The eagerly awaited destination of Rome had arrived. The ship docked early in the port of Civitavecchia about 80 kilometers from Rome. There were several options, to go by bus, train or one of the ships excursions. Due to the distance involved and the amount of monuments to see we decided to go with the ships excursion. So we were taken by bus and dropped off at St Peters Basilica, where the guide gave us the run down on it's history. We were then taken inside, which to say was impressive is a bit of an understatement.
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| St. Peters Basilica |
After about an hour we went back to the bus for a guided tour of the city to see a host of monuments of which there are far too many to list here. We were then dropped off by the Trevi Fountain.
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| Trevi Fountain |
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| Coliseum |
We had free time and so wound our way passed the Spanish steps and along one of the best streets for shopping in Rome.The Via Dei Condotti is home to Italy's top designer stores such as Armani, Prada, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and other notable names. With chocolate ice cream in hand we carried on towards Piazzo del Popolo where we collected the bus once more.
We travelled back to the ship and set sail for the last leg of our journey back to Marseille.
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