Rome – the Eternal city is the capital of Italy and is
spectacularly beautiful. The city has a charismatic charm, rich heritage and
enchanting atmosphere which make it one of the most famous, beautiful and visited
cities in the world that attract millions of tourists every year. The city has
a marvelous blend of history and culture and to add to the taste of this
blend, they have mouth-watering food items, vibrant streets; and of course
let’s not forget: Italian Wine. The city has it all; ranging from thousands of
years old Churches to grand Ruins, mammoth monuments, lavish Palaces and ever
exuberant fountains, the city never stops to amaze you.
We reached Rome from Malta in Ryan Airlines, which is the
cheapest flight you can get in whole European region, in the evening and after
the immigration took the one
day pass from the airport counter. You can go for three day pass or one
week pass as well depends on your need and bandwidth. We had one unpleasant
incident where one of my friend’s mobile was stolen along with our day pass
when we left it unattended for 10 min. After looking around phonetically and
lodging a complaint to the police station, we took the bus and headed to our
Airbnb place in Rioni i Monti near Termini metro station hosted by Kenny.
The place was sufficient for 2 couples and Kenny was very courteous enough with
all our requests.
Pantheon
We started our trip with Pantheon by taking bus Line 170.
Pantheon is the best preserved ancient Roman architecture in the entire world
which has seen the testimony of time and gravity, still intact with full
grandeur and beauty. Build in ~125 AC, Pantheon was a Roman temple initially
and later became Catholic Church over the period of time which saved it from
getting destroyed. The most beautiful part of this structure is its Dome in the
centre with its famous hole in the top (called The Eye of Pantheon); this is
largest unsupported dome in the world.
We were
bowled away with the beauty of this 2000 years old structure. There were
multiple spots on the front side of building depicting the time and age this
monument had survived. The carvings and Dome in the center is truly a marvel on
its own.
Entry time: 8:30 to 19:30
Entry Fee: Free
Front of Pantheon
Largest unsupported Dome
360 degree view of Pantheon
Fontana di Trevi
From Pantheon, we started walking towards Fontana di Trevi
or Trevi Fountain. This enormous 4th century Roman Fountain was
build to provide water to the Roman baths and to other fountains in the central
Rome.
We reached Trevi
around noon and it was buzzing with a sea of people around taking photos and adore
the beauty of this iconic fountain. There is a legend that if you throw a coin over
the shoulder in this fountain, you will come back to Rome again. We followed
the legend (still waiting to go back to Rome) along with all the people around.
These coins are collected in the night and given to charity for betterment of
society.
Quick tips:
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Stealing coins from the fountain is a punishable
offence
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Taking any eatable items near the fountain is
prohibited
Fontana di Trevi
Map: Fontana
di Trevi
Colosseum
Finally we reached one of the wonders of the world, the
mighty Colosseum. Built in 80 AD, it is the largest oval shaped open
amphitheatre in the world with 50 entrances where people would come for wild
sports like Gladiator combat, human v/s animal fight, wild animal hunting and
prisoner execution, exotic animal display etc. Below the Colosseum were
numerous room where Gladiators and animals would be kept waiting for their
chance to go for combat. Though it is broken down by lightning, earthquake and
vandalism, it is still one of the most attractive place in Rome.
When we reached, what amazed us most was the design and
architecture with absolute precision and foresightedness even at that time with
less technology and resources. We could actually visualize the fighting scenes
of gladiators and animals in the arena with around 50000 spectators cheering
for them.
Quick Tip:
·
In the evening, once the lights of Colosseum are
on, that is a sight to behold. Please try not to miss that part
·
We went to Rome in March first week and luckily
for us, Rome was celebrating Cultural
Week. Due to this, entry for all the churches and museums was free of cost.
So, if you are planning for Rome, maybe you can also plan around the same time
Opening Time: 8:30 to 19:00
Price: 12 Euros
Inside arena
The Great
Grand Colosseum
The step-wise
activities description of the events
Map: Colosseum
Roman Forum
Situated just
~400m from Colosseum, we went straight towards the ancient Roman city on the
Pallentine hill called Roman Forum. The city is deserted and broken, but we
could still sense how the roman city around 2000 years back looked like with
some of the structures still holding their ground with full pride singing the
glorious Roman empire days.
There is no
separate entry fee for Roman form and Palentine hill. It is included in the
ticket fee for Colosseum.
Quick Tip:
The Colosseum is open till
19:00 but Roman Forum and Palentine hill closes at 17:00. So please plan
accordingly.
After the
long tiring day, we treated ourselves with the best of Italian food joints near
Colosseum. Beautiful evening, Itlalin food and Colosseum at the backdrop, it
was perfect setting for a delightful and scrumptious food including Pizza with
cheese overload, Lasagne, baked potatoes, the very famous Italian sweet
Tiramisu. We took a tram from Colosseum which dropped us near Termini metro
station and reached our Airbnb place.
5 Cheese
Mushroom Pizza
Cheese baked
Chicken
After hogging
on the super delicious dinner, we reached our hotel. Next day we started for
our day trip to Vatican City.
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Best description for rome.an old historical modern,city.for one day traveller.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder it is called as Eternal city. Thanks for compliment.
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