1° Day from where we want from? Well..... from the Coliseum, of course!
reachable by metro B-Colosseo stop-close there is the Arch of Constantine that seems accept in triumph, those who arrive by V. S. Gregorio, in which there is an entrance to Roman forums for lack of time we visit, as is the Domus Aurea, situated on the hill to the right of the Colosseum looking Via dei Fori Imperiali, walk this path very well around ,
let's see: excavations, churches and palaces famous, (only from the outside but.... we reserve the right to visit them in another travel), you reach Piazza Venezia not before having seen on the left various glimpses of Roman forums and end on the right markets Roman with column Traiana.
We are here to Piazza Venezia, imposing the Vittoriano -(Altare della patria)- not much loved by the Romans (is called "typewriter'' and many considered ugly), inside there is the Museum of flags, that we are jumping to go to visit the Capitol, the center of town and the seat of the town, after having risen to the stairway to the right, (on the left to salt the beautiful church of Ara Coeli between the works of art preserved in the Church include the tombstone of Giovanni Crivelli, made by Donatello and the Chapel of San Bernardino frescoes by Pinturicchio.) them in the splendid square made by Michelangelo, with the copy of the statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the original is in the Capitoline Museums; splendid, preparatory to the understanding of the Eternal City ---I cannot avoid them.... the tour lasts 2.5 Hours.... Consider yourselves --.
Let us return in Piazza Venezia, you thirst? In a corner to the left, there is the fountain of Pigna... we drink, you have hunger?.... eat..... There you will be brought sandwiches not?... as no!....... well eat there around can be expensive, however, they are to avoid the street vendors who sell sandwiches and opt instead for the bars that have self-service, there are a lot, a big enough is in Piazza SS apostles, giving the back on the altar of the nation, bottom right, I do not eat.......... are diet!
go to Via del Corso, centre of shopping, after some here are the directions to the right to the Trevi Fountain, there are no words to describe, you'll know by how many people is always to its edges, you try to discover why there is a vase divorced the fountain, then you carry out the rite of coin thrown giving the shoulders to the fountain and........ you will return.
we divide the fountain, if you want to, returning to the course, is in Piazza Colonna, with the gallery column and....... Palazzo Chigi, a prayer or a SHOULD (depending on the political faith) are compulsory No? How palaces of power would say enough... at least for now, I know that we are doing late!
Then go towards Piazza di Spagna, we come across so of lanes and most famous streets; Via Frattina, Via Mario de Fiori, Via Borgognona, Via Condotti, all streets with Boutique famous in the world (and now with some great chain American....).
to the exit of Via Condotti us right in Piazza di Spagna, the fountain of Barcaccia in the named in the first plan seems to be put there to remove a bit of attention to the beautiful staircase leading to Trinità dei Monti; when in the spring is covered in flowers the effect is considerable.
Are you tired? And your children? It is time to return to the camper? Then go to Spagna stop metro "A", from here you can go towards P.le Flaminio (reachable walking by v. the Babuino and then p.zza del Popolo) for the links to the north (FM Rome-Nord, metro "A") or to the Termini Station, for those to the south (metro "B", bus 105, railroad Rome-Pantano).
We begin thecuppolone, the other place distinctive of Rome, i.e. the Basilica of San Pietro world center of Catholicism, already enter the colonnade more famous the world is a certain effect, then entering in the Basilica you will see, although there is a place always crowded (see well the pietà by Michelangelo is a rarity...)
of tourists, one is immersed in a unique atmosphere, the visit is alone a lot of time,
we can also visit the tombs of the popes, we assess the time that remains available for the rest of the day (little), let us not to climb even above the dome, where you can enjoy a beautiful panorama of Rome......... and other places ahead of us.
Walk path of Via della Conciliazione, arrived on Lungotevere turn left, following of indelible footsteps of the Tosca we face Castel Sant' Angelo, built on the mausoleum of Adriano (are still visible original parts), can be visited and interesting, a fortress in full rule, and since it was of the Papal State and connected to the Vatican with Passetto (passage fortified), inside there are rooms papal, in addition to cells, (including Cellini) and a series of objects of time, including the guns. do n't visit Castel Sant' Angelo but, otherwise the exit we would be around lunch time...... and I am a diet... as yesterday!
We cross Ponte Sant' Angelo, we in Via dei Banchi Nuovi, where there are many antique shops and then in Via del Governo Vecchio, are not our destination, the streets will lead us Piazza Navona, the long square seat in the Imperial era of the stage and then transformed in the market in Papal Rome of the XVI century, is adorned with three splendid fountains, the Centre the famous fountain of the rivers of Bernini,
In front of the beautiful church of S. Agnese in Agone by the rival Borromini, these two extremes of two works of the door: the fountain of Moro and Fountain of Neptune, into those ugly sandwiches musty that you will raised, after the only to be slapped yesterday (!), exploiting the proceedings to the edges of the fountains.
We walking to the Pantheon,'s laterally in Piazza della Rotonda: this is the Fountain of the door post on a difference in height and before the Pantheon, "La Rotonda", so named because from the outside you immediately notice that the building, in addition to the monumental portico, with a cupola is cylindrical spherical.
Entering we see that the only source of light comes from the Forum summit of the Dome, the height is equal to the internal diameter of the temple, in which are buried Raphael, the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I. we are one step from palaces of power, in fact..... Practically we in the middle, from here at Palazzo Chigi and to Montecitorio is all a sequence of the buildings which host majority in parliamentary institutions. Ah, completely forgot Palazzo Madama!
Back to the Pantheon and walk one of the two streets that bathe and lead us to Largo di Torre Argentina, in the middle are visible ancient ruins...... and if there you belive..... Here you can see the level of the original plan of Rome, in the centuries has always built above the existing sites, we cross the piazza and head towards the ghetto, crossing Via of the Funari and them in the square Mattei, where we find the fountain of turtles, Continue towards the portico of Ottavia and here we until Piazza of the mouth of the truth, the piazza takes its name from medieval custom to incorporate the accused of a crime the hand in the mouth of Mascherone at those times on external walls of the Church of S. Maria in retained.... If not innocent was nothing..... if guilty, zac!! cut the fingers! Of course someone, well informed of the facts or convinced to know the truth, he put the killer on the other side of the wall, In the square are the other two temples: The Temple of Hercules and the Temple of Portunus.
We have finished............ we are close to Teatro Marcello, in the Circo Massimo (parking in via dei carchi), to the Tiber Island and we skipped many places beautiful and interesting but what you want to........ you can 't visit Rome in 2 days!...... but perhaps the route is also too hard as it is, please switch, please switch and return more...... Rome is always here.....
If you have had the patience to read up to here, you are ready to face any itinerary!
Goodbye!
