Must-see attractions in Rome

  • Rome Lazio Italy. The Vatican Museums in Vatican City. Raphael rooms frescoes

    Vatican Museums

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century and enlarged by successive pontiffs, the Vatican Museums boast one of the world's greatest art…

  • Basilica di San Pietro. Rome. Italy. 160245212 ancient, architecture, basilica, building, capital, cathedral, catholic, church, city, day, dome, egyptian, europe, exterior, facade, famous, front, heritage, historical, history, italian, italy, landmark, monument, obelisk, old, outdoor, peter, piazza, religion, roma, roman, rome, saint, san pietro, sightseeing, sky, square, st peter, street, touristic, travel, urban, vatican, view

    St Peter's Basilica

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    In the city of outstanding churches, none can hold a candle to St Peter's, Italy’s largest, richest and most spectacular basilica. Built atop a 4th…

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    Roman Forum

    Ancient Rome

    An impressive – if rather confusing – sprawl of ruins, the Roman Forum was ancient Rome's showpiece center, a grandiose district of temples...

  • Farnese Gardens built a top Domus Tiberiana on Palatine Hill at the Roman forum in Rome, Italy.

    Palatino

    Ancient Rome

    Sandwiched between the Roman Forum and the Circo Massimo, the Palatino (Palatine Hill) is one of Rome's most spectacular sights. It's a beautiful,…

  • Inside the Colosseum, an amphitheater located in Ancient Rome. 614830518 Lazio, Color Image, Travel Destinations, Horizontal, Panoramic, Famous Place, Photography, Amphitheater, Rome - Italy, Italy, Capital Cities, Roman, Coliseum - Rome, Europe, Monument, Old Ruin, Built Structure, Indoors, Ruin, Innovation, Rome

    Colosseum

    Ancient Rome

    Everyone wants to see the Colosseum, and it doesn’t disappoint, especially if accompanied by tales of armored gladiators and hungry lions. More than any…

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    Capitoline Museums

    Ancient Rome

    Dating from 1471, the Capitoline Museums are the world's oldest public museums, with a fine collection of classical sculpture.

  • The Roman Pantheon is the most preserved and influential building of ancient Rome. It is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome.

    Pantheon

    Centro Storico

    With its revolutionary design, this awe-inspiring temple has served as an architectural blueprint for millennia.

  • Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy

    Piazza Navona

    Centro Storico

    With its showy fountains, baroque palazzi and colorful cast of street artists, hawkers and tourists, Piazza Navona is central Rome’s elegant showcase…

  • Famous iconic Trevi Fountain at Piazza Di Trevi 1196531914

    Trevi Fountain

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Don't miss a visit to Rome's iconic Fontana di Trevi, or Trevi Fountain.

  • The Appian way, Via Appia Antica 1150350481 park, antica, appia, appian, beautiful, country, countryside, culture, european, historic, italian, landmark, landscape, mediterranean, outdoor, path, pine, roads, roma, rome, rural, southern, stone, transport, via, way

    Via Appia Antica

    Southern Rome

    Via Appia Antica is a beautiful cobbled thoroughfare flanked by grassy fields, ancient Roman structures and towering pine trees.

  • Castel Sant Angelo or Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.

    Castel Sant'Angelo

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    This castle is an instantly recognizable landmark now home to the Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo.

  • March 27, 2018: Interior of Renaissance Villa Farnesina, monument of architecture and painting of the High Renaissance. 1319927138 ancient, antique, architecture, art, building, culture, decoration, europe, european, famous, farnesina, history, indoor, inside, interior, italian, italy, landmark, marble, musei, museum, old, palace, renaissance sculpture, roma, roman, rome, sightseeing palazzo, statue, tourism, tourist, travel, villa

    Villa Farnesina

    Trastevere & Gianicolo

    Admire the interior of this gorgeous 16th-century villa, fantastically frescoed from top to bottom.

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    Catacombe di San Sebastiano

    Southern Rome

    Extending beneath the Basilica di San Sebastiano, these underground burial chambers were developed in the 1st century.

  • View of Vatican gardens on a sunny summer day. The square garden with green lawn, benches and trees

    Vatican Gardens

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    The Vatican stands atop the low-lying Vatican hill, just west of the Tiber. Much of its 109 acres are covered by the perfectly manicured Vatican Gardens.

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    Sistine Chapel

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    The Sistine Chapel is the one part of the Vatican Museums that everyone wants to see, and for good reason.

  • Rome, Italy - April 7, 2019: Tempio Maggiore or The Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Rome and one of the greatest in Europe. Located in the old Jewish Ghetto. 1172187631 tempio maggiore di roma, great synagogue of rome

    Jewish Ghetto

    Centro Storico

    Visit the atmospheric Jewish Ghetto neighborhood for art studios, kosher food and Rome's main synagogue.

  • Rainbow over the rooftops of Rome, as seen from Janiculum hill, Terrazza del Gianicolo. 1273983688 aerial, ancient, architecture, building, capital, city, cityscape, culture, day, destination, europe, european, famous, garibaldi, gianicolo, hill, historical, history, italian, italy, janiculum, landmark, landscape, monument, old, piazza, rain, rainbow, roma, rome, sky, skyline, terrazza, tourism, tourist, town, travel, urban, view

    Gianicolo

    Trastevere & Gianicolo

    Explore monuments, fountains and gardens on the verdant hill of Gianicolo (or Janiculum).

  • March 8, 2018: Traditional outdoor food market of Campo de Fiori (fields of flower), with the statue of Giordano Bruno in the background. 959994236 People Built Structure Food City History Architecture Nature Vacations Square Horizontal Three Quarter Length Outdoors Europe Tourist Monument Roman Italy Statue City Street Street Market - Retail Space Ancient Famous Place Rome - Italy Vegetable Fruit Flower Sky Agricultural Field Beauty Medium Group Of People Photography Tourism Travel Capital Cities Fiori Giordano Tradition

    Campo de' Fiori

    Centro Storico

    Il Campo is a major focus of Roman life: by day it hosts one of the city's best-known markets; by night, people come for its lively bars and restaurants.

  • Vittoriano at sunrise

    Vittoriano

    Ancient Rome

    You can't ignore the Vittoriano, built at the turn of the 20th century to honor Italy's first king, Vittorio Emanuele II.

  • The lakeside Temple of Aesculapius in in the gardens of the Villa Borghese. 1168486960 ancient, architecture, art, attraction, capital, classical, culture, european, famous, gardens, historical, history, holiday, italia, italian, italy, landmark, monument, old, place, roma, roman, rome, sculpture, sightseeing, stone, temple, tourism, tourist, touristic, travel, vacation, villa borghese

    Villa Borghese

    Rome

    No one can resist the lure of Rome's most celebrated park, full of wooded glades, gardens and grassy banks.

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    Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    This modest church is an unlikely setting for an extraordinary work of art – Bernini’s extravagant sculpture, the Ecstacy of St Teresa.

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    Galleria Doria Pamphilj

    Centro Storico

    Hidden behind the grimy grey exterior of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, this wonderful gallery boasts one of Rome’s richest private art collections, with works…

  • Rome, Italy - March 10, 2014: The Palazzo Barberini facade seen from the entrance garden

    Gallerie Nazionali: Palazzo Barberini

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Commissioned to celebrate the Barberini family’s rise to papal power, this sumptuous baroque palace impresses even before you view its breathtaking art…

  • Baths of Caracalla - Ancient Roman Ruins. Rome, Italy.

    Terme di Caracalla

    San Giovanni & Testaccio

    The remains of the emperor Caracalla’s vast baths complex are among Rome’s most awe-inspiring ruins. Inaugurated in AD 212, the original 10-hectare site,…

  • Basilica di San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi Church in the Valdimonte Quarter of Siena, Tuscany, Italy

    Basilica di San Clemente

    San Giovanni & Testaccio

    Nowhere better illustrates the various stages of Rome's turbulent past than this fascinating multilayered church. The ground-level 12th-century basilica…

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    Catacombe di San Callisto

    Southern Rome

    These are the largest and busiest of Rome’s catacombs. Founded at the end of the 2nd century and named after Pope Calixtus I, they became the official…

  • Roma, Italy - October 2022: Narrow Via Margutta street near piazza del Popolo square; Shutterstock ID 2250011871; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online ed; full: Rome POIs updates 2250011871

    Via Margutta

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Visit the antique shops, commercial art galleries and artisanal boutiques of Via Margutta, one of Rome's prettiest pedestrian cobbled lanes.

  • Ruins of Villa dei Quintili on the Appian Way in Rome. 1119245861 ancient, antique, antiquity, appia, archaeological area, archeology, arches, architecture, art, blue, blue sky, bricks wall, building, city, cloudy blue sky, cloudy sky, culture, europe, famous, historic, historical, history, italy, landmark, landscape, location, man, mediterranean, monument, monumental, mosaic, mosaic tiles, old, outdoor, panoramic, proportions, roman empire, rome, ruins, site, stone, structure, tourism, tourist, travel, villa dei quintili, visited, vía apia, wall, wall texture, villa dei quintili

    Villa dei Quintili

    Southern Rome

    Towering over green fields, this 2nd-century villa is one of Rome's unsung splendours. It was the luxurious abode of two consuls, the Quintili brothers,…

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