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The Museum of Ara Pacis was opened to the public this month. It is located along the Tiber River, near the Ponte Cavour.
The Museum is designed to house the ancient relic, the Ara Pacis Augustae, a sacrificial altar dating to 9 B.C. which was created to commemorate the great peace after the Gallic and Spanish campaigns. The Ara consists of a rectangular enclosure inside of which is found the actual altar.

The altar was built along the Via Flaminia, but the Tiber’s floods caused that it was buried and utterly forgotten. In 1938 the Ara Pacis was rescued and placed in a pavilon, right now it is located in a new building which has been projected in order to preserve the monument.

The Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday form 9.00am to 7.00pm Closed on Mondays

ARA PACIS GALLERY

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All of you who enjoy the bohemian art of Amedeo Modigliani need to come to Rome to see the great exhibition at Museo Vittoriano in Rome.

There are 100 oils, watercolors and drawings created between 1906 and 1920. The paintings on display come from many museums around the world.
You will be are able to see the importance of Modigliani’s journey through the uniquely creative climates of Montmartre, Montparnasse, and early 20th century Paris.

The exhibition will be open to the public until the 20th of June 2006
Mon-Thur: 9:30am – 7:30pm; Fri-Sat: 9:30am – 11:30pm; Sun: 9:30am – 8:30pm

The best place to stay in Rome for art lovers!

Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th of April are voting days in Italy.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is battling against his centre-left opponent Romano Prodi.
Mr Berlusconi, in power since 2001, is a billionaire who has led Italy’s longest-serving government since World War II.
Mr Prodi is a former president of the EU Commission and his style differs a lot from a sharp style of Berlusconi.
Today is the last day of election and soon we will descover who will become new Prime Minister of Italy, unfortunately we will need to wait a bit longer to see economy growth which has slowed during last years.

VISIT ITALY DURING ELECTIONS!

until 9th april 2006
Take the time to visit the Capitoline Museums, which are set in an extraordinary palace. You will admire wonderful paintings by famous painters but also etruscan items of every day life and also jewelry and scultpures from roman to contemporary times.
Opening hours : Tuesday to Sunday 9.00-20.00
Closed on Monday.
Ticket office closes down 1 hour before closing time.
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This week has seen a great improvement in temperatures over the city and with the sun out and shining there is definately an increase in number of visitors to the city. With a max of 22 degrees this is certainly the best time of the year to visit the eternal city, as the sun is out and warm making it possible to make the most of the outdoor cafes and ice cream parlours without the intense humidity of the summer months. The great weather will be especially appreciated today the 2nd April as the Vatican hosts the anniversary of the death of Pope Giovanni Paolo II with thousands of pilgrims arriving in Rome during the past few days to pay their respect.