Travels in Italy: Between Eternity and Inclination

🗓️ Rome's Colosseum:
The Colosseum doesn't need to be perfectly restored to please visitors; its very imperfections are the most honest reflection of a violent civilization.
Opening Hours: Summer (April-September): 8:30 AM - 7:15 PM
Winter (October-March): 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Last admission: 1 hour before closing

🗓️ St. Peter's Basilica:
It embodies so many contradictions: the sacred and the secular, the grand and the intimate, the eternal and the ever-changing. Opening Hours: April-September (Summer): 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

October-March (Winter): 7:00 AM-6:00 PM

- Last admission is usually 30 minutes before closing.

Dress Code: No sleeveless tops, shorts/skirts (must be above the knee)

🗓️Leaning Tower of Pisa:

As I painstakingly tried to maintain this lean, not correct it, I suddenly understood Italian wisdom: sometimes flaws define existence more than perfection.

Opening Hours: Summer: 9:00 AM-8:00 PM

Winter: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

- Climbing the tower requires reservations, with groups departing every 30 minutes.

🗓️Venice:

Every alleyway leads to a piece of history, and beneath every humble bridge lies a duke's unfinished love story. Transportation: Vaporetto
Gondola

🗓️Colorful Island:
The first sight of stepping onto Colorful Island is like stumbling into a fairytale, like God's overturned palette.
Transportation: Take waterbus number 12 from Fondamente Nove pier
(approximately 45 minutes)

🗓️Trevi Fountain:
The entire fountain resembles frozen waves, shimmering like a coin in the sunlight.
Nearby Easter Eggs: Giolitti Gelato: The original shop where Hepburn ate gelato in "Roman Holiday." The pistachio flavor and fountain view are fantastic.
Toss a coin and make a wish.

Post by CARRIEar | Aug 12, 2025

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