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The Eternal city
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 22 December 2009
History, culture, art, architecture, landmarks, religion, clubs, restaurants, shopping, romance,
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PhotoFriday - La Befana
Blog: Sophie's World - 18 December 2009
La befana rules Rome’s Christmas markets (witches on Piazza Navona above). Witches are everywhere, laughing wickedly, madly. They sit on brooms or in rocking chairs (or fall off their brooms and rockers laughing). The story of Befana is nice though: On their way to Bethlehem, the magi stop by her house, the cleanest in [...]
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The Catacombs of Rome
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
One of the most interesting sites to visit in Rome are The Catacombs. The catacombs are located primarily outside the city walls of the city. Roman law at the time – 2nd century AD – prevented burial inside the city walls. In the Pagan religion, death was celebrated by cremation. The early Christian rejected this [...]
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Catacombs of San Callisto
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
Photo from Steve at Rome Underground Catacombe di San Callisto/Catacombs of St. Callixtus Via Appia Antica, 126 00179 Rome, Italy tel. +39/06/51301580 fax +39/06/51301567 Website: www.catacombe.roma.it Closed on Wednesdays Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00 8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee (effective 01/01/2010) From The Christian Catacombs of Rome website: “The catacombs of St. Callixtus are among the greatest and most important [...]
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Catacombs of St. Sebastian
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
Catacombe di San Sebastiano/ Catacombs of St. Sebastian Via Appia Antica, 136 00179 Rome, Italy tel. +39/06/7887035 fax +39/06/7843745 website: www.catacombe.org Closed on Sundays Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00 Currently, 6 € full price; 3 € reduced fee – projected increase 01/01/2010 The Catacombs of St. Sebastian were among the first Christian tombs to be built. The church here is one [...]
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Catacombs of Domitilla
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
Picture from www.vatican.va Catacombe di Domitilla/Catacombs of Domitilla Via delle Sette Chiese, 282/0 00147 Rome, Italy tel. +39/06/5110342, 06/5133956 fax +39/06/51354 61 Website: http://domitilla.soverdi.eu Email: info@domitilla.soverdi.eu Closed on Tuesdays Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00 8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee The Catacombs of Domitilla are among the best preserved and oldest in Rome. These Catacombs are also among the most extensive [...]
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The Catacombs of St. Agnes
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
From http://www.santagnese.org/ Catacombe di Sant’Agnese/ Catacombs of St. Agnes Via Nomentana, 349 00162 Roma, Italy Telephone +39 06 861 08 40 Website http://www.santagnese.org/ Closed on Sunday mornings and on Monday afternoons Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 16.00 – 18.00 8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee (effective 01/01/2010) The Catacombs of St. Agnes held the remains of the famous and very young Roman martyr [...]
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Catacombs of Priscilla
Blog: Ron in Rome - 17 December 2009
Catacombe di Priscilla/Catacombs of Priscilla Via Salaria, 430 00199 Rome, Italy tel/fax: +39/06/86206272 Website: http://www.catacombepriscilla.com/pagine-eng/home.htm Closed on Mondays Hours: 8:30 – 12.00 and 14.30 – 17.00 8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee (effective 01/01/2010) The Catacombs of Priscilla were probably founded by the noblewoman Priscilla who donated the land on which it was built. There are many martyrs buried here including [...]
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20 tips on Visiting the Vatican Museums
Blog: Ron in Rome - 9 December 2009
The Vatican Museums – Musei Vaticani – are among the greatest museums in the world. The site is actually a collection of museums, all inter-connected. The museums display works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries. Visiting the Vatican is an incredible experience… but if you’re not prepared [...]
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Holiday Events in Rome
Blog: Ron in Rome - 2 December 2009
It’s that time of year again… and there is SO MUCH to do in Rome during the Holiday Season. From markets to exhibitions to concerts – the list seems endless. The Christmas season in Italy is traditionally celebrated December 24-January 6, or Christmas Eve through Epiphany. This follows the pagan season of celebrations that started with [...]
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Italy (Day 5) – Rome
Blog: Andy's Rotten Ideas - 28 November 2009
From Vatican City, we headed to Rome which we passed by Piazza Venezia. Near Piazza Venezia, there’s the huge monument called National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II, to honour the first king in Italy. The bus did not stop for us to have a photo shot here, such a sad moment.
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Riding a Scooter in Rome
Blog: Ron in Rome - 19 November 2009
On travel boards I often see folks asking, should I rent a scooter to see Rome or Naples? The responses are often one-sided – Not just no, but NO, NO, NO, NO….NO! I certainly understand this as we drive a ride a motorino (scooter) and it can be quite challenging. The motorino rules are simple [...]
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Roman Holidays!
Blog: Ron in Rome - 16 November 2009
The holidays are rapidly approaching… and in Rome, it’s already starting to look “a lot like Christmas.” Okay, so really it’s only a few stores but yes, there are Christmas decorations a twinkling! In the streets headed towards the Pantheon you’ll see STARS mounted in the narrow alleys. Rome is a WONDERFUL place to come [...]
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How to have a Cheap Holiday or Backpacking Experience in Rome
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 16 November 2009
Travelling is so exciting! and in the case of Rome, as Asterix used to say, “these Romans are crazy”. Well they sure know how to party that’s for sure. Either way that won’t stop you from having a fun and cheap holiday in Rome – the Grandest city in the Universe. In this post I [...]
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Tourist Angels in Rome
Blog: Ron in Rome - 13 November 2009
For the next few weeks – at least until January 8th – tourists in Rome will get some “heavenly help” in the form of Tourist Information Assistants riding chariot Segways. There will be sixteen “chariots” operating in the city center, the Termini Train Station, and both airports. They’ve been nicknamed Tourist Angels and will be quite [...]
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Three Days In Rome
Blog: Travel With Julie - 9 November 2009
I have a friend who recently told me she did Rome in one day. "It was a whirlwind trip and I was exhausted," she said. Can Rome be done in one day? Not really, unless you have Superman powers to...
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Visit Rome Online By Google
Blog: Travel With Julie - 27 October 2009
Visit Rome Online By Google Earth
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Roman Holiday
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 27 October 2009
Amazingly, I made my way over to the Vatican this morning without getting lost once. Not bad considering it’s the complete opposite side of my map and I encountered several one way streets where I wanted to turn. I need to reiterate what I said last night though, these roads are chaos! The riding style for [...]
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To hell and back
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 26 October 2009
When I left Napoli on Saturday I knew that I would one day return, I didn’t expect that day to be Monday. Hopefully in 7 hours I’ll be back in Rome with passport safely in hand and just going to pick a Vespa up. No hitches please. With all the train travel today was a good [...]
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The singer out of Skipknot went to Rome to see The Pope
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 25 October 2009
I’m just on the way to the Stadio Olimpic to try and get this ticket, it doesn’t sound overly promising though from what people have been saying. Also, as I don’t have a passport even if they are selling them to foreigners they might not let me get one without it, hopefully my driving license [...]
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What a numpty!
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 24 October 2009
On the way to the station today I saw those savoury delights that I had 2 of yesterday for tea. I can confirm that they are called a Panini Napoletani (or Naples butty to you and me, though my predictive text just tried to change it to Naples bitty which is something very different indeed). [...]
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Ticket Conductors Return?
Blog: Ron in Rome - 24 October 2009
For years the bus system in Rome has relied on the “honor” system. It was expected you would purchase a ticket and then board and validate your ticket. Now, Rome is thinking of bringing back “conductors,” missing since the 1960’s. In a recent article published in Il Messaggero, Alessandro Vannini, chairman of the Capitoline tourism, verified [...]
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NEW – FCO SITBus Shuttle
Blog: Ron in Rome - 23 October 2009
Starting in October 2009, SITBus Shuttle began daily runs from Leonardo Da Vinci Airport (FCO) to two locations in Rome, the Termini Train Station and also Piazza Cavour. SITBus Shuttle has long been a fixture at Aeroporto Ciampino but now they’ve brought a low-price option to FCO! The buses begin their routes at 5 AM – [...]
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Rome’s Villa Borghese Gardens
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 20 October 2009
Comprised of the grounds of a seventeenth century pleasure palace, the Villa Borghese Gardens is a large park in Rome with a widespread area that includes a lake, lots of manicured green grass and a number of museums and attractions. The second largest public park in Rome after Villa Doria Pamphili, the Borghese Gardens is the perfect spot to find peace and quiet in the middle of the busy city. The main entrance, off Piazzale Flaminio, is flanked by colossal roman columns. The road at this entrance stretches the entire ...
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Italy (Day 5) – Vatican City
Blog: Andy's Rotten Ideas - 8 October 2009
After having our breakfast at the hotel, my wife and I got into the bus to Vatican City. A territory enclosed by stone walled or buildings within the city of Rome. It’s the smallest country and population in the world. How ironical. At least, something to put into my travel profile. The city is ruled by the bishop of Rome; guess who…it’s the Pope who is the head of state and head of government of this city. On our way to Saint Peter’s Square, I saw this impressive round structure was once a castle called Castle San Angelo. Today, it's a museum and a place to explore.
