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Rome is my favourite city in the world. It's not an easy city to appreciate at first try, being noisy, dusty, and often hot and crowded. But in every trip I have made - over 20 years there must have been 100 - I have found something new to see or appreciate or learn...

  1. RomeRome

    Rome is my favourite city in the world. It's not an easy city to appreciate at first try, being noisy, dusty, and often hot and crowded. But in every...
    (Historic Cities &Towns)
  2. St Peters BasilicaSt Peters Basilica

    The most famous church in the world, St Peters is one of four great papal basilicas in Rome, and the place of pilgrimage for all good Catholics - the...
    (Churches & Abbeys)
  3. Basilica of St. John LateranBasilica of St. John Lateran

    Rome’s oldest and most important basilica, San Giovanni in Laterano is still active and regarded as the mother church of the Catholic religion. As...
    (Churches & Abbeys)
  4. The ColosseumThe Colosseum

    The most famous symbol of Rome, despite the crowds and the touts still one of the world's greatest monuments.
    (Monuments & Landmarks)
  5. Vatican MuseumsVatican Museums

    The Vatican Museums show world-renowned collections of ancient sculpture, medieval and Renaissance art. They include the Sistine Chapel, the Galleria...
    (Art Collections)
  6. Ostia AnticaOstia Antica

    It is speculated that people may have lived in the area around this harbour town as far back as 1400 BC, but the Ostia Antica that we know today...
    (Archaeological Sites)
  7. Laocoon and his Sons (Agesander and others)Laocoon and his Sons (Agesander and others)

    This white marble sculpture, attributed to Rhodian sculptors Agesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus and re-discovered in in 1506, is a famous depiction...
    (Works of Art)
  8. Palazzo BarberiniPalazzo Barberini

    The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, in the splendid Baroque Palazzo Barberini, forms part of Italy's national collection of ancient art. The...
    (Art Collections)
  1. Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel

    This famously and meticulously decorated chapel is best known for its Michelangelos and for being the site of the Papal conclaves where decisions...
    (Art Collections)
  2. The PantheonThe Pantheon

    Nothing less than a global icon, Rome's noble Pantheon was built during the beginning of the 2nd Century and its powerful Classical architecture...
    (Temples)
  3. The Roman ForumThe Roman Forum

    The Roman Forum is a must visit site at any time of day - the ancient Roman market place, centre of Imperial power, location of the Senate (still...
    (Archaeological Sites)
  4. The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo)The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo)

    'The Creation of Adam is a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti circa 1511. It illustrates the Biblical...
    (Works of Art)
  5. Roman Holiday ApartmentRoman Holiday Apartment

    Roman Holiday (Dir: William Wyler, 1953). Via Margutta 51, Rome, Lazio, Italy Most of the locations in ‘Roman Holiday’ are obvious, the Spanish...
    (Film Locations)
  6. Capitoline MuseumsCapitoline Museums

    On the Capitoline Hill in Rome, the group of art and archeological museums is housed in three palazzi, laid out around the Piazza del Campidoglio, the...
    (Art Collections)
  7. Santa Maria MaggioreSanta Maria Maggiore

    For a short while in the Middle Ages this was the seat of the Pope, before the Papacy moved into the Vatican, but in any case this remains a basilica...
    (Churches & Abbeys)
  8. Villa d’Este at TivoliVilla d’Este at Tivoli

    Breathtaking views and astounding stone fountain designs are enough to make Villa d’Este a must-see garden in Italy, but add to that its long history...
    (Gardens)

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