Typical Roman Vistas on a lovely spring day.
Roseto Comunale: The Roman Rose Garden near the Circus Maximus, on the way of our long walk to another great museum (more later), we "took a short cut" through this treasure.
About 1,100 varieties of roses; in full bloom for our walkabout! What good fortune. Date was in the May 20 area--so last half of May.
As with everything in Rome, the site was once something else (and something else before that).
This area was once the Jewish Cemetery from about 17th to 19th Centuries, during the time of the Papal-mandated Roman Ghetto (on the Roman side of the Tiber).
An expert or person who grows roses could probably plan an entire Roman vacation around this place. We strolled among the plants for perhaps half an hour (and sat on benches); hardly scratched the surface of all there was to see. It was free, but I believe there on guided tours and shows for a fee?
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