Good
place for drinks with free snacks. Not
touristy at all. It has the real Roman feel.
Open at 7:00PM so get there when they open
to get the cheap food.
Excellent
place to people watch. Located in a large
plaza with not as many venders. The wait
staff are very friendly. Beer around 5 Euros
for .4 liter.
Trattoria "da Luigi" - Great Restaurant
which takes Great Care of airline employees.
Be sure to tell them your airline and ask
for the Antipasto which will be at a highly
discounted price. Best Penne alla Vodka in
Rome.Our waiter, Monir, took
great care of us. Tell them your are airline
crew and you heard about them from us. Closed Mondays
La Terrazza Sul Mare
- Ocean View and close to Beach.
Room Rate is Euro
100.00 include. Shuttle service to and
from airport and breakfast. Many
restaurants , pubs near by and close to
subway to down town Rome. Owned by
Airline employee so tell them you heard
about it from Non Rev Web Site.
It contains
masterpieces from ancient times onwards
acquired or commissioned Popes over
centuries. It includes the Sistine Chapel,
with Michelangelo's Last Judgment.
FREE on the last Sunday of the month.
Erected by
Agrippa in 27 B.C. to the tutelary
divinities of the Julia family. In
reality Agrippa's building was destroyed
by a great fire in A.D. 80. The interior
measures 43,40 metres in diametre, and
the same in height. Light and air still
enter through the opening at the top (a
circle of 8m. 92cms in diameter).
This is the spot
where Caesar was assassinated. The Theater
of Pompeus had a special Curia where
Senators would meet to discuss politics, and
is where Brutus acted on the "Ides of
March." The Restaurant is over the spot
which they will let you see. This is a great
place to eat and experience history.
The evolution of the
Fire Service in Rome through a series of
exhibits. A fascinating story featuring
emperors,popes, and the heros protecting the
public from fire.
The Trevi
Fountain is the largest
standing and most ambitious of the
Baroquefountains of Rome. 25.9 meters (85
feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet)
wide.
It features
sculptural and architectural creations
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, whose famous
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi stands
in the center; and the church of
Sant'Agnese in Agone.
Translated
literally from Italian, means "field of
flowers." The name was first given
during the Middle Ages when the area was
actually a meadow. Now it is a farmers
market whose main product is flowers.
The place where the
world changed, literally.
Scala Santa houses the Holy Staircase.
These are the step Jesus Christ climbed to
be sentenced to be crucified by Pontius
Pilate.
The heart of the
Roman night life, Many in pubs, restaurants,
clubs. Very reasonable prices compared to
the tourist traps. It's a great place to go
to watch people or the world go by.
In reality, ancient manhole cover, but
it is reality an ancient lie detector.
Legend is that Roman wives brought there
husbands and had them told them to put their
hand in the mouth while asking them if they
were faithful. If they lied they lost that
limb.
The Catacombs of Priscilla were founded by a
group of Christians belonging to a
senatorial family. Only the first of the two
levels, the older one, can be visited. This
small space contains one of the first
representations of the Madonna and Child,
from the second century. After traversing
the long tunnels, you end up at the Greek
Chapel, named for the Greek writing on the
walls. It is divided in the middle by an
archway covered with frescoed scenes from
the Old and New Testaments.
The current
basilica stands over an early
Christian catacomb. In the 4th
century, the soft rock was hollowed
out around Saint Agnes's tomb to
create a gathering space, probably
for her family to observe the
anniversary of her death. The visits
of her family and friends spread
early to others in Rome, and the
site became a place of pilgrimage.
Over 160 ft high with eighty
entrances, the Coliseum could hold
upwards of 50,000 spectators. Public
events such as gladiator fights, mock
naval battles and wild animal hunts were
held at the Coliseum.
Santa Maria Maggiore is a patriarchal
basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin
Mary. The appellation of this church is
confusing to many - it means that this
is Rome's major or principal church
dedicated to St Mary.
Santa Maria della
Concezione dei Cappuccini, or Our Lady
of the Conception of the Capuchins, is a
church in Rome, Italy, commissioned by
Pope Urban VIII, whose brother,
Antonio Barberini, was a
Capuchin friar.
Your
Italian immersion will be complete with
guided historical tours of Rome,
Montecassino, Caserta, Arpino, and environs
which are especially rich in art, history,
folklore and mythology. Tours will be
conducted by scholars and historians. Here
are other possibilities for your custom tour.
Enjoy Italy with an airline employee who
travels to Rome regularly.
