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The Sala dell'Immacolata is one of the most spectacular rooms in the Vatican Museum. [Rome / Italy]
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"La Trasfigurazione" is Raphael's last work and can be admired in the Pinocateca of the Vatican Museum [Rome / Italy]
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While strolling through the Vatican Museum, one can't ignore the extreme richness of the art that the Catholic Church collected over the centuries [Rome / Italy]
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One of the many exceptional beautiful frescoes in the Vatican Museum [Rome / Italy]
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Ivonne in between the crowds in Rome's Vatican Museum [Rome / Italy]
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Mural in the Stanze di Raphaello in the Vatican Museum [Rome / Italy]
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People admiring frescoes in the Vatican Museum [Rome / Italy]
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The Vatican Museum in Rome is a great place to admire Catholic religious art [Rome / Italy]
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The Castel Sant'Angelo, built as a castle for the Emperor Hadrian. It was converted into a Papal fortress in the 6th century [Rome / Italy]
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The cupola of the Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola is not wat it seems. The roof is actually flat but painter Andrea Pozzo gives the visitor the expression that the flat roof is actually a cupola. This is one of the optical illusions that can be found in
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The Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola is one of the most important Baroq churches in Rome. Its spactacular ceiling frescoe is Andrea Pozzo's "Triumph of St Ignazio" [Rome / Italy]
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We were unlucky to be in Rome at the moment that the Trevi Fountain was under construction. This is all we could see of the famous fountain [Rome / Italy]
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The front of the St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican [Rome / Italy]
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Interior of the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica. It is the second biggest basilica in the world, after the basilica of Yamoussoukro in Ivory Coast [Rome / Italy]
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View on the baldachin and the ceiling of the St Peter's Basilica [Rome / Italy]
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In most corners of the St Peter's Basilica you will see small altars where groups of devotees can 'book' a private religious service [Rome / Italy]
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Confessionals in use in Rome's St. Peter's Basilica [Rome / Italy]
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Us in the basilica of St. Peter [Rome / Italy]
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Rome is for tourists an expensive destination. But if you walk just outside the crowdy tourist area, you still can find small local cafes with local prices and atmosphere [Rome / Italy]
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Rome has many small boutique shops [Rome / Italy]
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Interior of Chiesa de Gesù [Rome / Italy]
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Devotees praying in Chiesa del Gesù's Cappella Sacro Cuore [Rome / Italy]
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Rome's most important Jesuit church is a Counter-Reformation treasure trove. The Chiesa del Gesù stars a swirling vault fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (aka Il Baciccia). Equally opulent is Andrea del Pozzo’s tomb for Jesuit founder Ignatius Loyola
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The spectacular vaulted fresoe "Triumph of the Name of Jesus" by Giovanni Battista Gaulli in Rome's Chiesa de Gesù [Rome / Italy]
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Be prepared when you want to visit a church in Rome. Respectful clothing is mandatory [Rome / Italy]
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The huge Victor Emanuel II Monument on Piazza Venezia [Rome / Italy]
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A 'begging for food' gull overlooking Rome from the Victor Emanuel II Monument [Rome / Italy]
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The rich interior of the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli [Rome / Italy]
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Old tomb stone in the floor of the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli [Rome / Italy]
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Atmospheric corner in the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the church where also local soccer hero Francesco Totti is married [Rome / Italy]
