It feels great to be back in Rome, though it’s always busy with tourists there is also never a shortage of places to wander and explore. Warning – it’s gonna be churches and more churches.
Santa Maria della Vittoria having smaller crowds over the last few years and I wonder if they curse Dan Brown for putting it in his novel Angels and Demons. Regardless it’s a great chance to admire Bernini’s ‘The Ecstasy of Teresa’
A Quick Look at the dome of Borromeo’s San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, was a random walk by and pop in…you could easily turn a city bus around inside.
San Silvestro al Quirinale was another walk by up two flights of stairs. I had this one all to myself.
Santi Dodici Apostoli (Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles) – that’s right, strolling by – It’s the best motto for Rome – see a church that’s open? Pop in. You’ll find a few that are less interesting but you can be rewarded more often than not.
Citroen’s competitor to the Fiat
The Galeria Sciarra
Santa Maria sopra Minerva – From Wikipedia: The church’s name derives from the fact that the first Christian church structure on the site was built directly over (Italian: sopra) the ruins or foundations of a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, which had been erroneously ascribed to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva.
Sant’Andrea della Valle
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace
