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Campidoglio/Capitoline Hill: Capitol Hill
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  • Written by sniem on Jul 25, 2003
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  • A great place to start your sightseeing tour in Rome. Great views of Rome. Beautiful square designed by Michelangelo Buonarotti. The monument in the middle is the ancient statue of Marc Aurel. If you leave it on the back left side you can see the Romolus and Remus statue and have a great view on the Forum Romanum

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    Directions: From Piazza Venezia up the stairs to the right of the ugly white monument for Victorio Emanuelle II.
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    Roman Forum: Experience the ancient rome
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  • Written by sniem on Aug 22, 2003
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  • I think a good place to start with the Fori Romani is from the capitol hill. First you see the monument for Vittorio Emmanuelle II and imagine how impressive the ruins in the fori romani where 2000 years ago. You also have a good overall view of the area from the hill.
    Be sure to take along a good guide book that explains the different buildings. Some books even have good pics with reconstructions what it used to be like.

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    St Peter's - San Pietro: Great views from the cupola!
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  • Updated by sniem on Dec 8, 2006
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  • View from the cupola of St. Peters
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  • St. Peter is very impressive, first the large square from which you walk up to the church and then the inside - wow!
    To me as a lover of Michelangelos works the pieta was the most touching and impressive part. Unfortunately it can only be seen behind a thick layer of bullet proof glas nowadays. Unbelievable that this crazy guy tried to destroy it a few years ago.
    I also went up to the cupola and the breathtaking view is really worth the effort. You can take the elevator up about halfway, the rest inside the cupola has to be done by foot, it's pretty steep and sometimes very small nothing for people with agoraphobia.

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    Comments for sniem about Rome
    chiara76 Wed Dec 8, 2004 14:10 UTC
     Nice page about Rome. I like it!
    MarvintheMartian Thu Apr 15, 2004 23:00 UTC
     Interesting and useful tips on Rome, excellent pictures as well!
    aussiedoug Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:53 UTC
     Absolutely excellent tip about the Archeobus (not just an autobus eh? lol!). Really liked your nightlife tip too. You sound like my type of traveller. Will definitely consult you b4 planning our eventual trip to la bella Italia. Ciao, ciao Silke!
    aadil Thu Feb 5, 2004 04:29 UTC
     Lovely intro and hope to see more on your page soon!!! I just loved it here even though it was a bit dirtier than most other Italian cities!!! There was also a lot more to see here than in many other places!!! Will come back for more someday soon!!!
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