Closest I can tell this is where we are staying in Rome. There are some pictures and a map showing its location from the Vatican, but the web-site is in Italian and getting it translated probably depends on your own computer.

http://www.trinitaridematha.it/frameuno.html

The first day in Rome starts with Mass at the actual tomb of St. Peter. That may not be exactly accurate. The grotto for St. Peter is the Clementine Chapel. It looks like it is directly under the Papal Alter in the Basilica. This looks familiar from the pictures of Romers last year, so I am guessing this is the grotto we are having mass in. Look through pages 230-233 of our guide book for the Vatican layout. Started in April 18, 1506 and completed in 1626. I got a video from the Library and it goes through the history. It was started and almost not completed. The Basilica web-site has a nice layout that you can click and see exactly what things are inside and also has a map from outside. There is a lot of information on this page. I would encourage you to spend some time on this web-site. The dome is one of the amazing architectural structures in the world. I also found a link with some information on the dome.

http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/index.htm

http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Grottoes/Clementine%20Chapel/Clementine%20Chapel.htm

http://www.josemariaescriva.info/opus_dei/tour.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/st_peters_basilica.html

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358

After I typed that last paragraph I actually started looking at the basilica web-site. There is even more there then I thought. The Saints surrounding the Square are all shown. Where and who they are. All the alters are listed. There is just a plethora of info. Climbing up into the dome for an aerial view of Rome will be a challenge for me. I am afraid of heights. I have heard it is not too bad, but people that aren’t afraid of heights always say that. So, if you are also afraid of heights, know we will be struggling though this together. Matthew said we may not be going to the Castle San Angelo, pages 248-249 in your Rome Book, but I will give you a link anyway. After that is the Borghese Gallery. I don’t know if we will walk there, but I hope we do and I will lay out a little path and what’s along it next time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant

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