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Rome -
To obtain even a hasty glimpse of the sights of Rome a stay of
at least 14 days in the 'Eternal City' is necessary...
Engage a cab and drive down
the Corso Umberto Primo as far as the Piazza di Venezia, then to
the Foro Trajano and through the Via Alessandrina and Via Bonella
to the Forum... |
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The Capitol - The Capitol, the smallest but historically the most important of
the hills of Rome, consists of three distinct parts: the N. summit
with the church of Aracoeli (164 ft.); the depression in the middle
with the piazza of the Capitol (98 ft.); and the S.W. point with the
Pal. Caffarelli (156 ft.)... |
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The Vatican -
In the middle ages the residence of the popes was beside the
Lateran. The Vatican Palace was originally a simple dwelling-house, erected by Symmachus (p. 355) near the anterior court of
the old church of St. Peter, and enlarged by Eugene III. ( 1150),
Cœlestine III., and Innocent III... |
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Siena, the seat of a
university which was in high repute as early as the 14th cent.,
is picturesquely situated to the S. of Florence, on three connected
hills. It is now a busy trading and manufacturing place, and is one of the pleasantest towns in Tuscany. The climate is healthy, the atmosphere... |
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Perugia,
the capital of the province of Umbria, and the seat of a university, lies on a group
of hills above the valley of the Tiber. The town is
built in an antiquated style, partly on the top of the hill, and partly
on its slope. Numerous buildings of the 14-15th cent. (when the town was at its... |
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Seasons - The best time for a tour in Central Italy is spring,
from the end of March to the end of May, or autumn, from the end
of September to the middle of November. In summer the scenery
is indeed in perfection and the long days are hailed with satisfaction
by the enterprising traveller; but he... |
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