Rome Marcello lunch Veneto 2012

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Let's start out the walk from Largo Argentina, which is an unusual collection of four ancient temples right in the middle of the busy streets in the heart of downtown Rome. Then we took a look inside the church of il Gesu, which is the mother church of the Jesuit order. This is Italian Baroque at it's most extreme, with every square inch decorated in marble, gold and painted fresco, all added about a century after the building was constructed, from 1575. A dazzling ceiling mural celebrates the apotheosis of St. Ignatius Loyola with illusionistic perspective that brings the glories of heaven into the nave, and spills onto the walls in trompe-l'oeil brilliance.
Have a look at these cobblestones under construction. Observing these three hard-working guys and the Street scene with the scooter driving right into a palatial building, is really a slice of Rome at its best -- the ordinary daily life of the people is something that we love to see when we are out traveling, not just focusing on the tourist highlights. There are long rocks, and they just plant them in wet sand -- there is no asphalt involved at all. The heart of Rome is entirely paved in those cobblestones. Observe these three guys: one of them is putting the stones down, another is removing a temporary asphalt patch. Sometimes you might notice on the cobbled lanes there is an asphalt patch, which is usually a temporary patch like this. Workers will soon get around to removing it, very skillfully, and replacing the asphalt with genuine cobblestones.
Walking a block, we arrive at one of the most beautiful fountains -- The Fountain of the Turtles. This Renaissance fixture of four life-size naked youths standing on giant seashells in the Piazza Matei is connected to a legend about a nobleman lost his fortune in a card game but built the fountain overnight to impress his future father-in-law. Continuing along in the Ghetto, you could walk past the Portico of Octavia, built by Rome's greatest emperor, Augustus, as a large complex that has now been reduced to a few columns and broken fragments.
The huge building beyond the Portico that looks like the Colosseum is actually the Theater of Marcellus, also built by Augustus two thousand years ago as an enclosed theater that could hold 13,000 people. Not only is it still standing, the upper floors have been converted to luxury modern apartments for millionaires.
Walk up the busy Via Teatro Marcello to the Capitoline Hill, ascending the broad steps to the top for a grand view of three palaces and a classic overview of the forum. If you walk around the right side of the Capitoline Museum, you will find a doorway that leads up a staircase to a kind of secret terrace that gives you a different view looking back across the city.This Terrace, of course, is a great place to take a lot of photos with magnificent views of the domes of the churches -- a good place to put yourself in the picture with this scenic background. Perhaps the best part of this terrace is the free, clean, always uncrowded public bathroom -- something always difficult to find in Rome.
Return across the street and enter the Ancient Forum. Here's a useful tip for you in your purchase of a ticket to the Forum and Colosseum, which are both included on one unified ticket: go to the side entrance of the Forum, mid-way along Via dei Fori Imperiali, which generally does not have any long lines because it is an inconspicuous side entrance, unlike the main entrance to the Colosseum where most people head first, producing a very long line that could easily delay you for an hour.
Meander through the ruins of the Imperial Forum, where Romans gathered for business, gossip, politics, and just hanging out. This site is the forerunner of our modern town centers and shopping malls. Walk the smooth paving stones of the Via Sacra from one end to the other, covering a half-mile lined with marble ruins.
Getting hungry, we walk back over towards Campo de Fiori for an excellent lunch at a small restaurant at the back of the Roscoli deli on via Giubonari.
We bring you to one of the artistic hideaways in the city to see one of Bernini's greatest statues, The Ecstasy of Theresa, in the small church of Santa Maria della Vittoria.Then walk one block more to have a look at the Baths of Diocletian, an ancient Roman bath house that was converted into a church by none other than Michelangelo, becoming the church of Santa Maria Degli Angeli on the Piazza della Republica.
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