
The following photographs of the 'Eternal City' were taken in January 2007...

Arco di Constantino with the Colosseum

Its capacity exceeded 50,000 spectators

Roman warriors still alive

Kick the pigeon

Reading on the steps

San Giovanni Laterano church

The highly religious climb the steps of Scala Santa on their knees


A picture of the Spanish Steps on a mobile


The Trevi Fountain

Forum Romanum - the marketplace and heart of ancient Rome





Fruit stalls in Campo de Fiori


A chilly morning in Rome

A begger on the Cordonata steps, Capitoline Hill

Piazza Venezia


Corriere della Sera


The Pantheon

The pillars

A busker in Piazza Navona

The tower of S Maria in Cosmedin

Circo Massimo, the site of chariots racing in ancient times

A tilted streetlight with the Castel Sant' Angelo

A glance at the Tiber River


Via Della Conciliazione leads to the Vatican City

Pope's window, second from the right on the top floor

St Peter's Basilica

The massive statues cast shadows with the low evening sunlight

The grave of pope John Paul II still attracts pilgrims from all over the world

Swiss Papal Guards

The stunning interior of St Peter's Basilica

The shadow of Basilica's dome seen from its top

Rome at night

This guy was collecting coins thrown in the Trevi Fountain

Spanish Steps and Piazza Spagna

Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II

The Tiber River speeds up next to Ponte Palatino
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