We spent our first afternoon in Rome visiting Saint Peter's Square and Saint Peter's Basilica. In the evening we visited La Fontana di Trevi and enjoyed the lively streets around the Pantheon and Piazza Navona, one of the areas of Rome I liked the most.
Fontana di Trevi at night
Fontana di Trevi at night
For five days we enjoyed the fantastic sightseeings of Rome and we walked for hours through the streets of this wonderful city.
Day 1 - 19th september 2010
Visits of the day
- Saint Peter's Square *- Saint Peter's Basilica *
- Fontana di Trevi (at night) *
- The Pantheon and surroundings (at night) *- Piazza Navona (at night) *
- Castel Sant' Angelo and Via della Conciliazione (at night) *
* Strongly recommended
Saint Peter's Square
One of the two fountains of Saint Peter's square, each one located in a focus of the ellipse
Saint Peter's square is really large. You realize when you have to walk from one extreme to the otherSaint Peter's Basilica
La Pietà, one of the masterpieces of Michelangelo Buonarroti, can be admired inside Saint Peter's Basilica
The impressive baroque baldaquin of Bernini becomes even higher when you approach
Overview of the main nave of St. Peter's. It's really large and it seems a palace rather than a Basilica because of the floor of marble and the gold on the ceiling and wallsWalking around the Vatican
On typical cobbled street or Rome near St. Peter's SquareFontana di Trevi
Fontana di Trevi at night, always crowdedAround the Pantheon
The remains of the Adriano's Temple is now the facade of the Stock Exchange of Rome, which is located in a small and peaceful square called Piazza di Pietra
One of the really lively streets near the Pantheon. I really liked the atmosphere of these streetsPantheon
The surroundings of the Pantheon is always crowded and the atmosphere is really lively. It's a perfect place to have dinnerPiazza Navona
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Navona Square, another masterpiece of Bernini
Piazza Navona at nightCastel Sant' Angelo
The Sant' Angelo bridge led us to Castel Sant' AngeloVia della Conciliazione
Spectacular view of the Saint Peter's Dome from the through La Via della Conciliazione
Our second day in Rome was even more interesting, with the Colosseo, Foro Romano, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and so on. Besides, clicking on the next link, you will find more links to the other interesting places in Rome we visited during this trip.
Finally, other great cities I have already visited are:
- Pictures of our first day in Rome
- Pictures of our second day in Rome
- Pictures of our third day in Rome
- Pictures of our fourth day in Rome
- Pictures of our fifth and sixth day in Rome
You can see more pictures of other fantastic places I have visited in Italy clicking on the next links:
- Venezia
- Venezia
- Tuscany
- Lombardia
Finally, other great cities I have already visited are:
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