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Historical sites in Italy

The Attractions of Italy

The Main attractions of Italy

Vatican Museums

The Trevi Fountain

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Colosseum

Casa de Giulietta

Romeo’s House

Spanish Steps

Capitoline Museum

Roseto Comunale

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Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums were founded under the patronage of two 18th century popes. Clement XIV (1769-1774) and Pius VI (1775-1799)

They were among the first to open collections of art to the general public for viewing.

As the decades passed, more popes added collection of diverse displays by the Vatican. Today, there are 13 museums in about 14 Vatican palaces.

One of the highlights of the Vatican Museums is the famous Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel

Sites of the Vatican Pio-Clementine Museum

Where Michelangelo’s magnificent ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall, can be viewed

The largest collections of the Vatican Museum are those with ancient Roman and Greek art. Like the Laocoön above.

The Trevi Fountain

Legend has it you

will return to

Rome if you

throw a coin over

your left shoulder

into the water,

while your back is

to the fountain.

In Roman time it was the terminal point of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct commissioned by Augustus.

The water that flows here has two names: Virgin Waters and Trevi.

The Name Virgin waters comes from an ancient legend about a young Roman girl who showed the source of the spring to some thirsty soldiers.

History of the Fountain

The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Tower of Pisa was

built to show the rest of the world the wealth of the city of Pisa.

The bell tower was built to complement the rest of the buildings near it - The Cathedral, Baptistery, and Cemetery.

More on Pisa The construction of this

imposing mass was started in the year 1174 by Bonanno Pisano. When the tower had reached its third story the works ceased because of the war starting with Florence and because the structure started sinking into the ground.

The tower remained unfinished for 90 years.

It was completed by Giovanni di Simone, and Tommano Simone (son of Andreo Pisano) by half of the 14th century.

The top of the Leaning Tower can be reached by mounting the 294 steps which rise in the form of a spiral on the inner side of the tower walls.

The Colosseum

The Colosseum

could

accommodate

some 55,000

spectators who

could enter the

building through

no less than 80

entrances.

Colosseum Facts The elliptical building is

immense, measuring 188m by 156m and reaching a height of more than 48 meter (159 ft).

Emperors used the Colosseum to entertain the public with free games.

The games were a symbol of prestige and power. They were a way for an emperor to increase his popularity

The games usually started with comical acts and displays of exotic animals and ended with fights to the death between animals and gladiators or between gladiators.

Casa de Giulietta

Don't forget to bring a marker along with you to Juliet’s house. Writing your name on one of the outer walls of the house and declaring your love for another promises a love that is everlasting.

The Graffiti walls of Juliet’s House located in Verona Italy.

Juliet’s House is a fourteenth century estate, acquired by the city in 1905, located at No. 27 Via Cappello.

More famously, Casa de Giulietta contains a bronze statue in the image of Juliet herself. The statue has evolved into something of a legend over the years, a rub of Juliet's right breast will bring one luck in love.

Writing your name on one of the outer walls of the house says to bring love ever lasting.

More About Juliet's

Romeo's HouseOn this construction’s

façade there is this inscription that recalls the love story between Romeo and Juliet: “Tut, I have lost myself; I am not here; This is not Romeo, he’s some other where.”

Romeo’s House is located the Center of Verona not far from Juliet’s House.

Romeo's house looks like a castle, with its squat tower and the high defensive wall. This shape dates back to an age in which Italy was divided by feuding factions.

Today Romeo's house is a private building and can only be visited from the outside, but some of its rooms are part of the contiguous restaurant.

On ground floor there's a typical Veronese osteria and a local restaurant, where traditional local cuisine can be tasted; especially horse and donkey meet dishes.

All About Romeo’s House

The Spanish Steps The elegant staircase consists

of 137 steps and over twelve different flights.

It has an irregular albeit symmetric structure.

The Spanish Steps connects the Spanish Square to the French church (Trinità dei Monti)

The Spanish Steps are the longest and widest staircase in Europe.

• The collections in the

museum include a large

number of ancient

Roman statues,

inscriptions, and other

artifacts; a collection of

medieval and

Renaissance art; and

collections of jewels,

coins, and other items.

Capitoline Museum

Dying Gaul Is a Roman interpretation of a Greek Statue located in the Capitoline Museum.

Capitoline Museum Continued The museums are housed in

two palaces and are situated around a central square .

The museums displays ancient Roman history and some of the city’s best treasures.

The origins of the museums can be traced a little further back – to 1471 – when II Pope Sixtus IV donated his impressive collection of ancient bronzes to the city for public viewing.

The Central Square of the Capitoline Museum.

Roseto Comunale

The Roseto was

Rome's Jewish

cemetery for

centuries .

The garden

layout pays

tribute to the

site's history, with

paths forming

symbols such as a

candelabra.

All About the RosesThe scents and colors

create a memorable experience, especially when combined with the backdrop of the Palatine ruins and the open space of the Circo Massimo.

The Garden has an extensive permanent collection of roses that occupy the higher slopes and climb up over walkways, It also displays competition entries and new breeds.

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