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ROME & VENICE

A trip from August 02, 2006 to August 06, 2006, travelling to Venice, Rome
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08/02/2006 to 08/06/2006
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Wed 08/02/06 (day 1) - Venice

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City
Venice, Italy
Wed Aug 2 8:00pm - Fri Aug 4 5:00pm
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Pensione La Calcina is a truly beautiful place, full of light and located in an excellent position by the water …
Hotel
Dorsoduro, 780
Venice, 30123
Italy
041-520-6466
Wed Aug 2 8:00pm - Fri Aug 4 5:00pm
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Thu 08/03/06 (day 2) - Venice


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Thu Aug 3 11:00am - Thu Aug 3 5:00pm
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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 …
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Ponte di Rialto
ponte de Rialto
Venice, 30124
Italy
Thu Aug 3 1:00pm - Thu Aug 3 2:00pm
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Fri 08/04/06 (day 3) - Venice, Rome

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Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when yo …
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Piazza San Marco
St Mark's Square
Venice, 30124
Italy
Fri Aug 4 10:00am - Fri Aug 4 12:00pm
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You get a splendid view of Venice and the Basilica di San Marco from the tallest bell tower in Venice. It can be see …
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Basilica di San Marco-Campanile
San Marco, 422
Venice, 30124
Italy
+39 041 270 8311
Fri Aug 4 10:00am - Fri Aug 4 12:00pm
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Some legends say that the Ponte dei Sospiri was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was a rendezvous for lovers; h …
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Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs)
calle Larga San Marco
Venice, 30124
Italy
Fri Aug 4 12:00pm - Fri Aug 4 12:30pm
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The Hotel Villa Glori was built in an english 900 style. For this reason it is peaceful and quiet, although it …
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Hotel Villa Glori
via Bernardo Celentano, 11
Rome, 00196
Italy
06-322-7658
Fri Aug 4 8:00pm - Sun Aug 6 9:00am
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Sat 08/05/06 (day 4) - Rome

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City
Rome, Italy
Sat Aug 5 9:00am - Sat Aug 5 9:00pm
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9am
Dropped off in lgt delle navi turn right
Down lgt Michelangelo turn right onto via cola di rienzo
Turn left into p.ta angleica
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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
Sat Aug 5 9:30am - Sat Aug 5 11:00am
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930
Walk through arches and into the Vatican.
Drink from fountains
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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
Sat Aug 5 11:00am - Sat Aug 5 12:00pm
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11
Walk down via della conciliazione past castle sant angelo
Turn right over pte umbeto bridge (over river tigra) passed market traders
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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
Sat Aug 5 12:00pm - Sat Aug 5 1:00pm
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12
Onto zanardelli and into p.zza navona
Stop for coffee and light lunch
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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 Aug 5 1:00pm - Sat Aug 5 2:00pm
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1
Come out onto corso rinascimento turn left onto
Corso vittorio emanuel 11.
130
Nip down torre argentina to the pantheon
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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
Sat Aug 5 2:00pm - Sat Aug 5 3:30pm
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2
Return back onto main road walk passed area sacra (roman ruins)
On your right, then turn right down via di aracoeli
Turn left onto via del teatro di Marcello
230
And along to piazza venezia
Marvel at the huge white building
3
Keep to the right and head for the via dei fori imperiali
Beware of the roman costume dressed gentlemen
They charge to have your photo taken with them.
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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 Aug 5 3:30pm - Sat Aug 5 4:30pm
Notes
330
To your right you will see the roman forum
Let your imagination run away with you here.
430
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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 Aug 5 4:30pm - Sat Aug 5 6:00pm
Notes
430
Carry on down the same road and head for the main attraction
In front of you will be the collusm.
Again let your imagination run wild
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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 Aug 5 5:30pm - Sat Aug 5 6:00pm
Notes
To the right you can see the arco di consantino and
Part of an original roman road.
6
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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 Aug 5 6:00pm - Sat Aug 5 7:00pm
Notes
Walk back up via dei fori imperiali and onto via del corso
Turn right into v.muratte
Here youll see the trevi fountain
Take your shoes off, soak the feet and throw in your coin
700
Walk round to the other side of the fountain into v. arcione
Turn left into via due macelli then right onto via del tritone
Carry on until piazza barderini cross over then turn left into
Via v Veneto.
730
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Restaurant
Sat Aug 5 7:30pm - Sat Aug 5 9:00pm
Notes
730
Stop at hard rock café for a bite to eat
900
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An incredible, almost theatrical square with the lovely Spanish Steps leading up to the Chiesa di TrinitĂ  dei Monti …
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Piazza di Spagna
Spanish Steps
Rome, 00187
Italy
+39 06 488 991
Sat Aug 5 9:00pm - Sat Aug 5 9:30pm
Notes
900
Walk down v.liguria turn left onto via f crispi then right onto
V. sestina. On your left is the Spanish steps.
930
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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
Sat Aug 5 9:30pm - Sat Aug 5 10:00pm
Notes
Walk down the steps and turn right onto via del babuino
In front is the piazza del popolo, where the original main road
(via flaminia) to rome once lead.
1000
Go through the gates and walk along via flaminia
Turn left onto via azuni then right onto lgt delle navi
Your now back to where you started
1030
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