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You possibly have a stack of things to do in Rome but if your list is not complete we’re happy to help. Below is our own list for Caput Mundi (the Head of the World) and we hope you enjoy all the many things to do in Rome during your Arrow Tours city break.
Unique Tourist Landmarks
The Vatican is a separate independent country in its own right and issues its own coins and stamps. It also features on the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit annually…..eh, no actually, that’s San Marino…….but it still has other amazing stuff that make a day trip to the western part of Rome very worthwhile. Top tip for the whole day:
Ladies – clothing to cover shoulders and top of arms at least, dress/ trousers to cover down to knees at least
Gentlemen – clothing to cover shoulders and top of arms at least, trousers to cover down to knees at least
On your day trip you can visit:
St. Peter’s Square which figuratively extends its opening arms eastwards to welcome visitors and pilgrims alike as they enter. This is not a square at all but elliptical in shape and is where the innumerable Catholic faithful gather on Christmas and Easter Sunday mornings to hear the Holy Father’s pontifical address ‘Urbi et Orbi’ – ‘To the City and to the World’. It was designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini in the seventeenth century and has two rows of colonnades, north and south, topped with statues; in the centre is an Egyptian obelisk hauled to Rome during the reign of the first emperor, Augustus.
St. Peter’s Basilica which stands on the spot where the apostle St. Peter, the first pope, was executed. It is the largest church in the world and the dome at 120m was designed by Michaelangelo. Also on view by him is The Pietà (The Pity) depicting the dead Christ in the arms of His Mother. He completed it at the age of 23 and is the only work he signed.
The Vatican Museums number about a dozen different galleries and contain over 70,000 works gathered by the Church over the centuries of which 20,000 are on show. Works include sculptures such as Laocoon & his sons and Augustus of Prima Porta. There is the Bramante Spiral Staircase and countless masterpiece paintings culminating with a trip through the Sistine Chapel with its ceiling painted by Michaelangelo depicting The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgement.
Other attractions around the city are:
The Pantheon is the best-preserved of all the ancient Roman constructions and is so because its use was switched from being a temple to the gods to a Christian church in the early 7th century, which deterred local builders from stealing its stone for other constructions.
The Spanish Steps is a gathering spot for tourists and Romans alike and has 138 steps along with a museum to the Romantic poets Keats and Shelley. There is a large fountain at the bottom of the steps.
The Trevi Fountain is the largest fountain in Rome and is besieged by tourists every day of the year. It depicts the sea-god Neptune surrounded by lesser figures and visitors flip a coin into it as an offering for their return to the Eternal City.
The Roman Forum was the centre point of daily life in Ancient Rome and here was conducted politics, discussion, commerce, trade and worship.
The Colosseum, was built by Emperor Vespasian towards the end of the 1st century and staged gladiatorial contests and public executions for the entertainment of both the rulers and the masses. Watch the movie Gladiator released in 2000 by director Ridley Scott before your trip to get a flavour of its scale and popularity.
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