Tag: Boxing Day in Campione d’Italia Italy

Campione d’Italia, Italy – Heart Swan

December 26th, 2016 – Campione d’Italia, Italy – Heart Swan

Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Sights Along Via del Fori Imperiali

Rome On Your Own – Sights Along Via del Fori Imperiali On our walk away from the Colosseum, along Via del Fori Imperiali, we saw many different sights. Looking For Vatican City We continued our walk along many narrow streets lined with beautiful old buildings and churches to find Vatican City. After Vatican City Following…

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Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Capitoline Hill & Castor & Pollux

Cordonata Capitolina Capitoline Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. It was the centre for political and religious life, housing temples for Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. This staircase, Cordonata Capitolina, was designed by Michelangelo. It leads from the base of the hill up to the Piazza del Campidoglio. At the top of the…

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Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Ponte Sant’Angelo & Castel Sant’Angelo

View of St. Peter’s Basilica From Ponte Sant’Angelo Castel Sant’Angelo Leaving Vatican City from St. Peter’s Square, we crossed over River Tiber on Ponte Sant’Angelo, located in front of Castel Sant’Angelo. Ponte Sant’Angelo Ponte Sant’Angelo has 10 angel statues along it.  The latin inscription on the base of this angel says: Vulnerasti Cor Meum – Angel…

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