Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Best Monuments in Rome, Italy


The city of Rome is blessed with ancient monuments and beautiful architecture.

While travelling in Rome, one can discover the antiquity of ancient Rome.

The heritage monuments of Rome are famous all around the globe.

The most famous monuments in Rome are:

The Colosseum
It is an ancient building that was constructed by the emperor Vespasian in AD 72. It was built on the grounds of Nero’s private Domus Aurea. This monument is located in piazza Del Colosseo. It is closed for visitors every year on 25th December and from 9am to 5pm on 1st of January. It was used for mining of marble and travertine for various buildings like palazzo venezia. It is the most evocative place that has been explored, till date. Is a very incredible scenary, don't miss it.

The Pantheon
This is spiritual building, which is located in piazza rotunda. It was basically build as a Roman temple but was later consecrated as a catholic church. The doors of this temple are made of bronze with a cylindrical interior volume that rises up in the form of hemispherical dome.

The Roman Forum
The Roman forum is located in Romolo and Remo. In ancient times, it served as a political, commercial and religious centre. This area was used for grazing herbivorous animals during the medieval times. The whole Roman forum is build of precious marbles that make it one of the preferred places to visit in Rome.

In short one can never forget the monumental tour of Rome. It is the only city in Italy that serves such myriad collection of monuments.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Airport:Tips

What's the first thing to do when you land in Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport?

Of course adjust your watch! But this adjustment has to be with respect to the date. That is, Italy still retains the summer and winter hour difference. So, if you land in Rome between last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October then add 2 hours to GMT (it's always the best thing to have a GMT special watch if you travel much!) but otherwise just add one hour to GMT and you're 'on time'!As many airports, there's a free shuttle service that links the terminals with the car parks. There are long-term parks for delayed passengers, or those who await them for long!After you have arrived, you should know that you still have a 26 km (around 16 miles) trip to Rome. Hopefully the traffic is fine then!
You, or the one who will be driving for you, will take the GRA road probably. This is a ring road that surrounds the whole Rome and helps a lot in reducing traffic jams.Following the Leonardo naming, the Leonardo Express train service runs from the Rome Leonardo Da Vinci airport to Rome's terminal station every half an hour.By the way, there's another name for the airport which maybe misleading if you don't know. This name is Fiumicino, so if you hear it from a local don't think it's a pasta name or something!