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.
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...
Mausoleo di Augusto
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This is a large tomb built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC in the form of a stone ring covered by an earth mound. A brick wall, 87 meters in diameter, carried an earth mound covered with cypres...
MAXXI Museum
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MAXXI museum consists of two museums - "MAXXI architecture" and "MAXXI art". The architecture collections consist of documents and artifacts that talk about the complexity of architecture. Some of the...
Monte Mario
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It is the largest hill in Rome, with sweeping views of the Vatican and Rome across the Tiber. The Monte Mario hill was also known as Clivus Cinnae or Mons Vaticanus in Roman times. This hill is somewh...
Montecitorio Obelisk
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The Montecitorio Obelisk is known as Obelisco di Montecitorio in Italy. It is an earliest Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psammetichus II from Heliopolis. It i...
Musei Capitolini
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Also known as Capitoline Museums, it's housed in two palaces on Capitoline Hill. Capitoline Museums are composed of three main buildings known as Palazzo Nuovo, Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Se...
Museo Civico di Zoologia
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Opened in 1932, the Museo Civico di Zoologia is a natural history museum which contains more than five million animal species. It has collections of malacology,...
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
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Called as Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (MACRO), it's one of the most important contemporary art galleries of Rome. Along with various art works, the museu...
Museo delle Cere
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Opened in 1958, the Museo delle Cere or Wax Museum contains a large collection of popular Italian and foreign figures. The museum was founded by Fernando Canini who was inspired by the Wax Museums in ...
Museo delle Paste Alimentari
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Also known as National Museum of pasta, the Museo delle Paste Alimentari is dedicated to pasta. The museum has eleven rooms where various objects related to pas...
Museo Nazionale dell'Alto Medioevo
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Called as National Museum of the Middle Ages in English, Museo Nazionale dell'Alto Medioevo is an archaeological museum dedicated to Middle Ages. Consisting of ...