Rome, Italy
25.–27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I can attest to the fact that Rome wasn't built in a day, as there was SO much to see! The time we spent here was absolutely jam packed, with so many stunning and awe-inspiring things to see. We mustWeiterlesen
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The first Basilica we went into in Rome, and such a striking difference from the temples we have been used to. It was fun to be enjoying things more familiar again, and also seeing some ruins whichWeiterlesen
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A massively busy tourist site of Rome, our fault for wandering by at a peak time though. It was an ornate and opulent as I expected, surprisingly the crowds weren't too rude and pushy so it wasWeiterlesen
Galleria Sciarra, Rome, Italy
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This was described as a mall online, but it was more like a small cut through the streets of Rome. The area was stunning with art nouveau paintings covering the walls, but due to the sheer amount ofWeiterlesen
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The pantheon was impressive, but very very busy! There seemed to be some work going on in the piazza too which only made it seem worse. With that and the heat, meant this was a fleeting visitWeiterlesen
Basilica di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A large Basilica with a Egyptian column outside on top of a carved elephant. The inside was equally weird too, with a skull set into one of the walls.
Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This was one area of Rome I'd picked out to see as it is roman ruins along with a cat colony!
It seems that cats take over other ruins as well, as we saw signs within the collessuem about not feedingWeiterlesen
Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle,Rome
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A rather impressive Basilica which bears my name! Kinda anyway...
Vatican City, Italy
26. Juni 2024 in Vatikanstadt ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We visited the Vatican so I could 'complete the trio' as Luke puts it - and see all countries within Italy (San Marino being the other one).
It was as impressive as I imagined, but as we didn't payWeiterlesen
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria
26. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We came to this Basilica to see the incorruptible body of Saint Victoria, with some help from a bit of wax.
There was some other interesting displays too, as well as a baby Jesus which looked soWeiterlesen
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We didn't expect to go inside the Colosseum, but realised tickets for the Forum and Colosseum were combined so it was a freebie. Unfortunately, as we hadn't planned to go it meant that we had timed itWeiterlesen
Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A hugely expansive area filled with ruins upon ruins. There's almost too much as everywhere you look there were ruins so it was hard to take them all in. Some were in better condition, others wereWeiterlesen
Basilica di Santa Francesca Romana, Rome
27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This Basilica is really close to the forum, so close in fact we tried to enter while in the forum but obviously couldn't!
Opulent inside, as expected, but also containing a crypt which I wasn'tWeiterlesen
Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This piazza designed by Michelangelo was everything I expected to be honest - opulent, grand, and expansive. The heat meant we didn't spend too long here, but it was fun to see!
Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin,Rome
27. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This church really had a bit of everything! At the entrance the Mouth of Truth, a roman lie detector test, inside the skull of St Valentine, allegedly, and under the crypt of Hadrian (real nameWeiterlesen
Monastero Benedettine di Santa, Florence
28. Juni–2. Juli 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Our accommodation with Florence was a Monastery set high up in the hills overlooking part of the city.
The views were amazing, and we got to sit here and enjoy the view while eating our evening mealsWeiterlesen
Basilica di Santa Maria Novella,Florence
29. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Very quick stop by Florence Basilica, it was pay to enter and with a queue before even opening we decided against!
Weather was starting to get hot already too, even in the morning.
Cathedral di Santa Maria, Florence,Italy
29. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Another quick stop by the Cathedral this time. We were expecting to go in here as it was free but the queue was ginormous!
The tour de France circuit was literally right along the front too, so notWeiterlesen
Galileo Musuem, Florence, Italy
29. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
An interesting musuem to wander around; there were exhibitions on maps, planets, anatomy, and visual tricks.
Plus, galileo's finger thrown into the bargain as well...
Piazza Michelangelo, Florence, Italy
30. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A magnificent view of the city, plus a bronze replica of David statue in the centre makes this a must see in Florence for me.
Unfortunately for me, it was so sunny and so hot. I could have spentWeiterlesen
Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte,Florence
30. Juni 2024 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A really interesting church at the top of a hill above the piazza. There was a large cemetery surrounding it, which had some interesting burials!
The actual church was stunning inside, the hugeWeiterlesen
Apennine Colossus, Florence, Italy
1. Juli 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Our plan was to reach these gardens by 10 o'clock, but were completely derailed by the introduction of a new bus timetable in Florence and roadworks which diverted the bus route we were using!Weiterlesen
Chiesa di San Marco, Florence, Italy
1. Juli 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Due to the bus issues we ended up back in the centre of Florence instead of our accommodation, but I wasn't feeling well enough to explore much more so we only managed to see this church - thankfullyWeiterlesen
Porto Venere, Italy
2. Juli 2024 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
On our first night in La Spezia we headed towards Porto Venere to enjoy the coastline and views.
After a bus ride with fantastic views we got out at the small town and enjoyed wandering through theWeiterlesen
La Spezia, Italy
2.–4. Juli 2024 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Not the most interesting of towns, but a good stop off in our trip for us. We were able to explore the more beautiful coastline towns from here, and had a cute self catering accommodation that weWeiterlesen