Classical

Palazzo Nuovo

Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:02 pm

We concluded our visit to Capitoline Museums by touring the Halls of Palazzo Nuovo, as well as the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter, and the Tabularium.

Palazzo dei Conservatori

Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:13 am

The primary wing of Capitoline Museums is Palazzo dei Conservatory, where you can see pieces of a giant statue of Emperor Constantine, and the Capitoline She-Wolf.

National Museum of Rome

Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:21 pm

Palazzo Massimo also contains ancient mosaic and fresco.

Palazzo Massimo

Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:26 pm

The best Museum for Ancient Roman Statuary is National Museum of Rome.

Via Appia Antica

Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:46 am

Appian Way is in really great shape for being 2300 years old.

Acquedotto Claudio

Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:22 am

We travelled by Metro from Central Rome to Giulio Agricola and hiked across Aqueduct Park.

Santa Maria Maggiore

Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:23 pm

Originally built in the 5th Century, Santa Maria Maggiore has the opulence which is characteristic of the four major Vatican Basilicas of Rome.

Palatine Hill

Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:59 pm

We climbed to the top of Palatine Hill to admire the view.

Roman Forum

Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:28 pm

We continued our tour on the south side of the Roman Forum, where surrounded by 2000-year-old Virgins, we felt right at home.

Foro Romano

Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:23 pm

After visiting the Colosseum, we toured the Roman Forum

Flavian Amphitheatre

Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:39 am

We visited the Colosseum, so named on account of Nero's Colossus, which stood there previously.

Palazzo Apostolico

Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:00 pm

Vatican Museums is full of art and we began with sculpture.

Tiber After Dark

Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:19 pm

Hiking back to our flat, we crossed the Tiber in darkness. Upon awakening the next morning we stopped on Capitoline Hill to take photos of the Roman Forum and King Victor Emmanuel II Monument.

Santa Cecilia and Villa Farnesina

Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:43 am

After stopping at a Cafe for Breakfast, we filled up on more art, history, and culture at Basilica Santa Cecilia and Villa Farnesina.

Trastevere

Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:10 am

We spent the morning exploring Trastevere, beginning with Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Ghetto in Rome

Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:01 pm

From the 16th Century until 1870, Jews in Rome were forced to reside inside a walled Ghetto.

Saint Peter in Chains

Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:06 am

Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli commemorates the Apostle Peter's imprisonment.

San Paolo Fuori le Mura

Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:19 am

St Paul's Outside The Walls was rebuilt in the 19th Century, is lovely if somewhat sterile, contains mosaic portraits of all 266 Popes and translucent Alabaster windows.

Pantheon

Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:49 am

Pantheon is the best-preserved ancient monument in Rome. "Pantheon" means "all the gods", thus Pantheon was originally a temple to all the gods.

Gesu and Sopra Minerva

Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:12 am

On our way to see the Pantheon, we swung by Teatro Marcello, Gesu Church, and Sopra Minerva.

Exploring Rome

Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:29 am

We traveled by train from Florence back to Rome and immediately began exploring Circus Maximus, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza Farnese, and Campo de' Fiori.

Uffizi Top Floor

Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:21 pm

Chronologically, Uffizi begins on the top floor, starting with Medievel and Early-Renaissance Art.