:: Rome - sites & sights ::
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Sets of photos from the city's various districts, churches, museums, exhibitions and
archaeological sites... taken during two dozen visits, spanning some 16 or 17 years.
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Click on any of the thumbnails on this page to open each of them
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Once in this gallery, for other Rome pictures - arranged mostly by date - use the links above!
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:: The only way to travel ::
These little buses are a great way of getting from place to place within
central Rome, and almost all the main attractions are within a short walk
of a stop that's used by one or another of them.
Not enormously quick, occasionally busy and with, sometimes, rather a wait
between them - they're nonetheless a joy to use!
As ever, click on the individual images for a larger version
:: Rome - Nov 2011 ::
Market stalls in the Campo dei Fiori - a visit to the Chamber of Deputies, the
lower House of the Italian parliament, during the change of government - and a
return to the Centrale Montemartini museum.
In the Vittoriano, photos from the ANSA press agency's 60th anniversary exhibit.
A gaggle of churches and basilicas: San Bartolomeo on Tiber island; east of the river,
the Pantheon, Santa Barbara dei Librai, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Piazza Navona.
Over in Trastevere, Santa Cecilia, San Benedetto and Santa Maria dell'Orto.
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:: Rome - Nov 2010 ::
"La Dolce Vita" in Trajan's Markets. The Roman 'domus' and art under Palazzo Valentini
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At the Vittoriano, "The Idea of Rome".
Cats and temples in the Largo di Torre Argentina - and vino novello!
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Click on the individual images to see larger versions
:: Rome - Feb 2010 ::
After a sunny departure from Ischia, it was quite a surprise when our train ran into a
blizzard near the Campania/Lazio border - but even more so for many Romans, whose city
had its first properly heavy snowfall for some 25 years that morning....
But it was gone before we'd finished lunch... just as well since unusually the weekend
saw Valentine's Day and Carnevale coinciding - with celebratory events in Palazzo
Braschi and Piazza del Popolo, respectively!
Continue for recent restorations, including a couple of Rome's most popular fountains
and the gorgeous interior of Sant'Agnese in Agone, in Piazza Navona...
Pictures from the keyhole of the Knights of Malta, and several churches up on the
Aventine Hill, can now be found here ___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/aventine
.. with those of Palazzo Braschi now on ___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/braschi
:: Rome - Nov 2009 ::
Constantine's arch at the Colosseum, further restoration work at the
Vittoriano, and a chance to just see some of the Palazzo Cancelleria.
Click on individual images for a larger version, with notes etc - or skip
through them by using the "Slideshow" link
The pictures from a morning walk over the Palatine Hill and down into the
Imperial Forums are now here ___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/palatine
And the ones of Castel Sant'Angelo, with an exhibition of "Recovered Art"
and a gathering of classic cars in its forecourt, can be seen here...
___http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/cast_santangelo
:: Rome - wet in Jan '09 ::
A rather damper visit than usual...
The Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, and the nearby Campo Verano cemetery...
Completion of the restorations at the Palazzo Delle Esposizioni...
Side-stepping the rain at the Museo Barracco in the Piccola Farnesina.
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Click on the individual images to see a larger version!
:: Rome - August 2008 ::
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With almost half of the city's population away enjoying their own vacations, August can
be a good time to visit Rome if you want to miss the queues - and don't mind the heat..
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A limited tour of some floors in Palazzo Braschi: 'Nostoi' - stolen artworks, recovered
by the police and on display in Palazzo Poli; unusual views from there of the Trevi Fountain;
an exhibition of mechanical models based on drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.
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Pictures from 2008, but slightly jumbled!
View them as large as you can - click on one, select original, then use
NEXT and PREVIOUS to move around
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:: Rome - Nov 2007 ::
Frescoes galore; several newly renovated churches and other buildings.
The churches of Santo Stefano Rotondo and the 'Santi Quattro Coronati', the market
built by Emperor Trajan and - in the Vittoriano - a new exhibition to commemorate
the Unification of Italy, with many unique exhibits - including personal items that
belonged to General Garibaldi and his 1000 Red Shirts.
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:: Rome - Jun 2007 ::
The National Museum of Rome, in Diocletian's Baths
A wander along the Janiculum Hill, in time for the firing of the city's noonday gun
:: Rome - Nov 2006 ::
- Out along the Via Appia Antica on the Archeobus
- Rome's Silvano Toti Globe Theatre
- The redesigned building housing the Altar of Peace
- Newly accessible mosaics and frescoes in Palazzo Massimo
:: Rome - Feb 2001 ::
A week in Rome, split between two hotels in different parts of the city.
Photos - not the greatest ever - have been copied from 35mm slides, all
taken during 8 days from arrival on February 24th.
For a larger version, plus any notes and captions, click on the thumbnail!
