The Pantheon is one of the oldest buildings in Rome. Its dome, one of the largest in the world, rests only on the annular wall. There is a wide opening in the dome (a symbol of the heavenly eye), during the day the statues of the Roman gods were alternately illuminated.
As for the Sagrada Cathedral, my opinion did not work out, either this is a structure created by a sick mind, or it is a brilliant creation of mankind. Well, it does not fit into the well-known canons of the construction of cathedrals, it does not look like what I have seen before.
........Trevi Fountain! Who doesn't know him. In so many films about Rome, he is present. Therefore, it is included in the place of constant pilgrimage for guests of Rome.
St. Peter's Square is the main square of the small country of the Vatican and the main shrine of the powerful Catholic Church. It broadcasts the head of the Catholics - the Pope.
In 08, for my birthday, my wife and I were presented with a ticket to Egypt in Hurghada. A small group of Cossacks gathered at the King Tut Hotel, we decided that we would not take any of the excursions from the hotel guides (expensive), but we would hit the road to the new Hurghada, where we would ...
On our trip to Rome one day, after having lunch and rest, we decided to visit the Lateran Temple. Having descended into the subway (it is dark and dirty in Rome), after two stops we exit.
Grand Canal. What to write about him? Any of the tourists, getting to Venice, will not be able to pass it if they want to see the beauties of Venice. I will quickly describe my vision.
It was on a trip by car on the route Hungary-Austria-Germany (Bavaria)-Switzerland. We saw this castle, which was the kind of screensaver for Disney cartoons. The castle itself is good, but the nature.
I had very little time to explore Barcelona. So the cruise ordered (5-6 hours), and there was a lot to see (Sagrada, Plaza Catalunya, there are a lot of lists in Barcelona), so there was only an external inspection.
I have been to Venice several times and every time I couldn't help admiring this square. The first time we left Venice on a cruise and passed San Marco along the Giudecca Canal.
At the end of May 12 we were leaving Venice for an Adriatic cruise and were thinking of going to the beach after the cruise on the islands near Venice. We chose a hotel in Malamocco near Venice on the Lido di Venezia, the hotel turned out to be inexpensive and modern, with a swimming pool, a footbal...
In the morning, we left the hotel with the desire to explore the maximum possible in Rome without resorting to Turbas. To the right of the entrance to Termini station, at the newsstand, they took a ticket for three days (valid for both ground transport and the metro).