Tips 1 - 10 of 40 Rome Things to Do
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This is always a popular meeting place in Rome - just see how many people are on the steps and around the sinking boat fountain below! It took a while to pick our way through the people down the steps!
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Directions: Piazza de Spagna
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Built between 1720-1726, these magnificent steps combine straight lines, curves and terraces creating one of Rome's most distinctive and popular landmarks. The steps lead up to the church of Trinita dei Monti with its twin bell towers.This french church was founded in 1495.
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Directions: Up the steps from Piazza da Spagna!
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Take time to linger at the view from the top of the Spanish Steps before you thread your way down through the throngs of people. The street seen is the Via Condotti - the expensive shopping street in Rome.
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In the central part of Piazza Spagna (below the Spanish Steps) is this unusual fountain of a sinking boat built in 1623 by Bernini. Before the river walls on Tiber were built in the end of the 19th century, the river quite often flooded the city. Once, during a terrible flood of 1598, a boat brought on Piazza di Spagna by Tiber, remained here after the water retired. Hence the low Fountain of a Boat was erected here in memory of this.
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This square contains anothe Bernini fountain - one of the things i loved about Rome most was all the fountains. This one is the Fontana del Tritone and had cute little bees on it.
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The fountain depicting Moses was erected in 1588 by Fontana to celebrate reactivation of the ancient aqueduct bringing to Rome Acqua Alessandrina, executed by Sixtus V (Felice Peretti), from who the present name of this water derives: Acqua Felice.
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Directions: Near Piazza Barberini
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This beautiful large cobbled oval piazza is dominated by an Egyptian obelisk - one of several in Rome - which came from the racetrack of Circus Maximus.
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From Piazza del Popolo the sumptuous processions of kings and ambassadors took place, and the carnival feasts were performed as well. It was a start of the famous horse race along Via del Corso. Piazza del Popolo was also for centuries a place of executions, the last took place in 1826.
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Santa Maria del Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto are the twin chuches which flank the porta del Popolo.
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Just by the Colesseum is the largest and best conserved of all the triumphal arches in Rome.The arch was constructed from several other ancient monuments.
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icunme Tue Nov 20, 2007 13:30 UTC
Hi there Sandy - Enjoyed touring with you - Off Beaten Path and Local Customs are always my favorites. Ciao bella, Carol | Lyndra Sat Jul 14, 2007 14:34 UTC
Hi Sandra, your Rome pages are great - some lovely photos. I've been 3 times and it's always nice to look at someones elses perspective :-) | Fam.Rauca Thu May 24, 2007 14:04 UTC
Hi Sandra! Rome is a beautiful city and your page shows that. It was a great pleasure for me, to admire the lovely photos on your page and to read the much information. Best regards! Gabriela | clairegeordio Fri Apr 13, 2007 18:33 UTC
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