Our first day in Rome was a doozy. We set out early and crazily visited six of the major must-see sites of the Old City. The day started out beautiful with a short walk up to the large outdoor market Campo de Fiori (meaning in English: Field of Flowers). The market square was given its name during the Middle Ages when the area was actually a meadow. We picked up some fresh fruit and snacks and headed to the Roman Forum.
The Roman Forum is where many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city are located. It was for centuries the center of the Roman public life. It is such a fascinating place to see with ruins all around you where some are still standing and the ones that have fallen have been left where they fell.
After admiring the Forum we started the trek over to the Victor Emmanuel Monument and Statue. It is an enormous white marble monument that was built as a tribute to the First King of a United Italy, Vittorio Emmanuel II. The sun is high in the sky now and really starting to beat down. Actually, it is not only beating down on us but coming from all directions as it is reflecting from all the stone and marble all over Rome. It is time to buy a hat!
We made it up to the Piazza della Rotonda to marvel at the ancient Roman Pantheon. It is the best-preserved building of all ancient Rome and has been in continuous use since the 7th Century. The Pantheons dome, after 2,000 years, is still the worlds largest unreinforced concrete dome. Amazing.
Our Beautiful Dawn to Dusk Day in Ancient Rome.
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