1. Costanza Mausaleum2. Ceiling mosaics in above (5th C)
3. Apse mosaic in Santa Agnese (7th C)
Today went to the Villa Borghese gallery. A small but discerning collection of Bernini sculpture and the pinocateca...upstairs which happened to be showing Corregio. I love this place, but not the 2 hour limit. As those of you who know me, know that 2 hours is enough to get through a couple of rooms. I seriously could eat and sleep in a museum for a long time. I have high stamina for that sort of thing, whereas other people I know (bc) get exhausted after 15 minutes. It was easy to get reservations which you need, for within 24 hours! All the guide books say reserve, like, a week in advance, ha! You can reserve over the phone.
As I have really sore legs now, we took the bus. #75 from Fratelli Bonnet (where we live) to Termini where we caught the 910 to the villa..lovely. Coud only buy a Piu pass (€25, which includes all these areas outside Rome..yeah right.) The normal Roma Pass is €20 . The first two museums are free, the rest discounted and you have free transport for 3 days. We are going to Florence on WEdnesday, so that is perfect.
After the Villa we went to the Chiesa de Sant' Agnese fuori Le Muri (?) and the Mausaluem of Costanza. This, I might add was a pain in the you know. It was way outside the fontinellas (these are the little water fountains that one can fill up one's water bottle from thus saving oneself €2 for a 12 oz bottle of water, that come from the aqueducts and springs around the city. For those of us trying to save money, these are crucial. But, we made it.
The church holds the remains of Saint Agnes, a 13 year old martyr, who the Romans tried to burn to death, but couldn't so they beheaded her. There is a 7th century mosaic in the apse dome..incredible. We snuck down to the crypt where the catacombs were..creepy.
St Costanza next door is a basilica from 4th century. Constantine built for his daughter. There are mosaics from the 4th and 5th century. These are what I wanted to see since we cannot afford to go to Ravenna this trip.
As I have really sore legs now, we took the bus. #75 from Fratelli Bonnet (where we live) to Termini where we caught the 910 to the villa..lovely. Coud only buy a Piu pass (€25, which includes all these areas outside Rome..yeah right.) The normal Roma Pass is €20 . The first two museums are free, the rest discounted and you have free transport for 3 days. We are going to Florence on WEdnesday, so that is perfect.
After the Villa we went to the Chiesa de Sant' Agnese fuori Le Muri (?) and the Mausaluem of Costanza. This, I might add was a pain in the you know. It was way outside the fontinellas (these are the little water fountains that one can fill up one's water bottle from thus saving oneself €2 for a 12 oz bottle of water, that come from the aqueducts and springs around the city. For those of us trying to save money, these are crucial. But, we made it.
The church holds the remains of Saint Agnes, a 13 year old martyr, who the Romans tried to burn to death, but couldn't so they beheaded her. There is a 7th century mosaic in the apse dome..incredible. We snuck down to the crypt where the catacombs were..creepy.
St Costanza next door is a basilica from 4th century. Constantine built for his daughter. There are mosaics from the 4th and 5th century. These are what I wanted to see since we cannot afford to go to Ravenna this trip.
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