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Name	Category	Location

Arco di Tito Be the First to Rate It Map \| Standing at a slightly elevated position at the northern approach...	Memorials / Monuments	Roman Forum

Campidoglio Be the First to Rate It Map \| Spectacularly transformed by Michelangelo's late-Renaissance...	Archaeological Sites	Campidoglio

Cappella Sistina Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 1508, the redoubtable Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo...	Religious Sites	Vatican

Colosseo Be the First to Rate It Map \| The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, this sports...	Archaeological Sites	Colosseum

Fontana di Trevi Be the First to Rate It Map \| Alive with rushing waters and marble sea creatures commanded...	Fountains	Piazza di Trevi

Musei Capitolini Be the First to Rate It Map \| Surpassed in sheer size and richness only by the Musei Vaticani...	Museums / Galleries	Campidoglio

Musei Vaticani Be the First to Rate It Map \| Other than the pope and his papal court, the occupants of the...	Museums / Galleries	Vatican

Museo e Galleria Borghese Be the First to Rate It 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 Be the First to Rate It Map \| Shaped to form a monster's face and the most amusing house in...	Castles / Palaces	Piazza di Spagna

Palazzo Altemps Be the First to Rate It Containing some of the finest ancient Roman statues in the world...	Castles / Palaces	Piazza Navona

Palazzo Colonna Be the First to Rate It Map \| Rome's grandest family built itself Rome's grandest palazzo in...	Castles / Palaces	Piazza di Trevi

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj Be the First to Rate It Map \| Along with the Palazzo Colonna and the Galleria Borghese, this...	Castles / Palaces	Piazza Venezia

Palazzo Farnese Be the First to Rate It Map \| Famous for the grandeur of its rooms, notably the Carracci gallery...	Castles / Palaces	Campo de' Fiori

Palazzo Farnese Be the First to Rate It Map \| The wealthy and powerful Farnese family took over the sleepy...	Castles / Palaces	Caprarola

Palazzo Mattei di Giove Be the First to Rate It 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 Be the First to Rate It Map \| Actually an oval, this magnificent square is the vast main entrance...	Squares	Vatican

Piazza di Spagna Be the First to Rate It Map \| Those icons of postcard Rome, the Spanish Steps, and the piazza...	Squares	Piazza di Spagna

Piazza Navona Be the First to Rate It Map \| Here everything that makes Rome unique is compressed into one...	Squares, Fountains	Piazza Navona

San Clemente Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the most impressive archaeological sites in Rome, San...	Religious Sites	Celio

San Luigi dei Francesi Be the First to Rate It Map \| A pilgrimage spot for art lovers everywhere, San Luigi is home...	Religious Sites	Piazza Navona

Sant'Ignazio Be the First to Rate It Map \| This 17th-century church harbors some of the most magnificent...	Religious Sites	Piazza Venezia

Santa Maria della Pace Be the First to Rate It Map \| In 1656, Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) was commissioned by Pope...	Religious Sites	Piazza Navona

Santa Maria della Vittoria Be the First to Rate It Map \| Like the church of Santa Susanna across Piazza San Bernardo...	Religious Sites	Quirinale

Santa Maria in Cosmedin Be the First to Rate It Map \| Though this is one of Rome's oldest churches, with a haunting...	Religious Sites	Aventino

Santa Maria in Trastevere Be the First to Rate It Map \| Originally built sometime before the 4th century, this is certainly...	Religious Sites	Trastevere

Santa Prassede Be the First to Rate It Map \| This small and inconspicuous 9th-century church is known above...	Religious Sites	Monti

Santa Pudenziana Be the First to Rate It Map \| Outside of Ravenna, Rome has some of the most opulent mosaics...	Religious Sites	Monti

Santi Giovanni e Paolo Be the First to Rate It Map \| Perched up the incline of the Clivus di Scauro -- a magical time-machine...	Religious Sites	Celio

Santi Quattro Coronati Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the magical cul-de-sacs in Rome where history seems to...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Celio

Tomba di Cecilia Metella Be the First to Rate It Map \| For centuries, sightseers have flocked to this famous landmark...	Cemeteries	Via Appia Antica

Via Giulia Be the First to Rate It Map \| Still a Renaissance-era diorama and one of Rome's most exclusive...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Campo de' Fiori

Villa Adriana Be the First to Rate It Map \| In ancient times, just about anybody who was anybody had a villa...	Castles / Palaces	Tivoli

Villa Lante Be the First to Rate It Map \| The village of Bagnaia, 5 km (3 mi) east of Viterbo, is the site...	Gardens / Arboretums	Bagnaia

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