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Galleria Borghese, Rome

The Borghese Gallery in Rome is an art gallery housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana, a building that was from the first integral with its gardens, nowadays considered quite separately by tourists as the Villa Borghese gardens. The Galleria Borghese houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, which [...]

January 21st, 2008 | Tags: sightseeing tours Rome, tourist attractions Italy, tourist spots Rome, vacations locations Rome | Category: Europe | Comments (1)

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, Italy. The piazza follows the plan of an ancient Roman circus, the 1st century Stadium of Domitian, where the Romans came to watch the agones (”games”): It was known as ‘Circus Agonalis’ (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to ‘in agone’ to ‘navone’ [...]

January 18th, 2008 | Tags: Sighteeing tours Rome, tourist spots Rome, travel attractions Rome, vacation locations Rome | Category: Europe | Leave a comment