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Category: Museums - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Viale Vaticano, Vatican City 00165
This vast gathering of museums boasts some of the world's most important relics. Extensive collection of Egyptian and Etruscan artifacts, Greco-Roman sculptures dating back as early as the first century BC, numerous archeological findings, and, of course, the legendary Raphael rooms and Sistine Chapel decorated by...
Category: Historic Sites - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Piazza della Rotonda, between Via del Corso and Piazza Navona, Rome 00186
Among Rome's signature buildings, the Pantheon was rebuilt in 117-125 AD by Emperor Hadrian to replace a previous structure commissioned by Agrippa in 27 BC. The original rectangular facility, which was comprised of 16 granite columns, serves as the porch of the dome structure.
Category: Museums - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Piazza del Campidoglio 1, Rome 00186
Based upon an architectural sketch by Michelangelo, this 17th-century museum showcases a prominent collection of artifacts, art and archaeological finds. Items range from the first century BC to the 17th century AD, including the famous fragments of a massive sculpture of Constantine. The overflow of the Capitoline...
Category: Historic Sites - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Piazza del Colosseo, Rome 00184
This was the largest public venue facility in antiquity and is colossal in every sense of the word. Ten years in the making, the arena stood 160 feet high with four stories of arches, columns and windows and a seating capacity of 50,000. The Colosseum was the site of mock naval skirmishes, oratory performances, animal...
Category: Historic Sites - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Via del Circo Massimo, between the Palatine and Aventine Hills, Rome
Among the largest sports arenas ever built, this massive facility had a seating capacity of several hundred thousand. It is most known for the infamous fire that began here in 64 AD, resulting in several thousand casualties and leaving much of the city destroyed. Wanting to deflect public blame, Nero saw resident...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Via di San Gregorio 30, Rome 00184
Walking up from the Roman Forum from Via dei Fori Imperiali, you reach the Palatine Hill. The ruins here are left from Domus Flavia and Domus Augustana, and were built around the first century. From atop the hill, you have an incredible view of the city below and you can look out across the Circus Maximus and the...
Category: Religious Sites - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Viale Vaticano, Vatican City
Built in 1473, the chapel is best known for its majestic ceiling. Michelangelo began work on it in 1508 and, following numerous setbacks, completed the project in four-and-a-half years. Among the many Biblical events and persons depicted: Creation, Adam and Eve, the Fall of Man, Noah and the Flood, and the Last...
Category: Museums - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Piazzale del Museo Borghese 5, Rome 00197
Centuries worth of collecting have made this one of the premier art museums in the world. It's small compared to many other art museums, with just 20 galleries on two floors. But those galleries are packed with an array of historically important (and well-known) works, including a circa 320AD Roman mosaic, several...
Category: Religious Sites - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Via Ostiense 190, Outside the walls of Vatican City, Rome 00146
This monolithic basilica, the second largest in Rome, was commissioned during the fourth century by Emperor Constantine on what is reportedly the Apostle Paul's burial site. Known as "the Apostle to the Gentiles," Paul's epistles and missionary travels were instrumental in the spread of the Gospel message. The church...
Category: Sightseeing - Rome Attractions & Activities
Address: Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City
The sculpted landscape of colonnades and statues in St. Peter's Square were designed by renowned 17th-century architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The antiquated Egyptian obelisk is thought to have once resided in Nero's Circus, the site of Peter's crucifixion. The expansive area can accommodate thousands of people in what...
