Beginning of November we travel from Athens to Rome and the mountains of Epirus and Western Greece are already covered with the first fresh snow.
In Athens we took the Metro, an inexpensive and rapid way from the city center of Athens to the Eleftherios Venizelos airport. You can also take the cheaper bus but the drive takes longer.
By airplane we fly directly to Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome Fiumicino. Fiumicino is approx. 25 km east of the center of Rome.
We decide in favor of the cheapest transfer, the Terravision bus. It takes you within approx. 55 minutes to the central station (Termini). During the drive you get a first impression of the city. Please note to buy the ticket already at the airport because there is no possibility of buying a ticket at the bus stop or in the bus.
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More InformationOn our way back we choose the metro to the station Piramide and from the connected station Stazione Ostiense we continue by train to the airport. A third possibility would be the express train from Termini to the Airport.
At the Porta Ardeatina we pass the old city walls, of which approx. 20 km are still preserved. The wide Vialle delle Terme di Caracalla leads to the Baths of Caracalla, which we will see later in a separate video. At the latest at Piazzale Numa Pompilio one feels almost arrived in Italy. Terracotta colored houses and pine trees provide the distinctive flair.
At the end of Via Druso we come along another city gate, the Porta Metrinica on our right.
We arrive at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) on the Via dell Amba Aradam.
During this stay we didn’t visit the inside, but here on the blog we show some pictures from a previous stay in the year 1980.
In the shady Via Merulana we pass the Pontificia Universita Antonianum and reach the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Again, we only show images of 1980 from its interior.
At the end of Via Cavour is the Central Station, its forecourt must be bypassed widely. So we come to the Museo Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, in which some of the most valuable pieces of Roman antiquity are presented. In another video we will show a visit to the interior with a knowledgeable guide.
To our left, we recognize fragmentary the Terme di Diocleziano (Baths of Diocletian, once the greatest imperial thermal spring in Rome).
After turning into the Via Marsala we reach our destination, the northern side of the main station (Termini).
Please read on > The Good Life – A Guided Tour in Museo Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
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