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349 Via Nomentana
00162 Rome
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+39 06 861 0840
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Neighborhood :
Trieste - Nomentana - Montesacro - Salario - Nuovo Salario
On Via Nomentana, after Villa Torlonia, you will find the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza. The building dates from the early 4th century and was built by the daughters of Emperor Constantine, Costanza and Elena. It was originally a baptistery of the nearby basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura and only became a church in the mid-13th Century. The circular building is a fine example of early Christian and late Roman architecture. The interior is divided by 12 pairs of granite columns adorned with marble capitals. The side apses have rich mosaics from the 5th and 7th Centuries, while the square niche opposite the entrance contains a copy of the sarcophagus of Costanza. The original was taken to the Vatican. The church also has ancient murals that have survived to the modern day.Exiting onto the Via Nomentana, there is the convent and the rectory. It was in the latter that Pope Pius IX and his retinue were miraculously saved when the floor below them collapsed. A fresco in the chapel known as the Pius IX's room commemorates the scene and can be seen from the courtyard.
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Lovely hotel, great area, highly recommended.
Just back from Rome on 7th March, stayed at hotel for 2 nights and would recommend it to all. Rooms were small but immaculate with en-suite, mi...
Hotel Santa Constanza - Good hotel near to metro station
Just returned from a four night break at the Hotel Constanza in Rome. The hotel is about ten minutes from the Bolgna Metro Station. The hotel i...
Very nice, little Hotel
My boyfriend and I stayed there from 15th to 22nd of February. The hotel ist small, but very nice, Same are the rooms. Very clean, every day fr...
Good rooms, value for money
Good hotel in a good location , not too far from the city centre, staff speak good standard of english and are helpful which is a bonus. Breakf...
Great hotel. Great Location!
Perfect Base To View Rome. I stayed at this hotel with my boyfriend in augest and we were both delighted with the hotel. The rooms were small b...
Overall nice hotel
We stayed here in November 2008 and it was a decent clean hotel. The closest metro stop isn't actually that close, you're better off taking the...
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