It was during March of 2016, I visited Italy. There is so much about this old country that one cannot resist to experience.
It's food, fashion, beautiful countryside and long history leaves no one underwhelmed.
There is so much to do and see in Italy that its nearly impossible to finish in one trip.
Milan, Florence, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Rome,Venice, Napoli are some of them in the list.
We managed to squeeze 3 places out of the list with the time we hand in our hands.
Rome,Pisa and Venice.
Rome is a busy place, quite like any other major cities, it's pretty crowded. Why not? entire world wants to travel to this place at least once in their life time.
Although we can make use of trains, its best to walk through the city. Major attractions are accessible by foot.
Pope wanted to visit Colosseum on the same day as we planned, as it was Easter,So we were not allowed to get in.
We restructured our plans to visit Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain for reminder of the day.
Pantheon is one of the best preserved history's in Italy, its marble and the humongous dome makes it a marvel by itself.
We slowly crawled our ways to visit St. Peters Basilica in the night. It was lit up in a gorgeous manner.
There is so much of history to this place, So many popes, Galileo, Copernicus, Micheal Angelo, Rafael have walked in this very same street centuries ago.
We continued towards Trevi fountain. Streets leading us to Trevi Fountain were narrow and beautiful, it had lots of restaurants, and shopping places which one cannot resist getting attracted to.
Trevi fountain is probably the most famous fountain in Europe, crowd is never thin here during night as the best view is during this time.
Its a crime if you don't try Pizza and Pasta in Italy :). Delightful dinner in authentic Italian restaurant ended the day for us.
Its beautiful, big and over 2000 years old. Colosseum is a massive structure and its place in history makes it one of the important places to visit in Italy.
All my life i have been seeing Colosseum in Television, Magazines and movies and it never failed to reward me with its majestic aura when it stood right in front of my eyes.
The line seemed to be endless to enter Colosseum, luckily we had got tickets online.
One may buy tickets online, its pretty nominal and it can be used for 2 consecutive days in the year of purchase. The line however was going circles around the perimeter of Colosseum, so we hired a guide who could cut the line and take us in along with his guided flock.
Next to it is palatine hill where the Roman aristocracy lived. Stroll through the lane and you will get a feel of how it was centuries ago.
Vatican city is very easy to visit but it takes time.
It's surrounded by walls and once you enter, the way to Sistine chapel will get you drenched in history and art. Sistine Chapel is a masterclass art that you cannot stop appreciating.
Rome is filled with tons of churches. If one has time, they could visit many churches as it is filled with brilliant art and sculptures.
As i came out of Vatican, i felt guilty for not shopping in Rome. The area around St. Peters Basilica has got plenty of wide variety of shops where i grabbed some stuff.
On our way back to hotel we covered Spanish steps. Its a place where people can hang out and relax.
We had an early morning train to Pisa the next day.
It was time for me to see the sunshine in other Italian cities.
-U R
uday.s7@gmail.com
It's food, fashion, beautiful countryside and long history leaves no one underwhelmed.
There is so much to do and see in Italy that its nearly impossible to finish in one trip.
Milan, Florence, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Rome,Venice, Napoli are some of them in the list.
We managed to squeeze 3 places out of the list with the time we hand in our hands.
Rome,Pisa and Venice.
Rome is a busy place, quite like any other major cities, it's pretty crowded. Why not? entire world wants to travel to this place at least once in their life time.
Although we can make use of trains, its best to walk through the city. Major attractions are accessible by foot.
Pope wanted to visit Colosseum on the same day as we planned, as it was Easter,So we were not allowed to get in.
We restructured our plans to visit Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain for reminder of the day.
Pantheon is one of the best preserved history's in Italy, its marble and the humongous dome makes it a marvel by itself.
We slowly crawled our ways to visit St. Peters Basilica in the night. It was lit up in a gorgeous manner.
There is so much of history to this place, So many popes, Galileo, Copernicus, Micheal Angelo, Rafael have walked in this very same street centuries ago.
We continued towards Trevi fountain. Streets leading us to Trevi Fountain were narrow and beautiful, it had lots of restaurants, and shopping places which one cannot resist getting attracted to.
Trevi fountain is probably the most famous fountain in Europe, crowd is never thin here during night as the best view is during this time.
Its a crime if you don't try Pizza and Pasta in Italy :). Delightful dinner in authentic Italian restaurant ended the day for us.
Its beautiful, big and over 2000 years old. Colosseum is a massive structure and its place in history makes it one of the important places to visit in Italy.
All my life i have been seeing Colosseum in Television, Magazines and movies and it never failed to reward me with its majestic aura when it stood right in front of my eyes.
The line seemed to be endless to enter Colosseum, luckily we had got tickets online.
One may buy tickets online, its pretty nominal and it can be used for 2 consecutive days in the year of purchase. The line however was going circles around the perimeter of Colosseum, so we hired a guide who could cut the line and take us in along with his guided flock.
Next to it is palatine hill where the Roman aristocracy lived. Stroll through the lane and you will get a feel of how it was centuries ago.
Vatican city is very easy to visit but it takes time.
It's surrounded by walls and once you enter, the way to Sistine chapel will get you drenched in history and art. Sistine Chapel is a masterclass art that you cannot stop appreciating.
Rome is filled with tons of churches. If one has time, they could visit many churches as it is filled with brilliant art and sculptures.
As i came out of Vatican, i felt guilty for not shopping in Rome. The area around St. Peters Basilica has got plenty of wide variety of shops where i grabbed some stuff.
On our way back to hotel we covered Spanish steps. Its a place where people can hang out and relax.
We had an early morning train to Pisa the next day.
It was time for me to see the sunshine in other Italian cities.
-U R
uday.s7@gmail.com
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