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A Day Trip from Rome to Hadrian’s Villa

May 25, 2022July 22, 2018 by Tom Bartel
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When you visit Rome, don’t neglect to take some of the easy day trips to other significant attractions. The Roman Emperor Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana in Italian) in Tivoli is … Read more

Categories Europe, History Travel, Italy, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags rome, Tivoli

28 Things to Do and See in Rome

May 30, 2022March 12, 2018 by Tom Bartel
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When you think of things to do in Rome, keep one main thing in mind. Rome is the capital city of Western Art. There, I said it. Yes, there is … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Europe, History Travel, Italy, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Vatican City Tags rome

An Exclusive Tour of Rome’s Palazzo Colonna

March 17, 2020November 6, 2016 by Kristin Henning

You may have walked right by this place, the Palazzo Colonna in the middle of Rome, and noticed nothing. Given the number of stray pieces of architecture strewn around town–columns, … Read more

Categories Europe, History Travel, Italy Tags Context Travel, rome

Saint Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome

December 29, 2019January 29, 2016 by Tom Bartel
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The church of Saint Cecilia features an extraordinary sculpture of the saint below the altar. Well worth a visit just to see it.

Categories Europe, Italy Tags rome

Modern Architecture in Rome: Rebuilding the City

October 11, 2020February 24, 2015 by Kristin Henning
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I don’t mind saying that travel has a way of reminding me how little I know. In Rome a few weeks ago (December 2014), we signed up to take our … Read more

Categories Europe, Italy Tags architecture, Context Travel, Eurail, museums, rome

The Pope’s Chair, St. John Lateran, Rome

May 1, 2022January 3, 2015 by Tom Bartel
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If you said that St. Peter’s Basilica is the Pope’s “home church” in Rome, you’d be wrong. In fact, the Pope’s chair (cathedra in Latin, hence the English word cathedral) … Read more

Categories Europe, Italy, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Vatican City Tags church, rome

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