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Published: November 18th 2017
The change over from the new C Line metro is not quite finished yet so there is a 1km walk to the A Line at St Giovanni.
It was sunny today with a high of 17degrees so we took the C Metro from Mirti to St Giovanni. The St Giovanni Basilica is fabulous especially when your'e not expecting it.
It is the most ancient early Christain Basilica and was built by Constantine in 313AD. The skulls of St Peter & St Paul are kept as relics here. It was a seat of the papacy before it was relocated to the Vatican. Inside the basilica are buried 22 Popes. It is just as grand as St Peters Basilica.
We continued on to walk around the Coloseum and Circus Maximus (600m long).
Still hoards of people sightseeing...
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John
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Some door
They must have been really tall in those days given the size of the door!!! :)