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Arco di Tito
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Map | Standing at a slightly elevated position at the northern approach...
Memorials / Monuments Roman Forum
 
Campidoglio
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Map | Spectacularly transformed by Michelangelo's late-Renaissance...
Archaeological Sites Campidoglio
 
Cappella Sistina
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Map | In 1508, the redoubtable Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo...
Religious Sites Vatican
 
Colosseo
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Map | The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, this sports...
Archaeological Sites Colosseum
 
Fontana di Trevi
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Map | Alive with rushing waters and marble sea creatures commanded...
Fountains Piazza di Trevi
 
Musei Capitolini
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Map | Surpassed in sheer size and richness only by the Musei Vaticani...
Museums / Galleries Campidoglio
 
Musei Vaticani
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Map | Other than the pope and his papal court, the occupants of the...
Museums / Galleries Vatican
 
Museo e Galleria Borghese
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A pleasure place created by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, this...
Museums / Galleries Villa Borghese
 
Ostia Antica
Member Rating: 4.8
Map | Ostia Antica was inhabited by a cosmopolitan population of rich...
Archaeological Sites Ostia Antica
 
Palazzetto Zuccaro
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Map | Shaped to form a monster's face and the most amusing house in...
Castles / Palaces Piazza di Spagna
 
Palazzo Altemps
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Containing some of the finest ancient Roman statues in the world...
Castles / Palaces Piazza Navona
 
Palazzo Colonna
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Map | Rome's grandest family built itself Rome's grandest palazzo in...
Castles / Palaces Piazza di Trevi
 
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
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Map | Along with the Palazzo Colonna and the Galleria Borghese, this...
Castles / Palaces Piazza Venezia
 
Palazzo Farnese
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Map | Famous for the grandeur of its rooms, notably the Carracci gallery...
Castles / Palaces Campo de' Fiori
 
Palazzo Farnese
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Map | The wealthy and powerful Farnese family took over the sleepy...
Castles / Palaces Caprarola
 
Palazzo Mattei di Giove
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Map | Astonishingly Roman and opulently Baroque, the arcaded, multi-story...
Castles / Palaces Ghetto
 
Pantheon
Member Rating: 5.0
Map | This onetime pagan temple, a marvel of architectural harmony...
Religious Sites, Archaeological Sites Pantheon
 
Piazza di San Pietro
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Map | Actually an oval, this magnificent square is the vast main entrance...
Squares Vatican
 
Piazza di Spagna
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Map | Those icons of postcard Rome, the Spanish Steps, and the piazza...
Squares Piazza di Spagna
 
Piazza Navona
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Map | Here everything that makes Rome unique is compressed into one...
Squares, Fountains Piazza Navona
 
San Clemente
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Map | One of the most impressive archaeological sites in Rome, San...
Religious Sites Celio
 
San Luigi dei Francesi
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Map | A pilgrimage spot for art lovers everywhere, San Luigi is home...
Religious Sites Piazza Navona
 
Sant'Ignazio
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Map | This 17th-century church harbors some of the most magnificent...
Religious Sites Piazza Venezia
 
Santa Maria della Pace
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Map | In 1656, Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) was commissioned by Pope...
Religious Sites Piazza Navona
 
Santa Maria della Vittoria
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Map | Like the church of Santa Susanna across Piazza San Bernardo...
Religious Sites Quirinale
 
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
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Map | Though this is one of Rome's oldest churches, with a haunting...
Religious Sites Aventino
 
Santa Maria in Trastevere
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Map | Originally built sometime before the 4th century, this is certainly...
Religious Sites Trastevere
 
Santa Prassede
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Map | This small and inconspicuous 9th-century church is known above...
Religious Sites Monti
 
Santa Pudenziana
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Map | Outside of Ravenna, Rome has some of the most opulent mosaics...
Religious Sites Monti
 
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
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Map | Perched up the incline of the Clivus di Scauro -- a magical time-machine...
Religious Sites Celio
 
Santi Quattro Coronati
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Map | One of the magical cul-de-sacs in Rome where history seems to...
Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Celio
 
Tomba di Cecilia Metella
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Map | For centuries, sightseers have flocked to this famous landmark...
Cemeteries Via Appia Antica
 
Via Giulia
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Map | Still a Renaissance-era diorama and one of Rome's most exclusive...
Neighborhoods / Streets Campo de' Fiori
 
Villa Adriana
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Map | In ancient times, just about anybody who was anybody had a villa...
Castles / Palaces Tivoli
 
Villa Lante
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Map | The village of Bagnaia, 5 km (3 mi) east of Viterbo, is the site...
Gardens / Arboretums Bagnaia


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