Rome Guide - Attractions

 

Trevi Fountain
Romes largest and most famous fountain, Fontana di Trevi was completed by Salvi in 1762. The Trevi Fountain is where you must visit to toss in a coin if you want to guarantee your visit back to Rome.

Colosseum
Although its size conjures up the Empire that ruled through intimidation, brutality and down-turned thumbs, the colosseum has been a little humbled. The man-eating lions have been replaced by stray cats and grass and weeds can now be found sprouting amoung the 50,000 seats.

Forum
Built over 900 years, the Roman Forum was the political and religious centre of ancient Rome. The importance of the Forum declined along with the Roman Empire.

Pantheon
The Pantheon is one of the world's most sublime architectural creations: a perfectly proportioned floating dome resting on an elegant drum of columns and pediments.

St Peters Basilica
Situated inside the Vatican City, the marble-floored St Peter's Basilica is the largest church ever constructed. It features the works of some of the greatest Renaissance artists, including Bernini and Giotto. Curving over the splendid interior is the largest brick dome ever constructed, designed by Michelangelo and completed in 1590, 26 years after the great man's death. The Basilica end of the route has the Sistine Chapel containing Michelangelo's frescoes of the Creation and the Last Judgement, and Renaissance works by Botticelli, Rosselli and Signorelli.

Keats-Shelley house
Keats' last residence, overlooking the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, now houses a museum and extensive library devoted to the Romantic poets.

Piazza Navona
Built in the 15th century on a pre-existing amphitheatre in the historic centre of Rome, Piazza Navona is one of the capital's liveliest and most beautiful squares.

The Spanish Steps
The Spanish steps sweep down in a cascade of balustrades and balconies beside the house, the only thing Spanish about them is the fact that they lead down to the Spanish Embassy, which also gave the piazza its name.

 

 

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