When I travel, my number one criteria for choosing accomodation is always location, location, location. I want to be smack bang in the middle of it all, I want to be within walking distance of all the sites, I want to be near bars and restaurants the locals hang out, and I want there to…
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Underground Secrets of Rome – Nero’s Golden Palace (Domus Aurea)
“Now I can begin to live as a human being.” That is apparently what Emperor Nero had to say when his Golden Palace, Domus Aurea, was finally built. Poor Nero, he must have been living in squalor before he could move into his 300 room abode set on 200 hectares of manicured gardens, fountains, a huge…