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Weekend Getaway in Rome

A view from Via dei Fori ImperialiMore Photos

by fish388

A March 2004 travel journal

Last Updated: April 5, 2005

Journal Usefulness Rating 2 out of 5
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I suggest that you follow a walking tour from one of the guidebooks and make sure you have a good map that you can carry with you. Do not use the limited subway system, because there is so much worth seeing on the walk between major sites.

This is a very nice hotel on the outskirts of Rome with a complementary shuttle bus to and from the center of Rome. This is perfect for the business traveler, because it also has a conference center and is along the highway to the airport.
  • Member Rating 5 out of 5 by fish388 on April 2, 2005

Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center
Viale Del Pattinaggio, 100 Rome, Italy 00144
+39 (06) 54531

Colosseo

Activity

A view from Via dei Fori Imperiali
It is hard to believe the magnitude and complexity of ancient construction without seeing this structure. Even in its half-demolished state it is awesome.
  • Member Rating 4 out of 5 by fish388 on April 2, 2005

Colosseum
Piazza del Colosseo Rome, Italy 00184
+39 (06) 7004261

To give you an idea of the size, the dark spots at the base of the columns near the center door are people
Like everything else in Rome, it seems as though the designers were outdoing the last guy when it comes to size and beauty, and you get to go inside San Pietro to discover the winner.
  • Member Rating 5 out of 5 by fish388 on April 2, 2005

St. Peter's Basilica
Rome, Italy

Trevi Fountain

Activity

I did not have a wide enough angle lens to get the whole fountain
A large sculpture and fountain in a small piazza. This is a must-see and another reason that a map is so important. Not very far from the pantheon.
  • Member Rating 5 out of 5 by fish388 on April 3, 2005

Trevi Fountain
Piazza di Trevi Rome, Italy 00187
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Pantheon

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Our first view
This was one of the sites we intended to see but stumbled upon while headed to a restaurant. We approached from the rear of the building and only stopped because of the odd-looking structure, which is quite different from the front and inside.
  • Member Rating 3 out of 5 by fish388 on April 5, 2005

Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda Rome, Italy 00186
+39 0668300230

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fish388
Cincinnati, Ohio

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