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Top attractions:

St.Peter’s - The Papal Altar, Baldacchino by Bernini, Filarete Door, tomb of Maria Sobieski, Pietà by Michelangelo, the Porta Santa, Bronze statue of St.Peter, Throne of St Peter in Glory, Monument to Pope Alexander VII, Stuart Monument by Canova, the Grottoes, the Treasury and St.Peter’s Sacristy, the Dome.

Sistine Chapel - On the walls, The Last Judgment by Michelangelo and other wall frescoes by Perugino and Botticelli, the ceiling with The creation of Adam and Eve and other subjects from the Old Testamen).

Raphael Rooms - Pope Julius II’s private apartments; visit the hall of Constantine, the Room of Heliodorus, the Room of the Segatura and the one of the Fire in the Borgo.

Pantheon - The Roman temple of all the gods ; take a look at the interior of the Dome and the tomb of Raphael.

Colosseum - Rome’s greatest amphitheatre, commissioned by Emperor Vespasian in AD 72.

Trevi Fountain - The most famous fountain, completed in 1762.

Piazza Navona - A beautiful Baroque Piazza with the Fontana dei Fiumi/the Four Rivers by Bernini, the church of Sant’Agnese in Agone and Palazzo Pamphilj.

Roman Forum - The centre of political, commercial and judicial life in ancient Rome. Visit the Curia, the Basilica Aemilia, Temple of Castor and Pollux, Basilica Julia, Arch of Septimius Severus, Temple of Vesta, Temple of Romulus, House of the Vestal Virgins, the Arch of Titus, Basilica of Constantine.

Castel Sant’Angelo - Built as the Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum in AD 139. Don’t miss the Sala Paolina, a view from the terrace and the staircase of Alexander VI.

Spanish Steps - They link the Church of Trinità dei Monti to Piazza di Spagna. On the piazza you’ll notice the curiously shaped Barcaccia fountain, the Keats - Shelley Memorial house. Nearby the Caffè Greco in Via dei Condotti is one of the oldest cafès in Rome, opened in 1760.

S.Maria Maggiore - A Basilica with a richly decorated interior; the Cappella Paolina, th Tomb of Cardinal Rodriguez, beautiful apse mosaics and a coffered gilded ceiling with the first gold brought from America by Columbus.

And then we may suggest some famous and not so famous spots…

Santa Prassede (with beautiful colourfed mosaics);

Vatican Museums (they host one of the world’s most important art collections with Egyptian, Etruscan, Christian, Medieval, 15th- to 19th-century art);

Villa Giulia (houses the Museo Nazionale Etrusco with the famous Husband and Wife Sarcophagus);

Galleria Borghese (sculptures like Pauline Borghese by Canova, Apollo and Daphne by Bernini);

Capitoline Museums (with classical statues, the Etruscan bronze of the She-Wolf, St John the Baptist by Caravaggio);

Trajan’s Markets (build in the early 2nd century AD as a complex of 50 shops and offices);

Palatine (Temple of Cybele, Domus Flavia, Domus Augustana, House of Livia);

Il Gesù (the first Jesuit church in Rome);

Pincio Gardens + Piazza del Popolo (a beautiful view on Rome);

Palazzo Farnese (imposing Renaissance palace);

Campo dè Fiori (open air market, active nightlife);

Fontana delle Tartarughe (the tortoise fountain on a hidden piazza);

Tiber Island (S.Bartolomeo, Ponte Fabricio);

Via Giulia, S.Maria degli Angeli (incorporated in the ruins of the Baths of Diocletian);

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale (known as the Pearl of the Baroque);

Domus Aurea (Nero’s Golden House);

S.Giovanni in Laterano (Rome’s Duomo);

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (hosts relics of the Holy Cross);

S.Clemente (famous for its catacomb and frescoes);

Bocca della Verità (the Mouth of Truth..just put your hand in this marble mouth...);

SS.Bonifacio e Alessio (with Cosmati doorway and pavement);

Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta (at No 3 have a look through the bronze keyhole and you’ll get a stunning miniature view of St.Peter’s, framed by a tree-lined avenue);

S.Maria in Trastevere (facade and apse mosaics), ideal to combine with a walk up to the Gianicolo (for a wonderful view over the city and a romantic stroll);

Via Appia Antica (lined with Roman tombs and catacombs);

Catacombs of S.Callisto (vast catacombs on four levels);

S.Paolo fuori le Mura (this basilica has a beautiful cloister);

Ostia Antica (well preserved archaeological site; once Rome’s main commercial port).

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