iKangaroo’s Angels & Demons iPhone app can be downloaded on iTunes. This app includes over 90 minutes of explanations about some of Rome’s most famous monuments set in context to the blockbuster book and film Angels & Demons.

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The significance of many of the symbols that are found in churches and specifically St. Peter’s Basilica are not common knowledge; nevertheless, the meanings are very important and just fun to know if you want to get the most out of your visit to the Vatican.  At one time the masses knew what the hundreds [...]

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As previously mentioned Unabellavista’s Anthony Capozzoli in now hosting his own radio show titled, How to Tour Italy. In this hour long show Anthony interviews guests that highlight all the greatness of Italian culture like its food, art and wine plus tips on how to get to Italy and how to travel once you’ve arrived. [...]

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Not since bread and circuses will the mob be so pleased. 3D Rewind Rome is the closest thing yet to time travel.  Just 80 meters from the Coliseum a new use of 3D digital technology (yes they still use those glasses) is bringing Rome to life in a way not seen since 310 AD.  After [...]

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By- Chris
The Vatican Museums can be a daunting and overwhelming experience so it is necessary to prepare both mentally and physically to get the most out of your visit.  Here are 15 tips to help you squeeze out every possible drop of enjoyment.

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Two world-class hostels / youth hotels with on-site bars, a number of quality budget hotels, excellent food, close to the transportation hub necessary to reach all major destinations, plenty of laundry facilities, a barber, a fantastic pizzeria, delicious coffee and much more.

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An admirer kisses Oscar Wilde’s grave

By Chris–
While working through, and getting lost in Paris’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise, I finally found my destination after hearing the giggles of some young American girls who were about to leave their madness of kisses on Oscar Wilde’s grave.  This was a twist because the great author, playwrite and [...]

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Hello Traveler,
I do not know if you have been to the Vatican lately or are heading there but chances are that you will be or have been accosted by numerous tour-guides trying to sell their knowledge and story telling ability for a few Euros.  This business model has been around for a some years and [...]

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Hello Travelers!
Over the years I have been on a lot of tours and I have frequently heard the same information about equestrian statues (i.e. statues of people on horses).  The spiel goes like this: “when one of the horse’s hooves is raised it indicates that the rider was wounded in battle, when both of the [...]

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Map and videos of famous assassinations and attempts, kidnappings and a heisted corpse.
For over 2700 years Rome has been the stage of countless important events. Walking through Rome, one could wonder about past residents that have walked its well trodden streets, the palaces, which once housed royalty, but are now ignored and the historic and [...]

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