Rome: Santi Apostoli

Mijn eerste poging om de kerk van de Heilige Apostelen in Rome te bezoeken was bepaald geen succes. Ik was zeker niet vergeten dat de Romeinen op 6 januari Driekoningen vieren, maar ik had niet verwacht dat dit zou betekenen dat de Santi Apostoli de hele dag gebruikt zou worden…

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Umbria: Amelia (part 2)

The church of San Francesco is located right next to the archaeological museum of Amelia. It replaced an earlier parish church dedicated to Saints Philip and James. My travel guide actually still calls the building the church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo, and this caused some confusion at the tourist…

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Rome: Santa Maria del Popolo

De Santa Maria del Popolo staat aan de rand van het historische stadscentrum van Rome (centro storico) en nog net binnen de Aureliaanse Muren uit de derde eeuw. De kerk bevindt zich direct naast de Porta del Popolo, de voormalige Porta Flaminia. De huidige kerk werd in de vijftiende eeuw…

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Siena: De Duomo

In 2010 bezocht ik Siena voor het eerst. Het was een regenachtige dag en we verdwaalden op weg naar het stadscentrum (wat nogal een prestatie is: zo groot is Siena nu ook weer niet). Vervolgens lunchten we in een middelmatig restaurant waar ze tiramisu uit de fabriek serveerden, wat in…

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Rome: Santi Apostoli

My first attempt to visit the church of the Holy Apostles in Rome was hardly a raging success. I had not forgotten that the Romans celebrate Epiphany on 6 January, but I had not expected that that meant that the Santi Apostoli would be used for religious services all day…

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Rome: Santa Maria del Popolo

The Santa Maria del Popolo is located on the edge of Rome’s historical city centre (centro storico) and only just within the third century Aurelian Walls. It is right next to the Porta del Popolo, the former Porta Flaminia. The present church was built in the fifteenth century, replacing a…

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Siena: The Duomo

My first visit to Siena was in 2010. It was a rainy day and we got lost on the way to the city centre (which is quite an achievement: Siena is not that big). We had lunch at a mediocre restaurant that served factory-made tiramisu, which really should be a…

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Rome: San Gregorio Magno al Celio

I have previously discussed three churches on the Caelian Hill: the Santi Giovanni e Paolo, the Santa Maria in Domnica and the Santo Stefano Rotondo. One church is still missing: the San Gregorio Magno. If you approach the Caelian Hill from the Circus Maximus, this is the first church you…

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