Baptistry Rome

... the one figurine that would have fitted our collection of "stylised" birds, they would have had a sale. The Duomo and Baptistry were fairly uninspiring. The Duomo's interior is painted to look like marble blocks in green and white. It could only ...

... there are chapels etc, you just don't feel that a church service could ever be intimate or personal. What do I know? The Baptistry doors, particularly the bronze and gold leaf East Doors (even if they are only copies), are of a much smaller scale ...

... table on which the last supper was celebrated.  After visiting the church we went inside the baptistry which used to be the only baptistry in Rome.  As Rome expanded it was ridiculous to have all people baptized here, but to this day it is ...

... hours exploring. We found the leaning tower and the surrounding Campo dei Miracoli with the cathedral and baptistry to be absolutely stunning (and surprisingly clean for Italy). They say it rivals Venice's San Marco square for beauty and they are right. ...

... review our experiences in Venice, traveling independently after the tour ended.   Departure Day We departed Boston 6:45pm for Rome Italy, flying Lufthansa via Munich (we booked it ourselves- not through Tauck). Never having flown this airline ...

... from the apt. Walked around the piazza and then went into the Chiesa del Duomo, looked at Ghibertis famous doors on the Baptistry, it was great to see these things we had studied during our year of Renaissance and Reformation history..... Walked down via ...

... 10 cont'd Across the border from France Pisa -  Piazza dei Miracoli / Duomo Leaning Tower The Duomo (Cathedral) Baptistry of the Cathedral Arrival and night in Florence Day 11 The City of Florence Palazo Vecchio Piazza Della Signora ...