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Created by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the 1600s, Rome's Parco Villa Borghese offers incredible views over the Eternal City and a vast green space for relaxation and outdoor activities.
The Colosseum offers an unrivalled insight into life in ancient Rome. This stadium, which seated 50,000 people, dominates the historic centre. Crowds came to watch brutal gladiatorial…
Situated inside the Vatican City in Rome, the marble-floored St Peter's Basilica is amongst the largest churches (with the largest brick dome) ever constructed. It features the works of some…
The Vatican Museums boast many artistic glories, but the highlight is the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Painted by Michelangelo between 1512 and 1549, the frescoes represent the apogee of…
The site where St Peter was martyred and buried, The Vatican became the residence of the popes who succeeded him and the centre of the Roman Catholic faith. It is home to some of Rome's most…
The 19th-century Teatro dell'Opera, founded by entrepreneur Domenico Costanzi, is Rome's top venue for opera, ballet and symphony music. In addition to hosting high-profile international guest…
Hadrian's temple to the gods, the Pantheon in central Rome is extraordinarily well-preserved. Visitors stand inside and gaze up at the skies through the oculus, the nine-metre hole in the…
The Pasta Museum in Rome is the only museum in the world to be entirely devoted to this frugal yet endlessly variable Italian foodstuff.
The Galleria Borghese, housed in an elegant marble villa in the Villa Borghese park, contains masterpieces collected by the powerful nephew of Pope Paul V, Cardinal Scipione. Paintings and…
The Vatican Museums, in the Vatican City, make up the world's largest museum complex. Over 1,000 rooms are filled with a bewildering array of masterpieces commissioned or collected by…
The ruins of the Roman Forum are the centrepiece of Rome's historic centre. This was the political, economic and religious centre of ancient Rome, filled with magnificent public buildings.…
With three concert halls and an open air arena, the huge new Auditorium Parco della Musica is a cultural hub. Situated out in the Flaminio district, performances range from the Tokyo String…
Bustling Piazza Navona in central Rome, is perfect for people-watching. Built in the 15th century, its lavish fountains and open-air bars make this a popular meeting point, where Romans sip…
The Trevi Fountain, in central Rome, depicts Neptune's chariot pulled by winged horses. This baroque masterpiece by Nicola Salvi was immortalised in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita. Throw a coin…
One of Rome's largest parks, Villa Ada is the former hunting lodge of the Savoia dynasty. With its numerous trails through fields and forests and a small lake, it is ideal for jogging and walking.
Rome boasts over 300km of underground burial corridors, some of which are open to the public. These include the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian, with mosaics, graffiti and other pagan and…
The boat-shaped Isola Tiberina (Tiberina Island) sits in the River Tiber, connected to Trastevere via Cestio bridge. Once home to the Temple of Aesculapius, today visitors have a 10th-century…
Fully restored between 1655 and 1660 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rome's Santa Maria del Popolo Church features masterpieces including Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St Peter. Fans of Dan Brown's…
The Catacombs of San Callisto are in south-east Rome on the Via Appia Antica. Six popes are buried in this maze of tunnels, which extends 20km and dates back to 2AD. Both frescoes and ancient…
National Gallery of Modern Art
Housed in a palazzo in the Villa Borghese park, the National Gallery of Modern Art, contains 19th- and 20th-century works by artists such as Monet, Cezanne and the Macchiaioli - the Italian…
