Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard

Mediterranean Cruise

Rome, Italy

Three views of Saint Peters Square with the Basilica of St Peter
Following an ancient Roman custom of placing a fountain at the end of an aqueduct bringing water to Rome, the Trevi Fountain is at the end of the Acqua Vergine.  This is in the Quirinale district, where it dominates Trevi square. Originally, Pope Nicholas V had a very simple basin installed.  Work on the Trevi, as it is today, began in 1732, and it was finished in 1762.  It was refurbished in 1998.  If you throw in a coin, legend has it that you will return to Rome. 
The Castel Sant'Angelo, or Hadrian’s Mausoleum, was commissioned by Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family, and built between 135 and 139. In 401, the building was converted for use a fortress so most of the decoration and content were lost.  Later, the Roman Catholic Church used it as a castle and prison.  It is now a museum.
The Ponte Vittorio Emanuele spans the River Tiber linking central Rome to an area just west of Vatican City.  Designed in 1886, it took 25 years to build, and was opened on June 5, 1911.
Three views of the Spanish Steps.  The 138 steps run between the Piazza di Spagna at the bottom and the Piazza Trinità dei Monti at the top. Built between 1723 and 1725 to link the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican, it is the longest and the widest staircase in Europe.
The view down the steps showing the narrow Via Condotti leading from the fountain - the Fontana della Barcaccia. 
The view up the stairs to the church - the Trinità dei Monti
How the steps looked in 1748, soon after they were comleted
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