1. VILLA BORGHESE
The Villa Borghese is a large natural park in Rome. It contains a few buildings, attractions and hosts the Galleria Borghese museum. It's main entrance is through the upward leading path of the Spanish Steps.
Greek TempleThe area was a vineyard up until the In the 17th century. Then Scipione Borghese, Cardinal and nephew of the Pope Paul the fifth, turned the area into a splendid garden. The vineyards of the Villa Borghese were quite famously renowned. Then, in the 19th century, the garden was given an English refinement twist. At the begining of the 20th century, the park stopped being privately held and became a public place for locals and tourists alike.
2. CAMPO DE FIORI PIAZZA
One part of the eternal city that epitomizes the free willed spirit of Rome is the Piazza Campo de'Fiori. A large languid city square in the heart of Rome, it is a place where you can hear the Roman heart-beat. Encircled by buzzing cafes, bars and inns since very old times the place is home to a thriving fruit and vegetable market in the mornings and a throbbing and pulsating nightlife. The Piazza was once nothing but a flood plain of the river Tiber, and the first church was built there in the pontificate of Boniface IX. Later on the Orsini Palace which used to once stand there once was rebuilt. The square was actually never formally conceptualized, but remained the focus of commerce and street culture catering to the outpourings from the streets surrounding and leading up to it. These streets accommodated various trades like cross-bow making, tailoring, coffee making, hat making and the like, and were therefore named after them.
3. TRASTEVERE
Medieval Rome at its most earthiest and in some areas, its most charming – that is Trastevere. Its name means “over the Tiber”, as it is separated from central Rome by this river that streams through the city. It used to be home to artisans during the medieval times.
Part of Trastevere’s charm is the warren of narrow lanes that lead to street-corner shrines and garden terraces. All around, there is plenty of local color to be discovered and enjoyed. This includes cobblestone streets, vine-covered walls, homes adorned by flower boxes and one-of-a-kind boutiques.
Trastevere is a great place for long, relaxing walks. The quiet lanes lead from over the Ponte Sisto (the graceful bridge) to Viale Trastevere and further on south. Ponte Sisto is Renaissance in design and is made of bricks and stones. Meander through the alleys and make it like a treasure hunt – uncovering treasures such as old houses, little squares and unpretentious restaurants. You will discover that your walk is actually a feast of the senses – the sight of the colorful houses, the smells of a home-cooked meal that waft from the houses and the sounds of the locals going about their everyday business.
4. ROMAN FORUM
The Roman Forum, the heart of Rome. The citizens of ancient Rome spent a good part of their days there. The great place was surrounded with temples and legal buildings and filled with statues, bridges, arcs and columns. So the "Forum Romanum" was a remarkable marketplace center point for all business and shopping made by the ancient citizens of Rome.
The Forum was also used by Roman orators for public speaking. This created a shopping and trading ambiance that would get people stopping and listening. Many religious and festivals where also held at the Forum. It is also known to have been the cradle of the Latin population 26 centuries ago.
The creation of the forum, as market and public meeting space, was a roman integration of the Greek's agora. Forums also made their appearances in many other towns and Italy provinces.
The "Forum Romanum" extended along side of the Palatine Hill in front of the Capitoline Hill. It was of a rectangular shape and had around it: shops, public treasury, a basilica, the Roman curia and a prison. The forum extended almost to the coliseum (colosseum) when the Constantine Basilica was built. A small bridge crossed the small stream that was flowing towards the Tiber.
The temple of Saturn, which housed the treasyry, as well as the Temple of Concord where located in direction of the Capitoline Hill. The Arch of Augustus, west of the forum, was one of the entrance. South of the Forum was the temple of Vesta near the house of the vestal virgins. The Arch of Septimius Severu closed the Forum northwest.
5. SPANISH STEPS
The Spanish Steps is another very popular attraction that is located in the heart ("Centro Historico") of Rome. It is also one of Rome's favourite romantic spot and one of the most popular's city landmark.
The Spanish Steps has 138 steps that connects the Piazza di Spagna (or Spanish Square), one of the most elegant square, at the bottom to the Franciscan Trinità dei Monti church at a higher level. These nice and elegant steps were made by Francesco de Sanctis between 1723 and 1726. The Steps were built to create a nice path between the church on top of the hill and the Spanish embassy located on the Piazza below.
Spanish Steps with FlowersThe vibrant and stylish Piazza di Spagna is surrounded with 18th century buildings. Colourful flowers also gives the Spanish Steps an enhanced visitor experience.
6. SISTINE CHAPEL
The Sistine Chapel in Rome is named for Sixtus IV della Rovere, who was Pope from 1471 to 1484. The interior walls of the chapel are covered in exquisite frescoes painted by some of the greatest Italian artists in history, including Perugino, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Rosselli, and of course Michelangelo, who painted the stunning frescoes which adorn the ceiling. The chapel is not only a work of art; it is in fact still used as a site of papal religious activity—the election of a new Pope takes place in the chapel, at an event called a conclave.
The fresco style of painting was used throughout the chapel. The word is derived from the Italian affresco, meaning “fresh”. Fresco painting is simply painting which is done on a surface of plaster, either wet or dry depending on the method a painter chooses. For the frescos of the Sistine Chapel, layers of wet plaster were applied to walls, and then painted over, allowing the pigments to soak into the plaster. This style of fresco painting produces art which is vibrantly colored, and the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are no exception.
7. ROME COLISEUM
The roman coliseum ("colosseum" or "colosseo") is probably the most ancient world renowned monument in Rome. It was one of the very first roman amphitheatres to be built. It is located between the Caelian Hills and the Esquiline on on marshy type of land. Records show that the coloseum was built over many years and was inaugurated around 80 A.D. Learn more about the coliseum's history >
Although the brutality of the spectacles to be presented in the colosseum was to put man's so call dignity to shame, it's history sparkled people's imagination for generations. Gladiator fights, human fed to hungry beasts and violent sporting events has nothing the human race can be proud of. However, it's architectural magnificence will always make the colosseum one of the greatest historical monuments of Rome.
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8. VATICAN MUSEUMS
The Vatican Museums, located in the Vatican City in Rome, are public museums devoted to displaying works of art and sculpture from collections owned by the Roman Catholic Church. These museums are an exceptionally popular destination, receiving well over three million visitors every year.
One of the most interesting museums in the Vatican collection is the Ethnological Missionary Museum. Founded in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, this museum houses an eclectic collection of approximately 80,000 artifacts from all over the world. This distinctive museum houses religious artifacts from Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. Included are exquisite lacquered screens from Japan, Aboriginal funerary poles from Australia, wooden sculptures from Easter Island, African tribal masks, and a collection of stunning sculpted portraits of North American Indians.
Also part of the Vatican Museums collection are the rooms of the Vatican Palaces. Included are the Belvedere Palace, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps, the Sistine Chapel, and the Raphael Stanze. The Raphael Stanze is a collection of four rooms which was once the residence of Julius II della Rovere, who was Pope from 1503 to 1513. These rooms were decorated largely by Raphael, and house some of the most famous frescoes painted by this great artist. Almost every inch of the walls, floors, and ceilings of the four rooms are covered in exquisite artistry, from frescoes, to paintings, to mosaics. The art in these rooms document Biblical scenes and themes, as well as important religious events in medieval history.
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