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A romantic visit to the Municipal Rosegarden of Rome
Posted in Rome Tours, Things to do in Rome - May 2nd, 2012
Imagine ancient Rome in the days when the Circus Maximus was the center of the celebrations of the city. Imagine it filled with people dressed in festive bright colors sacrificing honey and milk to the goddess Flora during floralia, spring festival dedicated to her.
Times have changed and, where once stood the temple dedicated to the goddess of flowers next to the Circus Maximus, on the side of the Aventine, now stands the Municipal Rosegarden of Rome who succeeded to the orchards, of the sixteenth century, and which continues to testify the fertility of slopes of the southernmost of the famous seven hills of Rome.
The project was born thanks to the interest of the Countess Mary Gailey Senni, passionate lover of botany. Thanks to the obstinacy of the woman, in 1932 opened to the public the rosegarden of Colle Oppio, destroyed during the war. From the ashes of that project, the Municipal rosegarden of Rome resources in the current location and became a jewel of botany. Today you can admire more than 1,000 species of roses, from classical to the most exotic.
A trip to the romantic city of Rome is not possible without a visit to the Municipal Rosegarden.
And, to cap off a day of beauty, after a walk on the Aventine, you can enjoy a meal in one of the most romantic restaurants in Rome, with views over the rooftops of the Eternal City.
The Municipal Rosegarden of Rome is located in via di Valle Murcia, 6, near the Circus Maximus.
From 28 April to 27 June 2012, the Municipal Rosegarden in Rome is open during following hours: daily, including holidays, 8:00 to 19:30.
The 18 and May 19 the Rose Garden will be closed to the public for the conduct of Premio Roma, an international flower competition.
Vatican Tour: A Visit to the Vatican Gardens
Posted in Rome Tours - October 4th, 2011
In early article we talked about the Vatican tour like one of possible tours to visit Rome in one day. Today we want include another incredible tourist attraction among those just mentioned, we are talking about the Vatican gardens.
In fact until December 31th 2012, the Vatican gardens realizes special openings without the advance reservation which was necessary until this moment. so anyone who will want to visit the Vatican gardens, can see the wonderful fruit gardens and the centuries-old trees where the supreme pontiff used relax. in this way, the Vatican tour enriches itself with another incredible tourist attraction, the Vatican gardens.
The Vatican Gardens opens their gates every 30 minutes in the Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 8:00 until 13:00. the ticket costs 15 € per person. If you don’t live in Rome we suggest this hotel in the center of the city, not far from Vatican Gardens, while if you live here we suggest this panoramic restaurant in Rome, which is located in front of the Sistine’s Chapel, the perfect way to finish your Vatican Tour.
The Arch of Constantine
Posted in Rome monuments - September 29th, 2011
The Arch of Constantine was built in 315 A.D. to celebrate the Constantine Emperor’s victory over Massenzio in battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 A.D. The reason of the battle was referable at Massenzio self-proclamation as roman emperor, title and role which never have been recognized by people of Rome and Senate.
The Arch of Constantine is located near the Colosseum, and together the arch of Titus and Arch of Settimio Severo is one of three triumphal arc in Rome. Its architecture is square and it is provided with three passage, where the central passage is the biggest. The dimension of Arch of Constantine are 21 * 25,70 * 7,40 m but the true value is its profusion of decorations, so many that it ranked as a open-pit museum. The decorations represents the image of Good Emperors (Traiano, Adriano Marco Aurelio), hunting scenes, battles and sacrifices to pagan divinities.
If you want visit the Arch of Constantine in Rome and the other beauties of Eternal City book your hotel in center of Rome with Atlante Hotels.
Moor fountain in Piazza Navona
Posted in Rome monuments - September 15th, 2011
Today we want talk about a work of art little-knows but however very important. We are talking about the Moor fountain in Piazza Navona. We take this choice also for the event that happened the past 3rd September 2011 concerning a act of vandalism with protagonist the same fountain. In fact a unbalanced broke two little dragons of the fountain (1st picture)but fortunately the renovation works have just started without troubles.
The Moor fountain is one of most ancient Renaissance fountains and with Four Rivers fountain and Nettuno’s fountain, is one of three Piazza Navona monumental fountains. A little curiosity, the fountain name derives from likeness between the principle character of the fountain with a black man.
If you want visit the Moor Fountain and the other beauties of Eternal City book your hotel in Rome.
Romantic weekend in Rome
Posted in Rome Tours - September 8th, 2011
The summer is finishing but this isn’t a good reason to remain at home waiting the next year.
The months before of the winter are perfect to do a special Romantic Weekend in Rome, in fact the characteristic roman sultriness is there anymore and the cold is not yet arrived, In other words, in this period there is right weather to do a romantic weekend in Rome to go for a walk with own girlfriend.
Concerning the morning activities that you can do in Rome, we suggest the classic touristic places like Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vittoriano, Vatican museums or Capitolini museums, therefore you will not have trouble to find something to do.
In the evening, on the other hand, we suggest a refined and elegant place and mostly a place it isn’t rush-in-rush-out tourist area. For a excellent romantic dinner in Rome, maybe there is no better place that the Terrazza Paradiso, in fact here you can have a dinner in a wonderful roof garden which overlooks on St. Peter’s Basilica. The pair Moon / Sistine Chapel is incredible.
You’ll can finish your romantic weekend in Rome walking in its characteristic narrow streets, for example in the restaurant area there is Castel Sant’Angelo, but you can choose the Zodiaco (Mellini Park), Garden of Oranges (Savello Park) and obviously the Milvian Bridge and Giannicolo.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome
Posted in Rome monuments - August 30th, 2011
The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) is located in the homonym square, near Esquilino square (Piazza dell’Esquilino), place that you can easy reach if stay in hotel in center of Rome. The church is one of four Papal Basilica, this mean that this church along with Basilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano), St. Peter’s Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro) and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le mura) is most important for the Roman Catholic Church and so it enjoys of special privileges.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome has been built by Papa Sisto III between the 432 and 440 A.D. and is also known with the name of Saint Mary of the snow (Santa Maria della neve) because the tradition tell that its erection has been inspired by Blessed Virgin Mary. In fact according to the story she appeared to Papa Liberio and she told him that the place for the building would have been indicated by a miracle. So the snowfall in summer season (5th August 358 AD) was the best holy signal.
Nowadays a series of mosaics in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major represent “The Miracle of Snowfall” and every 5th august there is a feast to bring to mind the extraordinary event.
Rome itinerary in 4 days (2° Part)
Posted in Rome Tours - August 25th, 2011
Today the second part of Rome itinerary in 4 days, here you can see the first part of Rome tour in 4 days.
3° Day – Rome Center
If during the second day you had prefer visit contemporary Peter’s Basilica, Castel Sant’Angelo and Vatican Museums in this third day you can go for a walk through the Rome center streets. The base will be Piazza del Campidoglio where you can visit Capitoline museum, after you move towards Via del Corso and stop off in Trevi fountain, Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo, at this point go up to Pincio (Villa Borghese) and here you enjoy with the landscape.
4° Day – The Roman’s greatest
For the last of four days in Rome we suggest to start from Ara Pacis Augustae, that is monument dedicated to Augustus emperor and to peace that reigned over Empire (Pax Agustea). The monument is locate in the Richard Meir’s reliquary that has criticized because it considered too much invasive. However, here you can visit the museum homonymous where there are archeological finds of the period. After you can go down to via di Ripetta and via della Scrofa until Pallazzo Madama, that is currently the home of the Senate of the Italian Republic. Walking in the area you’ll see Piazza Navona, Piazza Campo de Fiori e Piazza della Rotonda, in the last square there is the Pantheon, that is tomb dedicated to Italian Royal Family and also buried Raphael.
If you’ll stay in this hotel in center Rome you’ll can enjoy with Rome by night among specialty restaurants and all-night parties.
Rome itinerary in 4 days (1° Part)
Posted in Rome Tours - August 23rd, 2011
We are continuing our examine about Rome tour. Today we’ll illustrate a detailed itinerary about what see and do in Rome in 4 days. About the accommodation we suggest this hotel in Rome center, because even if 4 days could seem many, they aren’t for a city like Rome.
1° Day – Ancient Rome
We start off our Rome itinerary in 4 days with the capital heart, that is with the monuments which are famous all around the world: Coliseum, Imperial Forums and Palatine. To see these monuments we suggest you to buy the ticket in front of the imperial forums because with only one ticket you’ll can visit all of three and mostly you’ll can jump the line of the Coliseum ticket office that rushed by tourist. At last you point towards Piazza Venezia where you’ll admire the Vittoriano, that is a national monument dedicated to Victor Emanuel II and you’ll have time you could visit the art show located there.
2° Day – Papal Rome
In the second day we suggest to visit the places linked with ecclesiastic sovereignty, so the most important are St. Peter’s Basilica, Castel Sant’Angelo and Vatican Museums even if in this last case would be better if you’ll visit the Vatican Museums in a another day because they are very big. However if you want more information about this kind of tour you can visit this page Papal Rome Tour.
In the next article we’ll see the second part of Rome itinerary in 4 days.
The roman Pantheon
Posted in Rome monuments - August 2nd, 2011
The current shape of the roman pantheon, the oculus and portico of three ranks, is due to Emperor Hadrian who in 115 d.C. decided to rebuild of Pantheon because it was damaged by fire. The first roman Pantheon version was the work of Marcus Agrippa who in 27 a.C commissioned a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, in fact Pantheon is an adjective meaning “to every god”. Also the building location was related with the myth, as the story goes, in that place Romolo, the founder of the city of Rome, soared in the sky with the angels with the assistance of one eagle.
In 608 d.C. the Byzantine emperor Phocas donated the building to Pope Boniface IV, the latter converted by temple to Christian church given the name of Santa Maria ad Martyres. The well-preserved is due at this event, in fact this event saved the roman pantheon from the abandonment and the worst of the spoliation that befell the majority of ancient Rome’s buildings during the Renaissance period like happened to coliseum which was pillaged.
In 1878 the roman Pantheon was chosen like long home by Sovoy Royal family, in fact here are buried the mortal remains of Victor Emmanuel II, Umberto I, Princess Margherita, but also the master Raffaello and Annibale Caracci, and the Baldassare Peruzzi architect.
The entrance to Pantheon is free and is open (Monday – Saturday 8:30/19:30 ; Sunday 9:00 – 18:00). The Roman Pantheon is located in Piazza della Rotonda and you can reach from metro station A Piazza di Spagna, if you are looking one accomadiotion near the Pantheon we suggest this hotel in center of Rome.
Angels and Demons tour
Posted in Rome Tours - July 14th, 2011
We have wanted to call this tour “Angels and Demons tour” like homonym Dan Brown’s novel because in this tour we’ll trace all Rome holy places which have become famous thanks the novel and the movie with Tom Hanks. It will be a new way to know the Papal Rome thanks a special tour, obviously we suggest to a hotel in center of Rome because tha tour is very intense.
So, like newly Robert Langdon in the Angels and Demons Tour we’ll trace the “The Road to enlightenment”, that is the initiate’s path which novice must did before he could became member of sect.
If you’ll do the Angels and Demons tour you’ll see the Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria churches, in this last you can find religious ecstasy fire altar. After we’ll direct ourselves to Piazza Navona to admire the Bernini’s four rivers fountain and the last but not the least we’ll see Castel Sant’Angelo and its crypts.
Obviously the Angels and Demons tour wouldn’t seem such itself if we didn’t saw the most representative novel place, that is Piazza San Pietro, were we’ll admire the Sistina chapel and apostolic palace. At this point we have nothing more to do than to muster up the courage and to get this adventure.