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A trip from October 10, 2006 to October 23, 2006, travelling to Rome, Terrasini
Rome - Sorrento - Siena - Florence - Venice
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10/10/2006 to 10/23/2006
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Tue 10/10/06 (day 1) - Rome

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The Hotel Giotto Flavia is situated in Via Flavia, 84. It is just a short walk from Villa Borghese Park and easily …
Hotel
Hotel GF-Sallustio
via Flavia, 84
Rome, 00187
Italy
06-4201-1651
Tue Oct 10 2:00pm - Fri Oct 13 3:00pm
Notes
Walk around city, get oriented. See Spanish steps, Trevi fountain and other sites at night.
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Wed 10/11/06 (day 2) - Rome

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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
Wed Oct 11 6:00am - Wed Oct 11 12:00pm
Notes
#7 p. 138 daily 9am - 1 hour before sunset, entrance fee
first stop of the day
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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
Wed Oct 11 6:00am - Wed Oct 11 12:00pm
Notes
7, p. 139 Beside colliseum
3rd stop
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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
Wed Oct 11 6:00am - Wed Oct 11 12:00pm
Notes
8, p. 139 Golden House Wed - Mon 9am - 7:45pm closed tuesday; advance booking necessary www.pierreci.it
2nd stop
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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
Wed Oct 11 12:00pm - Wed Oct 11 6:00pm
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#2, p. 134 daily 9am - 1 hour before sunset, free - also has Arco di Tito
fourth stop of the day
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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
Wed Oct 11 12:00pm - Wed Oct 11 6:00pm
Notes
#13, p. 140
sixth stop of the day
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Just south of the Roman Forum and offering a stunning view of the ancient city, this area includes imperial and patr …
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piazza di Santa Maria Nova, 53
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Wed Oct 11 12:00pm - Wed Oct 11 6:00pm
Notes
1, p. 131, Mon, Wed - Sat 9am - 2 hours before sunset, tues and sun 9am - 1pm entrance fee, ticket also valid for colosseum
5th stop
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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
Wed Oct 11 12:00pm - Wed Oct 11 6:00pm
Notes
#4, p. 137 Capitolino and Vittoriano 9:30 - 4:30; free
7th stop of the day
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Thu 10/12/06 (day 3) - Terrasini, Rome

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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
Thu Oct 12 6:00am - Thu Oct 12 11:00pm
Notes
#43 p. 155 Castel Sant'Angelo
Tues - Sun 9am - 7pm; entrance fee
#45 p. 158 Mon. - Fri. 8:45 - 3:45pm; entrance fee
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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 …
Thing to Do
viale Vaticano
Rome, 00165
Italy
+39 06 6982
Thu Oct 12 6:00am - Thu Oct 12 12:00pm
Notes
#44 p. 115 Piazza San Pietro
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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
Thu Oct 12 6:00am - Thu Oct 12 11:00pm
Notes
P. 158 - 159
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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
Thu Oct 12 12:00pm - Thu Oct 12 6:00pm
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These baths were built in the 3rd Century BCE by the Emperor Caracalla, and they operated for about two hundred year …
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Terme di Caracalla
Rome, 00153
Italy
+39 06 3996 7700
Thu Oct 12 6:00pm - Fri Oct 13 12:00am
Notes
14, Tues - Sun 9am - 1 hour before sunet, Monday 9am - 2pm, entrance fees
or Terme di Diocleziane
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Fri 10/13/06 (day 4) - Rome

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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
Fri Oct 13 6:00am - Fri Oct 13 12:00pm
Notes
#21, p. 144
2nd site
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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
Fri Oct 13 6:00am - Fri Oct 13 12:00pm
Notes
37, p. 149; Mon - Sat 9am - 7:30pm, Sun 9am - 6pm, holidays 9am - 1pm; free
3rd site
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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
Fri Oct 13 6:00am - Fri Oct 13 12:00pm
Notes
#24, p. 144
1st site
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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
Fri Oct 13 12:00pm - Fri Oct 13 6:00pm
Notes
#38, p. 150
4th site
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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
Fri Oct 13 12:00pm - Fri Oct 13 6:00pm
Notes
#5, p. 138 Tues. - Sat. 9:30am - 7pm, entrance fee
#6 p. 138 Foro Traiano
5th site
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This church was built over the site of a small church belonging to the order of the Compagnia di San Bernardo. The n …
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Santissimo Nome di Maria
89 Foro Traiano
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 679 8013
Fri Oct 13 12:00pm - Fri Oct 13 6:00pm
Notes
by the foro traiano?
7th stop
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The origins of this theatre run back to 23 BCE, when Augustus had it built in honor of Marcus Claudius Marcellus, hi …
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Teatro di Marcello
via di Monte Savello, 30
Rome, 00186
Italy
+39 06 6861570
Fri Oct 13 6:00pm - Sat Oct 14 12:00am
Notes
#11, p. 140
8th site
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the event will premiere at Rome’s Auditorium from the 13th to the 21st of October 2006, along with screenings at mov …More  
Thing to Do
Fri Oct 13 6:00pm - Sat Oct 14 12:00am
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The Parco della Musica-Cavea Auditorium hosts a series of concerts, festivals, events and other shows in an open-air …
Entertainment
Auditorium Parco della Musica
viale Pietro de Coubertin, 20
Rome, 00196
Italy
+39 06 8024 1281/+39 06 89 2982
Fri Oct 13 6:00pm - Sat Oct 14 12:00am
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Sat 10/14/06 (day 5)

Drive from Rome to Pompeii
Transportation
Sat Oct 14 10:00am - Wed Oct 18 10:00am
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