Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Rome

Roma sau „orasul etern" este un loc incarcat de frumusete, contrast si viata. Este un oras eclectic: centrul mondial religios al Bisericii Catolice, fabuloasele ruine ale centrului Imperiului Roman si Roma moderna si neastamparata. Toate acestea trei par a fi in dezacord, insa convietuiesc intr-o deplina armonie. Veti observa ca Roma a fost …

1. Eaten crema all' aceto balsamico gelato (cream with balsamic vinegar mixed in), which was surprising and incredibly delicious.
   
2. Wandered around Rome day and night.
   
3. Visited the Castelli Romani, where many Roman emperors had their palaces.
   
4. Geeked out in the Castelli Romani, because that's where …

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So, I am taking a theology class on pilgrimage and part of it is 'on-site' so we get to walk around Rome for 2.5 hours on Monday mornings-not a bad way to start the week. This week we got to go to 4 different churches in Rome.

The first church we went to was Santa Maira Maggiore. Like all other churches in this …

Early Saturday morning, seven of us from the flat were stuffing our backpacks with just enough stuff to take on all of Rome's sightseeing in just two days. When we finally reached the train station in Rome, our first goal was to figure out our sleeping arrangements for the night. It took up some time but we ended up in a perfect hostel for our …

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Eight years ago Michael and I planned a European trip that included Rome. We had booked flights, bought tickets and locked in dates. I only made it to Spain and then made my way back to Australia. Before we had gotten back together and in Michael's words, 'before he was sure', he made me a promise that one day he would take me to Rome, but not …

There is SO much to do in Rome. I am not even sure how we got to see everything we did in one day! We got up so early and were out the door by 9 am to try and catch the earliest tour bus there was. Once we were on the hop on hop off bus we were able to see the city from a view that we otherwise would have missed. There was no top on the bus so we …

The majority of our group managed to wake up early to meet in the basement restaurant of Hotel Galles for breakfast. The serving tables were covered in different types of cereals, fruits, breads, small cakes, cheeses, ham, eggs, fresh coffee, brewed tea, and a selection of fruit juices. There was definitely a buzz this morning as most of us had …

... fourth century origin and one of the four principle basilicas of Rome. The historical footnote worth mentioning here is that Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore was the first Christian church to be dedicated to a woman (the Virgin Mary) and it remains the ...

... to do 'route 4' from our guide book so we caught the metro to the main station and started our day at the 'Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore' which is a very impressive church that was erected following a snowfall in the summer of 352 after an ...

... the Palatino.  Too hot to go walking into the area.  On our way back to the hotel we stop in at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the actual church that Mr. Leibman said to have a look at.  Oops!  This is an amazing church with a ...

... if you're a liar. Luckily we all still have our hands. We also wandered to the Piazza del Campidoglio, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II and Palazzo Senatorio. Our next stop was the Trevi Fountain where of course we took ...

... cherry tomatoes Jacqui and I had every tried. Yummo! Day two began with a wander down to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the largest church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. This was the ...

... to get up and drop our bags off we didn't check in properly till the evening. Instead we went to visit The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. This was the first "Church" we saw in Rome and it was absolutely beautiful. We went to Mass there and although ...

... the Sistine Chapel with every surface a rainbow of marble and its intricate mosaic artwork. We also visited the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore which, incredibly, holds a piece of the wooden manger where Jesus was born. We toured inside the Colosseum, ...

... did the 2 American girls behind us, who were equally as excited by it) we followed lunch with a trip to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the five major papal basilicas of Rome. This church was originally completed in 358 AD when (reportedly) ...

... ). We thought we should keep the St Mary theme going for the day, so we headed over to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major in English).  The major part comes from the fact it is the largest church in ...

... when I “stumbled” upon a concert of sacred choral music sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, at Basilica Di Santa Maria Maggiore, which was less than a block from our hotel. I had no idea what it (the building) was, but knew it ...