City Monuments Guide
Rome – Gastronomy
Romans don't drink much, at least they don't do it in public. However, in view of the relatively poor nightlife, in the city, a popular pastime is going to the pubs. Italian restaurants predominate, lecz podajemy również kilka lokali …
REMAINING PART OF THE PALACE
Raphael's Halls and the Sistine Chapel are just a small part of the Vatican. From now on, selectivity is necessary. On the upper floor there are Appartamento Borgia - small, airy rooms with no frills, that might be expected in a papal seat - z …
CHAPEL OF SYKSTINS
Stairs lead from here to the Sistine Chapel, great, barn structure erected for Pope Sixtus IV c 1481 r "serving as the official private chapel of the Pope, which also hosts a conclave of cardinals to elect a new pope. Paintings on …
Vatican Museums
Every summer. 9.00-14.00, last entrance 16.00; 8000 L, students 4000 L, last Sunday of the month free admission; buses depart regularly from the square and in. Peter 9.00-14.00, return 10.30-14.10; guide 7500 L.
It is located about five minutes north of the square …
St.. Peter
The square is so impressive, that when visiting St.. For Peter, it is impossible to avoid a certain disappointment (codz. 7.00-19.00; Free entrance). Facade (which by no means can be considered the most successful part of the structure) obscures the dome, which can be almost noticed …
On the way to the Vatican: St.. Angel (Castel Sant’ Angelo)
On the other side of the Tiber, right in front of the historic center of Rome, the Vatican is located, which in 1929 r. obtained the status of an independent state. To the west, this tiny territory is fenced off by a wall, natomiast od …
Janiculum Hill
From Villa Farnesina to the top of Janiculum Hill, it is a 15-minute walk along Via Garibaldi (or takes bus no 41 z Piazza Santa Maria in Trasteyere). It is not one of the seven essential hills of Rome, but it belongs to …
Opposite the center in Trastevere is Trastevere, little, a compact district at the foot of the Janikulum Hill. In classical times, it was a cluster of craftsmen, preferably located near the Tiber discharge port, where goods were brought from Ostia. Later, during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, …
Via Appia Antica: reluctance
In classical times, via Appia was the most important trade route in Rome and was called the "queen of roads"; Here goods were transported via Campania to the port of Brindisi. It is no longer the main exit road to the south (performs this function …
Further south, St. Paul outside the walls, EUR and Tre Fontane
About two kilometers from Porta San Paolo is San Paolo fuori le mura, one of the four patriarchal basilicas in Rome, built in place, where it is supposedly located …