We kept out last day in Rome free so we could just walk around and visit places on our own. Just walking around the streets is wonderful. We visited several museums and art galleries and the war memorial. Here’s just a few pics… we’ve taken hundreds of photos! 🙂…
Category: Mediterranean 2016
Rome: The Four Major Basilicas
Today we had a very full day of visiting the major basilicas in Rome – St Peters Basilica St Pauls outside the walls, Mary Major, St John Lateran & the Holy Stairs. This is the tour we went on. We got to the Vatican just after 8 am and the…
Rome – The Colosseum
We had a great visit to the Colosseum with access to the restricted underground and top areas and then to the Forum & Palatine Hill. Our tour guide specialised in archeological conservation and she just gave us so much history – it was just an amazing tour. There were numbered…
Rome Day 2 – Villa d’este Tivoli
After a nice lunch and gelato we went to visit the Villa d’est – it is just beautiful! Five hundred fountains, and a lot of steps. Not much time or internet so will post a few pics. I think this has to be one of the best places we’ve visited….
Rome – Day 2 – Hadrians Villa
Heres the view from our window as the sun came down last night… The hotel has a pizzeria & restaurant downstairs which is also the breakfast room. We started the day with a tour to see Hadrians Villa. We had a great guide and a small group – it was one…