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Rome is the capital and the largest city in Italy with 2.7 million residents.
Civatavecchia is the port  which is about 50 miles from Rome.  A short walk and a single train makes several stops in Rome including Vatican City.

2007 Disney Mediterranean Cruise Excursions from Civatecchia

Temperature (Rome)
         April average high is 66 and the average low is 44 F ; May 73/57; June 82/62, July 86/68; 
         Aug 86/68; Sept 79/63
 Currency:   Euro                                                 Universal Currency Converter
                      1 Euro = 1.29 US Dollar                   1 Dollar =  0.77 Euro (1/7/11)
Time: CEST (UTC/GMT+2)  adjusted for daylight savings- for reference London is UTC/Greenwich Mean Time
                                            (6 hours ahead of EST)         
Calling Code: 39  6- Rome          (Italy's calling code is 39)
Day 6 of Cruise

Places of Interest

Baths of Caracalla - public bath ruins from 200 AD

Castel Sant'Angelo (Hadrian's Mausoleum)

Circus Maximus

Colosseum
       purchase tkts online
       You can now tour the lower lever and the third level - info on obtaining special tour tkts
Galleria Borghese
     large selection of Art - Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini, Rubens, Titian
     Cost: 10.5 Euro     Hrs: 9:00-19:30            Reservations must be made.
Jewish Ghetto

Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
       Cost 7.5 euro
Palatine Hill - ruins of the ruling homes of Rome

Pantheon (all the gods) -      completely intact Roman temple
      Cost:free         Hrs: 8:30-19:30  (Sun 9:00-18:00)
Piazza del Popolo

Piazza Navona 
     built on former stadium, contains 3 fountains including La Fontana dei Fiumi (four Rivers)
     surrounded by open air cafes
Piazza Venezia

Roman Forum                                           Clickable map of the builidings
    former city square, between Palatine Hill and Capitoline Hill
    Numerous ruins include temples, Basilicas (public buildings0, Arches
Spanish Steps - bulit in 1725, lead to the Spanish Embassy

Trevi Fountain - Baroque fountain with Neptune, god of the Sea
    - immortalized in the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain"
The Vatican  -                                                ticket office link
     Saint Peter's Square
     Sistine Chapel  
     St. Peter's Basilica