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4 Mar

Castel Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is among the most ancient monuments of Rome and was originally founded to house the remains of Emperor Hadrian and his family. The Castle (which took its current name only in the 590) is famous for being attached to St. Peter by a narrow corridor called passetto that allowed many […]

4 Mar

Saint Peter’s square and vatican city

Star vatican rooms Rooms San Pietro is located just minutes away from St. Peter’s Square, a meeting point for thousands of Catholic faithful. St. Peter’s Square is the square outside the St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican City. The square was built between 1656 and 1667 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. At its center stands the Vatican obelisk brought […]

1 Mar

Testaccio

Testaccio is distinguished from other quarters of Rome, having maintained over time the familiar flavor typical of the city. The name comes from the so-called “the mountain” (Mons Testaceus): 35 meters of various fragments and debris, accumulated over the centuries as a relic of the jobs that were headed to the port of Ripa Grande. […]