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1. Travel Tip:
The Fountain of the Four Rivers, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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The Fountain of the Four Rivers or the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is one of the centerpieces of the Piazza Navona. Built in the 1650's by the famous Italian artist Bernini and commissioned by... Tags for this Travel Tip: fountain bernini rome history architecture art |
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2. Travel Tip:
Piazza Mattei and The Fountain of Turtles
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Piazza Mattei is part of the Jewish quarter of Rome. Rome has the oldest European community of Jews. Fontana delle Tartarughe or the Fountain of Turtles is the centerpiece of the... Tags for this Travel Tip: fountain rome jewish history art bernini |
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3. Travel Tip:
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (The Four Rivers fountain)
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The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (The Four Rivers fountain) is a large baroque fountain in the middle of Piazza Navona. It is located right in front of Sant'Agnese in Agone (Saint Agnese in Agone,... Tags for this Travel Tip: fountain rome piazzanavona bernini danbrown angelsanddemons |
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4. Travel Tip:
Santa Maria della Vittoria
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Santa Maria della Vittoria was in our guide books of course, but not much about it other than that it is a baroque church and it has a Bernini sculpture. Well, the reason my girl friend and I... Tags for this Travel Tip: church basilica rome saintteresa baroque bernini |
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5. Travel Tip:
The Spanish Steps, Rome
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The Spanish steps are one of those things that don’t take that much time, but you should definitely see while in Rome. The 138 step stairway was built with French funds and named for the Spanish... Tags for this Travel Tip: steps spanish fountain boat bernini |
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