In 12628 trips
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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Location:
Rome, Firenze...
Day:
08/04/2006 to 08/18/2006
Category:
Things to do
Fri 08/04/06 (day 1) - Rome
In 9021 trips
An incredible, almost theatrical square with the lovely Spanish Steps leading up to the Chiesa di Trinità dei Monti …
Thing to Do
Piazza di Spagna
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Fri Aug 4 6:00pm - Sat Aug 5 12:00am
Sat 08/05/06 (day 2) - Rome
In 3814 trips
This collection is housed in a building constructed in 1613 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, one of Bernini's greates …
Thing to Do
5 Piazzale Scipione Borghese
Rome, 00197
Italy
+39 06 841 3979
Rome, 00197
Italy
+39 06 841 3979
Sat Aug 5 6:00am - Sat Aug 5 11:00pm
In 3701 trips
During the Middle Ages, Piazza del Popolo formed the main entrance to the city for pilgrims and travelers arriving o …
Thing to Do
Piazza del Popolo
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sat Aug 5 6:00pm - Sun Aug 6 12:00am
Sun 08/06/06 (day 3) - Rome
In 1023 trips
For at least 600 years this was a busy port, but the area declined suddenly following a reduction in commerce, and t …
Thing to Do
717 Via dei Romagnoli
Rome, 00119
Italy
+39 06 5635 8099
Rome, 00119
Italy
+39 06 5635 8099
Sun Aug 6 6:00am - Sun Aug 6 12:00pm
Mon 08/07/06 (day 4) - Naples
In 427 trips
When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August A.D. 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, …
In 75 trips
From the Neapolis founded by Greek settlers in 470 B.C. to the city of today, Naples has retained the imprint of the …
Tue 08/08/06 (day 5) - Rome
In 5467 trips
It is strange to think that this area of Rome was originally built to be a city port where storehouses held goods at …
Thing to Do
Viale di Trastevere
Rome, 00153
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Rome, 00153
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Tue Aug 8 12:00pm - Tue Aug 8 6:00pm
In 7441 trips
During the Christmas season Piazza Navona is packed with stalls selling toys, sweets and decorations for the Nativit …
Wed 08/09/06 (day 6) - Rome
In 15289 trips
No visit to Rome is complete without seeing its magnificent Colosseum, a vast amphitheatre with seating for 55,000 t …
Thing to Do
Piazza del Colosseo
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Rome, 00184
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Wed Aug 9 6:00am - Wed Aug 9 12:00pm
In 12495 trips
Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa, restored by Domitian, and subsequently rebuilt by Hadrian (who added the dome), the …
Thing to Do
Piazza della Rotonda
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6830 0230
Wed Aug 9 6:00am - Wed Aug 9 12:00pm
In 8201 trips
The Forum Romanum was designed to be the center of social, political and economic life in the city. The innumerable …
Thing to Do
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Wed Aug 9 12:00pm - Wed Aug 9 6:00pm
In 1818 trips
Santa Maria Maggiore harmonizes a great variety of architectural styles: the naves date from the 15th Century, the b …
In 2843 trips
Beset on all sides by roads, the square is heavily congested with traffic. In the background, the Altare della Patri …
Thu 08/10/06 (day 7) - Venezia
In 5764 trips
For a long time this was the only way to cross the Canal Grande. There was a bridge here at the end of the 12th Cent …
Fri 08/11/06 (day 8) - Venezia
In 7640 trips
Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
In 4719 trips
You get a splendid view of Venice and the Basilica di San Marco from the tallest bell tower in Venice. It can be see …
Thing to Do
328 Sestiere San Marco
Venezia, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5205
Venezia, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5205
Fri Aug 11 6:00am - Fri Aug 11 12:00pm
Sat 08/12/06 (day 9) - Milan
In 3533 trips
Watched over by the Madonnina , the cathedral's high rose marble spires represent the city's most famous artistic an …
Thing to Do
Piazza del Duomo
Milan, 20123
Italy
+39 02 8646 3456
Milan, 20123
Italy
+39 02 8646 3456
Sat Aug 12 6:00am - Sat Aug 12 12:00pm
Sun 08/13/06 (day 10) - Venezia
In 3354 trips
Started in the 9th Century, this church's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the golden alt …
Thing to Do
Piazza San Marco
Venezia, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5205
Venezia, 30124
Italy
+39 041 522 5205
Sun Aug 13 6:00am - Sun Aug 13 12:00pm
In 836 trips
The main structure of this church dates back to the 7th Century, as does the fortress that gives this whole area its …
Thing to Do
Castello
Venezia, 30100
Italy
+39 041 275 0462
Venezia, 30100
Italy
+39 041 275 0462
Sun Aug 13 12:00pm - Sun Aug 13 6:00pm
I'm staying 6 nights in Rome, 6 in Venice, 2 in Florence. I plan day trips every other day, by train, to the cities listed there. That is the plan of course. If it proves to be to much once I'm there, I'd cut down on some cities.