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    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
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WALKING TOURS OF ROME

An Exciting Mix of Ancient and Modern

30/4/2019

 
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Musei Capitolini, Centrale Montemartini, Rome

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Tomb of St. Catherine of Siena

29/4/2019

 
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Tomb of St Catherine of Siena, Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome
Tomb of St Catherine of Siena, Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

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Plaques to Federico Fellini

28/4/2019

 
Via Margutta/Via Veneto
Plaque to Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Via Margutta, Rome
Plaque to Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Via Margutta

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The Most Beautiful Bridge in Rome

27/4/2019

 
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Castel Sant' Angelo & Ponte Sant' Angelo, Rome
Castel Sant' Angelo & Ponte Sant' Angelo

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The Fontana della Barcaccia

26/4/2019

 
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Fontana della Barcaccia & the Spanish Steps, Rome
Fontana della Barcaccia & the Spanish Steps

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Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

25/4/2019

 
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Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, Rome
Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

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Monument to Giordano Bruno

24/4/2019

 
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Giordano Bruno by Ettore Ferrari, Campo dei Fiori, Rome
Giordano Bruno by Ettore Ferrari

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Fountain of the Bees

23/4/2019

 
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Fountain of the Bees by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Via Veneto, Rome
Fountain of the Bees by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Piazza del Popolo

22/4/2019

 
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The Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Piazza del Popolo

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Happy Birthday, Rome!

21/4/2019

 
She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome
Bronze statue, Piazza del Campidoglio

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The Most Famous Fountain in the World

19/4/2019

 
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Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), Rome
Fontana di Trevi

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The Other Sistine Chapel

18/4/2019

 
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Sistine Chapel, Santa Maria Maggiore, RomePicture
Cappella Sistina, Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Mother of all Churches

17/4/2019

 
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San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
San Giovanni in Laterano

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From Popes to Presidents

16/4/2019

 
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Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome
Palazzo del Quirinale

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Crossing the Threshold

15/4/2019

 
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Crossing the Threshold by Giuliano Vangi, Vatican Museums, Rome
Crossing the Threshold by Giuliano Vangi

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Napoleon's Mother

15/4/2019

 
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Palazzo Bonaparte, Rome
Palazzo Bonaparte

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Santa Maria in Trastevere: Mosaics

13/4/2019

 
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Christ and the Virgin Mary, mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Christ and the Virgin Mary, mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere

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Antinous: the Youth Made into a God

12/4/2019

 
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Pincio Obelisk, Rome
Obelisk, Pincian Hill

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The Tale of the Tower of the Monkey

11/4/2019

 
​Via dei Portoghesi
Virgin and Child, Tower of the Monkey, Palazzo Scapucci, Rome
Tower of the Monkey (Torre della Scimmia)

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A Most Striking Memorial

10/4/2019

 
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Memorial to Cardinal Pietro Francesco Bussi, Bussi Chapel, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Memorial to Cardinal Pietro Francesco Bussi

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Caravaggio Versus Carracci

9/4/2019

 
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Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo

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The Galleon Fountain

8/4/2019

 
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The Galleon Fountain by Giovanni Vasanzio, Vatican Gardens, Rome
The Galleon Fountain by Giovanni Vasanzio (Hans van Zanten)

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'The Finest Picture in Rome'

7/4/2019

 
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Pope Innocent X by Velazquez, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
Pope Innocent X (det.) by Velazquez

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A Charming But Little-visited Museum

6/4/2019

 
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Jupiter Ammon, Museo Barracco, Rome
Jupiter Ammon, Museo Barracco

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Santa Costanza

5/4/2019

 
Via Nomentana
Church of Santa Costanza, Rome
Santa Costanza

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  • St Peter's Basilica
    • Altars >
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      • Altar of the Madonna of Succour
      • Altar of St Sebastian
      • Altar of the Lie
      • Altar of the Presentation of the Virgin
      • Altar of St Jerome
      • Altar of the Transfiguration
      • Altar of Pope Leo the Great
    • Monuments >
      • Countess Matilda of Canossa
      • Maria Clementina Sobieska
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      • Pope Innocent VIII
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      • Pope Gregory XIV
      • Pope Leo XI
      • Pope Urban VIII
      • Pope Alexander VII
      • Pope Clement X
      • Pope Innocent XI
      • Pope Alexander VIII
      • Pope Innocent XII
      • Pope Benedict XIV
      • Pope Clement XIII
      • Pope Pius VII
      • Pope Leo XII
      • Pope Pius VIII
      • Pope Gregory XVI
      • Pope Pius X
      • Pope Benedict XV
      • Pope Pius XI
      • Pope Pius XII
      • Pope John XXIII
      • The Stuarts
    • Portico >
      • Door of Death
      • Door of Good and Evil
      • Central Door
      • Door of the Sacraments
      • Holy Door
    • Pieta
    • Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Cathedra Petri
    • Crossing >
      • Baldacchino
      • Confessio
      • Dome
      • St Longinus
      • St Helena
      • St Veronica
      • St Andrew
    • St Peter
    • Chapel of the Choir
    • Chapel of the Baptistery
    • Nave
  • Fountains
    • Trevi Fountain
    • Fontana della Barcaccia
    • Fountain of the Triton
    • Fountain of the Bees
    • Fountain of Moses
    • Fountain of the Four Rivers
    • Fountain of the Acqua Paola
    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Gallery
    • Mosaics
    • Fountains
    • Churches
    • Ancient Rome
    • Palaces
    • Domes
    • Papal Coats of Arms
    • Street Shrines