Planning a trip to Europe? Rome should top your list of must see European cities! And in Rome, do as the ‘Romans’ do and keep your eyes open for every tiny detail. It can be truly classified as a ‘Global City’ with endless tourist attractions and plentiful things to do around, and travelling down to Rome to experience its ultimate historical heritage is beautiful in itself. But there are many more reasons to visit Rome, and which make this magnificent city so universally desirable.
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
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Opened in 1893, the the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica is located on two places - Palazzo Corsini and Palazzo Barberini. Also known as National Gallery of Anc...
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna
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Known as National Gallery of Modern Art, it features art works from 19th and 20th centuries. Museum's 75 rooms have the largest collection of art work of the It...
Il Gianicolo
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Il Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) can be reached by climbing Via Garibaldi from Trastevere. This is not, contrary to popular belief, one of the original seven hills that Rome was founded on. It is the sec...
Isola Tiberina
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This is the island located in the middle of the Tiber River (Il Fiume Tevere) that separates Central Rome and Trastevere. It boasts both a major hospital, called Fatebenefratelli, and a small synagogu...
Jewish Catacombs
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These Jewish Catacombs are located at Via Appia Pignatelli 4. These are underneath a property known as Vigna Randanini. The catacombs are much smaller than the Christian catacombs and much less easy t...
Keats-Shelley Memorial House
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The Keats-Shelley Memorial House is dedicated to the romantic poets known as Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats. It's a house where the 25-year-old John Keats ...
Keyhole View
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The most popular thing on the Aventino hill itself is to take a peek through the keyhole that lets you look through three countries, the third is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which owns the ...
Lapis Niger
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The Lapis Niger is recognized as a Black Stone located in the Roman Forum. This is one of the oldest holy places of the Rome. It was a part of the comitium and is a shrine constructed of a large and v...
Largo di Torre Argentina
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Not, as commonly believed, named after the country but after a tower that used to stand in the area. Four Roman Republican-era temples, Pompey's theater and a R...
Le Quattro Fontane
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Le Quattro Fontane or the Four Fountains is situated at intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale. Four fountains from the time of Pope Sixtus V when much of Rome was redeveloped...
Mamertine Prison
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San Pietro in Carcere, underneath the Capitoline Hill behind the Victor Emmanuel Monument. Leaders of Rome's defeated enemies were imprisoned here where they either died of starvation or strangulation...
Manfredi Lighthouse
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The Manfredi Lighthouse can be found after Piazza Garibaldi follow the road down the hill in the direction of St. Peter's. It’s strange to see a lighthouse on top of a hill. This was built in 19...