Capitoline Hill Rome

Rome , Lazio, Italy
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    6 reviews 75 travel blogs 87 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic site, Art museum, Landmark/point of interest, Lookout

    Popularity

    75of 507 attractions in Rome

TravelPod Member ReviewsCapitoline Hill Rome

  • Capitolul, cetatea Romei Antice.

    5

    andragheorghe 3 contributions Bucharest, Romania Dec 5, 2011

    Capitolul, cetatea romei antice, este un loc care nu trebuie ocolit. Cateva trepte te vor conduce spre Piata Campidoglio, spectaculoasa opera a lui Michelangelo. Aceasta este flancata de Palatul Nuovo si Palatul Conservatorilor; cel din urma gazduieste Muzeul Capitolin, cu colectia sa impresionanta de picturi si sculpturi. Langa acesta puteti vedea celebra sculptura, lupoaica cu Romulus si Remus. Conform legendei, cand Numitor, bunicul gemenilor a fost detronat de fratele acestuia Aurelius, uzurpatorul a ordonat ca Romulus si Remus sa fie aruncati in raul Tibru. Acestia au fost salvati de o lupoaica care i-a ingrijit pana cand ciobanul Faustulus i-a gasit si i-a luat sa ii creasca.
    In fata Muzeului Capitolin se afla piata Venetia, cunoscuta si sub numele de Il Vittoriano, datorita monumentului ridicat in onoarea primului rege, Victor Emmanuel II de Savoy. In imediata apropiere se ridica triumfatoare o coloana eleganta de marmura, inaugurata de Traian in anul 113. Columna lui Traian celebreaza cele doua campanii ale acestuia in Dacia (Romania).

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Capitoline Hill Rome

  • 1

    Roma. Cetatea Eterna.

    68 photos

    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 …

  • 2

    I Love Rome

    20 photos

    We had the greatest night exploring Rome. We spent the morning getting everything crammed into our bags for our flight tomorrow and went to the supermarket for groceries. Grabbed food for lunch and dinner. Molly has been craving Tacos so with the ingredients we could find here we made some...they were gross. Molly enjoyed them though :). Got more …

  • 3

    Rome vs. Garrehys.... Winner: us

    161 photos









    March 14:


    1) Since there was a strike until 1:00, Bridge and I decided to take this as a sign to slow down and enjoy a good nights rest… We were fortunate to receive a continental breakfast full of croissants and nutella (one of the many benefits of the strike), where we met a lively older …

  • 4

    these things are laying around everywhere

    12 photos

    ....PILLARS!!!!..............pillars to you too mate.

    Another day of cramming in sightseeing....this time extremely hungover (sound familiar Jason?).

    I think we only survived today on large volumes of coffee and a constant food intake to stave of the empty hollow feeling we had in our stomachs, blood and depths of our souls..... …

  • 5

    When in Rome...

    25 photos

    Ciao from Italy!

    Chris and I are finishing our 3rd day in Rome, and so far, it is VERY HOT! We arrived on Monday morning. We couldn't sleep on the plane because the PA system kept dinging at us nonstop, throughout the flight (Like those Southwest commercials - *DING!*). So having been up for 34 hours straight, we were pretty tired, but …

Related BlogsCapitoline Hill Rome

  • 1

    Rome

    64 photos

    ... to as the "wedding cake" by foreigners and the "typewriter" by locals but was a controversial building as parts of Capitoline Hill and a medieval neighbourhood had to be destroyed to construct it. Walking through the Piazza Venizia we made our way ...

  • 2

    Roma - Il Dolce Vita (It's a Wonderful Life)

    10 photos

    ... , however, even with our taxi driver using a GPS, it was still difficult to locate our hotel near the Forum and just below Capitoline Hill, due to the rabbit warren of roads and alleys around which historic Rome is laid out. Our first morning in Rome was ...

  • 3

    Roma: pizza, pasta and places to see!

    5 photos

    ... to Palantine hill, where in ancient times the rich people built their houses. We walked though the Forum up to Capitoline Hill and its piazza designed by Michelangelo. The Museum there was great and had some fantastic ancient Roman sculptures. Today ...

  • 4

    Always Learning

    30 photos

    ... it's very interesting but he just stops and talks for wayyy too long. Today we met at the Capitoline Hill, it's one of the seven hills of Rome and contains ancient ruins dating back to 390b.c. During the Renisance period Micheal Angelo designed the ...

  • 5

    I Survived...

    ... days.  We first went to the Markets of Trajan, ruins in the first and second centuries A.D.  Next, we visited the Capitoline Hill War Memorial.  Then we visited the Pantheon, supposedly the best-preserved ancient Roman building in Rome.  Finally, we ...

  • 6

    How much can you see in one day in Rome?

    62 photos

    ... session... Piazza Venezia The former embassy in the city of the Republic of Venice, the piazza is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and near the Roman Forum. It is dominated by the imposing Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. In 2009, during ...

  • 7

    When in Rome

    23 photos

    ... Capitolini) are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the famous Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The museums are contained in three buildings surrounding a central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by ...

  • 8

    Mary Ellen and Diane have returned

    8 photos

    ... is strong! Our walk yesterday took Paula and I thru the market in Campo D'Fiori, into the baroque Gesu church, to the top of the Victor Emmanuel monument for an overview of the city, and then a walk through the Roman ruins on the Capitoline ...

  • 9

    Being the tourist

    ... which was the route taken by emperors when they entered the city in triumph. It started Campus Martius and ended at the Capitoline Hill. It is actually decorated with parts taken from older monuments which all assume a new meaning within the arch that ...

  • 10

    When in Rome...

    42 photos

    ... Washington, D.C. in a similar manner.  Only time will tell.   From the Forum, I walked up to the top of Capitoline Hill.  There's more great views from there of the Forum.  I walked past the Victor Emmanuel to Trajan's Column (had ...