Inside St. Peter's Photo by NittanyLaura
Vatican Museums.Photo by Elizabeth R, USA
took a coffee breakPhoto by Isabelle M, USA
Im ColosseumPhoto by Kerstin H, Germany
This was where the floor of the Colosseum had been...Photo by WILLIAM B, United Kingdom
ReadyPhoto by Julia D, USA
The water element fountainPhoto by Erica D, USA
Enjoying the waterfalls Photo by Mr A M
Vatican City on May 10, 2008! Amazing!Photo by Thomas H, USA
Beautiful ceiling in Vatican Museum.Photo by Donald P, USA
Inside the VaticanPhoto by James A
This was my favorite place in Rome.Photo by Anonymous
The fountain in front of the PantheonPhoto by Erica D, USA
Popes had male statues either castrated or covered...Photo by CHERYL A, USA
My daughter and I have our picture taken by my wif...Photo by David F, Bermuda
You can just make out Vesuvius behind our smiling ...Photo by Anonymous
The Piazza & Basilica Santa Maria in Trastevere. V...Photo by Sherry D, Canada
Photo by Karen Louise B
Rome from the busPhoto by Siimon W, Australia
Sistine Chapel: Stepping outside the main part of ...Photo by airportbabe, USA
Rome
Attractions
Rome Attractions
Our list of noteworthy Rome attractions and places to see in Rome, from the must-see tourist landmarks to the top local attractions.
Vatican City
Vatican City is a separate sovereign state within Rome, created in 1929 and run by the Pope (who is the supreme monarch!). The official population is a little ... Continue Reading »
St Peter's Square
St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) is the grand colonnaded area in front of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A visually imposing entry to this great ... Continue Reading »
Raphael's Rooms
Raphael's Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello) are four interconnected rooms in the Vatican which have frescoes painted by the renowned Renaissance artist Raphael ... Continue Reading »
Vatican
The popes were among the very first royalty to open their vast art collections to public viewing. Pope Julius II (1443 - 1513) began collecting sculpture ... Continue Reading »
Castel Sant'Angelo National Museum
The Castel Sant'Angelo is actually a tomb, Hadrian's Mausoleum. The Roman Emperor built it for himself and his family; their ashes were placed there in 138 ... Continue Reading »
Sistine Chapel
The world-famous Sistine Chapel is inside the Pope's residence in the Vatican. Part of its fame is directly related to the papacy: The Sistine Chapel is where ... Continue Reading »
Capitoline Hill & Museums
Located in the elegant Piazza della Campidoglio ( designed by Michelangelo) on top of Capitoline Hill, the Capitoline Museums house a world-class ... Continue Reading »
Colosseum
The Colosseum in Rome is one of the world's best known sites from antiquity (for something built in 80 AD, the Colosseum is holding up very well). It was here ... Continue Reading »
Roman Forum
In Ancient Rome, the Forum was the centre of the Roman Empire. Until the 4th century AD, a thousand years of decisions affecting the future of Europe were ... Continue Reading »
Via Appia and the Aurelian Wall
The Appian Way (Via Appia), an important Imperial Roman road dating from the 4th century BC, was built to quickly move supplies and Roman soldiers to ... Continue Reading »
Rome Civitavecchia Cruise Port
If your Mediterranean cruise stops off in Rome, Civitavecchia will be your port of call. Only 80km (50 miles) north-west of Rome, this busy cruise port is ... Continue Reading »
Spanish Steps
The famous Spanish Steps lead from the Piazza di Spagna up to the Trinita Church. The staircase was constructed between 1723 and 1725 in the Roman Baroque ... Continue Reading »
Roman Catacombs
Catacombs are ancient underground cemeteries; the catacombs here in Rome were mainly used by Christians (and occasionally Jews) from the 2nd to the 5th ... Continue Reading »
Ancient Ostia
Ostia was the port city of ancient Rome. Once a thriving city of around 60,000 people, today it gives an excellent look into ancient lives with docks, ... Continue Reading »
Pantheon
The Pantheon in Rome is a remarkable building architecturally. Basically a cylinder with the floating dome on top of columns, it is the largest masonry vault ... Continue Reading »
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