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The Pantheon is the most well preserved
pagan Roman temple in the world for no other reason than
the fact that it was the only one not left to ruin after
the gradual decline of the Roman Empire. It was donated
to the Roman Catholic Church by the Byzantine Emperor
Phocas in 609 AD and is still to this day one of Rome’s
most impressive and beautiful cathedrals. |
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The area of Rome’s city centre where the Pantheon
and the Hotel Abruzzi are located was known to the ancient
Romans as the Field of Mars and was mostly marshland until
it was drained by early Etruscan settlers. Now the heart
of the renaissance city, it is the geographical
centre of Rome – surrounded by the legendary seven
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Sightseeings |
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a few moments west is Piazza Navona –
one of the city’s most beautiful open spaces, surrounded
by marble-faceted buildings dating as far back as the
13th century and adorned with precious renaissance fountains
and unmistakable architecture. |
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lovers of the vita notturna, some of the eternal
city’s finest pubs, clubs and restaurants pepper
the surrounding streets, particularly in the well known
Campo de’Fiori just a few minutes
to the south. This vibrant city centre hotspot is a great
place to take in some of Rome’s more vivacious spirit
both by day and night. |
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