admin on December 17th, 2009

One of the most interesting sites to visit in Rome are The Catacombs. The catacombs are located primarily outside the city walls of the city. Roman law at the time – 2nd century AD – prevented burial inside the city walls. In the Pagan religion, death was celebrated by cremation. The early Christian rejected this [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2009

 

 
Catacombe di San Sebastiano/ Catacombs of St. Sebastian
Via Appia Antica, 136
00179 Rome, Italy
tel. +39/06/7887035
fax +39/06/7843745
website: www.catacombe.org
Closed on Sundays
Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00
Currently, 6 € full price; 3 € reduced fee – projected increase 01/01/2010
 
The Catacombs of St. Sebastian were among the first Christian tombs to be built. The church here is one [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2009

 

Picture from www.vatican.va

 
Catacombe di Domitilla/Catacombs of Domitilla
Via delle Sette Chiese, 282/0
00147 Rome, Italy
tel. +39/06/5110342, 06/5133956
fax +39/06/51354 61
Website: http://domitilla.soverdi.eu
Email: info@domitilla.soverdi.eu
Closed on Tuesdays
Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00
8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee
 
The Catacombs of Domitilla are among the best preserved and oldest in Rome. These Catacombs are also among the most extensive [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2009

 

From http://www.santagnese.org/
 
Catacombe di Sant’Agnese/ Catacombs of St. Agnes
Via Nomentana, 349
00162 Roma, Italy
Telephone +39 06 861 08 40
Website http://www.santagnese.org/
Closed on Sunday mornings and on Monday afternoons
Hours: 9.00 – 12.00 and 16.00 – 18.00
8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee (effective 01/01/2010)
 
The Catacombs of St. Agnes held the remains of the famous and very young Roman martyr [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2009

  

 
Catacombe di Priscilla/Catacombs of Priscilla
Via Salaria, 430
00199 Rome, Italy
tel/fax: +39/06/86206272
Website: http://www.catacombepriscilla.com/pagine-eng/home.htm
Closed on Mondays
Hours: 8:30 – 12.00 and 14.30 – 17.00
8 € full price; 5 € reduced fee (effective 01/01/2010)
 
The Catacombs of Priscilla were probably founded by the noblewoman Priscilla who donated the land on which it was built. There are many martyrs buried here including [...]

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admin on October 24th, 2009

For years the bus system in Rome has relied on the “honor” system. It was expected you would purchase a ticket and then board and validate your ticket. Now, Rome is thinking of bringing back “conductors,” missing since the 1960’s.
In a recent article published in Il Messaggero, Alessandro Vannini, chairman of the Capitoline tourism, verified [...]

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admin on August 12th, 2009

As an ancient city, Rome has many narrow, one-way streets. There’s also monumental traffic jams… and then of course, there are the driving habits of Romans. All these contribute to make the metro system in Rome a good alternative for getting around town. Romans called the subway system Metropolitana . Unfortunately, there are ONLY two [...]

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admin on July 13th, 2009

If you are uncomfortable heading into a Tabacchi shop and trying to purchase a bus ticket, there is another option. All over Rome ATAC ticket kiosks are being placed. You’ll always see these in EVERY metro station… but now they are being installed at many of the larger bus stops. These new kiosks replace the [...]

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admin on March 21st, 2009

 Traveling by car in Rome is at best, difficult. If you avoid the “unique” driving habits of the locals and safely arrive at your destination, then you have to find a place to park – Good Luck! Taxis are available – somewhat. You are only supposed to get in a cab at a designated Taxi [...]

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admin on March 10th, 2009

 Strikes are very commonplace in Italy – especially transportation strikes. They are a way of life here and you just have to adjust your plans if you get caught up in one. Strikes are on the rise. Reports indicate that in 2008 strikes were up more than 17% over 2007 – OUCH! In 2008, unions [...]

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 I was riding the bus a few weeks ago and had an interesting conversation. The folks sitting in front of me were obviously Americans and they were very confused. I asked if I could help and we managed to determine what bus stop would work best for them. As they readied to get off the [...]

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