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Piazza Venezia 
Piazza Venezia I - 00184 Roma
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Demonstrations one day, traffic jams every day ! On this vast square, car horns sounded by furious drivers rule, as well as backfire from countless vespas, the rumbling of buses, chaotic traffic hubbub (don't try and cross the road unless you feel su..
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San Marco Basilica
p.za S. - Marco 48 I - 00186 Roma
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This building has an elegant Renaissance facade , overlooking the Piazza San Marco and a luxurious interior . It is the perfect example of superposed styles, which is frequent in Rome. In the left-hand corner of the facade, you can see the statue ..
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Vittoriano
Piazza Venezia I - 00184 Roma
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No-one knows if Victor-Emmanuel II would have been pleased to see his name given to this huge, bombastic monument. It is far from being Roman, because of its white stone and conspicuous greatness. Or, he might have felt flattered to see, on either si..
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Roman Forum 
V. dei Fori Imperiali I - 00186 Roma
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This is a magnificent landscape, bristling with columns, triumphal arches, mutilated walls, temples converted into churches and covered by paved alleys. Before starting a detailed exploration of the site, you should discover it from the top of the Ca..
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Forum of Trajan
V. Quattro Novembre I - 00187 Roma
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This vast forum is not to be missed. It was laid out by Apollodorus of Damascus and inaugurated by Trajan, in 113 A.D. You can see two of the best remains of Ancient Rome there: Trajan's Column whose 100 scenes retrace, in full detail, the emperor'..
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Palazzo Venezia
v. del Plebiscito 118 I - 00186 Roma
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This was Pope Paul II's home (1464), and one of the first buildings to use the Renaissance style in Rome (timidly). It has retained elements of Medieval fortresses. It became the residence of Venetian ambassadors, then later, Mussolini's office (the ..
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Palazzo Bonaparte
V. del Corso I - 00186 Roma
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Madame Letizia, Napoleon's mother, used to say: "Let's hope it lasts !", when her son was glorious... Well, it didn't last, and Letizia Ramolino took refuge in Rome, with the family, after 1815, when things started to go wrong for Napoleon, and at th..
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Militia Tower
V. Quattro Novembre I - 00187 Roma
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Pope Gregory IX's former fortress dungeon is one of Medieval Rome's best-preserved remains. It was known as Nero's Tower: the mad emperor is believed to have watched the fire that he had himself started, from this tower... He must indeed have been in..
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Cordonata Steps
Piazza d'Aracoeli I - 00186 Roma
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This staircase, erected next to the Aracoeli Steps, was designed by Michelangelo. It leads to the superb Piazza del Campidoglio... However, its builders did not fully keep to the master's original design. Both Egyptian lions were made into fountains ..
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Aracoeli Steps
scala dell'Arce Capitolina 12 I - 00186 Roma
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In 1346, the plague ravaged Italy but miraculously spared Rome. So the city built this ex-voto, monumental staircase that Cola di Rienzo was the first person to climb. This powerful orator, who wished to restore Roman glory, galvanised crowds with ..
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Santa Maria d'Aracoeli church 
scala dell'Arce Capitolina 12 I - 00186 Roma
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This church's wide facade, overlooking the Aracoeli Steps is one of Rome's most famous views. It was built on the site of the citadel, then where Juno's temple once stood. The church was erected from 1250 onwards, by Franciscan monks, and behind its ..
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Forum of Caesar
V. del Tulliano I - 00186 Roma
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Because the Roman Forum had become too small to accommodate popular meetings and court proceedings, it had to be extended. Caesar built his own, just north of the old one, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, on a vast rectangular square. About two-th..
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Palazzo Salviati
V. del Corso I - 00186 Roma
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It was built in the 17th century, by Cardinal Mazarin's nephew, the Duke of Nevers and formerly housed the Académie de France in Rome.
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Palazzo Nuovo
I - 00100 Roma
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Built in 1655 by Girolamo Rainaldi, the palace was part of a project created by Michelangelo for the Senate House . With the Conservators' Palace , it houses the collections of the Capitoline Museums . Look out for the statue of Marcus Aurelius ..
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The Capitoline Hill
Piazza del Campidoglio I - 00186 Roma
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This was Ancient Rome's birthplace, crowned by the temples dedicated to Jupiter and Juno, overlooking the Roman Forum. It has been Rome's most prestigious hill for twenty-seven centuries. In the 16C, it was redeveloped by Michelangelo, and now has a ..
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Piazza del Campidoglio ("Capitol Square")
Piazza del Campidoglio I - 00186 Roma
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You'll reach this square by climbing the Cordonata Steps and be captivated by the harmony and majesty of the place, watched over by the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux, as well as the easy-going Marcus Aurelius. The Senate facade stands ahead of you; with..
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Palace of the Senate
Piazza del Campidoglio I - 00186 Roma
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This palace was built on the ruins of the tabularium to house the Senate, which was founded after the revolt of 1143, when the people of Rome, exasperated by the clergy's corruption, stipped the Pope of his temporal power. In the 16th century, Mic..
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Capitoline Museums
Piazza del Campidoglio I - 00186 Roma
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The Capitoline Museum has been renovated and extended. It occupies both palaces that face each other on the Piazza del Campidoglio and are now linked underground. It opens onto the tabularium, which offers a superb view of the Roman Forum. In the art..
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Gesù church
Piazza del Gesù I - 00186 Roma
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This is the Jesuit church par excellence (and often copied). It combines the solemnity and simplicity of Counter-Reformation followers with the incredibly exuberant interior decoration produced one century later, at the height of Baroque Art. Bacicc..
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Palazzo Doria Pamphili
p.za del Collegio Romano 2 I - 00186 Roma
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On the Via del Corso, this vast palace presents an 18 th-century Baroque facade, while on the Via del Plebiscito, it shows off a facade built in 1643. This palace was built in the 15th century and extended several times. It belonged to nobility (the ..
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