| One cannot be in Rome without noticing the countless fountains and squares (piazzas). Two of the most famous fountains we enjoyed were Bernini�s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Novana and Salvi�s Trevi Fountain. During our stay we also visited Capital Square designed by Michelangelo, the huge Victor Emmanuel II Monument to Italy�s first king commemorating the unification of Italy in 1870 (from on top we had beautiful views of the city), and the Catacombs of San Callisto along the ancient Appian Way (Via Appia Antica). At San Callisto the catacombs (underground Christian cemeteries) consisted of four levels of tunnels. We went down two levels and saw many single and family tombs which had been carved out of the soft volcanic rock during the 2nd to the 9th centuries. Inscriptions and symbols could still be seen on some. |
