Fourtieth Birthday Roman Getaway

A trip from May 20, 2008 to May 26, 2008, travelling to Rome, Italy, Terrasini, Tivoli
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05/20/2008 to 05/26/2008
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Wed 05/21/08 (day 2) - Rome

Roma Boutique Hotel Fax +39 06 42013368
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Via Toscana 1
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 42012023
Wed May 21 3:00pm - Mon May 26 4:00am
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2:45 P.M., Arrive Rome, Fiumicino Airport Follow signs for Stazione / Railway Station Take “Leonardo Express” sta …More  
Transportation
Wed May 21 3:00pm
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An incredible, almost theatrical square with the lovely Spanish Steps leading up to the Chiesa di Trinità dei Monti …
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Piazza di Spagna
Spanish Steps
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Wed May 21 6:00pm - Wed May 21 7:00pm
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During the Christmas season Piazza Navona is packed with stalls selling toys, sweets and decorations for the Nativit …
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Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona
Rome, 00186
Italy
Wed May 21 6:00pm - Wed May 21 7:00pm
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Tradition says that Campo de' Fiori was named after the woman loved by Pompey, Flora, but it is more likely to have …
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Campo dei Fiori
Rome, 00186
Italy
Wed May 21 7:00pm - Wed May 21 8:00pm
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Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
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Pantheon
piazza della Rotonda
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Wed May 21 7:00pm - Wed May 21 8:00pm
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Near the Piazza del Popolo , the Chiesa del Gesù , Rome's first Jesuit church, served as a model for later churches. …
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via degli Astalli, 16
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 69 7001
Wed May 21 7:00pm
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Church of Sant'Ignazio was built in the first decade of the 17th Century to pay homage to the founder of the Jesuit …
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Church of Sant'Ignazio
via del Caravita, 8
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 679 4406
Wed May 21 8:00pm
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Thu 05/22/08 (day 3) - Rome, Italy

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No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheater with seating for 55,000 t …
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Colosseo
piazza del Colosseo
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu May 22 11:00am - Thu May 22 10:00pm
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The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable …
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Foro Romano (Roman Forum)
via dei Fori Imperiali
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu May 22 11:00am - Thu May 22 1:00pm
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The Arch of Constantine is particularly interesting because it is like a jigsaw made up of other monuments. It was b …
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Arco di Costantino
via di San Gregorio
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Thu May 22 11:00am - Thu May 22 11:15am
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Reorganization of Piazza del Campidoglio began in 1539 as part of a plan undertaken by Pope Paul III. It was the fir …
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Piazza del Campidoglio
Piazza del Campidoglio
Italy, NY 00186
United States
Thu May 22 2:00pm - Thu May 22 3:00pm
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The Capitoline Museums are housed in two palaces that face each other. The one on the left of Michelangelo's steps i …
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Capitoline Museums
piazza del Campidoglio, 1
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6710 2475
Thu May 22 4:00pm
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Fri 05/23/08 (day 4) - Rome, Terrasini

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The Vatican is among the most important historical sites in the world. The seat of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, T …
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viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 6982
Fri May 23 10:30am - Fri May 23 2:00pm
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Musei Vaticani's unique art collection is exhibited in surroundings of unparalleled beauty. The magnificent Raphael …
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Citta del Vaticano
Terrasini, 00193
Italy
+39 06 6988 3041
Fri May 23 10:30am - Fri May 23 12:00pm
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Visiting Rome for the first time, visitors must experience the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican structure with 50 million …
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Sistine Chapel
viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 6988 4341
Fri May 23 12:00pm - Fri May 23 1:00pm
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The splendid fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo was originally built as a mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian in 139 CE. I …
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Castel Sant'Angelo
lungotevere Castello, 50
Rome, 00193
Italy
+39 06 681 9111
Fri May 23 2:00pm - Fri May 23 3:00pm
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Sat 05/24/08 (day 5) - Tivoli


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Tivoli, Italy, Italy
Sat May 24 10:00am - Sat May 24 5:00pm
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This splendid villa was built in a former Benedictine monastery by Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, the s …
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Villa d'Este
1 Piazza Trento
Tivoli, 00019
Italy
+39 0774 31 2070/+39 0774 33 2920(Tickets)
Sat May 24 10:00am - Sat May 24 12:00pm
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This extraordinary villa was built for Emperor Hadrian in 118 CE It was vast and included full-scale reproductions o …
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Villa Adriana
204 Via di Villa Adriana
Tivoli, 00019
Italy
+39 06 3996 7900
Sat May 24 2:00pm - Sat May 24 4:00pm
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Sun 05/25/08 (day 6) - Rome

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Santa Maria Maggiore harmonizes a great variety of architectural styles: the naves date from the 15th Century, the b …
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Santa Maria Maggiore
27 Via Liberiana
Rome, 00185
Italy
Sun May 25 10:00am
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This collection is housed in a building constructed in 1613 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, one of Bernini's greates …
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Galleria Borghese
piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
Rome, 00197
Italy
+39 06 3 2810
Sun May 25 11:00am - Sun May 25 2:00pm
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Borghese Gallery / National Museum of Rome 3:00 be there at 2:00 to pick up tickets reservation # odpo007
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My lovely and talented wife, Eva, surprised me with a trip to Rome, Italy to celebrate my 40th birthday. I've very excited. It will be a chance to spend a lot of time alone with her while visiting one of the world's most historic, inspiring, and romantic cities. Robert Shea
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