The Palatino & Foro Romano

From the Colosseum you can see the Arch of Constantine and The Palatino.

The Arch of Constantine

Just a short walk across these huge cobbles takes you to the palace ruins.

These Acanthus flowers grew wild in The Palatino A view of Rome and the Foro Romano
We ate a snack lunch near to the temple
My feet achedSo much to see and so little time

What does this say?

Ancient paths

Ancient temples

Ancient gardens

(from above we saw these were ponds and not flower beds)

A natural spring fed this shock of green

Olive Trees

Wisteria

And orange Trees - well I have never seen orange trees before :-)

This area should not be missed. After climbing to the top the views are fantastic and there are shady areas where you can rest and cool down! Loos were hard to find again, once missed, as it is a bit of a labyrinth so make the most of them when you come across them :-)

Admission was included in the ticket for the Colosseum.

We purchased panini, pastries and drinks from a street vendor just outside, the cost was not extortionate considering where we were but we always asked how much things are first! Bottled water is quite expensive (3.5 euros) when you can fill your empty bottles from the many taps/springs inside! We did see some enterprising young men selling bottled water for 1 euro but were too suspicious to buy it :-)

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