Rome Fun Facts: The Colosseum

Posted on November 26th 2021 in Travel Rome

The Colosseum is without question Rome’s most iconic monument. Its fame is so great that you could show a photo of the Colosseum to virtually anyone in any country across the globe and it’s ...

Rome Fun Facts: The Eternal City (Rome Itself)

Posted on November 19th 2021 in Travel Rome

In this week’s blog post, instead of presenting interesting facts about one of Rome’s iconic monuments, we’ll be focusing on fun facts about The Eternal City itself. Rome was called “The...

Rome Fun Facts: The Pantheon

Posted on November 10th 2021 in Travel Rome

The Pantheon is one of Rome’s most iconic monuments, perhaps second only to the Colosseum.As with so many structures from antiquity, the Pantheon’s use has evolved from pagan to Christian and beyo...

Rome Fun Facts: Trevi Fountain

Posted on November 4th 2021 in Travel Rome

If the Colosseum is Rome’s poster boy then Trevi Fountain is without a doubt Rome’s poster girl (seeing as “Colosseo” is masculine and “fontana” is feminine in Italian.) The fountain, a Ba...

Rome Fun Facts: The Catacombs

Posted on October 30th 2021 in Travel Rome

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Rome is the catacombs, a vast network of tunnels under The Eternal City best known as the burial place of hundreds of thousands of Roman citizens.Rome�...

Rome Fun Facts: The Spanish Steps

Posted on October 25th 2021 in Travel Rome

The Spanish Steps are crowdedBunch of bodies brooding thereDead-pan sidewalk vendorsHustling vacant stares— from “The Only Joy In Town” by Joni MitchellIf you’ve been to Rome before you have p...

Colosseum Tickets: Options Concisely Explained

Posted on October 10th 2021 in Travel Rome

Look for a website to purchase skip-the-line tickets to the Colosseum and you get hit with a tidal wave of online vendors.In this blog post we concisely explain the principal Colosseum ticket options...

Independent Excursions Forbidden in Italian Ports: The Truth

Posted on September 28th 2021 in Travel Rome ITALY

There has been a lot of conflicting information circulating lately regarding shore excursions in Italy for cruise passengers. Some cruise lines are boldly announcing on their websites that pas...

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Rome Fun Facts: The Colosseum

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Rome Fun Facts: The Eternal City (Rome Itself)

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Rome Fun Facts: The Pantheon

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Rome Fun Facts: Trevi Fountain

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Rome Fun Facts: The Colosseum

Rome Fun Facts: The Eternal City (Rome Itself)

Rome Fun Facts: The Pantheon

Rome Fun Facts: Trevi Fountain

Rome Fun Facts: The Catacombs

Rome Fun Facts: The Spanish Steps

Colosseum Tickets: Options Concisely Explained