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YOU could be forgiven for feeling a little jealous of the England football team, jetting off to Rome at just a few days’ notice. Near the top of most travel wish-lists, sights like the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and St Peter’s Basilica are legendary, but there’s plenty more to the Italian capital that can’t all fit on the cover of the guidebooks. We don’t imagine Gareth Southgate’s boys will get to go sightseeing, but here are a few lesser-known spots they should check out if they do…
1. The Pyramid of Cestius Right at home among historic ruins, though usually those of a different civilisation, this derivative tomb channels the even-more-ancient pyramids of Nubia, and cuts a surreal figure on the modern Roman skyline. Often called the only “Egyptian” pyramid in Europe, it’s much pointier than your usual pyramids and marked the resting place of a Roman nobleman between 18 and 12BC.
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With archeological sites closed and police reassigned to enforce lockdowns, Covid-19 has presented new opportunities for ancient artifact thieves or "tomb raiders" as they're known in Italy.
Rome, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Italians and Cubans living in this European country demanded -for the second straight day- the lifting of US blockade against Cuba.