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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 21st, 2009

To escape the hot summer of Rome we often head up SS2 Cassia to Lake Bracciano. Driving to the lake you head northwest of Rome, leaving behind the noisy traffic, graffiti, and the crowds. As you head out on the Cassia (or take the train), you’re heading into the country. When you turn off SP493 [...]

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admin on May 2nd, 2009

One of the most popular day trips from Rome is a visit to Ostia Antica. This ancient city is easily accessible from the city. To get to Ostia Antica ride the metro to the Piramide station, located on the Metro Line B. Here exit the metro and go up the stairs/escalators at the north end [...]

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