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A trip from June 03, 2006 to June 18, 2006, travelling to Rome, Italy
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Sat 06/03/06 (day 1) - Rome

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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
Sat Jun 3 6:00am - Sat Jun 3 11:00pm
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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
Sat Jun 3 12:00pm - Sat Jun 3 6:00pm
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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
Sat Jun 3 12:00pm - Sat Jun 3 6:00pm
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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
Sat Jun 3 12:00pm - Sat Jun 3 6:00pm
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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
Sat Jun 3 12:00pm - Sat Jun 3 6:00pm
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Piazza della Minerva is just off Via della Minerva behind the Pantheon . The name of the church, Basilica di Santa M …
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piazza della Minerva, 42
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 679 3926
Sat Jun 3 12:00pm - Sat Jun 3 6:00pm
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Tradition has it that throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a swift return to the wor …
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Fontana di Trevi
piazza di Trevi
Rome, 00187
Italy
Sat Jun 3 6:00pm - Sun Jun 4 12:00am
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It is strange to think that this area of Rome was originally built to be a city port where storehouses held goods at …
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viale di Trastevere
Rome, 00153
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sat Jun 3 6:00pm - Sun Jun 4 12:00am
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Sun 06/04/06 (day 2) - Rome, Italy

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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
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 12:00pm
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San Giovanni in Laterano is the oldest church in the world. It was founded by Pope Melchiade at the start of the 4th …
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San Giovanni in Laterano
piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 0669 8643
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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In the 4 BC, Circus Maximus was one of the largest stadia in Rome, with a capacity of 250,000 seated spectators. It …
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Circo Massimo
via del Circo Massimo
Rome, 00153
Italy
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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The Chiesa di San Silvestro lends its name to the square where it is located. The church is also known as "in capite …
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San Silvestro in Capite
piazza di San Silvestro
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 679 7775
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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During the Middle Ages, Piazza del Popolo formed the main entrance to the city for pilgrims and travelers arriving o …
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Piazza del Popolo
piazza del Popolo
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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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
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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Beset on all sides by roads, the square is heavily congested with traffic. In the background, the Altare della Patri …
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Piazza Venezia
Piazza Venezia
Rome, 00187
Italy
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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In 1099 Pope Pasquale II had a chapel erected in honor of the Madonna, to commemorate the victory of the crusaders w …
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Santa Maria del Popolo
12 Via del Popolo
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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This baroque church was built by the architect Carlo Maderno at the beginning of the 17th Century. It was originally …
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17 Via 20 Settembre
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 482 6190
Sun Jun 4 6:00am - Sun Jun 4 11:00pm
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Said to have been 25 times larger than the Colosseum at the height of Nero's reign, it took 15 years of restoration …
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via della Domus Aurea
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Sun Jun 4 12:00pm - Sun Jun 4 6:00pm
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According to tradition, when St Paul was decapitated his head bounced on the ground three times and where it bounced …
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1 Via di Acque Salvie
Rome, 00142
Italy
+39 06 540 1655
Sun Jun 4 12:00pm - Sun Jun 4 6:00pm
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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 Jun 4 12:00pm - Sun Jun 4 6:00pm
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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
Sun Jun 4 12:00pm - Sun Jun 4 6:00pm
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Mon 06/05/06 (day 3) - Rome

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In the 7th Century a church was built in order to house the chain from Constantinople that was said that to have bee …
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4a Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 488 2865
Mon Jun 5 6:00am - Mon Jun 5 11:00pm
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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
Mon Jun 5 6:00am - Mon Jun 5 11:00pm
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