +39 06 681 9111 • 41.9030738, 12.4663472 Caffè Tazza d'Oro • La Casa Del Caffè Tazza D'oro The interior includes a breathtaking dating back to the 5th century. You also should not miss the Crypt of B8 • 84 Via degli Orfani, 00186 Church of St Andrea della Valle • S.Andrea the Nativity (which is believed to contain wood from the If you find yourself in the della Valle crib of Jesus Christ). vicinity of the Pantheon, B8 • Corso del Rinascimento Rome, Italy 00186 remember to take a stop at Saint Jerome, who translated the Bible into , is buried this coffee shop. They serve Sant'Andrea della Valle is a there. There is also a tomb of the Bernini family (the excellent coffee, including a minor basilica in the rione of famous artist is buried here as well). tasty iced granita, and even Sant'Eustachio of the city of sell high-quality freshly-made Rome, Italy. The basilica is It is an active church so respectful behaviour is expected. coffee beans. the general seat for the Also, the basilica may be closed to public on some religious order of the religious events, so you might want to consult the official Due to its location, the place is nearly always crowded, Theatines. It is located at website before visiting. but if you can, try to wait. The cappuccino is worth it. Piazza Vidoni, 6 at the intersection of Corso Vittorio

www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_it.html • www.tazzadorocoffeeshop.com • +39 06 6789792 • Emanuele and Corso Rinascimento. +39 06 69886800 • 41.8975934, 12.498454 41.8995925, 12.4774864 +39 6 686 1339 • 41.8968378, 12.474661

Basilica of • Basilica di Campidoglio Square • Piazza del Campidoglio Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola • Sant'Ignazio Santa Maria del Popolo B8 • Piazza Campidoglio, 00186 Roma, Italy di Loyola a A8 • , 12, 00187 Rome, Italy B8 • Via del Caravita, 8a, 00186 Roma, Italy This Piazza is one of the most This Augustinian basilica, imposing squares in Rome. It Dedicated to the founder of the located at the famous Piazza is located on the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of del Popolo, is a splendid in the very heart of Rome. Loyola, this church (that also showcase of Italian Lovers of good photographs served as a Jesuit college) Renaissance and Baroque tend to flock to it for the was built in 1650, and replaced architecture. Its interior hides spectacular views of the city it the old one, which was way breath-taking frescoes by offers. too small for some 2000 Italy's most acclaimed master painters, like Raphael, students, who used to come here to . Bernini, Caravaggio and Bramante. Despite the fact that the square was designed by , he never saw his work completed, as he Although the exterior might not seem like the best The church we see today dates back to the 15th century, died in 1564 when the square was still under construction. sightseeing opportunity in Rome, it's guaranteed that once when it replaced an older, 11th century church that used to you step inside, you will be in awe. The church is way stand here. Rumour has it that it was erected on the grave Ever since its opening, the square has also played as a more spacious than what it looks like from the outside, of the Roman emperor . According to legends, this crucial part in the political life of Rome. This is where you and when you look up, you will see an illusion that makes grave used to be marked by a poplar tree - hence the can find the Palazzo Senatorio – once the seat of the the ceiling look like the church has a . name of the church. Roman Senate, which nowadays serves as its city hall. www.santamariadelpopolo.it • +39 063610836 • 41.893273, 12.4829793 There are numerous sculptures and statues, the most 41.9114671, 12.4766413 famous one being the Magnificence and Religion by . Apart from that, there are magnificent frescoes on the ceiling painted by Andrea Pozzo, which will take your breath away with the attention to detail and the emotion Andrea put into them.

The nearest bus stop is only 3 minutes of walking away from the church. It's called Corso/minghetti, and it's operating lines are 62, 63, 83, 85, 117, 160, 492, and 628.

www.chiesasantignazio.it • +39 6 679 4406 • 41.8988161, 12.479789 Colosseum • Colosseo Farnese Palace • Forum of Augustus • Forum Augustum B8 • Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 B8 • Piazza Farnese, 67 00186 Roma, Italy B8 • Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Latium, 00186, Italy

The largest amphitheatre of Palazzo Farnese or Farnese The Forum of Augustus is one the is a must- Palace is one of the most of the Imperial forums of see when in Rome. The important Rome, Italy, built by Augustus. Colosseum once hosted in Rome. Owned by It includes the Temple of Mars gladiator fights, animal fights the Italian Republic, it was Ultor. The incomplete forum and even water battles. The given to the French and its temple were building was a present from government in 1936 for a inaugurated, 40 years after emperor Vespasian to his people and (unlike today) the period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French they were first vowed, in 2 BC. entrance used to be free. Therefore the games and the embassy in Italy. 41.8942928, 12.4865917 fights were very popular. Built and modified under the rule of the Flavian dynasty, the Colosseum remains an First designed in 1517 for the Farnese family, the building important heritage of the ancient Roman culture. expanded in size and conception when Alessandro Forum of Trajan • Foro di Traiano Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534, to designs by B8 • Via IV Novembre 94, 00187 Roma, Italy Not only are there many films that feature the Colosseum Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its building history (e.g. or To Rome With Love), it is even involved some of the most prominent Italian architects of Forum of Trajan was a large one of the important locations in the famous game the 16th century, including Michelangelo, Jacopo Barozzi square, completed and opened franchise – Assassin’s Creed. da Vignola and . for public use in 112 AD as the last of the great . www.inventerrome.com/index.php/en/visiting-the-palazzo-farnese • Although not much is left of When visiting the Colosseum be prepared for the crowds +39 06 0606 0884 • 41.8946529, 12.470682 of tourists and long ticket queues, often longer than an the forum today, it is still well hour. To avoid the queues completely you can buy your worth a visit. Loosely tickets online or buy them at the Roman Forum entrance Field of Flowers Square • Campo de' Fiori connected to the forum is also a market, the building of which is usually attributed to the same emperor, Trajan. A (which is very close to the Colosseum) where the queues B8 • Piazza Campo de' Fiori 00186 Rome, Italy are much shorter. The regular tickets will get you to the large portion of the market survived till nowadays. It most important parts of the complex but if you want to get Campo de’ Fiori, which serves as a home for the Museum of the Imperial Forums, further than that (e.g. the underground) you will need to translates as the “Field of showcasing how life may have been in the . buy the guided tour tickets. Flowers Square” is a beautiful square located close to Piazza At the height of its glory, Trajan's Forum complex used to Being in the centre of the city, the Colosseum is well Navona. It also serves as an be so huge, that in order to get space for its construction, accessible by the public transport - metro (Line B – open-air market during the parts of surrounding hills had to be cut out. It was mainly Station: Colosseo), bus (Lines 75, 81, 673, 175, 204) or morning and early afternoon. used to host public ceremonies, as well as a place of tram (Line 3). relaxation and meeting each other for the Roman people. Despite its romantic name (that the square got in the There was even a library, from each floor of which you www.coopculture.it/en/colosseo-e-shop.cfm • +39 06 3996 7700 Middle Ages when it was still a meadow), Campo de’ Fiori could admire a different level of the 35-metres-tall Trajan's • 41.8902743, 12.4923553 was once a place of public executions. Among those Column, also part of the forum. executed here was the Italian mathematician and Column of Marcus Aurelius • Colonna di Marco philosopher Giordano Bruno (he was executed for heresy). The entire area is only 25 minutes away from the Aurelio Nowadays, a statue of him is situated in the middle of the bus station. When visiting, do not miss out on the chance square. to see the Trajan's Market museum, too. It is usually quite B8 • , Roma, Italy crowd-free.

The column located on Piazza Through the morning hours, the place is buzzing with life www.mercatiditraiano.it • +39 060608 • 41.8953203, Colonna (named after the thanks to the daily markets that take place here. If you 12.4856144 column) commemorates the wish to buy some fresh groceries, this is where you should Roman Emperor Marcus head. In the evening, you can enjoy the local bars and Aurelius and his victories over cafés. It is a great place for relaxation after an exhausting Fountain of the Four Rivers • Fontana dei the Germanic tribes in . Quattro Fiumi Danubian and Marcomannic 41.8955829, 12.4721484 B8 • Piazza Navona, Roma, Italy wars. The imposing baroque fountain It was modelled on Trajan's Column (which is located in Fontana del Moro designed by Gian Lorenzo Trajan's Forum). It was finished in 193 AD and it is 39 B8 Bernini is located in the middle meters tall. The column is a Doric one and it consists of of Piazza Navona. It was 28 pieces of marble. It is hollow inside and there is a Fontana del Moro is a fountain made for and staircase to the top of it. Sadly, the top is not accessible located at the southern end of it was finished in 1651. to the public. the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. It represents a Moor, or In the center of the fountain, there is an Egyptian obelisk The square is lined up with shops and cafés so you can African, standing in a conch with a little bronze dove on its top. The statues of the four sit down and watch the imposing column while enjoying a shell, wrestling with a dolphin, rivers surrounding it stand for the four continents where coffee or an ice cream. surrounded by four Tritons. It the Papal influence was spreading at the time of the is placed in a basin of rose-colored marble. fountain's creation – Danube (Europe), Nile (Africa), the 41.9008476, 12.4799871 Ganges (Asia) and Río de la Plata (America). The fountain was originally designed by Giacomo della Porta in 1575 with the dolphin and four Tritons. In 1653, In the evening the fountain is lit up beautifully. The square the statue of the Moor, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was is lined with many cafés and restaurants where you can added. In 1874, during a restoration of the fountain, the rest, have some food and enjoy the view of the stunning original statues were moved to the Galleria Borghese and fountain. replaced with copies. 41.8989532, 12.4730857

In September 2011, the fountain was damaged after a vandal attacked it with a hammer. The vandal also Freni e Frizioni damaged the Trevi Fountain that . B8 41.8981117, 12.4731527 0039 06 4549 7499 • 41.8912836, 12.4706694 Imperial Forums • Via dei Fori Imperiali Navona Square • Piazza Navona Palatine Hill • Colle Palatino B8 • Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 9 00184 Roma, Italy B8 • Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome, Italy B8 • Via di San Gregorio, 30, 00184 Roma, Italy

A complex of Ancient Roman Piazza Navona, the famous It is the central one of the squares located close to the square in Rome, began its . Roman Forum. The complex existence as an ancient According to the legend, it was consists of: , Roman stadium. Even today, here where the she-wolf found Forum of Augustus, Forum of its heritage is recognizable in the abandoned infants – Nerva, Forum of Vespasian its stadium shape. Romulus and Remus (Romulus and the Forum of Trajan. later killed his brother and The most prominent feature of the baroque square is became the ruler of the city). It is located above the The forums were the core places of the Ancient Roman definitely the Fountain of the Four Rivers (Nile, Danube, Roman Forum and offers a nice view of it, together with culture. The public buildings, government buildings and the Ganges and Río de la Plata) by Bernini. There are two the view of Colosseum and . Nowadays, cultural life of the city were all centred around the forums. more situated in Piazza Navona – Fountain of you can see many ruins of Roman palaces there. Neptune and Fontana del Moro. The remains of the forums that we see today took damage When Rome was turned into a republic, Palatine Hill during the construction of Via dei Fori Imperiali (built by Piazza Navona appears in Dan Brown's novel Angels & became the place where rich Romans had their houses Mussolini) and were partially buried under it. Demons. Even the film adaptation was partially filmed built (e.g. Cicero). There were so many palaces that the there. hill’s name (Palatino) became the etymological origin of Walking down the Via dei Fori Imperiali street and admiring the word “palace” which has similar forms in many the Imperial Forums, the Colosseum and the Roman There are many restaurants serving traditional Italian food European languages. The most imposing one which can Forum is quite popular so the sidewalks might get situated either in the square or nearby. Also, it is the still be found there today (in form of ruins though) is the crowded. traditional location of the Christmas markets. Palazzo di Domiziano (Domitian's Palace).

www.coopculture.it • 41.8935775, 12.4865177 41.8989099, 12.4730978 Consider visiting the Palatine Museum where you can see many interesting archeological findings. On sunny days, Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II • Antica you will also surely appreciate the shade it provides and Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II H3 • Viale dei Romagnoli 717 00119 , Rome, Italy the air conditioning. B8 • Piazza Venezia, 00187 Roma, Italy Today, Ostia Antica is an The admission fee to the Palatine Hill complex also The enormous white marble archaeological site but in times includes the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. If you buy Altar of the Fatherland of Ancient Rome it was a your tickets on Palatine Hill, you will avoid the much commemorates the first king prospering harbour. According longer queues that usually form by the Colosseum. You of unified Italy – Victor to the legends, it was can also buy your tickets online to avoid queuing Emmanuel II. It is also one of established by the fourth king altogether but there is a small fee. the largest and tallest buildings of Ancient Rome – Ancus www.coopculture.it/heritage.cfm?id=4 • +39 06 3996770 • in Rome. It houses the Marcius. 41.8893064, 12.4871093 Museum of the Risorgimento and there is also the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (together with an Eternal Flame). It is exceptionally well preserved so you can truly enjoy the atmosphere of Ancient Rome. The buildings, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni statues, the mosaics – there are countless things worth You can get to the roof of the structure by lift (but there is B8 • Via Nazionale 194, Rome, Latium, 00184, Italy a fee) and from there you can admire the whole city of seeing. Among the highlights of the place are the Rome. Apart from the imposing view of the city, you can Amphitheatre and the Forum. The Palazzo delle Esposizioni see the two gigantic statues of goddess Victoria on is a neoclassical exhibition chariots up close. There is also an equestrian statue of You can buy your tickets on the spot or you can get them hall, cultural center and Victor Emmanuel himself located in front of the building. in advance through the official website. You can also book museum on Via Nazionale in a guided tour through the official site. Should you need Rome, Italy. Apart from the lifts to the roof, the complex is admission internet access, the cafeteria provides free WiFi for its free. customers. Designed by Pio Piacentini, it opened in 1883. It has housed several exhibitions, and 41.8951408, 12.4828601 You can get to Ostia Antica from Rome easily by public was temporarily modified during the fascist era due to its transport. The journey takes half an hour and the detailed style being thought to be out of step with the times. Museum and crypt of Capuchin Monks • description of how to get there can be found on the official Museo dei Frati Cappuccini e Cripta Ossario website. The building is owned by the City of Rome and the museum is administered by Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, B8 • 27 Via Vittorio Veneto, 00187, Roma www.ostiaantica.beniculturali.it • +39 0656 350 215 • 41.7538526, 12.2880513 an agency run by the City's Office for Education and The museum is located in a Culture.

crypt under the church Santa www.palazzoesposizioni.it • +39 06 3996 7500 • Maria della Concezione dei 41.8995834, 12.490084 Cappuccini. There are bones of nearly 4000 Capuchin friars stored in the crypt. The bones are arranged into macabre decorations.

The Capuchins have been using the church since 1631. Some of the bones used for the crypt were transported there from their previous destination.

The museum introduces the visitors to the Capuchin order, its history, and present-day activities.

The visit is not ideal for families with children since younger children may get scared by the spooky decorations of the Capuchin crypt.

The nearest metro station is Barberini ().

www.cappucciniviaveneto.it • +39 06 88803695 • 41.9049291, 12.4888211 Pantheon People's Square • Piazza del Popolo Roman Forum • Forum Romanum B8 • Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma, Italy B8 • Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Roma, Italy B8 • Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Roma, Italy

The Pantheon is not only one A neoclassical square and one The forum used to be the of the best preserved pieces of of the most visited plazas in centre of Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman architecture Rome. From the northern side, surrounded by the most but it also has the largest you enter through the Porta del important government unreinforced concrete cupola Popolo which was once called buildings, temples and arches in the world. It is well-known Porta Flaminia and it was a of which, sadly, only for its oculus that lets the gate of Ancient Rome. fragments are left today. daylight (but also the rain) in through the top of the dome. Originally, the temple was dedicated to Roman gods, but The present-day square was designed by Giuseppe The complex is a mixture of styles and cultures. Some of in 608 AD it was turned into a Christian church. Most Valadier between 1811 and 1822. In the middle of the the buildings are from the period of the Roman Kingdom likely, the Pantheon owes its remarkable condition to this square there is an Egyptian obelisk which is one of the (e.g. the ), some are from the Republic era fact. Nowadays, the place is dedicated to St. Mary and oldest and tallest obelisks in Rome. (e.g. the – the seat of the Senate) and some the Martyrs and every Saturday, international masses are date back to the Roman Empire period (e.g. the Arch of celebrated there. There are also two twin churches – Santa Maria dei Titus and Arch of Septimius Severus). Some of the Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto that were partially Ancient Roman buildings were later turned into Christian The Pantheon is one of the key locations in both Dan designed by a famous Italian Baroque sculptor and ones (e.g. the Temple of Antoninus Pius). Brown’s book and the film based on it, both titled Angels & architect - Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Demons. It was also used as a burial site. Among people 41.9106844, 12.476368 If you wish to visit both, the Roman Forum and buried there, you can find even the important Renaissance Colosseum, consider buying the tickets (which apply to painter Raphael. both) at the Forum since the Colosseum queues are much Pincio Hill Gardens • Pincio longer. The tickets you get there also include the Palatine The entrance to the Pantheon is free; only the guided A8 • Viale Gabriele D'Annunzio 00187 Roma, Italy Hill where you can get straight from the Roman Forum and tours are charged and need to be booked in advance. enjoy the spectacular view of Rome from there. Usually, the place is crowded with tourists and you might In the ancient Rome era, many spend some time queuing. There are not many public rich Roman families had their The weather is usually very hot and there is little shade on restrooms near the Pantheon. However, there are many villas and gardens built on the the Roman Forum, so consider wearing a hat when visiting restaurants and cafés nearby. Pincio Hill. Therefore the place it. Also, there is lot of walking involved, so be sure to wear was nicknamed the “Hill of some comfy shoes. Gardens”. The gardens you If you decide to use public transport in order to get there, www.coopculture.it/en/heritage.cfm?id=4 • +39 06 399 67 700 can visit today were however the Pantheon is best reachable by metro (Line A – Station: • 41.8916734, 12.4868792 Barberini) or by bus (Lines – 30, 40, 62, 64, 81, 87, 492 – designed in the 19th century by . Station: ). Nowadays, the gardens are a popular place from where www.pantheonroma.com/it/home.html • +39 347 8205204 • Rome Ciampino Airport • Aeroporto di Roma- you can take in amazing views of Rome (e.g. of Piazza 41.8986023, 12.4768289 Ciampino del Popolo which is located nearby). It is a quiet and calm F11 • Roma Ciampino Airport (Giovan Battista Pastine Airport), place where you can enjoy a bit of greenery. An ideal time Via Appia Nuova 1651, 00040 Rome Ciampino, Italy to visit the gardens is at the sunset when the view is most B8 spectacular. Operating since 1916, this airport is one of the oldest still- This narrow, approximately The nearest metro station is (line A). functioning airports. 800 meters long corridor 41.9113302, 12.4796411 Nowadays, it is mostly used connects the City of Vatican by low-cost airlines. with the Castel Sant'Angelo. It was made famous by Dan Porta Pinciana The airport can be reached by Brown, as it played a crucial B8 several bus shuttles such as Atral, Cotral and Terravision. role in his book Angels and They stop opposite to the International Departures. Some Demons (and the movie made from it). It also appeared in This 5th-century Roman gate lines go to the Anagnina metro stop and others go directly the second installment of the famous Assassin's Creed is one of the latest additions to to Rome Termini Station. computer game series. the Walls, a 19- kilometres-long defensive Passengers wishing to travel by train can go to Ciampino The passage, or passetto in Italian, was built in the 13th circle of walls, which was Città railway station and take the Cotral/Schiaffini bus to century by Pope Nicholas III. Almost two hundred years meant to protect the inner city the airport from there. later, it helped save the life of another Pope, Alexander VI, of Rome. better known as Rodrigo Borgia, the head of the infamous Taxi service is also available. The taxis are easy to Borgia family. The walls were built in 3rd century AD, with the use of recognize by their white colour and the "TAXI“ signs on advanced construction materials like concrete. At some their roofs. If you want to visit the Passage today, you can do so, but places, they reach the height of 10 meters. only as a part of a visit to the entire Castel Sant'Angelo. For those wishing to travel by their own car, parking in The name of the gate stems from the hill upon which it 41.903325, 12.4620824 front of the terminal is free for the first 15 minutes. was located. As the entire area belonged to a noble Roman family called the Pincias, it was named in their In case you lose something on your flight, head to the honour. ADR Found Items Office. 41.909371, 12.488422 You can use the free wi-fi network, Boingo, in most areas of the airport after registration.

www.adr.it/ciampino • +39 06 65951 • 41.7989377, 12.5925698 Spanish Square • Trastevere Venice Square • Piazza Venezia B8 B8 B8

Piazza di Spagna, at the The 13th rione (administrative The square is located at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, district) of Rome and a intersection of several is one of the most famous labyrinth of narrow streets. Its important Roman boulevards squares in Rome. It owes its history dates back to the (e.g. Via dei Fori Imperiali). It name to the Palazzo di Etruscan civilisation and the is close to the Roman Forum Spagna, seat of the Embassy ancient Rome times when and the Trajan’s Forum. It got of among the . (among other its name from the Palazzo Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate important Romans) had his villa built here. Nowadays, it is Venezia, which is located there and which served as a Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. a place of rich cultural and social life. Venetian embassy in Rome (before Italy was united).

41.9059488, 12.4821029 Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere (the central square) is a The dominant of the square is the Altare della Patria – an great place to get a cup of coffee and enjoy the view of enormous monument to the first – Victor Spanish Steps • Scalinata della Trinità dei the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. Another Emmanuel II. You can get to its top which serves as an B8 • Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma, Italy remarkable piece of architecture in the neighborhood is the observation deck and see the square from there. There are Santa Cecilia in Trastevere church. also several other palaces located there: Palazzo Generali Not only one of the best-known or Palazzo Bonaparte (which belonged to ’s staircases in Europe but also a Trastevere is nowadays best known for its nightlife. There mother). popular meeting point for the are many pubs and bars where you can head and enjoy Romans. The place is yourself after a long day of sightseeing. If hungry, head to The square is usually very busy but definitely worth especially beautiful in spring one of the many restaurants that are located here. The seeing. In the evening, it is lit up stunningly. when there are countless place is also known as a part of the city that attracts 41.8960083, 12.4824375 blooming azaleas. artists and bohemians.

41.8877581, 12.4728513 Consisting of 135 steps, the staircase originally connected Villa Borghese Park • Villa Borghese the Embassy of Spain and the Trinità dei Monti church. A8 Next to the Spanish Steps, there is a house where John Trevi Fountain • Fontana di Trevi Keats, a famous British poet of the Romantic period, lived The peaceful English manner B8 • Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma, Italy and died in 1821. Nowadays, the house is dedicated to his gardens around the Villa memory (and the memory of ) as a Probably the most famous Borghese are a great place museum called Keats-Shelley House. fountain in the world, Trevi was where you can escape the constructed in 1762 by Nicola bustle of the city. The gardens It is not surprising that such a beautiful location appeared Salvi. It also is the largest include several villas (apart in William Wyler’s film Roman Holiday starring Audrey Baroque fountain in Rome with from the Villa Borghese there Hepburn. almost 80,000,000 liters of are also Villa Giuliana or ) and even a replica

41.9059824, 12.482783 water circulating through the of the famous Shakespeare’s Globe theatre (which was system every day. built here in 2003).

Trajan's Column • Colonna Traiana You can see hundreds of tourists throwing coins into the Villa Borghese is definitely worth visiting as well since it is B8 • Via dei Fori Imperiali, Roma, Italy fountain every day since it is said that doing this ensures home to Galleria Borghese which includes works of your return to Rome one day. The "proper" way how to do Bernini, Da Vinci or Tizian. This column, located in this is to use your right hand and throw the coin over you Trajan's Forum, left shoulder. All the money collected from the fountain is The admission to the Borghese Gardens is free but if you commemorates the Roman used to feed Rome's citizens in need. want to visit the villa, there is an admission fee. emperor Trajan and his www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/i_luoghi/ville_e_parchi_storici/ville_dei_n victories in Dacian Wars. It Not surprisingly, this famous landmark appeared in many obili/villa_borghese • 41.9145444, 12.4842681 was erected in 113 AD and movies such as Roman Holiday and Three Coins in the has inspired many victorious Fountain. columns scattered around the world since then. www.trevifountain.net • 41.9009534, 12.4833175

The column is topped with the statue of Trajan. However, the most imposing features of the structure are the spiral Trinity College reliefs that tell the tale of the Dacian wars. The images are B8 done in great detail and are definitely worth of noticing. 41.8988399, 12.4808093 After his death, Trajan's ashes were stored in the chamber under the column but they were eventually removed. Vecchia Roma The column is hollow and there is a staircase inside that B9 • 12 Via Ferruccio, 00185, Roma, IT leads all the way to the top of it. Sadly, it is not open to www.trattoriavecchiaroma.it • +39 06 4467143 • the public. 41.893692, 12.5024398 41.8958214, 12.4842685

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The is the Scala Regia is a flight of steps The Papal Chapel which is of the Pope, in the Vatican City and is part incorporated into the complex which is located in Vatican of the formal entrance to the of the Apostolic Palace (the City. It is also known as the Vatican. It was built by official residence of the Pope) Papal Palace, Palace of the Antonio da Sangallo the is one of the most visited Vatican and Vatican Palace. Younger in the early 16th places in Vatican City. It is The Vatican itself refers to the century, to connect the there where the Papal building as the Palace of Sixtus V in honor of Pope Sixtus Apostolic Palace to St. Peter's Basilica, and restored by Conclave meets and where new are elected. V. Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1663 to 1666. The insides of the chapel are decorated with many The building contains the , various The site for the stairs, a comparatively narrow sliver of frescoes by various Renaissance painters (e.g. Sandro offices of the and the Holy See, private land between church and palace, is awkwardly shaped Botticelli). Its main highlight is, however, the large painting and public chapels, , and the Vatican with irregular converging walls. Bernini used a number of on the altar wall of the chapel – The Last Judgement by Library, including the Sistine Chapel, , and typically theatrical, baroque effects in order to exalt this Michelangelo. You can find more than 300 individual Borgia Apartment. The modern tourist can see these last entry point into Vatican. The staircase proper takes the people on the and it is considered to be one of the and other parts of the palace, but other parts, such as the form of a barrel-vaulted colonnade that necessarily most important pieces of art that exist. The Sistine Chapel and , are closed to tourists. becomes narrower at the end of the vista, exaggerating ceiling was also painted by Michelangelo, its iconic part The Scala Regia can be seen into from one end but not the distance. Above the arch at the beginning of this vista being . entered. is the coat of arms of Alexander VII, flanked by two

41.9032534, 12.4555387 sculpted angels. Sistine Chapel admission fee is included in Vatican 41.9027249, 12.4549274 Museums admission fees. You get there straight from your tour. However, the place is always very busy so be • prepared for crowds of tourists. Also, since it is an active D8 Saint Anne of the Pontifical Grooms • Chiesa di chapel (and one of the most crucial ones in the Christian Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri hierarchy) respectful behaviour and decent clothing is The Cortile del Belvedere, the D10 expected. Belvedere Courtyard, designed www.museivaticani.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Main.html • +39 by from The Church of Saint Anne in 06 69884676 • 41.9029382, 12.4544053 1506 onward, was a major the Vatican, known as architectural work of the High Sant'Anna de' Parafrenieri, is a Renaissance at the Vatican Roman Catholic parish church St. Martha's House • Palace in Rome; its concept dedicated to Saint Anne in H7 and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalized Vatican City. The church is the piazzas and garden plans throughout Western Europe for parish church of the State of The Domus Sanctae Marthae centuries. Conceived as a single enclosed space, the long Vatican City and is placed under the jurisdiction of the is a building adjacent to St. Belvedere court connected the Vatican Palace with the Vicariate of the Vatican City and is located beside the Peter's Basilica in Vatican Villa Belvedere in a series of terraces connected by stairs, Porta Sant'Anna, an international border crossing between City. Completed in 1996, and was contained on its sides by narrow wings. Vatican City State and Italy. during the reign of Pope John Paul II, it is named after Saint Bramante did not see the work completed, and before the Commissioned by the Venerabile Arciconfraternita di Martha the hospitable, who end of the sixteenth century it had been irretrievably Sant'Anna de Parafrenieri, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola was a sibling to Saints Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. The altered by a building across the court, dividing it into two introduced the oval plan to church design, for the first time building functions as a guest house for clergy having separate . in the churches of Sant'Andrea in and Saint business with the Holy See, and as the hotel residence of

41.9040505, 12.4547172 Anne in Vatican, pioneering a plan which was to become the members of the when they are influential to . participating in a to elect a new Pope.

41.9041596, 12.4574891 Pauline Chapel • Cappella Paolina has made it his home since his election in F8 March 2013. 's Basilica • Basilica Sancti Petri 41.9006692, 12.4533458 The Cappella Paolina is a F7 • Piazza San Pietro, 00120, Roma chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. It is separated A Renaissance church located St. Peter's Square • Piazza San Pietro from the Sistine Chapel by the in the Vatican City and the F10 • Piazza San Pietro 00120 Vatican City, Vatican Sala Regia. It is not on any of largest church building in the the regular tourist itineries. world with the interior area The elliptical baroque square is spreading across 15,160 m2. It located right in front of St. Michelangelo’s two frescoes in the Cappella Paolina, The is filled with masterpieces by Peter’s Basilica. There is a Conversion of Saul and The Crucifixion of St Peter were many well-known Baroque and gigantic Egyptian obelisk painted from 1542 to 1549, the height of his fame, but Renaissance artists (e.g. Bernini’s Baldacchino or (which got to Rome around the were widely viewed as disappointments and even failures Michelangelo’s statue called Pietà). The remnants of St. year 40 BC) in the middle of by their contemporary audience. They did not conform to Peter are placed in St. Peter’s tomb under the Basilica. the square which was installed the compositional conventions of the time and the subject- to its present-day location in 1586. Today, the obelisk also matter is depicted in an unorthodox manner. Despite the If you decide to go all the way up the staircase leading to works as a sundial. importance of the chapel and the significance of their the top of the dome to enjoy the spectacular view of the subjects, the frescoes were generally neglected and city, be prepared for many steps (320 – 551 depending on The square itself was designed a hundred years later by overlooked in favor of Michelangelo’s nearby masterpieces your ticket). The ascent can be very demanding especially Gian Lorenzo Bernini (famous Italian baroque sculptor, in the Sistine Chapel. during the summer months. painter and architect). His idea was that the square should

41.9025916, 12.4547408 embody the “maternal arms of Holy Mother Church”. He Also, since it is a Christian church, adequate clothing and also hoped to create a sense of awe in the visitors of the behaviour is expected when visiting. Bear in mind that square through the usage of a large open space. apart from being an important sight, the Basilica is also a Christian church and therefore a holy ground. There are 140 statues of various saints located on the top

www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_pietro/index_it.htm • +39 of the Colonnades that line the square. The capacity of the 06 69883465 • 41.9021536, 12.4537403 square is nearly half a million people. If you visit the Vatican during Christian ceremonies or festivities, be prepared for immense crowds of tourists.

41.902247, 12.457196 Vatican Bank • null Vatican Museums • Musei Vaticani D10 A6 • Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma, Italy

The Institute for the Works of Home to an enormous Religion, commonly known as collection of pieces of art that the Vatican Bank, is a private were collected by the Popes in bank situated inside Vatican the last 500 years. The very City and run by a Board of first exhibit was bought in 1506 Superintendence which reports and it was a statue called to a Supervisory Commission Laocoon and His Sons. It is of Cardinals and the Pope. The Bank Identifier Code of the still on display at the Vatican Museums today. Institute for the Works of Religion is IOPRVAVX. Since 9 July 2014, its president is Jean-Baptiste de Franssu. The The museums include exhibits from many cultures and IOR is regulated by the Vatican's financial supervisory many periods of human history – Ancient , Etruscan body AIF. civilization, Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece, but they also display works of Renaissance artists (e.g. Raphael) The institute was founded by papal decree of Pope Pius and even the modern ones (such as Picasso or Van XII in June 1942. Its assets are not the property of the Gogh). Holy See, and therefore it is outside the jurisdiction of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. Among some of the most imposing exhibits are: Book of

41.9038493, 12.4567738 the Dead (in Ancient Egypt section), statue (located in the New Wing), or the beautiful Gallery of Maps. Vatican City • Italia — Civitas Vaticana B4 Since the museums are so large, you might want to pick only some of the exhibitons that interest you. The Vatican City, officially Vatican collections are arranged thematically and the color-coded City State or the State of itineraries (A, B, C, D) guide you through the museums Vatican City, is a country depending on how much time you want to spend there. located within the city of Rome. With an area of If you want to avoid the main wave of tourists, you should approximately 44 hectares, begin your visit early in the morning. The later you come, and a population of 1,000, it is the longer the queues. Also, be aware that the museum the smallest state in the world by both area and visit (usually connected to the visit of the Sistine Chapel population. However, formally it is not sovereign, with and St. Peter’s Basilica) is quite physically demanding being held by the Holy See. with lots of walking involved.

www.museivaticani.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html • +39 06 It is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state 6988 4947 • 41.9062375, 12.4527427 ruled by the Bishop of Rome – the Pope. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins. Since the return of the popes from Avignon in 1377, they have generally resided at the Apostolic Palace within what is now Vatican City, although at times residing instead in the in Rome or elsewhere.

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