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Circo Massimo
The Circo Massimo used to be a chariot racetrack which could hold approximately 200.000 spectators. On the north side of the ruins of the Circo Massimo stands a building dating from the late 800s. It has been restructured and currently serves as the main office of the Roman Museums and Imperial Rome. It is located at Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 16
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Colosseum (Colosseo)
The Colosseum was built in about 1920 years ago. It is considered an architectural and engineering wonder, and remains as a standing proof of both the grandeur and the cruelty of the Roman world.
After the splendour of imperial times, the Colosseum was abandoned, and in turn it became a fortress for the medieval clans of the city, a source of building materials, picturesque scenery for painters, a place of Christian worship. Today it is a challenge for the archaeologists and a scenario for events and shows.
The Colosseum is the most visited monument in Rome, and perhaps in all Italy, so it takes some time to get in the amphitheatre, especially during the tourist season.
If you want to avoid the queue you can purchase tickets in advance via the website: www.pierreci.it. There is also a possibility to hire an audio guide at the entrance.
Opening Times:
Daily 8.30 am –7.15 pm (summer); daily 8.30 am – 4.30 pm (winter), last entry one hour before closing time.
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Piazza del Colosseo
Rome
Tel: +39 06 3996 7700
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Pantheon
Built more than 1800 years ago by an unknown architect, the magnificent Pantheon building still stands as a reminder of the great Roman Empire. The word ''Pantheon'' signifies all the deities, and the building originated as a temple to twelve of the most important Roman gods. The sense of harmony inside the Pantheon is partly due to its perfect proportions; the dome's diameter is equal to its height from the floor, creating the potential for a perfect spere. A 9-metre hole lets in the daylight, and it's easy to see the spiritual significance that this link to the heavens would have possessed. When it rains, water cascades through the roof and slowly drains from the floor. Nowadays the Pantheon is still a consecrated church and used for occasional services, concerts and poetry readings. The Pantheon borders the Piazza della Rotonda, a rectangular square with a central fountain. It is situated in the historic centre of Rome, not far from the Piazza Navone.
Opening Times:
Mon – Sat: 9 am - 6.30 pm and Sun: 9 am –1 pm.
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Piazza Della Rotonda
Rome
Tel: +39 06 68300230
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The Forum (Foro Romano)
The Forum was designed to be the centre of social, political and economic life in the city but it can be difficult for modern visitors to appreciate the Roman Forum at first, for this remains of Classical Rome has fared worse than most. Romans Forum was so looted for building materials during late antiquity and the Middle Ages that there appears, at first sight, to be little left. Therefore, a little historical knowledge and a good map will help you build the picture and realize what a magnificent place that is.
Admission is free; guide tours in Italian, English, German, French or Spanish cost EUR3.20.
Opening Times:
Mon-Sat: 9 am - 6.30 pm, Sun: 9 am – 1 pm .
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Largo Romolo e Remo
186
Rome
Tel: +39 06 6990110
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Castel Sant'Angelo
Perhaps the most pleasurable single monument Rome offers you. Originally a dynastic tomb, it was converted into a fortress, and then became a noble dwelling and finally a papal residence; between times it served as a barracks, a prison and a museum.
Sant’Angelo Castle was Rome’s most important fortified area, anyone who held it had the whole town to his mercy. Between the 10th and 11th centuries it passed into the hands of the most powerful noble families. Before suffering a massive attack by the Roman people who decided to destroy it in 1379.
The castle is divided into five floors:
Floor I: from which starts the famous winding ramp about 400 feet long, a stupendous Roman construction.
Floor II (the prisons floor): with horrible cells, called "historical" prisons, and storerooms for wheat and oil.
Floor III (the military floor): with two big courtyards.
Floor IV (papel floor): with the loggia of Julius II, by Bramante, in the principal part of the Castle and the papal apartment, consisting of magnificent rooms with frescoes by Giulio Romano, Perin del Vaga and others painters of Raphael's school, the Sala del Tesoro and Cagliostro's Room, the prison cell of the famous alchemist of the 18th century.
Floor V (top floor): with a big terrace, dominated by an Archangel in bronze by Wersschaffelt, from which we have a fine panorama of the city.
Opening times:
Tue – Sun: 9 am – 7 pm.
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Lungotevere Castello, 50
00186
Rome
Tel: +39 06 6819111
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Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)
This is the most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome. In 1732, Pope Clement XII commissioned Nicola Salvi to create a large fountain at the Trevi Square. Construction of the monumental baroque fountain was finally completed in 1762. Legend has it you will return to Rome if you throw a coin into the water. You should toss it over your shoulder with your back to the fountain.
Opening Times:
Opening hours: Daily 24 hours.
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Piazza di Trevi
Rome
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Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna is the heart of Rome's most fashionable shopping area, and it's familiar to residents and visitors alike because of the Spanish Steps ascending grandly from it. The Spanish Steps were designed in 1723-26 by Francesco de Sanctis to link Via del Babuino with Via Felice – the first great street planned by Sixtus V (1585-90). From here, spectacular views over the city rooftops more than warrant the steep climb. The Spanish Steps acquired their name from the neighbouring Spanish Embassy but the area is more intimately associated with England. This a great place to rest and watch street musicians, vendors, young lovers and other tourists.
Opening Times:
Daily 24 hours.
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Piazza di Spagna
187
Rome
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Villa Celimontana
This is one of Rome's loveliest, and most hidden, public gardens and one of the best spots to take a break from all the sightseeing and just having a picnic. The peaceful green park was belonged to the Mattei Family in the sixteen century and now is converted to public gardens. The Mattei Family are part of the Roman Nobility and also hereditary Roman Patricians.
It is also one of the favourite spots for brides and grooms who arrive here during summer to be photographed.
the main gateway is on Piazza della Navicella.
Opening Times:
Daily from 7 am until sunset.
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Piazza della Navicella
184
Rome
Tel: +39 06 488991
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Bioparco (Rome Zoo)
The Bioparco, Rome Zoo, is in Piazzale del Giardino Zoologico, in the centre of Villa Borghese. It's close to the route of trams number 3 and 19 and Subway’s "red" Line, "Flaminio" and "Spagna" stations . Alternatively you can walk across the park from the Spanish Steps or Piazza del Popolo.
In keeping with the ''Bioparco'' name, each creature has a sign describing not just its name and characteristics, but the area populated by the species, now and in the past - a sad reminder of the dangers of extinction, and the preservation role of zoos like the Bioparco. The zoo provides a nice alternative activity for tourists, and entertainment for children who may be bored of static sights.
Opening Times:
Daily: 9.30 am – 5 pm (during winter), 9.30 am – 6 pm (during summer), last entry one hour before closing time.
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Piazzale del Giardino Zoologico, 1
197
Rome
Tel: + 39 06 3608211
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Catacombe di San Callisto
The San Callisto catacombs are the first cemetery of Rome''s Christian community and burial place of 16 popes in the 3rd century. They bear the name of St. Callixtus, the deacon hired to run the catacombs by Pope St. Zephyrinus, who was later elected pope (A.D. 217-22) in his own right. The complex is a network of galleries stretching for nearly 19km (12 miles), structured in five levels and reaching a depth of about 20m (65 ft.). There are many sepulchral chambers and almost half a million tombs of early Christians.
These catacombs are often packed with tour-bus groups but the tunnels are simply phenomenal and definitely worth a visit.
Visitors follow a guide in their own language, without any further recompense, but in time of great flow, groups of the same language, arriving at the same time, will be joined together in the grounds above the catacombs
Opening times:
Daily: 9 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm. Closed on Wednesdays, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Easter and during February.
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Via Appia Antica, 110/126
00179
Rome
Tel: +39 06 51301580
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