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Sights&attractions BuyaticketstotheRomesightseeingsandskipthelines!
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GreatSquares(Piazze)

Accommodation Rome'ssquaresareoneofthemainattractionsoftheItalianCapital,perhaps'the
core'ofthecityitself.
HotelsinRome
InPiazzaformeetingeachother,toamuse,chatwithfriends,andforeventsorfor
Entertainment thedaily'happyhour'.
Restaurants PiazzadelCampidoglio(ontheCapitolHill)housesthecitycouncilPiazzaVenezia
representsthe'heartofthecity'PiazzaNavonadisplaysthespectacularBaroque
ShoppinginRome triumphantarchitecturePiazzadiSpagnaisamasterpieceoftheXVIIIcenturywith
AncientRome itsfamousSpanishstepsand,lastbutnotleast,StPeter'sSquareisthemajestic
MapofRome accesstoStPeter'sBasilica,thecentreofChristianity.
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WithinRomethereareabout19basilicastobefound,outofwhich3arepatriarchal:
StPeter'sBasilicatheworld'slargestbasilicaofChristianityStJohninLateran
(SanGiovanniLaterano)formerseatofthebishopsresidenceandthemost
ancientchurchintheworld,SantaMariaMaggiore...

Colosseum
ThehugeststructureofitstypeintheancientRome,theelliptical
shapedColosseum,tookabouttenyearstobuild.Thecentreofancient
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Romeentertainment,wherethegladiatorialandanimalcombatswere
Romeavailableforfree
held,butcontrarilytopopularbelief,itwasnottheplacewhere
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RomeBasilicas
RomeSquares
Romefountains
ParksinRome

RomanForum
ThecentralareaaroundwhichtheancientRomedeveloped.
AdministrativeandcorporateheartofRome.

Pantheon
OneofthemostimpressivebuildingsoftheImperialRome.Originally
dedicatedasatempleto"allthegods",thereforethename.A
remarkablearchitecturalfeat,itremainstheworldslargestunreinforced
dome.
AppianWay
TheAppianWayisanarcheologicalparkwheretosoakinthesunshinewhile
strollingpastancientRomantombsofpatricianfamilies.VisitthecatacombsofSt.
SebastianandCallixtus.
Moreancientsights:
RomanAqueducts
BathsofCaracalla
Catacombs

VaticanSights
TheVaticanStateenclosesSt.PetersChurchandtheVaticanMuseumstheawe
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inspiringlateRennaissancemasterpiecewascompletedinover150yearsandbuilt
overapreexistingEarlyChristianbasilica.
HighlightsincludeMichelangelosPiet,theVaticanGardens,climbingthewinding
staircasetothetopofthecupolaforamagnificentview,theSistineChapeland
RaffaellosRooms,bothpartoftheVaticanMuseum,theimmensewindswept
squareencircledbythecolonnade.
MoreVaticansights:
CastelSant'Angelo
StPeter'sSquare
SaintPeter'sBasilica

Romefountains
ThesplendidFontanadiTrevi,atoweringmarblefacadeofstatuesandhorses
whichseemtostampedeoutofit,theFountainoftheFourRiversonPiazzaNavona
andtheTritoneFountainareunmissableandmightjustcoolahotdaymakesure
youdontoverlooktheirlessspectacularcounterparts,suchastheFontanadelle
Tartarughe,anexquisitesmallerfountainbuiltin1500,witharomantictaletiedits
origins.
TreviFountain
FontanadiTrevi,oneofthetopRome'sattractionsthatisnevertobe
missed.

FountainofFourRivers
AtruemasterpiecedesignedbyGianLorenzoBernini.Fountainofthe
FourRiversisanoutstandingmonumentofoneofthemost
remarkableRome'ssquares,PiazzaNavona.

RomeSightseeing
ThePalatineHillisoneoftheoldestinhabitedpartsofthecityandresidenceto
aristocraticfamiliesandemperors.
TheTrajanMarketisoneofthemostwellpreservedmonumentsfromthepast.It
hasmultiplefloorsofadministrativeofficesandshopsdatingfromca.100A.D.,
includingthefamousViaBiberatica.
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