Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Papi After Rome, the most important papal residence . The beautiful building of the '300 hosted the popes during inventories in Viterbo.
Rieti - Walls, towers and gates Porta Conca Mura e Torri The city of Rieti is surrounded by medieval walls, consisting of towers and gates, built in the 13th century. They are the most well preserved walls in all of Italy, and over the centuries they have been restored several times. They are the best point of interest in all of Lazio. A small part of the wall was knocked down to build a street.
Latina - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale It 's a two-floors building with the civic tower with a clock surmounted by a pole bearer. Inside the building there is a large garden with a statue in bronze.
Frosinone - Archaeological Sites Anfiteatro romano At the foot of the hill of the old town, between the pillars of the palace of '900, you can visit the ruins of the amphitheatre.
Viterbo - Churches and places of worship Duomo di San Lorenzo It was built over a temple dedicated to Hercules in '200. In the Romanesque style it houses inside beautiful works of artists from '500 to '800, to note also the floor with the remains of the original.
Rieti - Streets and Squares Via Roma e historic road leading to Rieti, a place for shopping and walking. It is an ancient extension of the Via Salaria to Rome.
Latina - Fountains Fontana Monumentale Designed by Oriolo Frezzotti it consists of a series of tanks decorated with a sheaf of wheat, symbol of the victory of man over the swamp. The tank was donated by the city of Asti.
Frosinone - Museums Museo Archeologico Comunale In this museum there are very interesting finds from prehistory to the Romans.
Rieti - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta A Romanesque church, it has several chapels in Baroque style, the crypt and the Diocesan Museum and the bell tower of the 1252 in front of the chair.
Rieti - Museums Museo del Tesoro del Duomo The Museum of the Treasure of the Duomo was founded in the premises of the old Upper Sacristy, in the 1970s. Religious educational goods are possessions of the entire Christian community. The gallery was opened to preserve these goods and make them known to the whole community.
Rieti - Museums Museo Civico The Civic Museum of Rieti houses in its two sections, Historical, Artistic and Archaeological, works by artists from the surrounding area. Among the collections of great importance stands out the polyptych depicting “the Madonna with Child and Saints” by Luca Tommè dated 1370 and the triptych with the Crucifixion of Zanino di Pietro of the fifteenth century.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Pietro St. Peter's Basilica is one of the largest churches in the world and is located in Vatican City in the heart of Rome. The basilica was built as a church over the supposed grave of the apostle Simon Peter, who is also the patron saint of the church.
Rome - Streets and Squares Piazza Navona The Piazza Navona is one of the characteristic places of Rome. Its elliptical shape is due to the stadium for athletic competitions built by Julius Caesar.Today, the Piazza Navona is popular as a venue for trade fairs, markets and festivals.
Rome - Monuments Colosseo The Colosseum, originally known as Amphitheatrum, is the most famous Roman amphitheater. Capable of holding up to 50,000 spectators, is the largest and most important Roman amphitheater and most impressive monument of Antique Rome.
Rome - Streets and Squares Piazza di Spagna Piazza di Spagna, built for pope Innocent XII by Francesco de Sanctis in the eighteenth century is undoubtedly one of the greatest attractions for tourists with its butterfly plan and Roman Baroque style. At the foot of the stairs we can find the Barcaccia Fountain with the shape of a sinking ship that reminds of the flood of River Tiber in 1598. The staircase of Trinità dei Monti connects the square with the Trinità Church.
Rome - Fountains Fontana di Trevi It is the most famous fountain in Rome, located in in Trevi square. Realized in 1732 by Nicola Salvi by request of Pope Clement XII, the fountain central figure is Neptune, god of the sea, who is riding a chariot with two sea horses.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Cappella Sistina Built by Giovanni dei Dolci in 1473 for Pope Sixtus IV, the Chapel is part of the museums of the Vatican.With its rectangular shape, it displays inside the well-known masterpieces of Raffaello and Michelangelo. Raffaello realized a series of tapestries that cover the lower walls,while Michelangelo decorated the wall behind the altar with the fresco of the Last Judgment.
Rome - Streets and Squares Piazza Campo De' Fiori Piazza Campo dei Fiori is located almost halfway between Piazza Navona and Piazza Farnese. The square is one of the most picturesque places in the city. At the center of the square is the statue of the philosopher Giordano Bruno. Piazza Campo dei Fiori is an example of continuity between ancient Rome and the current city.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Trinità dei Monti Overlooking the famous Spanish Steps, it was built in the 16th century. The church has a clock on a bell tower and on the other a sundial.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani In the State of the Vatican, the Vatican museums welcome visitors with works of priceless value, collected by the popes during their existence or often commissioned by them, as the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms.
Rome - Monuments Pantheon The Pantheon ( "Temple of all the gods") is a building of ancient Rome, built as a temple dedicated to the gods of all religions. The Romans call it a friendly Rotonna ( "la Rotonda"), named after the square.
Rome - Monuments Bocca della Verità The Mouth of Truth is an ancient mask in marble pavonazzetto, immured in the wall of the porch of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin of Rome from 1632.
Rome - Museums Scuderie del Quirinale Adjacent to the Quirinal Palace, it has 1500 square meters of exhibition area on the first and second floor. Of particular interest are the exhibitions that are held and continue to mark the memory with the public and art historians.
Sabaudia - Parks and nature reserves Parco Nazionale del Circeo Over 20 kilometers of dunes overlooking the sea, four coastal lakes, over 3000 hectares of forest, hundreds of animal and plant species, the historic centers of Sabaudia and San Felice, wonders like the Villa di Domitian and the Borgo di Fogliano.
Viterbo - Monuments Rocca Albornoz The Rocca Albornoz or National Etruscan Museum is located in the city of Viterbo. It was built in 1354 by Cardinal Gil Alvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, from whom it takes its name. Its structure is very simple and linear, embedded in a complex of ancient buildings, in excellent condition. There is also a fountain in front of the museum. Overall it is a beautiful structure that best represents the architecture of the time in which it was built. It is currently open to the public at set times.
Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Loggia dei Papi From the from '500 lodge there is a beautiful view over town. The structure was built near the Palace in '500 and consists of seven arches.
Viterbo - Streets and Squares Piazza San Lorenzo Beautiful medieval square with the Cathedral, the Loggia dei Papi and the Palazzo dei Papi.
Viterbo - Museums Museo Civico With a large collection of archaeological finds, an art gallery, the museum is located in the buildings of the former convent of Santa Maria della Verità.
Viterbo - Archaeological Sites Necropoli di Castel d'Asso Castel d'Asso is the most beautiful Etruscan rock necropolis ever brought to light. In ancient times it was called Axia, a city that dates back to the fourth century BC. The necropolis was recently discovered, in 1817 by the archaeologist Francesco Orioli. The most impressive tombs are that of Orioli, of Tetnie and the Great Tomb that has remained almost intact even internally.
Sutri - Archaeological Sites Anfiteatro Romano The Roman Amphitheater of Sutri is the oldest and most significant monument in the city. Its foundations are composed and dug into the tuff. The arena is formed from an elliptical plan of forty-nine by forty meters, on the top there were niches and columns, of which few remains remain.
Viterbo - Walls, towers and gates Porta Fiorentina The Fiorentina Gate is one of the most important gates of the city of Viterbo. It is located in the historic center of the city, in an urbanized area, near the railway station of Viterbo.
Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Montecalvello The Castle of Montecalvello was built between 774 and 776 at the behest of the Lombard King Desiderio. Over the centuries it has been the property of several people, but its function has always been that of residence. Previously, the Castle was opened to the public, while today it is privately owned. Despite this, it is possible to visit the whole complex of which the church, the court and some internal parts are part of.
Viterbo - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Bagnaia The origins of the construction of the Castle of Bagnaia, in the Province of Viterbo, are uncertain. They are thought to date back to the 13th century. The protection of the castle was guaranteed by the walls, whose shape was square. The tower, equipped with a bell tower, has undergone several restorations.
Tarquinia - Monuments Necropoli Etrusca An element of exceptional archaeological interest is the vast necropolis, which enclose a large number of mound tombs with rooms carved into the rock, in which an extraordinary series of paintings of Etruscan art.
Sutri - Walls, towers and gates Porta Franceta The Porta Franceta was built according to the style of the Roman fortifications of the fifteenth century. It was used as an entry point for pilgrims. During 1453 and 1472 the door was restored by Cardinal Altieri.
Soriano Nel Cimino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Orsini The Orsini Castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century. The building has a special structure and was used by local nobles as a home. In 1871 the Castle was modified to become a prison. This function didn't last long and today the abandoned Castle is privately owned.
Nepi - Walls, towers and gates Porta Romana Porta Romana is part of the ancient buildings built around the city walls of Nepi. Also known as Porta Grande, the structure is composed of three gates framed by flat edge. The main access was a door and door that created a cramped interior space that allowed the enemy to be blocked.
Montefiascone - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Papi The Papal fortress dates back to 1207 and is located at the top a hill in a strategic and dominant position and in the past was the residence of the popes. After a long period of neglect, it has been the subject of a total restoration, respecting the original form, and that allowed to change its use in an ideal place to host events, exhibitions and cultural events. Currently the castle is open to the public and houses the Museum of Architecture of Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane.
Barbarano Romano - Walls, towers and gates Torre Porta Orologio Porta Romana was built around the fifteenth century. It was built in a cylindrical shape to oppose greater resistance to firearms attacks. In the nineteenth century it was also equipped with a clock at the top that it still preserves today.
Vitorchiano - Parks and nature reserves Centro Botanico Moutan Peonie The Moutan Botanical Center is a beautiful garden full of Chinese herbs. It was built by the great passion for flowers imported from China that are grown here in an area of 15 hectares. There are about 150,000 plants of 600 different varieties. If you visit the garden in spring you will be able to enjoy unique scents.
Orte - Museums Museo d'Arte Sacra di Orte d'importanza diocesana The Museum of Sacred Art of Orte of Diocesan Importance, inaugurated in 1967, as well as being the first diocesan museum built in Lazio, has the merit of being housed in the oldest container of the town: the church of San Silvestro, from the middle of the eleventh century. To the exhibition spaces of the original venue, a section has recently been added to the exhibition spaces set up in the nearby Palazzo Vescovile. The two sections of the museum differ in the chronology of the works on display: in New Year's Eve, those relating to the VIIII-XVI centuries prevail, in the Episcopal Palace there are instead canvases from the 16th century to the 20th century
Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Lante Villa Lante in Bagnaia, a hamlet of Viterbo is one of the most famous Italian gardens of the 16th century. Despite the absence of contemporary documentation, his conception is attributed to Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. In 2011 it was voted 'The Most Beautiful Park in Italy'. In 2014, on the other hand, she was even dedicated to a commemorative silver coin.
Montefiascone - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Santa Margherita Famous for its dome, it is said to be the third largest in Italy, the Cathedral of Santa Margherita is one of the most important churches in the province of Viterbo.
Marcetelli - Monumental Trees Quercia di Marcetelli This monumental tree is also known as 'Cerquabella'. The plant is more than two centuries old and is very impressive: it is 22 meters high and has a diameter of 5 meters. The oak is among the most centuries-old monumental plants in the area and among those best known.
Amatrice - Monumental Trees Quercia gigante The Giant Oak is located in Amatrice, in the hamlet Sant'Angelo, in the province of L'Aquila. The latest data we have let us know that the oak is more or less 600 years old, it is 22 m high and a diameter of more than 7 meters. It is also considered among the oldest oaks. The tree is part of the monuments of Italy. The “Grande Cerro” is located 10 minutes from the Piazza di Sant'Angelo.
Fiumata - Lakes, rivers and canals Lago del Salto The largest artificial lake in Lazio created in 1940 by the barrier of the Salto River, immersed in a natural and wild setting
Rieti - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Rufo The nineteenth-century church has a single nave with the interior decorated of stucco and wood in particular. There is a painting called The Guardian Angel formerly attributed to Caravaggio
Rieti - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vescovile Often called the papal palace, located adjacent to the cathedral and built at the end of the XIII. To notice wonderful stone arches that surmount the great vault.
Rieti - Walls, towers and gates Porta Romana Situated on Via Salaria to Rome, it was built in 1586 by order of Sixtus V, during the refurbishment of the defensive walls.
Rieti - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale The result of several works of expansion and renovation of a structure built in the thirteenth century. The facade, which culminates in a small bell tower, has a late Baroque style.
Rieti - Churches and places of worship Battistero The construction is of the the XIII century. At the heart a XV century baptismal font with the arms of the Cardinal Angelo Capranica. Made of marble, finely decorated with flowers at the basis, with dolphins along the edge of the tub.
Rieti - Historic Centres Centro Geografico d'italia The city of Rieti turns out to be the Geographical Center of Italy. Named Umbilicus Italiae, it is located on a plain and on the slopes of Mount Terminillo. The origins of the founding of the city date back to the Iron Age and was dominated by the Sabines as well as by the Romans during 290 BC. annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1860. It is also called a city of water because on its territory there are the sources of Cottorella.
Rieti - Bridges Antico Ponte Romano The Ancient Roman Bridge was built during the 3rd century BC. It covered the function of connecting the central area of the city with the district of the Borgo. The history of the bridge ended in the thirties of the twentieth century when it was decided to lay it in the waters of the River Velino where it initially stood.
Collalto Sabino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Collalto The first traces of the history of the Castle of Collalto, in the Province of Rieti, belong to 1350. The castle passed between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries in the hands of many noble families, of which the Soderini, who subjected the structure to various renovations for defensive purposes. The current appearance preserves seventeenth-century — eighteenth-century stretches and today we can admire both the square central tower and the two towers at the corners.
Sperlonga - Walls, towers and gates Torre Truglia The Truglia Tower was erected in 1532, on the remains of a previous Roman control tower. Two years later it was destroyed by Barbarossa and rebuilt in 1611, but already in 1623 it was shot down again by the Turks. From 1870 to 1969 it was used by the Guardia di Finanza. Today, it is home to the Marine Environment Education Center of the Regional Nature Park “Riviera d'Ulysses”. The tower can be visited by everyone and the entrance is free.
San Felice Circeo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Fico The Fig Tower was built in 1562 by Pope Pius IV. The building was built for reasons of defense against attacks by Saracen piracy. Part of the tower was destroyed by the cannonization of the English ships, and later, it was rebuilt.
San Felice Circeo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Cervia The Cervia Tower is a coastal tower. The building was built in 1563 by Pope Pius IV. Throughout history it has been used to warn the inhabitants of the attacks that could have come from the sea. In 1809 it was destroyed by the English, but was later rebuilt in 1947 by the will of Count E. P. Galeazzi.
Latina - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di S. Marco Built in the early thirties, with the founding of the city, designed by architect Oriolo Frezzotti. Inside, the statue of the the patron, S. Marco, sculpted by Francesco Magni, and the statue of St. Anthony.
Formia - Walls, towers and gates Castellone The Castellone di Formia dates back to the fourteenth century and was built at the behest of Onorato I Caetani. It turns out to be the only surviving tower of the twelve towers that formed the city walls. The property has a height of twenty-four meters, has an octagonal plan and has several slots and windows.
Gaeta - Parks and nature reserves Riviera di Ulisse The regional park of the Simbruini Mountains is bordered to the west and northwest by the Aniene Valley, to the southwest by that of the Sacco, to the east by the border of Abruzzo (Simbruini d'Abruzzo Mountains and Carseolani Mountains), south- east from the Ernici mountains. It covers about 30,000 hectares and for its vastness it represents the largest protected area in Lazio.
Ventotene - Museums Museo Archeologico Inside an ancient fortification there is the Archaeological Museum. This museum dates back to 1983 and was built by the collaboration between the Institute of History and that of Art of Southern Lazio. Divided into several rooms, it displays underwater objects, such as stone anchors, anaphora etc.
Minturno - Museums Antiquarium The Antiquarium of Minturno is set up in the place below the cavea of the Roman Theatre and preserves epigraphs, acefal statues and artifacts from ancient times found in Minturnae, Castelforte and in the urban center of Scauri .
Formia - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale The National Archaeological Museum of Formia is located in the elegant historic center of the village. It houses statues and archaeological finds for a long time exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. The main hall of the Museum shows the visitor a composition of amphorae and remains of shells from ancient age. In the same room there are statues dating from the first to the second century AD depicting the virility of the heroes, while in the second room, two acephalous female statues are observed.
Minturno - Bridges Ponte Pensile o Borbonico The Bridge is located in the ford of the Garigliano River, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city Minturnae. Designed by Luigi Jura and made by the will of Ferdinand II between 1828 and 1832, it was considered “a miracle of engineering”. The bridge was awarded Meraviglia Italiana in 2012 by the National Youth Forum.
Sabaudia - Lakes, rivers and canals Lago di Paola Lake Sabaudia (also known as Lake Paola) is a coastal brackish lake in the Province of Latina, in Lazio. It has an area of about 3.9 km², a perimeter of about 20 km, an average depth of 4.5 meters and a maximum depth of 10 meters.
Sabaudia - Monuments Villa di Domiziano On the shores of Lake Sabaudia (Lake Paola), inside the Nature Reserve “Ruins of Circe” in the territory of the Circeo National Park, rise the remains of the Villa of the Emperor Domitian. This Reserve includes the main part of the numerous archaeological evidence of this territory which, in Roman times, was intensely woven by villas, roads, marine docks.
Sabaudia - Churches and places of worship Santuario Santa Maria della Sorresca Located on the shores of Lake Paola, in a very suggestive spot. The Sanctuary dates back to the twelfth century and its construction is attributed to the Basilian Monks of Grottaferrata.
Sabaudia - Caves Grotta delle Capre The Grotto of the Goats is so called because, given its breadth, it was once used by shepherds as a shelter for the flocks; it is certainly the most known and visited of Sabaudia.
Gaeta - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Francesco The convent was founded by St. Francis himself in 1222. He was generously supported by King Charles II of Anjou, who was very close to the Franciscan order.
Gaeta - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di S. Giovanni a Mare The Church of San Giovanni a Mare, popularly known as San Giuseppe, is located in the center of Gaeta, near the sea. The monument was also called St. Joseph because inside it the members of the Brotherhood of Carpenters gathered. The building was born in the tenth century on the orders of Duke Gaeta John IV and was decorated with paintings and enriched with Baroque decorations during the following centuries.
Gaeta - Caves Grotta del Turco The visit to the Turco Cave is paid and allows, through a staircase with about 300 steps, to go down to sea level to enjoy especially if there is sun, the splendid green reflections and turquoise.
Gaeta - Monuments Mausoleo di Lucio Munazio Planco Roman personality who at the time of Caesar founded the colonies of Lyon and Basel. The mausoleum and the promontory are home, especially in the summer, of events that recall the ancient Roman origins.
Gaeta - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Madonna Spaccata It was built in the eleventh century, it rises on a slit in the rock created, according to legend, at the time of Christ's death, when the veil of the temple of Jerusalem was ripped.
Gaeta - Parks and nature reserves Parco Naturale Monte Orlando The Monte Orlando Park has an extension of 89 hectares of which 59 of land area and 30 of marine area. Inserted within the territory of Gaeta, the Park represents the terminal part of the Aurunci mountain system.
Sezze - Museums Museo Antiquarium Comunale The Municipal Antiquarium was set up in 1969 in an ancient Medieval palace located in the historic center of Sezze. The exhibition halls collect a series of casts of skulls that illustrate the phases of human evolution from its beginnings to modern times. Also on display are materials that come from ancient Setia, and terracotta and bronze materials from various sanctuaries of the territory.
San Felice Circeo - Parks and nature reserves Parco Nazionale del Circeo Over 20 kilometers of dunes overlooking the sea, four coastal lakes, over 3000 hectares of forest, hundreds of animal and plant species, the historic centers of Sabaudia and San Felice, wonders like the Villa di Domitian and the Borgo di Fogliano.
Sperlonga - Museums Museo Archeologico Inaugurated in 1963 it houses the remains of the statues coming from the nearby Villa of the Emperor Tiberius. The building is located within an important archaeological area.
Sperlonga - Archaeological Sites Villa di Tiberio The large Roman villa located in Sperlonga belonged to the Emperor Tiberius. Taking advantage of a natural cave on the coast, he used it as a party hall, accompanying it with huge marble statues.
Veroli - Museums Museo delle Erbe The Museum was inaugurated in 1987, thanks to the great work of the pharmacist Giulio di Pinto. It is a huge collection consisting of healthy plants, coming from Veroli, and preparations of ancient origins. The museum offers extensive information on the history of folk medicine, and can be visited upon reservation.
Cervaro - Museums Museo Demoantropologico con Sez. di Arte Orafa The museum contains rare gold objects from ancient times and documents the importance of the territory in the treatment of gold. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were almost thirty shops working this material, the citizens were all connoisseurs regarding this field. Inside the gallery we find different materials and machinery that help to work gold. Here you can also find jewels created in Cervaro between the end of the seventeenth century and the twentieth century.
Cassino - Museums Museo Storico Artistico The Historical and Artistic Museum was established in 1980 in celebration of the fifteenth century of the birth of Saint Benedict. It is located inside the Abbey of Montecassino and welcomes materials from different historical eras, starting from the Iron Age until the twentieth century. An important role plays the archaeological section that includes finds from the excavations carried out inside and around the Abbey.
Anagni - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale In the middle of the twelfth century, the Municipality decided to build its headquarters. The palace has undergone several transformations, we can admire inside the unique Salon, a Chapel dedicated to the protector of San Magno, the Theatre, the Hall of Tombstones and the Hall of Era.
Anagni - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Santa Maria The Cathedral of Santa Maria is located in Anagni and was dedicated to Santa Maria Annunziata. It was built at the request of Bishop Pietro da Salerno from 1072 until 1104. The building is in Roman style with Gothic elements of the thirteenth century, its interior consists of three naves; we can admire, moreover, the fresco of the Madonna with the child. The cathedral is the most important place of worship in the city.
Anagni - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bonifacio VIII The palace was built between the 12th and 13th centuries by the Conti family. Currently, the building offers a museum layout ranging from Roman Anagni and Ernica to the Medieval period with testimonies concerning Boniface VIII. The original statue is located in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence
Anagni - Monuments Casa Barnekow The Barnekow House was built in the 12th century and is named after the painter Alberto of Barnekow. The painter purchased the building in the 19th century. For a time the house hosted the exhibition of the sculptor Tommaso Gismondi. He himself designed the house with decorations, religious tombstones, frescoes and writings of different languages.
Ausonia - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Ausonia The Castle of Ausonia, also called the Medieval Castle, was built by the princes of Capua in honor of the Abbey of Montecassino, which became the center of the Stone Museum since 2004. It represents a model of ancient architecture that transports us to the year 1000, in a perfect image intact from the passage of time.
Cassino - Cemeteries Cimitero di Guerra Tedesco The German War Cemetery was built in 1959 by the architect Tischler and was dedicated to the fallen and soldiers of German origin who died during World War II. The work was completed by Professor Offenberg and within it there are 20,027 corpses of the fighters who fell in southern Italy.
Settefrati - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna di Canneto The Sanctuary of Madonna di Canneto is located in the heart of the National Park of Abruzzo at 1030 meters above sea level. The place of worship was completely redone in the 1970s, and today it is a majestic, beautiful and welcoming temple, immersed in the surrounding nature.
Fumone - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Fumone The Castle of Fumone dates back to the Middle Ages. The construction immediately had a strategic and military function. It has always been a very important and characteristic building of the resort. Today it is owned by two Marquises, who opened it to the public.
Frosinone - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Prefettura The palace was built in '900 on the rock of which was the portal that according to tradition was designed by Michelangelo. Inside you'll find some pieces of furniture from the royal palace in Caserta.
Frosinone - Monuments Fontanelle In the area called the Fontanelle it was decided by the municipal administration to build a public park. The land is all communal property.
Rome - Historic Centres Colle Aventino It is one of the seven hills on which Rome was founded. It has two peaks, one of them is close to the Tiber and the other one is located more south, the minor Aventine. According to myths, the Aventine is connected to Remus and Romulus, the two brothers who followed the signs from gods to discover the city. During the reign of King Servius Tullius, the famous temple of Diana was built here, sanctuary of the Latins. Today, one of the most beautiful view is that of St.Peter’s Basilica.
Rome - Theaters Auditorium Parco della Musica It is a multifunctional complex, planned to house concerts and cultural events. Designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, it is located among Villa Glori, the Parioli hill and the Villaggio Olimpico. The Auditorium has three main concert rooms allocated in buildings with different sizes, covered in lead and surrounding an outdoor amphitheatre, the cavea able to house nearly 3.000 spectators.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Arcibasilica San Giovanni in Laterano Dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the Basilica is also the cathedral of the Pope. Built in the 4th century by Constantine the Great, it is the very first church built in Rome. The main elements to see are the two-storied portico, the Cosmatesque pavement with the Colonna family’s coat-of-arms, the baldacchino, whose reliquary contains the heads of Saints Peter and Paul, the High Altar, the Altar of Holy Sacrament and the cloisters that represent the remains of the Benedictine monastery, Romanesque and Gothic style.
Rome - Historic Centres Ara Pacis The monument is a beautiful example of early Roman sculpture. Its Altar of Majestic Peace was commissioned by Emperor Augustus to celebrate his triumph in Gaul and Hispania and symbolized the establishment of peace in the Roman Empire. The Altar was sculpted from white marble and the scenes represented feature Roman piety, the Emperor and his family, figures of individuals who wear laurel crowns.
Rome - Parks and nature reserves Villa Ada Villa Ada in Rome is the fourth largest public park. It houses numerous neoclassical buildings, including the royal villa.
Rome - Streets and Squares Piazza Venezia Located in the centre of Rome in Via del Corso, the square is dominated by the monument Il Vittoriano. Under the Vittoriano is Palazzo Venezia built by cardinal Pietro Balbo between 1455 and 1464. Across Palazzo Venezia is Palazzo Generali and on its right, Palazzo Bonaparte
Rome - Monuments Piazza del Popolo Located towards Porta Flaminia, you can see the Church Santa Maria del Popolo that houses some of sculpture and painting masterpieces by Caravaggio, Raffaello, Bramante, Bernini. Opposite the door, is the Tridente, a complex of three streets. In the middle of the square is the Flaminian Obelisk, granite Egyptian monolith.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Arco di Costantino The Arch was built by command of the Senate of Rome to commemorate the victory of Constantine over Maxentius in 312 AD. The Arch, 21 meters high and 26 wide has three archways and is richly decorated with statues and reliefs.The statues on the top represent Dacian soldiers defeated by the Trajan army.
Rome - Monuments Altare della Patria The monument was built in honour of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the unified Italy. Placed in Piazza Venezia, the structure in white marble was designed by the sculptor Angelo Zanelli and realized by the architect Giuseppe Sacconi. The main element of the altar is the neo-classical porch with Corinthian columns. The two fountains represent the Adriatic coast with San Marco lion and the Tyrrhenian coast, with the wolf of Rome and the siren Partenope. Inside is the famous Milite Ignoto, the body of an Italian soldier died during the First World War.
Rome - Museums Casa di Goethe The House of Goethe, which was inaugurated in 1997 by the architect Pietro Bracci, is located in the Campo Marzio district in Rome. The building is dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his Journey to Italy, made from 3 September 1786 to 18 June 1788. The various rooms of the interior contain various elements of the biennial period in which the German artist lived his holiday in Rome.
Rome - Natural Areas Parco degli Acquedotti The immense public park “Parco degli Aqueducts”, with large spaces of greenery and suggestive landscapes enriched by the ancient Roman aqueducts... enchanting place for a walk at sunset
Rome - Historic Centres Città del Vaticano The State of Vatican City is the smallest recognized country in the world. It is an enclave within the city of Rome, has an area of 0.44 sq. km and 932 inhabitants. The Vatican is an absolute monarchy, whose head of state is the Pope.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Castel sant'Angelo Built around the 123 A.D. as tomb for Emperor Hadrian and his family, Castel Sant’Angelo embodies the destiny and history of Rome. In the time, it was used as a shelter for Popes and as prison. Today it is the seat of the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo whish displays its collection of documents and weapons.
Rome - Museums Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini A collection of works by the great masters of the XVI and XVII century, such as Raphaeland Caravaggio. Masters mainly of the Italian painting, but also many foreign artists. To be seen!
Rome - Museums Galleria Nazionale d’ Arte Moderna e Contemporanea A huge collection of modern Italian art. It was established in 1883, it has 4,400 works of painting and sculpture of Italian artists, most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also deals with ‘living’ art.
Rome - Theaters Teatro Argentina Located in largo di Torre Argentina, it is one of the most ancient theatre of Rome inaugurated in 1732 with the Berenice of Domenico Morelli. The Theatre houses Opera, Symphony and Prose plays. Inside it, the Museo Storico del Teatro organizes guided tours and consultation of its photographic and documentary archive.
Rome - Theaters Teatro Eliseo Of Roman theaters, the Elysium is the youngest, opened in 1938. Here passed the best Italian theater before the war and its aftermath. Today, it continues to be the scene of the great quality products and great performers.
Rome - Theaters Teatro Sistina It is one of the most representative Italian theaters. It has hosted the greatest artists and musical performances: from Louis Armstrong to Burt Bacharach. Even today, the Sistina maintains its reputation thanks to national and international events presented.
Rome - Museums Museo di Castel Sant’Angelo The Castel Sant’Angelo (Adrian Mole or ‘Castellum Crescentii “) is a Roman monument, built as a tomb for Emperor Hadrian in 123 AD C. Today it is converted into a museum with beautiful rooms and precious collections of paintings and artifacts.
Rome - Museums Musei Capitolini The Capitoline Museums were born in 1471, thanks to the donation, consisting of bronze statues, of Pope Sixtus IV to the Roman people. Most of the works come from the city of Rome. Worth seeing!
Rome - Theaters Teatro dell'Opera Cradle of the verist opera and of theater music of the twentieth century. Built by the Roman businessman Domenico Costanzi . Here, have been played the music ofGiacomo Puccini. Today, there are operas, concerts and dance performances.
Rome - Museums Galleria Spada A private collection of Cardinal Bernardino Spada, which includes paintings, many of the XVII century, with works by Guercino, Baciccia, Orazio Gentileschi, Guido Reni. To be seen, the Perspective Gallery designed by Borromini.
Rome - Museums Museo di Roma A collection of art since Middle Ages to the first half of the twentieth century: frescoes, mosaics, paintings, costumes and graphic works on the Roman Republic. With the opportunity to do themed trails. A unique testimony to be seen.
Rome - Museums Galleria Borghese A collection of paintings and sculptures from the XV to the XVIII century. Thanks to the initial collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese it houses masterpieces by Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio and others.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Borghese Villa Borghese is a big landscape garden containing buildings, museums and other attractions. Being Rome’s second largest public park, it was developed and built by Flaminio Ponzo and Scipone Borghese who used the park as a party villa as well as to house his art collection. Villa Borghese is not only a breath of fresh air but also gives its visitors a spectacular view of the museums, the bio park, a theatre, a winter ice skating track with skateboarders space to enjoy their visit.
Rome - Streets and Squares Via dei Condotti Via dei Condotti, known simply as Via Condotti, is one of the best known streets in Rome. Located in the north of the historic center (the so-called Trident), connects Via del Corso to the Spanish Steps.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Basilica San Paolo Fuori Le Mura One of the four papal basilicas of Rome, the largest after St. Peter. Do not miss the frescoes, mosaics, the tomb of the Apostle Paul and the beautiful external porch.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Scala Santa The Holy Staircase is part of the medieval legend which tells that it is the ascent of Jesus, transported in 326 by Saint Helena Empress to Rome. In fact, it represents the scale of Jesus' ascent to the interrogation hall of Pontius Pilate, before his crucifixion. The building that contains it is called Scala Santa and was built at the end of the 16th century by Pope Sixtus V. The structure was erected by Domenico Fontana and in the palace inside it we can admire several monuments.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Madonna dei Monti The Madonna dei Monti is the church that rises in the street that runs along the ancient route of Argiletum. It was designed in 1580 by Giacomo della Porta at the behest of Pope Gregory XIII, who gave approval after the various testimonies of the sacredness of the place. The church has a harmonious façade with Corinthian capitals, symmetrical niches and large frames enclosed by a gable where the local emblem is dominated.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena dating back to 1586, is located in the homonymous square. Its construction was entrusted to Camillo de Lellis, who transformed it into the headquarters of the Order of the Camillians. The structure has a Rococo style. Work on the internal renovation began in 1630 and were completed around 1699, but the consecration of the new Church took place only on 4 May 1727. The works were led by several architects, including Carlo Fontana, Giovanni Antonio de Rossi and Giuseppe Sardi.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Oratorio di S.Lucia del Gonfalone The Church of S.Lucia del Gonfalone is located in the historic center of Rome. The history of the church is closely linked to the foundation of the ArchConfraternity of Gonfalone. The first news dates back to the mid-1200, however, as the building was rebuilt between 1863 and 1867, has a nineteenth-century façade. The church has been the subject of numerous interventions, to note, in particular, the table of the sixteenth century, depicting the Madonna del Gonfalone and a wooden Crucifix, also from the 16th century. The building follows the rules of the Italian Baroque.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Oratorio del Crocifisso The Brotherhood of the Crucifix was established in 1520. It was restored in 1801 and 1878. Today it is home to the Oratorio Musicale Romano. The façade at the bottom has an architraved portal surrounded by two empty niches. At the top, instead, it has a large tombstone in memory of Cardinal Farnese who contributed to the construction of the oratory. The interior has frescoed walls with stories of the Cross, works from the 16th — 17th century.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Convento Scala Santa Convento Scala Santa was built in the 15th century and consists of 28 marble steps. The building is one of the most revered by pilgrims, but also by art lovers. The altar has an image of Jesus in Byzantine style. The church that contains it is the renovation of a patriarchal palace that is known as Sancta Sanctorum.
Rome - Cemeteries Cimitero di Domitilla The Catacomb of Domitilla is among the largest cemeteries in Rome. Through a modern staircase you access a small Basilica dedicated to Saints Nereo and Achilleo. It consists of three naves, separated by two rows of four columns. The only column is decorated with the beheading of Achilleo. A 3rd century fresco depicting the Christ Good Shepherd is of great interest. It contains several paintings from the 3rd and 4th centuries, among which that of the Epiphany stands out.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Tor Sanguigna Tor Sanguia is part of what remains of the ancient residence of the Roman family of Blood, which had its seat until the fifteenth century. His history is imbued with bloody events, such as the beheading of Riccardo Sanguini occurred in 1406 as he deployed with the Colonna. It became an emblematic tower of the area, during the 19th century, it was incorporated into the adjacent building by the Sagnotti family. Currently, only two sides of the tower can be seen as a result of the current building.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Moletta The Torre della Moletta is part of one of the medieval buildings of Rome and is located in the archaeological complex of the Circus Maximus. The name of the tower comes from an adjacent water mill called Fosso San Giovanni, which the Romans also called Acqua Circoli. The current form of the construction was given in 1145 by the Frangipane family and it was decided that it should have a quadrangular plan and blind arches at the top.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta del Popolo The People's Gate owes its current appearance to a sixteenth-century reconstruction of what was the Flaminia Gate. The external facade of the Door was commissioned to Michelangelo who transferred the office to Nanni di Baccio Bigio. For his execution he was inspired by the Arch of Titus. The original circular towers were replaced by two watchtowers with square plan and the building was surmounted by great elegance battlements.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre Caetani The Caetani Tower has its beginnings with the history of the Pierleoni family, who settled in the Ripa district in the tenth century. Only in 1300 the tower passed into the hands of the Caetans who consolidated its structure. Because of the floods, the family abandoned both the tower and the fortress. Later in 1638 the complex was transformed into a convent.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta Pinciana The Pinciana Gate was built in 403 AD when Onorio enlarged an ancient poster of Aureliano. Its structure is protected by two semi-circular towers and the central arch is in travertine. The name of the door comes from the Gens Pincia, who owned the homonymous hill. The construction is part of one of the few doors, in which the restorations did not affect the appearance of origin.
Sabaudia - Caves Grotta dell'Impiso So called for its characteristic stalactitite hanging from the ceiling of the vault, reminiscent of a hanged man, it is only accessible by sea.
Sabaudia - Caves Grotta Breuil It takes its name from Professor Henri Breuil, one of the scientists who first studied it, lies in a cove southwest of the craggy wall of Mount Circeo called 'precipicio'. The cave extends from west to east for 35 meters and has, in its central part, a width of 12 meters.
Sabaudia - Caves Grotta del Fossellone The cave owes its name to the large circular opening, clearly visible from the sea, due to the partial collapse of the vault and is accessible both by sea and by land, through a path.
Rome - Cemeteries Cimitero dei Cappuccini The Capuchin Cemetery is located near the Church of Santa Maria della Concepzione. It consists of four internal rooms which can be accessed through a corridor. In the rooms are placed the bones of 4000 friars who died in Rome in a period between 1500 and 1870. The bones are put in such a way as to form decorative elements, while there are also skeletons dressed in the dress of the friars.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore It is the most important of the Roman churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Basilica, standing on the top of the Esquiline Hill, has preserved its original primitive early Christian structure. The bell tower has a Romanesque style and is the highest one in Rome. Its coffered ceiling is adorned with the emblem of the bull of Alexander VI.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Montecitorio Today seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic, it is located between Piazza del Parlamento and Monte Citorio. Cardinal Ludovisi commissioned the building to Gian Lorenzo Bernini but the original plan was completed and modified by Carlo Fontana, to be finally rebuilt during the early 1900s by Ernesto Basile. His Art nouveau influence is visible in the Transatlantico and the debating chamber, both rich of Art nouveau decorations.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Doria Pamphilj The Doria Pamphilj Palace holds most of the masterpieces of the private collection of the homonymous family, a collection unique in the world. In the gallery you will find the works of the greatest masters, such as Caravaggio, Titian and Raphael, and also the works of the many Flemish masters of the Baroque era.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Giustizia The Palace of Justice in Rome was built by the Perugino architect Guglielmo Calderini, in the years 1889 - 1911. It is one of the major works created after the proclamation of Rome capital. By the Romans it is called Il Palazzaccio. The building is inspired by the late Renaissance and Baroque architecture according to the Umbertine style. On the sides of the entrance are the statues of 6 jureconsults. The upper part of the rear facade is enriched with a bronze coat of arms of Casa Savoia. Inside, the Hall of the Court of Cassation is adorned with several frescoes.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo del Quirinale It is the official home of the President of the Republic, located on the top of the Quirinale hill. It was built in the late 1500s as residence for Pope Gregory XIII. Impressive is the Monte Cavallo Fountain and its statues of Castor and Pollux, Roman copies of the Greek originals.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Propaganda Fide The Missionary Museum of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, also known as De Propaganda Fide, was founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. The museum was created to present to the public the works, objects and narratives collected of a missionary nature during the numerous activities in the world up to the present day. The palace is considered one of the most interesting examples of Rome's Baroque architecture.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Colonna Palazzo Colonna was built in the fourteenth century. The building has a Roman Baroque style construction. The facade on the square has a portal between two columns dominated by a window with a curved gable and two garlands that descend on the door. The facade of the building on Via Del Teatro di Marcello has seven windows with characteristics equal to the main ones. On the ground floor there is a beautiful portal that dates back to the fifteenth century. A plaque from 1970 recalls that “On 16 December 1870 the Municipality of Rome opened the first female elementary school here”.
Rome - Streets and Squares Via Veneto Famous Street in Rome that spans from Piazza Barberini to Porta Pinciana. Designed at the end of the nineteenth century, its name was chosen after the First World War in memory of the Vittorio Veneto fight. Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita consecrated its fame.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Sinagoga di Roma The Synagogue of Rome is one of the largest temples in Europe. It was built between 1901 and 1904 in the Jewish ghetto area of Rome. The Temple was erected between the two symbols of Roman freedom, the Capitol and the Gianicolo, emblem of the Risorgimento battles. The Synagogue can be visited only on days dedicated to worship, on Saturdays and Sundays. It's definitely worth a walk and visit it.
Rome - Churches and places of worship Tempietto del Bramante The Tempietto del Bramante is a Renaissance building located in the center of one of the courtyards of the convent of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome. This monument was commissioned to Bramante by the King of Spain because the convent belonged to a Spanish congregation. The theme was to celebrate the martyrdom of Saint Peter and, probably, the beginnings of construction refer to 1502. The structure of the building is that of a cylindrical body, inside which we find the cell that is surrounded by Doric colonnades.
Sabaudia - Lakes, rivers and canals Fonte di Lucullo Natural spring with a large cistern dating back to Roman times
Sacrofano - Parks and nature reserves Parco regionale di Veio The municipality of Sacrofano is part of the Regional Park of Veio. The park is characterized by interesting historical, naturalistic and landscape elements.
Sacrofano - Natural Areas Monte Musino Inside the Veio Park is Monte Musino, a wooded area used in the past for the construction of places of worship and military buildings. The remains of an ancient fortress are also observable here.
Sacrofano - Streets and Squares Piazza San Biagio Piazza San Biagio is one of the best known squares in Sacrofano and houses the beautiful church of SS Giovanni Battista and Biagio.
Sacrofano - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista The Church of San Giovanni Battista was rebuilt at the end of the fifteenth century on a medieval church of which its ancient bell tower preserves. The ceiling is decorated with paintings and inlays and contains in the center a canvas with Saints John the Baptist and Biagio. Inside a large urn, the bones of San Giustino are preserved.
Scauri - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di M. SS. Immacolata In ancient times it was the Ducal Chapel of the Caracciolo Carafa family, and since 1931 it became the Parish of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of Scauri. Also frequented by the wife of Vittorio Emanuele III, Elena of Savoia during her holiday, where she went to hear Mass. The patroness is celebrated on 8 September with a solemn procession of the statue of the Virgin Mary, carved by the South Tyrolean cabinetmaker Giuseppe Obletter, in 1954.
Sperlonga - Walls, towers and gates Torre Capovento The tower was built in the 16th century as part of a defensive system commissioned by Don Pietro di Toledo. It is a crenellated structure with a circular base, which is accessed through a small staircase. Over the years it also hosted the customs office inside it, since from its height the area could be supervised. Today, despite the age of construction, the tower is in an excellent state of preservation.
Santa Lucia - Natural Areas Secca di Santa Lucia The Secca di Santa Lucia is about 20 meters deep. At this point, although not going very deep, we will be able to enjoy a varied marine show rich in many interesting fish species: eaves, moray eats, redfish, octopus and in some places even herds of barracuda. The seabed is rocky and the visibility is good.
Santa Marinella - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di San Severa The Castle of Santa Severa dates back to the 11th century, and is located by the sea. In the past, in front of this structure, the ancient Etruscan port of Pyrgi was located. During the thirties, the Castle became a summer home for numerous fascist hierarchs. In the mid-sixties, the Pious Institute of Santo Spirito, at the time owner of the Castle of Santa Severa, ordered its restructuring. The works were led by Riccardo Medici and were completed in 1970.
Santa Severa - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Santa Severa The Castle of Santa Severa was built in the 14th century. He belonged for several years to the Order of the Holy Spirit, to become the property of the Municipality today. Important restoration work is underway, as it will soon become the new headquarters of the National Antiquarium Museum.
San Felice Circeo - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Templari The Templar Tower was built between 1240 and 1259, at the behest of the Templar monks during their stay. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, at the behest of Prince Poniatowsky, the clock in the center of the tower was added.
San Felice Circeo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Vittoria The Tower of Vittoria is one of the six coastal sighting towers in the territory of the Municipality of San Felice Circeo. It has a very important historical value. The year of construction dates back to 1631. The tower is named after a victorious clash against an English ship. The property extends on a plain, on the beach of Terracina.
Velletri - Museums Museo Diocesano The Diocesan Museum is based in the former seventeenth-century seminary belonging to the Diocese of Velletri. The collections on display date back to the nineteenth century and were kept in the Cathedral of the city during World War II. The most significant work is the “Veliterna Crux” of an ancient Palermo goldsmith from the eleventh century.
Velletri - Museums Museo Civico The Civic Museum was reopened a few years after several renovations and interventions on the construction. It was opened to the public, for the first time, in 1920 by engineer Oreste Nardini. Nowadays, most of the most important works that were there at the beginning, have been moved to museums far from Velletri, such as the 'Pallas of Velletri', kept in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The gallery is divided into two sections: the archaeological section and that of Geopaleontology and Prehistory of the Alban Hills. The first includes the Sarcophagus of the Labor of Hercules, the Slab of the Prayer, and the Volsche ceramics. The second, on the other hand, is a journey in the Prehistory of the Alban Hills.
Velletri - Walls, towers and gates Porta Napoletana Porta Napoletana was built in 1511 in alignment with the ancient defensive wall circle of Velletri. On one of the door jambs there is an intimation that attributed to the Door a real function of a customs barrier. During the eighteenth century the structure underwent several changes, such as the reinforcement of the two side towers of a semicircular shape.
Velletri - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Trivio The Trivio Tower was built in 1353 as a bell tower of the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo in Velletri. It is characterized by the Lombardy-Gothic style and stands for about 50 meters in height. The facades are distinguished by eight windows each, adorned with green majolica bowls. During the restoration, the cusp was eliminated and currently the Tower has a lower roof.
Vetralla - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Castello dei Prefetti di Vico The Tower of the Prefetti Castle of Vico was built in the 15th century. The tower was erected to defend the castle and to allow the realization of the cross fire.
Vetralla - Archaeological Sites Norchia - Necropoli Rupestre Etrusca The Etruscan Rock Necropolis originated from the ancient city of Orcla, which reached its peak between the 2nd and 4th century BC. At the top there was a fake door and the terrace from where they were scattered the drops of milk or wine in honor of the gods. Among the tombs stand out that of the Three Heads, the Ciarlanti Tomb and the Prostila Tomb.
Vetralla - Archaeological Sites Necropoli etrusca del Cerracchio The Etruscan Necropolis of Cerracchio dates back to the period between the 3rd and 6th century BC and represents the monumental tomb of the then rural center of Blera. Most of the site turns out to be from the archaic era, with single-chamber tombs, with two or three docks and semi-idado tombs. From the following Hellenistic era, there are underground chamber tombs and small compartment tombs.
Viterbo - Archaeological Sites La città archeologica di Musarna The archaeological site of Musarna was found in 1849 west of Viterbo. The city dates back to the fourth century BC After the excavations, important finds such as sarcophagi carved with reliefs and other objects such as mirrors, jewelry, urns, vases and sculptures of great value and beauty came to light. The site has recently been poorly maintained and cannot be visited.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Case le Centocelle - Cencelle villag (IX sec) abbandonato The city of Centocelle was built in 854 to host citizens, escaped the wrath of the Saracen strikers. It was built by Pope Leo IV, and initially it took the name of Lviv, later the fugitives called it Cencelle. It was inhabited for only 35 years because, as soon as the attacks of the Saracens ended, the population returned to the coast. In 889 on the ashes of Centocelle, the city of Civitas Vetulas was founded, namely the current Civitta' Vecchia.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Necropoli di Monterozzi The Etruscan Necropolis of Monterozzi is located in the homonymous hill and is characterized by six thousand tombs that extend along the entire perimeter of the hill, dug into the rock and surmounted by mounds. The tombs are painted in a maestral way and represent the most prestigious nucleus of necropolis in the Mediterranean. Among the most famous tombs we remember those called 'of the Lionesses', 'Leopards, 'and 'Hunting and Fishing'.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Ara della Regina The Ara della Regina is an Etruscan temple from the 4th century BC found on Pian di Civita in Tarquinia. The most visible part is that represented by the limestone base of “macco”. During the restoration work of 1938, a laborious work from the beginning of the 5th century BC was found, called the 'Winged Horses' and now kept in the National Museum of Tarquinia.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites La Farnesiana - Borgo minerario abbandonato (XIX sec) The Farnesiana, is located in a beautiful location consisting of houses partly restored and partly abandoned and the church in neo-Gothic style currently in ruins. The ancient village in the past was inhabited by miners and breeders, but was abandoned following the closure of mining activities. Currently, the village has been transformed into an agritourism.
Tarquinia - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale The National Archaeological Museum is housed in the rooms of the Palazzo Vitelleschi in Tarquinia. In the exhibition halls there are several ceramics coming from the excavations of the Tarquinian necropolis and some sarcophagi belonging to the most significant families of the city and dating back to the fourth century BC.
Tarquinia - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Comunale The Town Hall of Tarquinia dates back to the 13th century. The original style prevailing is Romanesque, although there are some Gothic elements. The structure extends horizontally and has on the back a massive three-story body consisting of round arches. During the 16th century, the civic tower was also built, which is located on the side.
Tarquinia - Monuments Madonnina di Civitavecchia The statue was initially located in Medjugorje but from 17 June 1995 it was taken to Civitavecchia in the local parish of Saint Augustine. The statue is said to have produced fourteen times tears of blood. Despite this, the Catholic Church has not yet confirmed or acknowledged anything. Today it is exhibited in a display case, which tourists and believers can admire.
Tivoli - Monuments Tempio della Sibilla The Temple of the Sibyl was built around the 2nd century BC on an artificial construction near Tivoli. The building was accessible through stairs and there was also a 1.76 metre high travertine podium. Today of the construction remains only the lower part of the two columns of the facade and the walls of the cell decorated by semi-columns on the outside. The temple in 978 was a place of assistance and distribution of alms to the poor.
Tivoli - Parks and nature reserves Parco di Villa Gregoriana Villa Gregoriana is a beautiful nature park in the city of Tivoli. It was set up in 1834, at the behest of Pope Gregory XVI, after the River Aniene diverted thus bringing the arrangement of a new waterfall. The structure is dominated by two temples located in the acropolis and consists of different natural elements, panoramic views and caves that make it the most visited park in the city.
Tivoli - UNESCO sites Villa Adriana: Teatro Marittimo Villa Adriana was built by the will of the Emperor Hadrian. The Maritime Theatre is one of the first buildings of the villa. The building consists of only one floor. In 1999, Villa Adriana was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Tivoli - UNESCO sites Villa romana imperatore Adriano Villa Adriano is located in Tivoli in the province of Rome. In the past it was the residence of Emperor Hadrian, from whom it takes its name. The villa complex occupies an area of about three hundred hectares, thus constituting a real city. The architecture of the villa represents the power and wealth of the emperor. Since 1999 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Terme con Heliocaminus The Thermal Baths with Heliocaminus are the oldest spa building in Villa Adriana and owes its name to the presence of a circular room with heliocaminus. The room was heated by the hypocaust system, and it was also made up of a sudatio due to the presence of oven vents. In addition, there was also the rectangular frigidarium and the calidarium obtained in two baths for hot baths.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Sala Absidata Detta dei Filosofi The Apsidate Hall of Philosophers takes its name from the presence of seven niches, where statues of some essays were assumed to be placed. The peculiarity of this room was its porphyry cladding of the walls and the floor. From the latest research it shows that this room could be used, given its breadth, also as a waiting room for guests.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Tre Esedre The Three Exedre Building is a monumental vestibule, and it was the residence of Emperor Hadrian. The lobby is interrupted by the presence of a large fountain surrounded by statues. The structure has a covered room with marble paved space on which there are three exedras, from where the building takes its name.
Tivoli - Churches and places of worship Tempio di Vesta The Temple of Vesta was built at the end of the 2nd century BC. The building consisted of 18 columns, of which only 10 are left. On the settlers there are capitals according to the Corinthian-Italic style. From the temple, you can admire the fantastic landscape of Villa Gregoriana and the waterfalls below the Gregorian Bridge. The temple of Vesta is the most famous monument of ancient Tibur.
Tivoli - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca Pia The Rocca Pia was built around the fifteenth century, by the will of Pope Pius II Piccolomini from whom, among other things, it also takes its name. Work began in 1461 after a visit by the Pope himself, who entrusted the task to the architects Varone and Niccolò. The Pope's intent was to build a building that controlled the interior of the city and access to the Aniene valley. The structure consists of two major towers located outward to set greater defense. Inside we find several rooms distributed in each of the two structures.
Tivoli - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa d'este Tivoli in Latina host two most famous villas that one can find in the entire Lazio: Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este both of which are not only Tivoli’s major tourist attraction sites but also part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. Located close to River Aniene, the town has a splendid climate housing wealthy Romans for their holiday retreats. Villa d’Este is a beautiful garden and a complex palace that was built in 1560 being the vision of cardinal d’Este who narrowly became a pope.
Tivoli - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Gregoriana The Gregorian Villa was built in 1835 for the desire of Pope Gregory XVI. It is located in the town of Tivoli. In the villa there is a natural area of great historical value. In 2002 the area was taken by the Italian Environment Fund and in 2005 it was reopened to the public.
Tolfa - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Madonna della Rocca The sanctuary of the Rocca, formerly called Sacta Maria de Arce, of medieval origin, is the emblem of Tolfa yesterday and today. After the medieval period, the church of the Rocca suffered some damage, and was restructured several times over the years. To reach the Church you must cross the Via Matris, where you can see the seven crosses that recall the seven pains of Mary.
Tolfa - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Frangipane The castle was for many centuries the last bastion of defense, protecting the population also from the Napoleonic army. In the vicinity of the Castle we also find the Church of the Medieval Rock, which was erected to ensure that the people had a church on top of the mountain that safeguard the country from above.
Zagarolo - Museums Museo del giocattolo The Toy Museum was built on 18 March 2005. It is located inside the rooms of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Rospigliosi. It expands into 18 rooms where toys from the twentieth century are exhibited. There are about 800 pieces built by the most important factories that allow you to relive the good period of childhood.
Lido di Ostia - Monuments Monumento a Pier Paolo Pasolini The Monument to the artist Pier Paolo Pasolini is located in the homonymous park of Idroscalo, in Ostia, where he was murdered. The sculptor Mario Rosati created a work in honor of the great Italian artist: a monk Greek column, synonymous with a broken life, with around two doves spreading their wings as a sign of freedom and with a full moon, an element of poetry, that overlooks the group. The sculpture is in Michelangiolese style, and some quotes of the works of the great Friuli artist surround the stone path that leads to the monument.
Lido di Ostia - Walls, towers and gates Torre San Michele The tower of San Michelangelo was designed by Michelangelo and built by Pius IV and Pius V. The tower is 18 m high. At the top, the terrace is a peculiarity of the tower as it is tilted to facilitate the outflow of the projectiles. The tower underwent renovation in 1930 and is located close to the Marina of Rome.
Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Vico The Castle of Vico was built in the middle of the 13th century. It was built at the behest of the prefects of the city. Since the castle is very old, the only part that can be admired and that is open to the public is the western façade, with the two towers on the side.
Viterbo - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Farnese Imposing building of '500 in the historical center, home to Alexander Farnese before he became Pope Paul. III.
Viterbo - Fountains Fontana Grande Viterbo was a city full of fountains. This was the largest and was built in '300.
Viterbo - Hermitages Eremo di Sant'Antonio The Hermitage of Sant'Antonio is a beautiful and peaceful place of meditation and spirit, located in Viterbo. This building dates back to 1538 and was built at the behest of the Order of the Capuchin Friars. It is an austere building that is surrounded by greenery and nature. This place is among the most frequented by tourists, but above all by those who love nature and meditation.
Sutri - Archaeological Sites Mitreo in grotta naturale The Mithraeus in the natural cave of Sutri was a place of worship dedicated to the god Mitra dating back to the 1st — 2nd century. During the fourth century the Mithraeum was Christianized and its central tombstone was removed. In the period between the 13th — 14th century it was transformed into the church of the Madonna del Parto.
Viterbo - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Castel d'Asso The Tower of Castel d'Asso is located in the province of Viterbo, on a hilly terrain. The settlements in this area date back to the Etruscan era. In fact, the Tower is a ruin of the ancient necropolis, on which the castle was then built. It is currently open to the public and open to the public.
Viterbo - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Santa Rosa Rebuilt in 800, it houses the relics of the saint. Known for the Machine of Santa Rosa, a bell tower 30 meters high and weighing 5 tons, which during the procession is brought on the back in the streets of the town.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Penitenzieri Palazzo dei Penitenzieri is located in Rome. It was built by Cardinal Domenico Della Rovere in 1480. It has a construction of the fifteenth-century model of Palazzo Venezia with the tower on the left, the Guelph cross windows and a courtyard on two levels with a well in the center. Inside there are frescoes from the 500. Today the palace is the seat of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Casa di Amore e Psiche The Domus of Love and Psyche was built in the second quarter of the fourth century. It got its name from a small statuary group with Love and Psyche found in one of the bedrooms. On the central setting, there is a small garden with a monumental fountain. The whole building is special and is very interesting to visit.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Madama Villa Madama is a suburban villa on the model of Roman villas. The villa was built after 1517 at the behest of Giulio de Medici. In the courtyard there is a formal garden, an amphitheater and a terrace, with a beautiful view of the Tiber. Nowadays it is used as the representative headquarters of the President of the Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Spagna Palazzo di Spagna was built in 1653 by A.del Grande and F.Borromini. The façade is modest and consists of three balconies. The palace is the residence of the Spanish Embassy. In front of the palace is the figure of the Virgin.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Venezia Palazzo Venezia was built between 1455 and 1467 in Rome. The building represents the Renaissance model of the architect Leon Battisti Alberti. In addition, in the building there are rich collections derived from the former Kircherian Museum and Castel Sant'Angelo. The artistic material is composed of works from the Middle Ages and Renaissance such as porcelain, silver, bronzes, sacred furnishings, paintings, ivories, weapons and crystals. The museum collects both Italian and foreign productions.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi, built by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, is located in Rome, on the Quirinale hill. The art gallery includes more than 500 paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works of art by artists, such as Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, Nicolas Poussin, Botticelli, Lorenzo Lotto, Guido Reni and other artists of the Renaissance-Baroque period. The building is located in the place where the remains of the Baths of Constantine were found.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Celimontana Villa Celimontana was founded in 1553 by the noble Mattei Family. The villa is a public park in Rome, which contains numerous finds from various eras and origins. Today this villa, now a park, is open to the public who can admire it in all its splendor, along with all the works that are inside it.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Adriana The villa is a remarkable complex of classical buildings built by emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D. Its blend of architectural elements from Egypt, Greece and Rome makes it a unique heritage. Among the impressive buildings we can find the Maritime Museum and the Hall of the Philosophers. A beautiful spot in the grounds to visit is the Vale of Tempe, the legendary haunt of the goddess Diana.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo delle Belle Arti Palazzo delle Belle Arti was built by the architect Cesare Bazzani in 1911. It was damaged during the World War II conflict and was later restored. It is characterized by a solemn classic façade and a porch on binate columns. Today the institution is configured as an art gallery of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Collegio Romano The Roman College was built from 1582 to 1584 at the behest of Gregory XIII Boncompagni. It was also the scene of the debates between Galileo and Segneri. It was the seat of the Kircherian Museum, of which also today it supports part of the collection. To date, the eastern wing of the building welcomes the headquarters of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, instead, the second wing that overlooks the homonymous square houses the High School Ennio Quirino Classico Visconti.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Montecitorio Palazzo Montecitorio is the building where the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic is located. The construction of the building was commissioned to Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Innocent X in 1953. The idea was to create a residence for the Ludovisi family. After the Unification of Italy, the building houses the Chamber of Deputies and for this reason new classrooms were built.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Isola Farnese The Farnese Castle dates back to the 13th century and is located in the city of Rome. It was built by the Orsini family and passed in the 16th century, under the ownership of the Farnese family. Inside it was built the baronial palace, which dates back to the early Middle Ages, and owes its current form to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. It is currently in excellent condition and is open to the public.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Cancelleria The Palazzo della Cancelleria is located in Rome in Piazza della Cancelleria. The palace was built for Cardinal Riario and is an example of Renaissance architecture in Rome. In 1517 it became the seat of the Apostolic Chancellery. In the building there is a fresco that Giorgio Vasari made in just 100 days. In the 17th century, a small private theater was built by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and, then, was transformed into the center of Rome's musical life.
Rome - Monuments Arco di Trionfo di Constantino The Arch of Constantine is the largest triumphal arch (6.5 meters long and 11.45 meters high) and is located near the Colosseum, in Rome. The monument was erected to celebrate the victory of Constantine I in the battle of Ponte Milvio against Maxentius, which took place on 28 October 312 AD and possesses considerable historical and artistic importance. The construction of the arch was made with marble for the pylons, while the attic was made of masonry, also covered in marble.
Rome - Monuments Colonna di Marco Aurelio The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a monument located in Rome and was built between 176 and 192 as a celebration of the victories of the homonymous emperor during the Marcomannic battles. The column has a height of 29.6 meters and consists of a spiral of 19 rocks with a diameter of 3.7 meters entirely covered by bas-reliefs that present scenes of battles won during the wars indicated above .
Rome - Monuments Colonna Traiana The Trajan Column is a monument consisting of 19 colossal blocks weighing almost 40 tons each, has a diameter of 3.83 meters and is 29.78 meters high. A bronze statue of Trajan was placed on the top. It has been a novelty in ancient art and is the point of arrival for the historical Roman relief.
Rome - Monuments Arco di Gallieno The Arch of Gallieno was built by Tarquinio Prisco in the 6th century. It is located inside the Rione Esquilino district of Rome and is also known as Porta Esquilino. According to history, during the time of Emperor Augustus, the neighborhood around the Arch of Gallieno was among the most lively and populous in the city of Rome.
Rome - Monuments Obelisco di Axum The Obelisk of Axum comes from the homonymous city and was built between the first and fourth century AD by Egyptian artists. It was placed in Rome in October 1937 after a long journey, where hundreds of Italian soldiers had been hired for transport. For its construction, metal wedges were used that strengthened the obelisk from the inside. Despite the fact that the Obelisk was returned to Ethiopia in 2005, only in 2008, a construction site was started to rebuild the stele, and this thanks to Italian funds.
Rome - Monuments Arco di Giano The Arch of Janus is an arch with four arches located in the city of Rome. The square-plan building dates back to the fourth century, has a height of 16 m and is built on four pillars. The meaning of the name of this bow is covered passage. In Roman times it was used as shelter by merchants who crowded the Forum.
Rome - Monuments Arco di Tito The Arch of Titus is dedicated to Emperor Titus in memory of the Jewish war made by himself in Galilee. The Arch has only one arch located in the western part of the Forum of Rome. The monument not only presents a detachment from the Hellenic architectural model, but is characterized by important innovations both from a structural and artistic point of view.
Rome - Monuments Monumento a San Francesco d'assisi The Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi was inaugurated in 1927 on the occasion of the seventh century since the death of the Saint. The monument was designed by the sculptor Giuseppe Tonnini. The statue represents the saint with his arms facing up and his hands straight towards the Basilica of St. John. Behind the statue are also noted the followers who accompanied him to the meeting with Pope Innocent lll. You can also read on the monument the verses of the song of the Paradise of the Divine Comedy through which the description of the figure of the Saint was made.
Rome - Monuments Orologio ad acqua The Water Clock is a monument dating back to the end of the 18th century. This monument was designed by Father Giovanni Battista Embriaco. It is located in Viale dell'Orologio, next to a pond, and consists of four dials. The water under the structure allows the pendulum to be set in motion, also loading the ringer through the filling of two basins.
Rome - Monuments Quirinale The Quirinale Palace, since 1946 is the official residence of the President of the Republic. The building is located on the homonymous hill of Rome and several Italian artists contributed to its realization, among them also Pietro da Cortona. For a long time it was the summer residence of the pontiff and from 1870 it became the royal palace of the Savoy and then later moved to the service of the Head of the Italian Republic.
Rome - Monuments Fosse Ardeatine March 1944, German troops shot 335 Italian soldiers and civilians in the Fosse Ardeatine. This massacre took place as a retaliation to an attack that had struck and killed 33 German soldiers by the partisans and members of the Italian Patriotic Action Group. After World War II, in memory of the Italian military killed in this massacre, a monument was inaugurated in 1949.
Rome - Monuments Monumento Naturale Galeria Antica The Galeria Antica Natural Monument is part of the history of the ancient city of Galeria, which had its thriving development from the Middle Ages until the 17th century. The city was uninhabited for more than two centuries, but we know it was built on a tuff spur and surrounded by the waters of the Arrone River. Between greenery and lush vegetation there are some monuments such as the church of Sant'Andrea, the grinding wheel and the ancient fortress.
Rome - Monuments Piramide Cestia The Pyramid Cestia is part of one of the funerary monuments present in the first century BC in Rome and is located along the Via Ostiense. Politician Caio Cestio had arranged in his will to have his own tomb built in pyramidal form within 330 days of the arrangement. The structure of the monument, which we can still observe even today, is more than 36 meters high and has a base of 29 meters. The core is composed of a brick curtain and on the outside we can see that the pyramid is covered with marble slabs.
Rome - Monuments Arco di Settimio Severo The Arch of Septimius Severus, was built in 203. The bow is dedicated to the Emperor Septimius and his children, Caracalla and Geta. The style of the reliefs, is rather of a narrative character. The story includes war scenes, victories, gods, Roman soldiers with prisoners etc. the exterior of the arch is clad in marble. It is the oldest arch in Rome that has columns free and not leaning against the pylons.
Rome - Monuments Castel Fusano Vicus Augustanus Laurentium Castel Fusano dates back to the second century BC. At that time it was in vogue to erect luxurious residences for the Roman elite resembling those of the Hellenistic tradition. The “out of town” residences became an instrument of ostentation of political power and symbol of social prestige, built on the outskirts of the city, in very beautiful and evocative places.
Rome - Monuments Gianicolo The Gianicolo is part of one of the hills of Rome whose height is eighty-eight meters. The name comes from the god Janus who would have founded a town known as Ianiculum. It was connected to the city of Rome in the era of Anco Marzio, through the Sublicio Bridge from where the ancient road coming from ancient Etruria passed. Particularity of the Gianicolo is a singular cannon that shoots hello at noon.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta Ardeatina The Ardeatina Gate is part of one of the gates that opened in the Aurelian Walls in Rome. Its characteristic is that it has present, both inside and outside of its wall, a piece of paved road from the Roman era, of which the signs of the wagons that passed there are visible. On the inside of the walls a tomb was found probably wanted by the Emperor Aurelian who, among other things, wanted to accelerate the construction of the walls by enclosing pre-existing structures.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta Magica The Magic Gate was part of the secondary entrance to the villa of the Marquis Massimiliano Palombara in Rome. It consists of a marble frame with engravings and on its sides are two statues that are not part of the original work, but were added later referring to the Egyptian god Bez. This airtight door is currently crossing the gardens of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele and stopping at the corner facing the church of S. Eusebius. The door is in excellent condition.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Pancrazio Porta San Pancrazio is located in the Gianicolensi walls and was built between 1854 and 1857 by the architect Virginio Vespignani. It was built on the ruins of the door built by Marcantonio De Rossi in 1648 and in 1951 the Museum dedicated to the Roman Republic of 1849 and to the Garibaldina tradition was built. There are two sections on display: that of the History Garibaldina Risorgimentale and the History and Events of the Italian Partisan Division Garibaldina.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Tor San Michele Tor San Michele was built at the behest of Pius V who decided to dedicate it to its protector, the Archangel Saint Michael. It was built to replace Tor Boacciana, the seat of the papal customs. It was decided to proceed with the construction of the new tower following the overflow of the Tiber, which occurred in 1557. Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned to build the tower, but he did not finish the project, as, after his death the task passed to Giovanni Lippi. Until the 19th century the tower was used as a lookout and later became a lighthouse.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Borgia The Torre dei Borgia was erected in the twelfth century and belonged to the Cesarini first, and to the Margani later. In fact, we still find the coat of arms of the family to which it belonged above the louver. Currently, this tower is today a bell tower, precisely that of the Church of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti. The construction has a square base and a compact brick grinding wheel. At the end of the fifteenth century, a crowning with travertine beccatelli was added to her.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre Boacciana The Boacciana Tower was built on what were some Roman ruins, or rather on the ancient lighthouse of Traiano in Ostia. The construction was used by the Babaciani family, from which the name Boacciana then derives, as a sighting point of the sea at the entrance of the river. In 1557 the tower ceased its coastal defence activity due to the advancement of the coastline.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Margani The Torre dei Margani dates back to the twelfth century and was the property of the Roman family of the Margani who, in 1305, obtained this building from the then owner Andrea Mellini. The structure is divided on three floors and rises on the base of an ancient Roman portico. On the façade are set fragments that symbolize a floral motif and an eagle of Roman origin. There were many additions during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries such as, for example, the garden veranda located on the right of the same tower.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Da Ponte This Tower is close to Castel Sant'Angelo. When it was built, it was positioned at a strategic point for controlling the River Tiber. According to some testimonies it is assumed that the Tower is actually a remainder of a castle that could have been built in the 13th century.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre Anguillara The Anguillara Tower and the adjacent palace date back to the 13th century. Count Everso II had several of its parts rebuilt in 1455 and later the palace passed to Alessandro Picciolotti from Carbognano, namely the one who was the vassal of the Anguillara. After a renovation by the architect Fallani in 1902, the tower was made, especially in battlements. Since 1921 the complex was under the directives of the Dante study company “Casa Dante”.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Mura di Rocca Savella Diroccato The Walls of Rocca Savella are located in the romantic Parco degli Aranci in Rome and are the walls that overlook the Clivo di Rocca Savella. These walls are part of the fascinating medieval castle started by Cencio Camerario and ended in the thirteenth century at the time of St. Francis and San Domenico. The Fortress stopped playing the role of fortification in the sixteenth century and later became a garden enclosed by the walls.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Paolo Porta San Paolo is one of the doors of the Aurelian Walls built by the Emperor Aurelian in 275 AD. which was reached through the Via Ostiense. Originally it was built on two twin arches with two semi-circular towers. Below, several restorations changed its appearance by establishing an entrance arch and an arched door. Inside we can find the Museum of the Via Ostiene which offers visitors an illustration of the topography of the territory between Rome and Ostia.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella The Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella was built in the years from 30 — 20 BC, at the point where the lava flow expelled from the Colli Albani, in the Via Appia stopped. It is a monumental tomb erected for a Roman noblewoman, Cecilia Metella, of whom only her degree of kinship with some men of great importance from ancient Rome is known. In fact, the tomb is an interpretation of celebration of the prestigious family in which it took part, that of Quinto Cecilio Metello.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Papito The Papito Tower dates back to the fourteenth century by the Papareschi and, after several demolitions of adjacent buildings, in 1941 it remained isolated as it appears now. With the restoration works of Antonio Muñoz, the doors that were on the ground floor were closed and, subsequently, a small porch in medieval style was also built. Some coats of arms of Roman families were also walled up, for example of the Boccamazzi.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre delle Milizie The Tower of Milizie dates back to the 13th century and is one of the best preserved noble towers in Rome. It was built by the architect Marchionne Aretino and, after several passages to noble families in Rome, it was declared a national monument in 1911. Antonio Muñoz made some restorations in the following years and, from 1927, the Tower became part of the Mercati di Trajan complex.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Sebastiano The San Sebastiano Gate is part of the defensive walls of the Aurelian Walls and is one of the best preserved. It was called the Appian Gate and only in Christian times was it renamed “Porta San Sebastiano” because the way leads to the basilica and catacombs of San Sebastiano. The current appearance is due to the honorian makeover when the door was designed with only one fornice, while in the initial construction there were two.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Conti The Tower of Counts was erected in 1238 at the behest of Pope Innocent III who had it built for his family, the Counts of Segni. Built on the structure of one of the four exedras of the portico of the Temple of Peace, it was covered with travertine slabs of the Imperial Forums. The building was also nicknamed “Torre Maggiore” due to the fact that it exceeded fifty meters in height. Today, the building is almost halved or twenty-nine meters in height following the earthquake of 1348 and others in subsequent periods.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta Maggiore The Porta Maggiore originates from the Claudio Aqueduct. It was built in 52 and was made of rustic rusticated. Later the door was included in the route of the Aurelian Walls. The construction owes its name to the fact that from there you could go to Santa Maria Maggiore. In its vicinity we can admire a rich collection of ancient finds: hypogeums, some funeral monuments and an underground basilica.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Minerva Medica The Temple of Minerva Medica was built in the fourth century AD in the area that had previously belonged to the Emperor Gallieno. Its structure has a decagonous plant and a part of the majestic dome that unfortunately collapsed in 1828. There were semicircular niches and arched windows stood above them. Today, only brick masonry remains of the monument and some parts of the dome decorated with mosaics.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Basilica Iulia The Basilica Iulia was built by Giulio Caesar in 54 BC and is located on an area previously occupied by the Basilica Sempronia. The Basilica was for civil use and served at the same time as a court, a trade exchange and a headquarters for commercial contacts. The Centumviri resided in the inner nave, the 105 members who made up the old Roman court. Nowadays, only a few remains remain of the old building.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Fori Imperiali The Imperial Forums were built by Roman emperors and included a series of monumental squares built between 46 BC and 113 AD. centuries a political, economic and religious center of the city, but it has never had a unitary character. The forum complex is of great cultural value.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio dei Castori The Temple of the Beavers or the Dioscuri is located near the Basilica Giulia, in the area of ancient Rome. The construction of the Temple was started by the dictator Aulo Postumio Albino, in memory of the apparition of the Dioscuri, to signal the Roman victory over the Latins in the battle of Lake Regillo in 499 BC Temple was composed on the front of eight Corinthian columns fluted with pario marble, while on the sides it was formed by eleven columns. In the past it was a meeting place for the Senate and from 160 BC, in front of the temple, an important court was established.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Scavi di Ostia Antica The remains of the Ostia Antica are to be attributed to the fourth king of Rome, Anco Marzio who decided to exploit the salt pans at the mouth of the Tiber from 620 BC. The first settlement took place at the beginning of the 4th century BC, when a fortress was built with powerful tuff walls and rectangular plan. This military camp was given the name of Ostia, which means the mouth of the river, thus becoming also a river port.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe They are ancient subterranean burial areas, Jewish and Christian, outside the walls of the city. They date back from the second century to the fifth A.D. Among the most important catacombs are those of Praetextatus, San Sebastiano, San Callisto and the Jewish Catacombs of the Villa Torlonia.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe Santa Domitilla The Catacombs of Santa Domitilla, a Christian cemetery in ancient Rome date back to the 3rd century. It is the largest cemetery of its kind in the ancient city and are also known as the catacombs of Saints Nereo and Achilleo. The catacombs were composed of ambulacres excavated entirely that develop on four levels for an extension of 15 km, on which more than 150,000 frescoed burials were placed.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Antonio e Faustina The Temple of Antonio and Faustina dates back to 141 AD and is a monument erected by Antonio Pio to his wife Faustina, after his death. The Temple has a staircase, as well as columns about 17 meters high in white marble that represented the majesty of the façade. In the eleventh century the Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda was established inside the building and, after various adventures, it was destroyed and rebuilt again in 1602.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Circo Massimo It was the largest stadium of the ancient Rome, popular for its chariot races. Its first wooden structure was built in 329 BC, but a fire destroyed it. Emperor Augustus rebuilt it and added a large obelisk as decoration, today visible in Piazza del Popolo. The Circus became a stone construction, the Marble Stadium, more than 600m long and 150m wide during Trajan reign.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe San Callisto (II sec) The catacombs of San Callisto are part of a vast community catacombal network from the end of the second century AD and are located in Via Appia Antica. The catacombs are named after Pope Martyr St. Callisto born in 217 and died in 222. Of the above ground structures are visible only two apsided funerary buildings that are the eastern and western trichòra. Along one of the galleries open the cubicles called “of the Sacraments” where the oldest paintings of the catacombs are preserved.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Terme di Caracalla They are located in the southeast area of the ancient Rome center. The Baths were built during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, whose nickname was Caracalla, in 212 AD and works to complete them lasted five years. This structure was not only a bathing house. It was a complex of libraries, art galleries, restaurants and gymnasium, famous for its interiors with floors and walls covered in mosaics and amazing fountains and statues.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Santa Prisca The Mithraeus of Santa Prisca was discovered in 1934 and is located in the homonymous church below the Aventine in Rome. Initially, the mitreum was planted on a pre-existing private house, dating back to the first century AD. The construction of the mitraeum dates back to the second century AD and consisted of several underground rooms covered with a vault barrel. The main environment of the mitraeum is a rectangular room of 11.25 meters long by about four in width. On both sides there are counters on which the participants probably took place.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mercati Traianei The Trajan Markets are located between the Forum of Trajan and the Quirinal Hill. The construction, which dates back to the second century AD, was designed by the architect Apollodoro from Damascus and inaugurated by Trajan. The complex consists of a public building, the Ulpia Basilica, the Trajan Column, two libraries and a temple. The facade of the Traianean Markets consists of two floors, made of bricks. The Trajan Markets can be considered the first shopping centers. Inside them, apart from the markets, you can also visit the Palatine Museum.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Traiano The Forum of Trajan was built between 107 and 112 AD, at the behest of the Emperor Trajan and inaugurated in 112 AD. The complex of 300 meters long and 185 meters wide included the square with a floor consisting of white marble slabs, a statue representing Trajan, a colonnade porch on both long sides and a large semi-circular living room. The Forum of Trajan, represents the last built and the largest of the Imperial Forums of Rome.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino: Domus Flavia Domus Flavia is part of what was Domitian's Palace in the Palatine Hill area in Rome. The building was built by the architect Rabirio in the late 1st century, but the complex was discovered only in the 18th century. To access the Domus Flavia, it was enough to introduce yourself from the octagonal classroom that entered the center of the building, which was rectangular or rather peristyle and at the center of which there was a fountain.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Auditorium di Mecenate The Mecenate Auditorium is an ancient architecture located in Largo Leopardi. The monument was discovered in 1874, during the excavation work for the construction of the new Esquilino district. It is a rectangular semi-underground classroom decorated with paintings and frescoes made in the first century BC. Today it is a site managed by the Municipality of Rome and can be visited by reservation.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Cesare The Forum of Caesar is the first of the Imperial Forums. Work on its construction began in 54 BC, and concluded in 46 BC. The forum was presented as a long square surrounded by colonnades with two naves, closed from the front of the temple of Venus. Parent. Tourists are fascinated by visiting this complex.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Area Sacra di Largo Argentina The Sacred Area of Largo Torre Argentina is a square located in the Campo Marzio area of Rome. The name comes from the Torre Argentina and was named so by a master of papal ceremonies, Johannes Burckardt. The archaeological site was discovered during the construction work of 1926 — 1928, and, in the area, the remains of four temples were discovered, representing one of the most important archaeological complexes of the republican age.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di Pretestato The Catacombs of Pretested are located on the left side of Via Appia in Rome. Their main nucleus is composed of a long tunnel adapted to a hypogeum tomb that is called spelunca magna. It was excavated in the 2nd century and was used below as a cemetery in the 3rd century. It is very rich in monuments and was used for the burials of characters from the Senatorium aristocracy and the imperial family.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino The Palatine Hill is located between the Velabro and the Roman Forum and is one of the seven hills of Rome. According to legend, Rome originated on the Palatine Hill and recent excavations testify that it had been populated as early as 1000 BC. Romulus chose this place to found the city, and the Romuli house was actually one hut located in the northwest corner of the hill, where Augustus' house was then built. The site is now a great open-air museum and can be visited during the day.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Casa di Livia The House of Livia is close to the Magna Mater. The building preserves frescoes dating back to the last quarter of the first century and is one of the few Republican homes left on the Palatine Hill.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Antiquarium di Santa Prisca The Antiquarium Di Santa Prisca is located in Via di Santa Prisca in Rome. It is a beautiful place with cultural values, in which, remains of epigraphs and sculptural finds have been found. The Antiquarium is present in the category of historical monuments by the Geodruid Rome 2013 guide.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Necropoli Santa Rosa The Necropolis was discovered in 2003 in the Vatican City and is part of the Roman necropolis of via Triumphalis. The construction dates from 23 BC to 337 and contained lower class tombs, freedoms and slaves. Of great interest are the plates and stars with inscriptions indicating the craft or place of origin of the buried characters.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe Santi Marcellino e Pietro The Catacombs of Saints Marcellino and Pietro are located in the basement of the parish of Santi Marcellino and Pietro in Via Casilina in Rome. It is part of a complex called Ad Duas Lauros ('to the Two Laurels'), probably due to the presence of two laurel trees found on this site. The period of the construction of these catacombs can be placed at the time of the persecution of Diocletian.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ruspoli The structure has a severe late-Renaissance and symmetrical system, visible from the windows on three floors. Inside the staircase, designed by Martino Longhi the Younger, leads to the main floor, where the gallery is covered with frescoes of mythological and allegorical scenes by Jacopo Zucchi and is adorned with ancient busts. Palazzo Ruspoli, organizes exhibitions and events of great artistic and cultural importance.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Madama It is the seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic and takes its name from Margherita of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V, who married Alessandro dei Medici. After the death of all the members of dei Medici, Pope Benedict XIV made it the seat of papal Government. Rooms of great interest to visit are: Sala Maccari, Sala Italia, Sala del Risorgimento, Sala dello Struzzo, Sala Cavour.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Brancaccio The Brancaccio Palace was built in 1880 in Rome. It is a historic building, beautiful both in the indoor and outdoor rooms with the garden of centuries-old plants and trees. The villa has an original classic style furniture of the time with tapestries, rugs, crystal chandeliers, brocades and lace.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Torlonia Palazzo Torlonia began to be built in 1500 by Andrea Bregno. The building was donated by the Cardinal to Henry VIII in 1505 and became the first seat of the British Embassy. The main façade has a Renaissance structure, divided into three orders and consists of two floors of seven windows each. The large eighteenth-century arch portal opens onto a harmonious courtyard with an elegant porch attributed to Raphael, adorned with statues and in the bottom by two large nineteenth-century fountains.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Boncompagni The Boncompagni Palace also known as Palazzo Margherita, was built between 1886 and 1890 by Gaetano Koch. It consists of three floors and the location and style make it unique. On the ground floor there are 12 windows while on the first and second floor there are 15 windows. In the garden of the palace there are also two buildings dating back to the nineteenth century that belonged to the Boncompagni family. From 1931 to today it is home to the Embassy of the United States of America.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Lateranense The Lateran Palace is a building complex that includes the Papal Apartment, the government offices of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican Museums, the Vatican Apostolic Library, as well as more than 1. 000 rooms. Since the beginning of the 4th century, it has been the main residence of the popes, for about a thousand years. The Lateran fortified complex created a citadel around the Papal Palace, including the Cathedral and the Baptistery.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Giulio II The Castle of Giulio II is a building symbol of Renaissance military architecture. The perimeter system that characterizes the architectural structure connects the main tower to the other two towers. During the period of the pontificate of Giulio II, the strategic and military value of the structure was partly reduced by the addition of residential environments, in which traces of frescoes can still be found of the time attributable to Baldassarre Peruzzi.
Rome - Historic Centres Domus Area It was built by Nero after the fire of the 64 AD. Gold, jewels and gems adorned most of its rooms, as well as statues plundered from Greece and Asia Minor. The entrance was located on the Via Sacra and the house extended along the valley where later was built the Flavian amphitheatre. In the heart of the structure was the huge statue of Nero realized by Zenodoros, about 30 meters high.
Rome - Bridges Ponte Fabricio The Fabricio Bridge is the oldest in Rome and connects the Tiberina Island to the left bank of the Tiber. It originally replaced another wooden bridge and the current structure was erected in 62 BC by Lucio Fabricio or by the “curator viarum”. In ancient times, the bridge was also called “Lapideus” due to a restoration carried out by the consul Emilio Lepido. Over the course of two thousand years it has preserved both its function and the structure of origin.
Rome - Bridges Ponte Rotto The Rotto Bridge was built in 214 BC, by Manlio Emilio Lepido, and was the first masonry bridge in the city of Rome. Also known as 'Pons Aemilius', it changed its name many times over the centuries. The 1598 flood destroyed three of the six arches and the bridge was no longer rebuilt. Currently, there is only one sixteenth-century arch left, resting on the original pylons of the 2nd century BC.
Rome - Viewpoints Monte Cavo It rises on the Alban Hills in a hilly area of volcanic origin, it is the highest peak and reaches almost a thousand meters.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di San Sebastiano The origins of the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian are pagan, later these structures became Christian cemeteries. The complex consists of numerous galleries, extended in a length of 12 km. The origins date back to the first century AD. The transition from a pagan cemetery to the Christian cemetery took place gradually. The catacombs are built of stone and mortar.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Case SS. Giovanni e Paolo The Roman houses SS Giovanni and Paolo are the rest of a Roman residential complex of the homonymous Basilica below. These houses were discovered in the '800, by the then rector of the Basilica, Father Stanislaus, digging over twenty rooms of which thirteen are frescoed. The latter were made at different times.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro Romano: Portico Medioevale The Medieval Portico of the Roman Forum stands among those that were the Basilica of Maxentius and the Temple of Romulus. In its walls we can see engravings left on the mortar beds, which give the construction a formal regularity. During the excavations of the building were also found some parts of the sidewalk of the Via Sacra and fragments of a fresco, which probably belonged to a Republican house.
Rome - Parks and nature reserves Bioparco The Zoological Garden of Rome was founded in 1908 with the task of creating a place of attraction for all visitors for a wonderful wildlife collection. The Zoo was inaugurated in 1911 and, moreover, was built by Carl Hagenbeck who had already opened, in turn, the famous Stellingen Zoo, in Hamburg. In 1935 Raffaele De Vico's enlargement work was completed and the two new areas of the Great Aviary and the Reptilary opened.
Rome - Parks and nature reserves Giardini di Villa Borghese It’s a large park to the north of the centre of Rome. It takes its name from Villa Boghese building that houses the Galleria Borghese. To see the Pincio Gardens, the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and the Bioparco to the north.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Pinacoteca The Vatican Art Gallery was inaugurated and built by the architect Luca Beltrami on 27 October 1932, according to the directives of Pius XI. It is located in a part of the nineteenth-century Square Garden, considered suitable for ensuring the best lighting conditions. The idea of a Pinacoteca was born after the fall of Napoleon in 1817, with the following return to the State of the Church of the works he belongs to. Currently there are 460 paintings arranged in eighteen rooms with works from the twelfth century to the 19th century.
Rome - Museums Galleria Borghese Galleria Borghese, contains the works of painting and sculpture by the collector and Cardinal Scipione, son of Ortensia Borghese. Inside the gallery rooms, there are works from the 15th century to the 18th century including Bernini's “Apollo and Daphne “and “David with the Head of Goliath “by Caravaggio. The building is one of the most visited galleries in Rome given the majestic collection of considerable artistic value.
Rome - Museums Istituto di Patologia del Libro The Central Institute of Book Pathology was established in 1938 and since then it has been managed by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. His field is to study the damages that the book material can suffer. In the rooms of the Museum we can find the history of the book, its production and the causes or damages due to the deterioration of paper material. Today, this institution is open to the public.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Santa Balbina The Tower of Santa Balbina is located in the garden of the church of Santa Balbina, in the Adventino in Rome. It was created to defend against looting, as the hill in which the church stood was an area very isolated from the others. The Tower is made of brick and, still, we work to bring it back to its original appearance since, for many centuries, it was covered with layers of plaster.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Paolo Porta San Paolo is one of the gates of the Aurelian walls built by the Emperor Aurelian in 275 AD. that could be reached through Via Ostiense. Originally it was built on two twin arches with two semi-circular towers. Later, several restorations changed their appearance by establishing an entrance arch and an arched door. Inside we can find the Museum of the Via Ostiene which offers visitors an illustration of the topography of the territory between Rome and Ostia.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre degli Anguillara The Anguillara Tower and the neighboring palace date back to the 13th century. Count Everso II had several of its parts rebuilt in 1455 and later the palace passed to Alessandro Picciolotti from Carbognano, namely the one who was the vassal of the Anguillara. After a renovation by the architect Fallani in 1902, the tower was built, especially in battlements. Since 1921, the complex has been under the directives of the Dante study company “Casa Dante”.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Aquedotto di Nerone The Aqueduct of Nero was built from 54 to 68 AD to supply the eastern part of the nymphaeum of Nero and Lake Domus Aurea with water. The aqueduct has had several renovations over time and the remains of today belong to the renovation carried out by Settimo Severo in 211 AD. still visible in via Domenico Fontana, Piazza S.Giovanni in Laterano, via S.Stefano Rotondo and in Piazza della Navicella.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Grillo The Torre del Grillo was erected in the twelfth century by the Carboni family and belonged in the periods following the Counts. During the 17th century the Grillo purchased the tower from Baldassare dei Conti and crowned it with a stucco frieze with the inscription 'Ex Marchione de Grillis'. Note the irregular plan of the building, which also has numerous windows with white marble frames on the north side.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Capocci The Tower of Capocci was built by the Arcioni family in the Middle Ages and, later, passed to the family of Capocci, of Viterbo origins. The upper part of the Tower consists of brick that can be placed in the twelfth century and the height of the entire building is thirty-six meters. The base of the building is square with seven floors and a terrace bordered by a masonry parapet.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Atrium Vestae The Atrium Vestae known as the House of the Vestals, was the seat of the priestly college of the Vestals of Ancient Rome. The residence of the Vestals became part of it since the second century BC. The current appearance of the complex dates back to the last restoration that occurred after the fire of 191. The rooms are articulated around a porch courtyard inside which there are beautiful fountains.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Santo Stefano Rotondo The Mithraeus of Santo Stefano was built around 180 AD. It is located on the southwestern slopes of Celio, in the underground part of the Church of Santo Stefano. From the excavations emerged the great complex of the Castra Peregrinorum, namely the barracks of provincial armies detached in Rome. Initially, the mitraeum had a rectangular base of about four meters by ten meters and in the following century, breaking down a wall, doubled its size.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Templi di Portuno e di Ercole The Temples of Portuno and Hercules are located in the Forum Boario and are also located a short distance from the ancient Tiberino port. The building that takes the name of Portuno dates back to the fourth century BC and is presented in Ionian style, with four columns on the façade and others in travertine at the pronao. The Temple of Hercules instead dates back to the second century BC and was the second marble building to be built in Rome. Its structure has a circular shape and the columns, which are located around the cell, are made of Carrara marble, due to the restoration in the Tiberina era.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di San Callisto The Catacombs of San Callisto are part of a vast community catacombal network from the end of the second century AD and are located in Via Appia Antica. The catacombs are named after the Pope Martyr, St. Callisto, born in 217 and died in 222. Dozens of martyrs, 16 popes and many Christians found burial in them. Along one of the galleries open the cubicles called “of the Sacraments” where the oldest paintings of the catacombs are preserved.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro degli Scipioni The Sepulchre of the Scipioni dates back to the beginning of the 3rd century BC, by Consul Cornelio Scipione Barbato. In fact, its sarcophagus was located in front of the entrance to the monument and, currently, it can be observed in the Vatican Museums. The tomb was excavated in the tuff itself of the hill and its structure is in a square plan with pillars that divide it into six galleries. In the walls of the galleries, niches were created for sarcophagi built with tuff slabs and square blocks.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Portico d'Ottavia The Portico d'Octavia is a construction that dates back to the second century BC. The complex was built at the behest of the Emperor Augustus who dedicated it to his sister Octavia. It is located in the territory where before the ancient portico of Metello was located and included the temple of Juno Queen and Jupiter Stator as well as a Curia and several libraries. In 80 it was damaged by fire and was rebuilt by Septimius Severus. In the Middle Ages, a fish market was built on the remains of the portico complex and the church S. Angelo.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Zona archeologica Ostia Antica The Osta Antica Archaeological Zone takes the name of Ostia, or rather Bocca del Fiume, as it is where the Tiber ended its course before it leaved into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The river changed its course in 1575 to sag north. This area was inhabited in remote times and played a military role. In addition, Ostia represented the coexistence of different races and cultures.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Terme di Diocleziano The Baths of Diocletian are a spa built in Rome between 298 AD and 306 AD. It is one of the largest spas ever built in Rome where up to 3000 people were welcomed. Part of the thermal baths were also the frigidarium, the tepidarium and the calidarium, used by Michelangelo for the construction of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Christian Martyrs. In 1889 it became the original seat of the National Roman Museum, where you can visit the great tomb of the Platorini and that coming from the Necropolis of Via Portuense.
Rome - Libraries and archives Biblioteca Vaticana It is the library of the Holy See located in Vatican City. Pope Nicholas V located the library in the Vatican in 1448 displaying in it Greek, Latin and Hebrew codices. Today, it has 75,000 codices, the most important collections of historical texts.
Rome - Lighthouses and observation points Colle Palatino It is one of the famous seven hills of Rome located between the Circus Maximus, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Emperors Augustus, Cicero and Marc Antony lived on this hill while in the Middle Age many churches and convents were built on this area. Many the ruins found here: the remains of the Stadium of Domitian’s Palace, the Site of the Domus Flavia, the Temple of Apollo and the Temple of Cybele.
Rome - Walls, towers and gates Torre degli Annibaldi The Tower of the Annibaldi was annexed to the complex of S. Maria in Monasterio, granted by Honorius III to the Counts of Tuscolo who entrusted it to the Hannibalds. After the building of S. Maria in Monasterio fell into ruins, the Tower passed to the Maronites. The construction rests on a Roman base developing in brick at the top. On the southwestern side there is a semi-circular compartment that connected the different floors.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Arco di Tito The Arch of Titus was built in 81 AD by the Roman Senate for honor of Emperor Titus after his death. It is a triumphal arch with a single arch on whose façade you can see four semi-columns in marble. It is mainly structured in marble, but has an inner core in cement and a travertine plinth. It is the symbolic monument of the Flavian era
Rome - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro di Marco Virgilio Eurisace The tomb of Eurisace dates back to the first century BC and is a monumental tomb of Marco Virgil Eurisace, a Roman baker and his wife. The property is located near Porta Maggiore and was located in the homonymous square, between Termini Station and the Church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. The monument is made of travertine and is adorned with characteristic elements, such as bags and mouths of doli.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Excubitorium VII Coorte dei Vigili del Fuoco The Excubitorium VII Fire Brigade Cohort was discovered in 1865 and obtained towards the end of the 2nd century AD. The complex is located in the interior of a private house and has a large classroom where they come from preserved traces of the lararium decorated and dedicated to the guarding genius of the brigade. Inside it, we find numerous graffiti, which are the testimony of the daily lives of the same.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino: Domus Augustana The Domus Augustana was part of the private building of the Domitian Palace and was close to the Domus Flavia, on the Palatine Hill. The construction that dates from 81 to 92, was the work of the architect Rabiro. But the discovery of the building took place much later and precisely in the 18th century. The building was divided into two different levels and formed by small rooms and various peristiles.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro Romano It was the heart of commerce, business and religion of the ancient Rome. The main monuments to see in the Forum are the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Saturn, Temple of Vesta, the Church of San Luca e Martina all located along the Via Sacra.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Augusto The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial Forums of Rome and was built for the will of Augustus. It was located in a rectangular square with arcades next to it. The building was isolated from the popular district of the Suburra by a wall, 33 meters high, in blocks of peperino and gabina stone. In medieval times, the podium was occupied by the church of San Basilio, which is no longer found.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio della Fortuna Virile The Temple of Manly Fortune was built in the 2nd — I century BC and was identified as the Temple of Portunus, or the protector God of the river port located near it. Built on a podium from the Republican era, it is composed of a pronao with four columns in Ionian travertine. In 872 the building was transformed into the Church of Santa Maria del Secundicerio and, later, into the Church of Santa Maria Egiziaca.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Venere The Temple of Venus was built by Hadrian and inaugurated in 135 AD on what was the statue of Nero in the Domus Aurea. Built on an artificial terrace, it had on the sides a porch with forty-four columns in gray granite, as well as, in the center, a propyleum. The building features the rooms dedicated to the goddess Rome and the one dedicated to Venus, which was located on the side of the Colosseum.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino Domus Tiberiana The Domus Tiberiana was the first imperial palace on the Palatine Hill. The building was built by Emperor Tiberius on the west of the hill. Above are the Farnesian Gardens of the 500 and, until today, only the edge of the area has been explored, while the central area remains unexplored yet. The surrounding areas remain unvisible, while a group of 18 rectangular rooms dating back to the era of Nero has been preserved. In the 8th century AD the Domus Tiberiana was used as the residence of Pope John VII.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Carcere Mamertino The Mamertino Prison, or otherwise known as Tulliano, is the oldest prison in Rome. The Tullian consists of two floors of caves, of which the oldest dates back to the VIII-VII century BC. According to legend, the Mamertino prison was the place where the first Pope of Rome was imprisoned, while According to Christianity, it was the place of detention of the Apostle Peter. The place is located below the Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami, where in Roman times, justice was administered.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Apollo Sosiano The Temple of Apollo Sosiano was located near the Teatro Marcello in Rome and was inaugurated in 431 BC. It is called the Temple of Apollo Sosiano in the name of the Consul Gaio Sosio, who totally reproduced the building In 32 B.C. Particular of this building was the cell, which inside it had numerous artistic works and in which meetings of the Senate were also held. The monument featured semi-columns that stood at the sides of the cell, as well as having a large podium.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Palazzo Barberini The Mitraeus of Palazzo Barberini dates back to the 3rd century AD, located inside a building from the 2nd century. It was discovered in 1936 during some work on the construction of the Savorgnan building in Brazza. The Mithraeus is particular in that there is a fresco representing Mithra on the bottom and two masonry pallets running parallel along the two long sides, where the faithful sat for the sacred banquet. The Barberini mitreum is one of the best preserved among those we know.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di Priscilla The Catacombs of Priscilla were excavated in the tuff between the 2nd and 5th centuries and the name comes from the women who donated the ground for the construction of the burial area, Donna Priscilla. 35 meters deep and articulated on three levels, the catacombs are home to about 40,000 burials, including many martyrs and six popes.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Acquedotto Vergine The Virgin Aqueduct is the only still functioning Roman aqueduct of ancient Rome. It was inaugurated on 9 June 19 BC to feed the area of Campo Marzio and above all to supply the homonymous spas. The aqueduct collected in an artificial reservoir several pounds and aquiferous veins variously harnessed and was about 20 kilometers long, almost completely underground.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Via Appia It is one of the most ancient roads, built in 312 B.C by Appius Claudius Caecus and spanned 350 miles.Made of large stones, it connected Rome to Brindisi and was a strategic place because it allowed access and trade to the east. Today many important tombs and architecture line its borders: the Christian catacombs, San Sebastian tomb, San Domitilla tomb, San Callixtus tomb. The Via Sacra, a part of the Appian Way, passes through the Roman Forum and borders the Palatine and the Circus Maximum, as well as the Caracalla’s Bath.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Vesta The Temple of Vesta was built in the 4th century BC and was part of the “Atrium Vestae” complex at the Roman Forum. Its characteristic is that it has hosted the 'sacred fire' which was the symbol of the Roman State. The fire was kept in the cell surrounded by twenty Corinthian columns. In the inner cavity, the “pignora civitatis “were preserved, namely the objects sacred to the destinies of Rome.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo dei Congressi The Palazzo dei Congressi is located in Rome and is a project by Adalberto Libera. It was built in 1938 and completed in 1954. Its renovation led to the installation of new multimedia technological equipment and was able to host large projections.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Falconieri Palazzo Falconieri is a 16th-century palace located in Rome. In 1638 Orazio Falconieri commissioned Francesco Borromini to bring it from 8 to 11 spans. There are two large baroque herms with female busts and hawk heads, which are the work of Borromini. On the prospectus overlooking the river is interesting the loggia consisting of three arches dating back to 1646. Of great value are the great staircase and the stuccoes of the ceilings. Today there is the headquarters of the Academy of Hungary, which owns a specialized library with more than 20,000 volumes.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Borghese Palazzo Borghese was the home of the homonymous family in Rome. Its structure has a particular shape, for this reason it is considered one of the four wonders of Rome. The most interesting part of the palace is the garden that is among the most beautiful in all of Rome and hides among the trees, fountains in honor of the gods Venus, Flora and Diana. Very interesting is the third façade, known as “The Harpsichord Keyboard” which is characterized by two unaligned balconies overlooking the garden.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Braschi Palazzo Braschi was built in 1792 on the foundations of what was before Palazzo Orsini. The architect Cosimo Morelli was commissioned by Pope Pius VI to design this palace that was supposed to be a gift to his nephew, Luigi Braschi Onesti. Since 1952, the palace has been home to the Museum of Rome and you can visit the two floors available for visits but unfortunately, renovations and restorations are still underway.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Mattei di Giove Palazzo Mattei di Jupiter was built by Carlo Maderno in 1598. The building was designed for the Marquis of Jupiter Asdrubale Mattei, married to Costanza Gonzaga. It is built on three floors, has facades of late sixteenth-century shapes. The two courtyards and the staircase of the palace are adorned with sculptures, reliefs and ancient vases. The rooms of the palace have painted vaults dating back to the early seventeenth century. The building also houses the State Disco, the Historical Institute for the Modern and Contemporary Age, the Library of Modern and Contemporary History.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Farnese di Isola Farnese The Farnese Castle located in Rome, is a castle from the Middle Ages. The present appearance is due to the work of Cardinal Farnese who transformed the ancient medieval fortress into a stately palace. The castle is in excellent condition and is available to all interested parties.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Giulia Villa Giulia was built by Pope Giulio III Ciocchi Del Monte in 1550-1555. It is one of the most refined and representative examples of the architecture of Mannerism in Rome. On the ground floor there is a portal flanked by two niches, inserted in a triple rusticated arch. The rear facade features the large semicircular portico designed by Ammanati. Many statues in the courtyard and in the Nymphaeum were taken to the Vatican. After having had various uses in 1889 it was finally destined to the Museum of Etruscan Art.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo delle Esposizioni It is the biggest interdisciplinary exhibition area located in the heart of Rome that houses cultural events. It is provided with a 139-seats cinema hall, the Auditorium, the Forum, as well as a café, a restaurant and a bookshop. The palace offers combined services such as art exhibitions, Theatre, books presentations and more events.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Corsini Palazzo Corsini is a Roman palace built in the lower part of Villa Corsini. The palace was built in 1736 by Ferdinando Fuga. In 1883, the palace became the first Italian national gallery. Today it is a headquarters with eight rooms built according to the seventeenth-century use. From 1659 Riario Cristina of Sweden lived in the palace. In 1689 the Queen died there. It is a palace rich in history and is available to all culture lovers.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Lunghezza The Castle of Length is located in the homonymous town in the municipality of Rome. It dates back to the birth of the Roman Republic and was built on Paleolithic remains. Over the centuries it has undergone numerous transformations and has hosted characters such as Jacopone da Todi, Bonifacio VIII, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Caterina De' Medici, the Strozzi family, and Carlo of England. Its structure is classified as a national monument. It is currently in excellent condition, is home to the Imaginary Park and is open to the public.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Sapienza The Palazzo della Sapienza is a historic Roman building with a rectangular plan, and used for public use. It consists of four bodies, two major and two minors with orientation that include a large courtyard. The first architects to deal with the construction were the Florentines Andrea and Santo.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Capranica The palace was erected in 1451 in memory of Cardinal Domenico. Architecture is one of the Romanesque architectural examples of the early Renaissance. It is very similar to Palazzo Venezia with Guelfa cross windows and also retains some Gothic windows. For a long time the palace was transformed into a cinema, bearing the same name.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Medici It is an architectural complex located in the hill of Pincio next to the Trinità dei Monti. In 1576 the building was purchased by dei Medici family and it was the seat of the ambassadors of the Granducato di Toscana. To see its internal façade decorated with many bas reliefs from the Ara Pacis and the gardens.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Farnesina Villa Farnesina is located in front of Palazzo Corsini, in via della Lungara. It was built from 1506 to 1510 for the banker Agostino Chigi. It is one of the most beautiful villas of the Italian Renaissance. The building has a simple design, which harmonizes with the garden. The most important fresco in the room is the work of Raphael “Galatea”. On the upper floor of the villa, there is a beautiful living room of the Perspectives. Today the villa is open to the public and very well preserved.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Cenci The palace was erected in the twelfth century, with a particular architecture. On the façade there are two portals framed by rustic ravines, one of which is surmounted by a coat of arms with the head of Medusa. Currently at Palazzo Cenci there are the offices of the XIV Senator Studies Commission and the offices of the Administration.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Altemps In Palazzo Altemps there are important collections of antiquity and collections of Egyptian works that are testimonies of Egyptian cults in Rome. Inside we can admire Greek and Roman sculptures from the 16th and 17th centuries. The visit of the Palace takes place on two floors arranged around a beautiful courtyard decorated with a monumental fountain. The structure is the best example of urban architecture realized in the Renaissance.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Paolina Bonaparte The Villa Paolina Bonaparte was built in 1822 by the architect Giovanni Lazzarini. The building was built on the shore of the sea in direct contact with nature. The bedrooms and living rooms are all in front of the beach. Villa Paolina is a wonderful villa surrounded by greenery and that tourists can admire in all its splendor.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Margherita Palazzo Margherita was built between 1886 and 1890 by Gaetano Koch for the Prince of Piombino Ludovisi. It was the residence of Queen Margaret until her death in 1926. Only the trees in the villa's garden are left of the original park. The building is the only work existing in Rome by the sixteenth-century sculptor.
Rome - Museums Pinacoteca Vaticana The Vatican Art Gallery was inaugurated and built by the architect Luca Beltrami on 27 October 1932, according to the directives of Pius XI. It is located in the Square Garden, considered suitable for ensuring the best lighting conditions. The idea of a Pinacoteca was born after the fall of Napoleon in 1817, following the return to the State of the Church of the works he belongs. Currently, it houses 460 paintings from the XII-XIX centuries arranged in eighteen rooms.
Rome - Museums Museo 'D. Agostinelli' The “D. Agostinelli” Museum was inaugurated in the 1960s, but was recognized to the Superintendence of Fine Arts only in 1992. Inside, we can admire a varied collection of over 600,000 objects collected during the period of Mr. Domenico Agostinelli. The collections are a testimony to the culture of man in various periods and in addition to these collections, we can find the finds from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankamon and Mazzini's letters addressed to Garibaldi .
Rome - Museums Keats and Shelley Memorial House The Keats and Shelley Memorial House was the home of the writer and romantic poet John Keats and is located next to one of the most fascinating and wonderful staircases in Rome, the Spanish Steps. This house is also a museum. It has a varied collection of manuscripts, paintings and sculptures from the first editions of Keats's works, but not only that. We can also find works by other exponents of English Romanticism such as Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
Rome - Museums Museo Fondazione Roma The Museum Fondazione Roma, already Museo del Corso, was born in 1999. So far in this museum have been held over 30 exhibitions in collaboration with the most prestigious museums in the world. To be closer to art. Very interesting!
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Gregoriano Profano The Gregorian Profane Museum was founded in 1844 by Gregory XVI Chapellari at the headquarters of the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran. Only in 1970 the ancient finds that composed it were transferred to the current headquarters of the Vatican Museums. The activity is to document different themes of classical art of ancient Greece up to the Imperial Roman Age. In fact, in the areas of the building we find several funerary stelas and fragments of Greek sculptures as well as altars and sarcophaguses of the Imperial Roman Age.
Rome - Museums Museo della Basilica di San Pancrazio The Museum is located on the Gianicolo Hill inside the Basilica of San Pancrazio, on the place where the martyr was buried. The materials present the finds belonging to the church during the 5th century and some fossils found during the excavations: capitals, sarcophagi, funeral peaks, Greek and Latin epigraphs, statues, etc.
Rome - Museums Museo Barracco The Barracco Museum was built in 1523 by Thomas Le Roy, who was allowed to enrich with his own emblem, the lily of France and all the decoration of the building. In 1904, Baron Giovanni Barracco donated to the municipality of Rome some works of classical art and the Near East. Today we find several exhibitions divided into rooms, where we can admire a detail of the Hourglass of Ptolemy Philadelphia of Alexandria and Parade Chariot with two characters from Cyprus.
Rome - Museums Museo "Hendrik Christian Andersen" The Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum exhibits the works of the Norwegian painter and sculptor Hendrik Christian Andersen. The painter had his own utopian project of a World City or rather than a workshop of ideas in which he studies art, religion, philosophy and sciences. On the ground floor of the museum we find models and finished works on the project the World City. On the first floor we find collections and also exhibitions focused on the links of foreign artists with Italy between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Rome - Museums Museo del Vicino Oriente The Museum of the Near East was established in 1971 to preserve the finds from the Institute of Studies of the Near East. It has an educational function and is divided into two sections: Egypt Section with materials from 1964, coming from the Italian Archaeological Mission in Egypt and Eastern Section in which we can admire finds excavated in Israel like those of Ramat Rahel and Akhziv.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Chiaramonti The Chiaramonti Museum is named after Pope Pius VII Chiaramonti and was built in 1806, during the excavations of the Papal State in Roman antiquarians. Of great importance was the work of Antonio Canova who was the one who managed the criteria for the ordering of the museum. In fact, he wanted to present the three sister arts such as sculpture, architecture and painting with his frescoes. The Museum currently consists of a thousand ancient and funeral sculptures.
Rome - Museums Museo Astronomico Copernicano The Copernican Astronomical Museum was founded in 1873 for the celebrations of the fourth centenary of the birth of Copernicus. The Museum houses astronomical instruments of great importance such as sundials, astronomical dials and within it there are also sections related to the historical development of objects used for the observation. In addition, in the library we find an important text of ancient astronomy, namely the De revolutionibus orbium coelestium of Copernicus.
Rome - Museums Museo Centrale del Risorgimento The Central Museum of the Risorgimento was inaugurated in 1970 and its history is linked to the collection of the testimonies relating to the political, economic and social transformation of Italy in the 18th, 19th centuries and XX. We find inside the museum depicted the history of Italy with a section dedicated to the main figures of the Italian Risorgimento such as Giuseppe Garibaldi, Giuseppe Mazzini and the Count of Cavour Camillo Benso. You can also visit the archive that has over a million manuscripts and documents, as well as a collection of prints and photographs.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani Collezione d'arte religiosa Moderna The Collection of Modern Religious Art was established in 1973 by Pope Paul VI and is located in the Borgia apartment, on the first floor of the Papal Palace, as well as in some rooms below the Sistine Chapel. It is part of the Vatican Museums and was founded to exhibit donations and contemporary works of art that best express religious sentiment. We also find in the first section the sculptural work of Auguste Rodin “The Hand of God”.
Rome - Museums Museo dei Bambini "Explora" The Explora Children's Museum was established in 1994. The project was born from a collaboration between the Children's Museum Association, the Institute of Psychology of the C.N.R. and the Municipality of Rome. The structure dedicated to children is the first private museum of its kind. To date, it represents an important opportunity for knowledge and interaction in an environment designed for the little ones.
Rome - Museums Museo di Antropologia Giuseppe Sergi The Museum of Anthropology was founded in 1884, by Giuseppe Sergi. Inside it we can admire the findings of current human variability and the natural history of Homo sapiens and other primates. The Museum is divided into two paths, Paleoanthropology and the path of the History of Anthropology to Sapienza from 1800 to 1900. You can also visit the findings of two Neanderthals found in Rome.
Rome - Museums Mercati di Traiano The Mercati di Traiano is an extensive complex of buildings on the slopes of Colle Quirinale. The complex previously extended beyond the limits of the current area and was destined for administrative activities and was linked to the grandiose urban planning system of the Imperial Forums. The structure exhibits recompositions of scores of the architectural and sculptural decoration of the Fori obtained with original fragments, casts and stone integrations.
Rome - Museums Museo di Antichità Etrusche e Italiche The Museum of Etruscan and Italic Antiquities was founded in the 1950s by Massimo Pallottino. Inside we can admire many original archaeological finds: casts and models concerning the Etruscan culture of pre-Roman Italy. The Museum is spread over two floors occupying an exhibition area of 570 square meters, where two collections are exhibited, the Gorga Collection and the Rellini Collection. The collections preserve ceramics from the Etruscan area and falisca area materials.
Rome - Museums Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica The National Institute for Graphics was founded in 1975 from the union of National Calcography and the National Cabinet of Prints. The union of the offices in 2008 also brought together all the beautiful collections of the Calcography and the Cabinet of Prints. Currently, there are numerous works of a calcographic character, woodcut, artist videos and photographs collected since the opening of the structure.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Cappella Sistina The Sistine Chapel was performed by painters such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and others, and took its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere. The vault with the starry sky was painted by Pier Matteo d'Amelia. The fifteenth-century walls were decorated with themes such as the stories of Moses, of Christ and the portraits of the Pontiffs. Giulio II della Rovere, entrusted Michelangelo Buonarroti to modify the part in decoration and he painted the vault and the lunettes of the walls. We also find 9 central boxes depicting the history of Genesis and the rebirth of humanity with Noah's family.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Gregoriano Etrusco The Gregorian Etruscan Museum was founded in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and initially collected objects that were found in the excavations of the city of southern Etruria. Since 1870, with the advent of the end of the Papal State, the museum acquired important and wonderful archaeological collections such as the donations of Benedetto Guglielmi in 1935 and the purchase of the collection Falcioni in 1898. Inside the museum the story of the Etruscan people is told with materials from the 9th to the first century BC.
Rome - Museums Museo Archeologico Ostiense The Ostiense Archaeological Museum was built in 1865 by Pontiff Pius IX in what were previously the walls of a fifteenth-century building used for the storage of salt. Inside the museum we can find archaeological finds found during excavations and, moreover, we can observe a collection of portraits of stubborn characters such as the head of Trajan and the bust of Asclepius. There are also sculptures such as the statue of Perseus holding the head of Medusa and also the marble statue of Love and Psyche.
Rome - Museums Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea The Municipal Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome and its collections date back to 1883. Its headquarters was first at Palazzo Caffarelli, in the Campidoglio and with the accumulation of new and important works, it was decided, in 1925, to place the Gallery in what was the Convent of the Carmelites, in Via Crispi. In the Gallery we can find several works ranging from Realism to Divisionism and works by various Italian artists such as De Chirico, Morandi and Guttuso.
Rome - Museums Museo Civico di Zoologia The Civic Museum of Zoology was established in 1932, and within it we find millions of specimens coming from private and public collections. The history of the museum actually dates back to the early 19th century, when in the tropical countries in addition to other collections that were donated to the popes, also examples of exotic birds came from the missions. Today, more than 5 million unique and particular specimens from different civilizations can be observed.
Rome - Museums Museo delle Mura The Museum of the Walls is part of the Aurelian Walls and is located inside the Gate of San Sebastiano in Rome. The idea of the Museum was born after World War II when the Gate was opened to the public, but the official opening of the Museum deliberated by the City Council took place in 1989. The Museum is located in seven rooms and there is also a terrace and a walkway.
Rome - Museums Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna The National Gallery of Modern Art was established in 1883 by Guido Baccelli and its headquarters was that of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Via Nazionale in Rome. Then, for a lack of space and insufficient space, to collect the works, the current building was designed by the Roman engineer Cesare Bazzani. The Museum has 55 rooms and over four thousand four hundred works of painting and sculpture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We can find works such as those of Francesco Hayez and Antonio Canova, as well as the works of Balla and Boccioni.
Rome - Museums Mostra Permanente "Le Carrozze d'Epoca" The Permanent Exhibition “The Vintage Carriages” is sponsored by the Public Bodies of Rome and owns a collection of over 160 pieces, of which many vintage carriages kept for over forty years with passion and a lot of care. Of great value can be seen, in a space of over 3,000 square meters, representation sedans, Landau and even the famous chariots of the films “Ben Hur “and “Gladiator”.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Gallerie dei Candelabri, Arazzi e Carte Geografiche The Candelabri Gallery was built in 1761 by Pius VI and was initially a loggia. Its name comes from the presence of marble candlesticks from Roman times. In the Gallery of Tapestries we find works commissioned by Pope Clement VII to decorate the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries inside the Scuola Nuova were woven in Brussels. In addition, in the Gallery of Geographical Maps there are several frescoed maps exhibiting the topography of the Italian regions and of the Papal State.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Padiglione delle Carrozze The Carriage Pavilion was established in 1967 by Pope Paul VI and is part of the Historical Collections Department of the Vatican Museums. Inside you can see the wonderful Grand Gala Sedan, enriched in its decorations by Pope XVI and built in 1826 by Pope Leo XII.
Rieti - Theaters Teatro Flavio Vespasiano Started in 1854 on a design by Vincenzo di Camerino Ghinelli and refurbished by the Milanese architect Achille Sfrondini. The walls of of the hall are decorated with paintings of Antonino Calcagnadoro.
Palestrina - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina The National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina is located inside the Palazzo Barberini, in the historic center of the city. The museum area collects different busts, pebbles and statues found in the necropolis of Colombella and Claida. The “Mosaic of the Nile” comes from the area of the Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune with Egyptian scenes from the end of the 2nd century BC.
Palestrina - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Barberini was built in the eleventh century, on the remains of the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigena in the center of Palestrina. It was built at the behest of the Colonna family and in 1630 the building was sold to Carlo Barberini who together with his son Taddeo carried out a reconstruction of the structure remained intact until the present day. Since 1956, after having been purchased by the State, the Palace was used as a National Archaeological Museum Prenestino.
Palestrina - Churches and places of worship Santuario Fortuna Primigenia The Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune was built around the second century BC and represents the complex dedicated to the cult of Fortuna Primigenia, that is, of the first of the many children of Jupiter. The structure of the Sanctuary is divided into six artificial terraces connected by ramps and staircases.
Palestrina - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia The Sanctuary of Primigenia Fortune was built around the second century BC and represents the complex dedicated to the cult of Fortuna Primigenia, that is, of the first of the many children of Jupiter. Devotees and faithful went to the oracle asking for responses for their needs. The fate was extracted by a child called Iupiter Puer, loved by Preneste's mothers. The structure of the Sanctuary was divided into six artificial terraces connected by ramps and staircases.
Nemi - Lakes, rivers and canals Lago di Nemi Lake Nemi is a small volcanic lake, located between Nemi and Genzano di Roma, just south of Rome, at an altitude of 316 m above sea level, on the Albani Hills in the territory of the Castelli Romani.
Nemi - Museums Museo delle Navi Romane The Museum of Roman Ships was built in 1935. It housed the ships that belonged to the Emperor Caligula. Unfortunately, on 31 May 1944, there was a great fire that destroyed most of the ships. The Museum was reopened again in 1953 with what was left of it. Today it is part of the Museum Grandtour Museum System.
Nepi - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico The Civic Archaeological Museum of Nepi was established in 1995 at the headquarters of the Palazzo Comunale, located in the historic center of the city. The museum is composed of two rooms where funeral sets from the Falische and Inscriptions necropolis are exhibited as well as sculptures from the Roman age coming from the town of the ancient city.
Nepi - Castles, palaces and mansions Rocca dei Borgia The Fortress of the Borgia was built in the fifteenth century at the behest of Pope Sixtus IV and authorized in 1483 by Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia. Below the fortress was donated by the Cardinal to his daughter Lucrezia, then passing under the management of the Farnese who expanded its walls on a project by Antonio Sangallo the Younger. The property has a wonderful Renaissance style noble hall and the remains of two palaces and four bulwarks have also come to us.
Nettuno - Museums Antiquarium Comunale The Municipal Antiquarium was established in 1975 at the behest of the Municipality of Neptune with the intent to collect the archaeological material found in the territory. The most substantial part of the finds consists of ceramics and precious lamellas as well as findings of fossil malacology of the tertiary and the quaternary.
Nettuno - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte Sangallo Fort Sangallo, located by the sea, was built in 1501 by Pope Alexander VI and his son Cesare Borgia. One of the purposes of this construction was to strengthen the fortifications already present in the place. It has a square base, with at the top of the ramparts, very thick walls with a large keep in the center. Nowadays it is in excellent condition and open to tourists.
Norma - Parks and nature reserves Oasi di Ninfa The Garden of Ninfa was declared a Natural Monument by the Lazio Region in 2000. The name Ninfa comes from a Roman temple, dedicated to the Nayad Nymphs, deity of spring waters, built near the current garden. Starting in 1976, on an area of about 1,800 hectares around the garden, a WWF oasis was born that aims to protect fauna, and attracts numerous species of birds and birds of prey being on the trajectory of a of the main migration routes.
Rieti - Monuments Monumento alla Lira The Lira Monument was inaugurated on 1 March 2003 and the choice fell on the city of Rieti, which represents the geographical center of Italy. The work was built with the use of 2,200,000 coins of 200 Lire on the project and design by the artist Daniela Fusco.
Rieti - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vecchiarelli The building, located along Via Roma, with an elegant façade and impressive portal, was built at the end of the 16th century, designed by Carlo Maderno.
Rieti - Churches and places of worship Organo di Dom Bedos It is an impressive organ in the church of St. Dominic: it is a construction based on two treaties of the Art du Facteur d'Orgue by Dom Bedos de Celles and L'Art du-Menuisier Carrossier by Andreas Roubo.
Rieti - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Ricci The building entitled to the Tuscan scholar Angelo Maria Ricci is a magnificent model of neoclassical architecture.
Rieti - Walls, towers and gates Porta d' Arci Porta d'Arci was built in the 13th century in the place where originally stood another door called Porta Interocrina. The structure takes its name from the Roman fortifications, called archs. It is shaped like a crenellated parallelepiped with front arch that forms the upper part and two arches one on top of the other at the back.
Roccagiovine - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Roccagiovine The Castle of Roccagiovine was built, around the 14th century, on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Vacuna. It was for a long time the stately residence of the Marquis Del Gallo until the first half of the 19th century.
Roccasecca dei Volsci - Museums Museo delle Arti e Tradizioni Contadine The Museum of Peasant Arts and Traditions is located in the historic center, in the beautiful Baronial Palace. Here it is possible to see objects concerning the peasant world from the end of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. Among the items on display we can name wagons, various agricultural tools, frames, everyday objects and many more, all in good condition.
Rome - Museums Museo di Criminologia The Criminology Museum was established in 1930 and immediately received appreciation from abroad thanks to the richness of the historical and scientific heritage it kept. It had several renovations and the last one dates back to 1991. The Museum presents historical testimonies on the punitive systems of the past and is an educational tool for training institutions.
Rome - Museums Museo della Civiltà Romana The Museum of Roman Civilization was opened to the public in 1955. The current collections of the museum come from the collections of the Archaeological Exhibition of 1911 of the Museum of the Roman Empire. The museum is divided into fifty-nine sections and inside it we can admire reproductions of statues, busts, part of the full-size buildings and reliefs. Among the works of greatest interest we can remember the model of ancient Rome at the time of Constantine I.
Rome - Theaters Teatro Valle This theater is part of the artistic and cultural heritage of Italy. Built in 1726, it hosted the most famous companies and the great actors of the time. Today, it has a variety of shows that feature monographies.
Rome - Theaters Teatro di Marcello The Teatro di Marcello is part of the theaters of ancient Rome. It is located in the southern area of Campo Marzio, between the River Tiber and the Capitol Hill. It was built at the behest of Emperor Julius Caesar. The theatre is articulated with the “cavea” with a semi-circular plan supported by articulated constructions.
Rome - Natural Areas Parco di Vejo The Park was established by law no. 29 of 6/10/1997. The entire protected territory is of valuable historical, archaeological and landscape value.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Bonaparte The Bonaparte Palace was built by the architect Giovanni Antonio De Rossi. It is located in Piazza Venezia. The Palace has elegant architecture, with three floors and gable windows. It is characterised by a balcony on the first floor called Mignani with the writing “Bonaparte” above. The rooms were decorated by Rinunccini with frescoes and eighteenth-century stuccoes.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo di Montecitorio Palazzo Montecitorio is a building in Rome, where the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic is located. The building, both in the structure and in the decorations, adapts to the pre-existing urban planning. The facade of the building consists of a polygonal of five scores with the elements of freshly blown stone, from which leaves and broken twigs come out. At Palazzo Montecitorio there are more than a thousand paintings and sculptures dated between the 16th and 20th centuries. A large part of these works can be found in the Chamber of Deputies.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Carpegna It was built between 1949 and 1954. It has neoclassical architecture with an elegant style. The facade of Palazzo Carpegna was made of rusticated Renaissance with molded frames and from Roman brick wall textures. Palazzo Carpegna has hosted historical and contemporary figures.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Spada Palazzo Spada is a building in which both the Galleria Spada and the Council of State are located. The palace was built in 1540 for the honor of Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro. The peculiarity of the building is the fact that due to the precise mathematics and engineering used in the construction phase it creates the optical illusion of being longer than it actually is, characteristic typical of the Italian Baroque. Inside the rooms you can watch paintings, antique sculptures, antique furnishings and furniture.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Casina Valadier The Casina Valadier is located inside the Pincio. The building was built by the Valadier between 1816 and 1837. It is a Neoclassical column construction without a base. The atmosphere of the neoclassical interior restored its splendor with frescoes and paintings in Pompeian style. It is a very special place to visit and is open to the public.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Maccarani Palazzo Maccarani was built by Giulio Romano between 1519-1524 and belonged to the Maccarani family. In the facade there is a rusticated portal and on the right six architraved windows. The third floor was built in the nineteenth century and has windows with a simpler style. The courtyard is characterized by a nymphaeum with a fountain with two eighteenth-century busts that in the center depict the Odescalchi coat of arms.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro Quadrato The Palazzo della Civiltà in Rome, was built from 1938 to 1940. The building has a square plan and has 54 arches per façade, for this reason, it was also renamed the Square Colosseum. The Palace was declared a building of cultural interest. The 28 statues represent 'human arts and activities'. The Square Colosseum with its special architecture has become the background or quote for many films.
Rome - Cultural centers Mose The famous sculpture created by Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned by Pope Julius II for his tomb in 1505. The Moses, in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli represents the biblical character with horns on his head, in the posture of a prophet collocated on a chair between two marble columns.
Rome - Cultural centers Caffè Greco The Antico Caffè Greco is located in Rome in via Condotti and was founded in 1760. The coffee is very famous for the famous goers he had over the years and has been for a long time, a meeting place for intellectuals. Apart from the good coffee there is also a very rich collection of works of art.
Rome - Cultural centers Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini The Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini is located inside the Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi complex. The Casino dell'Aurora was built during the 1600s and is a masterpiece of Italian Baroque. As it was conceived at the beginning, the Casino still hosts important and prestigious events such as conferences, exhibitions, concerts. You can see plates of Roman sarcophagi that tell myths related to the theme of love and immortality of the soul.
Rome - Cultural centers Stadio Olimpico It is one of the most famous sport venues in Rome. Built in 1953, it is located in the Foro Italico and was used during the 1960 Olympic games. Designed by the architect Annibale Vitellozzi, its structure is characterised by continuous rings of tiers.
Rome - Museums Museo Storico della Liberazione The Historical Museum of Liberation was built in the environments of a Nazi police and prison command. It was established in 1957, as a public body with legal personality. In the museum, original documents, newspapers and leaflets related to the Nazi Fascist occupation are exhibited. The rooms were set up in memory of the inmates, bringing to public attention national and Roman dramatic moments lived in those years.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Vidoni Palazzo Vidoni Caffarelli is located in Rome and was built between 1515 and 1536 at the behest of Bernardino Caffarelli. It represents one of the oldest Renaissance palaces in the area. The façade had seven arches with the ground floor and a rusticated base with horizontal bands in dark tuff. The palace supports important sixteenth-century frescoes, depicting moments from the life of the emperor. Inside the building there are some Roman statues and a fountain from the classical period.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Sciarra Villa Sciarra, part of the urban villas of Rome, is a construction built by Urbano II. Since 1549 the villa had several owners and in 1849, it became the property of Prince Maffeo II of Sciarra from whom it also took its current name. In 1896 the Sciarra sold the property to the Company of Credit and Land Construction Industry, which was later passed to an American passionate about gardens, George Wurts. The area of the villa is characterized by a variety of fountains depicting mythological characters and is available to all interested parties.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Senatorio Palazzo Senatorio is located in Rome, between the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo. The palace was built above the ruins of the ancient Tabularium. This building was the only one left from the Republican Age. Above the building stands the bell tower rebuilt by Martino Longhi the Elder. In a classroom in the building, frescoes were discovered, for a long time remained hidden. The rooms inside the building are also of great interest. The building is open today to the public.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Massimo It is a neo-Renaissance style building and houses one of the most important collections of classical art in the world. On the ground floor there are beautiful Greek finds found in Rome. On the first floor there are famous masterpieces of the ancient statuary and magnificent sarcophagi, with a battle scene carved in high relief. On the second floor, there are frescoed walls and mosaics that present the home decoration of prestigious Roman residences.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Primoli Palazzo Primoli was owned by the Gottifredi family until the end of the 18th century, then passed to the Filonardi. The Palace is home to the Primoli Foundation, created and designed by Giuseppe Primoli. Inside we find the Primoli Library, which collects about 30,000 volumes.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Farnese Palazzo Farnese was built by Antonio Sangallo, continued by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta in 1514. It is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces in Rome. The palace belonged to one of the best-known families in Renaissance Rome and today it is home to the French Embassy. To visit it, you need to book in time.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Glori Villa Glori is a 25-hectare park located in the city of Rome. It has a particularly irregular configuration, with a somewhat wild natural garden. It has been open to the public since 1924. It was dedicated to the fallen of World War I under the name “Park of Remembrance”. In 1997, installations by contemporary artists were included in the park, which constitute a wonderful example of inserting works of art into nature.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo della Banca d'italia The palace was built between 1886 and 1892, by Gaetano Koch. The building occupies an area of about ten thousand square meters. The main facade has a large central body with a cornice. With the grand courtyard and the staircase of honor, this property is considered the most impressive of modern Roman palaces. The building is closed to the public and is visible only from the outside.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Salviati The palace was built in the mid-sixteenth century by Giulio Romano for Filippo Adimari. In 1849 it became a barracks of French troops and in 1870 it became the property of the Italian State, becoming the first seat of the Military Court. Inside the palace there are important sixteenth-century frescoes that tell the stories of the apostles. In the library, instead you can find admirable frescoes by Annibale Brugnoli, with episodes of the wars held at the end of the nineteenth century.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Chigi Seat of the Italian government since the 1961, it is located in the heart of Rome along Via del Corso. Conceived by Pietro Aldobrandini, it was purchased by the Chigi family, who named it. In 1922 Benito Mussolini transferred here the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sala dei Mappamondi, the anteroom of Salone del Consiglio, Sala del Consiglio dei Ministri and Studio del Presidente del Consiglio are the most beautiful rooms to visit.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Sciarra Palazzo Sciarra is a wonderful building located in Rome. It was built at the behest of the Sciarra family. The palace is characterized by an arch adorned with two fluted columns and a capital, which were considered one of the 'Four Wonders of Rome'. Today Palazzo Sciarra is a destination for tourists, visitors and art experts from all over the world.
Rome - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Apostolico Vaticano The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. It is a group of buildings, comprising the Papal Apartments, some of the Catholic Church's government offices, chapels, the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Library. The most famous Room is the Sistine Chapel with its renowned ceiling frescoes painted by Michelangelo.
Rome - Museums Museo Teatrale del Burcardo The Burcardo Theatre Museum is located inside the homonymous Palazzetto and is in typical Gothic style. Inside the museum, numerous and beautiful collections are exhibited showing sculptures, costumes, props and hundreds of paintings.
Rome - Museums Museo Africano The African Museum of Rome was established in 1923 with the task of describing and illustrating the Italian colonies in Africa. Inside the Museum there was a library and numerous beautiful collections divided by sections. In addition, the visitor can admire artwork, handicraft elements, paintings, jewelry etc.
Rome - Museums Museo "P. Canonica" The Pietro Canonica Museum is located inside the Villa Borghese in Rome. There are mainly works by Pietro Canonica in marble, bronze, sketches and studies representing the complete evolution of the artist. The museum is divided by rooms, seven in general. The peculiarity of the museum lies in the existence of a private apartment, in which you can admire art objects, tapestries and a seventeenth-century armor.
Rome - Museums Museo "Mario Praz" The main feature of the Mario Praz Museum is to be a home — museum. This is a private apartment of the collector who lived in the period 1896—1982. The rich collection, of about 1,200 objects and the library are located on the 3rd floor of Palazzo Primoli. The museum is now open to the public.
Rome - Museums Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi per le Arti Decorative The Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum for Decorative Arts was opened to the public in 1995. His story begins with the donation of Villino Boncompagni by Princess Blanceflor de Bildt Boncompagni to the State in 1972. Subsequently, the Villino was entrusted to the National Gallery of Modern Art and inside the Museum we can find a path that highlights the Italian society of the twentieth century with furniture, clothes, and Great value and beauty fashion accessories.
Rome - Museums Museo di Chimica The Museum of Chemistry was established in 1986 and initially had only a box of glasses, in which some willing had begun to dispose of equipment deemed interesting. Later, in 1988, the Department of Chemistry assigned to the Museum another space where a large glass wardrobe from Via Panisperna was exhibited. The Museum currently exhibits scientific equipment and some documents belonging to S. Cannizzaro, dating back to 1872, the year in which he established the Royal Chemical Institute.
Rome - Museums Musei Capitolini: Galleria Lapidaria The Lapidaria Gallery is part of the Underground Conjunction Gallery built in the late 1930s, which connected the Capitoline palaces, under Piazza del Campidoglio to Rome. The gallery was inaugurated in 2005. Today it offers a vast collection of Capitoline epigraphic, as well as having a history of more than 1400 marble inscriptions of the Roman Age, which were exhibited in 1957 during the III International Congress of Epigraphy Greek and Latin.
Rome - Museums Museo d'Arte Contemporanea The Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome was inaugurated in 2002 under the name 'Macro' and at its direction is Danilo Eccher. The building was expanded around 2010 by the architect Odile Decq. The rich collection presents about six hundred works.
Rome - Museums Galleria Colonna Galleria Colonna is a Roman Baroque artistic work, commissioned in the mid-1600s, by Cardinal Girolamo I Colonna and inaugurated by his son Lorenzo Onofrio in 1700. The gallery was designed in such a way as to represent the victory of the Christian fleet over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. In fact, in the rooms of the Gallery, the commander of the fleet is painted at various times, namely Marcantonio II Colonna. In addition to many other works of great importance, we also find the painting by Bronzino depicting Venus, Cupid and Satyr.
Rome - Museums Museo del Presepio Tipologico Internazionale The Nativity Scene Museum was founded in 1967, near the Church of SS Quirico and Giulitta in Rome. It was born as a museum thanks to donations from the collections of Angelo Stefanucci. The rooms of the museum have more than 3000 pieces from all Italian regions and antique pieces, such as a crib built with small shells of Sicily from the 17th century.
Rome - Fountains Fontana della Barcaccia The Barcaccia Fountain is a fountain located in Rome, in the Spanish Steps. It was built around 1629 by Gian Lorenzo Bernini with the help of his father Pietro. Today the fountain is one of the most beautiful and most frequented monuments by tourists and Romans, certainly favored by the fabulous scenery in which it is located.
Rome - Fountains Fontana del Mose The Moses Fountain was built between 1585 and 1587 by the architect Giovanni Fontana. The fountain consists of four ionic columns. In correspondence there are four lions who throw water from their mouths into three tanks. In the central cavity we have a sculpture of Moses. On the frame of the attic there is an inscription by the pontiff.
Rome - Fountains Fontana dell'acqua Felice The Happy Water Fountain was built in 1587 by Domenico Fontana. It was named so in honor of Pope Sixtus V. At its center is depicted Moses, indicating the waters miraculously emerged from the rock. This work was created by Leonardo Sormani with the collaboration of Prospero Antichi. A work of art that represents a particular point of interest for many tourists.
Rome - Fountains Fontana dell'acqua Paola Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is one of the most beautiful fountains of the seventeenth century that was built by two famous architects: Giovanni Fontana and Flaminio Ponzio. Its style is typical of the Baroque. Today, this fountain is visited by thousands of tourists. It is the ideal place to admire one of the most beautiful views of Rome.
Rome - Fountains Fontana delle Tartarughe The Turtle Fountain was designed between 1581 and 1588 by Giacomo della Porta and the sculptures were created by Taddeo Landini. The fountain is built in bronze and consists of four ephebes who play with 8 dolphins resting on the pools. This causes the fountain to have a complex architectural structure enriched with marble and is distinguished from the Roman fountains of the 500. Legend says that the work was done by Duke Mattei to amaze the father-in-law who did not want to give him his daughter.
Rome - Fountains Fontana del Nettuno The Fountain of Neptune is located in Piazza Navona. It was built in 1576 by Giacomo della Porta. At the center of the fountain is the God of the Sea, while, around, there are horses led by children who play with dolphins and mermaids who fight against sea monsters.
Rome - Fountains Fontana del Tritone The Fontana del Tritone is located in Rome, in Piazza Barberini. It was built by Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1642. It was built in an area that was part of a Barberini estate. It is one of the most beautiful fountains of Bernini. The fountain is conceived as a show and an extraordinary work.
Rome - Museums Galleria dell'Accademia Nazionale di San Luca The Galleria dell'Accademia Nazionale di San Luca is located in the Palazzo Carpegna and on its top floors are exhibited the collections of the Accademia itself. We find inside the Gallery paintings and works that portray the members and principles who took part in the formation of the Academy. The gallery currently has a wide collection of paintings and sculptures and, among them, about five hundred portraits.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Pio Cristiano The Pius Christian Museum was founded in 1852 by Pope Pius IX and originally hosted ancient works exhibited at the Lateran Museum. Inside the Museum you can see finds that come from the 6th century onwards and, of particular beauty, we find the statue of the Good Shepherd, which was originally a high relief of a sarcophagus. The statue resumes a young man with a tunic above his knees who loads a lamb behind him.
Rome - Museums Museo Storico di Architettura Militare The Historical Museum of Military Architecture in Rome exhibits objects belonging to the Count of Cavour and plastics and models that faithfully reproduce scenes of military action. There are also broadcasting media such as telegraph and radio. Finally, we find an exhibition of military architectural works starting from the prehistoric ones up to the construction of castles.
Rome - Museums Galleria Doria The Doria Gallery was founded in 1651 and is a private collection located in Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. In the gallery we can admire numerous works and goods such as furnishings, statues and paintings. The palace consists of four galleries which have the most precious works in the world and of medieval and Byzantine art.
Rome - Museums Museo della Casina delle Civette The Museum of the Casina delle Civette is located in the former Torlonia house, designed in 1840 by Giuseppe Jappelli. In 1978, the Municipality of Rome had the Villa Torlonia complex open to the public, initially only the park and after long restorations also the Casina delle Civette in which today the homonymous museum is located. The building from the outside is characterized by 54 stained glass windows, instead inside, presents the 20 museum rooms with rich collections of mosaics, wall paintings, boiseries and stuccoes.
Rome - Museums Museo di Mineralogia The Museum of Mineralogy in Rome was established in 1804 by Pope Pius VII and is the oldest among all the museums of the University of Sapienza in Rome. Inside you can see more than thirty-four thousand specimens of minerals and special collections such as those of Lazio. In 2009, the Museum hosted the collection of giant crystals donated to Commendator Primo Rovis.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Pontificio Museo Missionario Etnologico The Pontifical Ethnological Missionary Museum was founded in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, at the closing of the Universal Missionary Exhibition. Inaugurated in the Palazzo del Laterano in 1927, only in 1973 it was set up in the current headquarters of the Vatican Museums. The Museum contains several works offered to the Popes by individuals and by the different Dioceses, works that are of valuable historical and cultural value. Note the collection of the Borgiano Museum and the collection of prehistoric finds of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Rome - Museums Museo dei Cappuccini The Capuchin Museum is famous all over the world for its striking ossuary crypt. In the Museum there are many objects used in the past by the friars who lived in this structure that at the time housed the Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin. Nowadays, thanks to the help of high-tech with innovative tools such as touch-screen and holograms, tourists can live a multimedia experience and dedicated to modernity to discover the aspects fundamentals of the life and culture of these friars.
Rome - Fountains Fontana delle Api The Fontana delle Api is located in Piazza Barberini in Rome. It was built by Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1644. It was then rebuilt in 1915-16. After a restoration, in 2000, the head of a bee was damaged and, in 2004, a copy was placed at the same point. In the Bernini fountain, bees are associated with the theme of water understood as an image of eternal life.
Rome - Fountains Mose The famous sculpture created by Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned by Pope Julius II for his tomb in 1505. The Moses, in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli represents the biblical character with horns on his head, in the posture of a prophet collocated on a chair between two marble columns.
Rome - Fountains Fontana del Moro The Fontana del Moro is one of the oldest Renaissance fountains in Rome. Four newts were used for decoration. In the restoration of 1874, they were replaced by copies executed by Luigi Amici. The newts are located in the fountain of the lake of Villa Borghese. The central sculpture is designed by Bernini.
Rome - Museums Museo di Anatomia Comparata The Museum of Comparative Anatomy is based in the University of Sapienza in Rome. Its origins date back to 1805 when during the Pontificate of Pius VII, a Muse was set up. The visitor can find in the rooms of the Museum, as well as an exhibition of vertebrate skeletons also instruments, such as the Leeuwenhoek microscope.
Rome - Museums Casa Museo Giorgio De Chirico The Giorgio De Chirico House Museum is located in one of the most beautiful, fascinating and among the most visited squares in Rome, Piazza di Spagna. Here the artist lived since 1948, after a long wandering between European cities and New York. The house-museum was inaugurated in 1998 and inside it you can find a great deal of works, as well as furnishings and environments typical of the fifties of the twentieth century. It is also possible to visit the artist's studio located on the second floor and where we also find several chalks of ancient statues and horses.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Pio Clementino di Scultura The Pio Clementino Museum of Sculpture is so named by its founders Clement XIV Ganganelli and Pius VI Braschi as in the second half of the 18th century there was an increase in the papal collections due to excavations in the Roman territory and those who offered works to the popes. The Museum was rich in neoclassical sculptural works made under the direction of Giuseppe Camporese, but also many other artists. In 1797 the main masterpieces of the Museum were sold to France and, in 1815, Antonio Canova brought a large part of the works back to the main building.
Rome - Museums Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna The Gallery of Modern Art in Rome was founded in 1883, as a representation of contemporary artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the gallery you can contemplate more than 4000 paintings and sculptures and more than 13,000 drawings and prints. For the '900 we notice many works of the figurative culture of divisionism, documenting, thus, the period known as the Roman School. From the 1800s we admire works that show the passage between Neoclassicism and Romanticism.
Rome - Museums Galleria Doria Pamphilj The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is part of the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, which was originally the residence of Cardinal Fazio Santoro and dates back to the early sixteenth century. The Gallery was decorated by Ginesio del Barba and, along its walls, you can see many extraordinary works, among all, of great value, we admire the View of the Port of Naples, of the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. We can also observe the wonderful Madonna and Child, by Giovanni Bellini as well as many other works of an important artistic component.
Rome - Museums Musei Vaticani: Museo Gregoriano Egizio The Gregorian Egyptian Museum was founded in 1839 at the behest of Pope Gregory XVI. Its function was to collect ancient Egyptian artifacts collected in the city of Rome and from the Villa Adriana. These finds can be seen in the nine halls of the Museum where many sculptures are placed, both those of the collection and those coming from ancient Mesopotamia.
Rome - Museums Museo della Via Ostiense The Museum of the Via Ostiense was established in 1954 and is located in the Gate of San Paolo, in the ancient Aurelian Walls. It was created to illustrate the topography of the territory between Rome and Ostia, which in Roman times was marked by the Via Ostiense. At the museum we can observe three painted arcosoli, found on a tomb of the 3rd century AD, casts, funeral stones and remains of frescoes from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Rome - Museums Antiquarium Forense The Forensic Antiquarium was created in the early twentieth century by Giacomo Boni. It is located in the rooms on the ground floor of the well-known cloister of Santa Francesca Romana. We find on display in various rooms some funerary finds and objects found in childhood tombs dating from the 8th to 7th century BC. Of great importance are also some reliefs of the Basilica Aemilia which are also of great importance. The themes of the myth of Aeneas and the history of the city resume.
Frosinone - Fountains Fontana di Madonna della Neve The Fountain of Madonna della Neve was built in 1711 by the great architect Alessandro Spacchi. The fountain consists of a basin in which there are four columns decorated with small sculptures. This is often called Fontana Livio de Carolis, General of Papal Posts.
Fregene - Historic Centres Villaggio dei Pescatori A beautiful sea place in Fregene, Lazio; after the Second World War it began to be attended by important personalities. Worth visiting!
Frosinone - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Madonna della Neve In '600 after a miracle this church was built in no time. Destroyed by the bombing in the '40s, it was completely rebuilt in the subsequent years.
Frosinone - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di S. Benedetto In the baroque buildings of the church there is also an art gallery with works from '700 onwards.
Frosinone - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta Of ancient origins but rebuilt several times, the only remain of the medieval church is the bell tower. The last restructuring dates back to the postwar period, in the interior there are also contemporary art works.
Formia - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Rubino Villa Rubino was built during the eighteenth century at the behest of the Prince of Caposel. It incorporates the remains of the villa of Cicero that present vaults decorated with stucco and Pompeian paintings. The main and minor nymphaeum is recognizable from the original structure, consisting of a fountain inserted in the foundations of the building dating back to the second century BC.
Formia - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Mola The Tower of Mola was built during the thirteenth century at the behest of Charles II of Anjou to reinforce the ancient Castle of Mola. The Tower presents mosaics from Roman times and perhaps belonging to the Villa of Mamurra. The structure has a cylindrical shape with crowning with bows and rectangular openings.
Cassino - Monuments Carro Armato The Tank is a symbol of the battles carried out in Cassino. It is considered a memorial monument that is located at the center of the Historical Memorial. It reflects the battles of World War II.
Castel Gandolfo - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Tommaso di Villanova The work of Bernini, the artist favorite by the popes of the '600, is located in the main square of the village of Castel Gandolfo.
Castel Gandolfo - Streets and Squares Piazza della Libertà This is the real beating heart of the historic center. Characterized by a medieval structure, it houses the seventeenth-century Collegiate Church of San Tommaso da Villanova and the Papal Palace.
Castelforte - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Suio ruderi Suio is a beautiful medieval town. The castle was subject to renovation by the invading peoples. In the fourteenth century, the Aragonese, in addition to restoring it, enlarged it. The walls are built of typical rock and consolidated by towers at a cylindrical angle, and inside them the Church of San Michele Archangel was built. It has two doors, called Low Gate and Top Door.
Gallese - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Altemps There are few historical references of the Altemps Castle, but on the basis of some documents, it is assumed that it was restored during the fifteenth century at the behest of Pope Alexander IV. The architect Antonio di San Gallo equipped the fortress with crenellated towers. Later it was transformed into a Palace at the behest of the nobles of the time and is currently the home of Luigi Hardouin and the Duke of Gallese.
Gallese - Museums Museo e Centro Culturale 'Marco Scacchi' The Museum and Cultural Center 'Marco Scacchi' is located in the former convent of Santa Chiara di Gallese. The Museum exhibits materials that represent the history of the city from an artistic and environmental point of view. The Cultural Center instead acts as a place for information and socio-cultural training through various initiatives and meetings.
Genazzano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Colonna Colonna Castle was built by the great architect Antonio Del Grande. On the second floor there is a chapel decorated with frescoes by the painter Marzio Genassini. Since 1969 the structure is owned by the Municipality of Genazzano, which started its restoration.
Giuliano di Roma - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore The whole construction realizes a splendid Baroque neoclassical architecture.The slender façade is divided by two logs, divided by a strong cornice and powerful pilasters, which mark and lighten the imposing front, creating with niches, portals, windows, moldings a lively wall full of shadows and lights.
Giuliano di Roma - Churches and places of worship Chiesetta di San Biagio Its origin is very ancient if, as can be read from the plaque placed on the front door, it was first restored in 1091.The church has only one nave (6.20 x 15), the interior is very simple with roof with wooden beams, supported by three masonry arches, resting, through linear stone frames, on powerful pillars.
Giuliano di Roma - Churches and places of worship Chiesetta di San Rocco Its construction dates back at least to the Lower Middle Ages, in the '600 it was enlarged both to the right and on the left and closed the ancient entrance, what is still seen west opened. On the wall where the ancient entrance door was, the altar of St. Sebastian was erected and in front of it the altar dedicated to San Rocco.
Giuliano di Roma - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna della Speranza It is located on the main road to access the village, the building features the characters of neoclassical architecture. The windows above the cornice feature scenes from the life and cult of Maria SS.But and flood with colored light the great nave of the church. The current façade has an agile porch formed by three arches.
Grottaferrata - Museums Museo dell'Abbazia di San Nilo The Museum of the Abbey of San Nilo is set up inside the homonymous monastery founded in 1004. The core of the collections consists of sarcophagi, marble finds and portraits of prominent characters such as Alexander the Great and Constantine. Among the sacred objects you can admire a “homophorion” in silk and gold from the 14th century.
Grotte di Castro - Museums Museo della Basilica Santuario The Museum of the Basilica Sanctuary is located in the basement of the Basilica Maria Santissima del Suffrage. In it are collected sacred furnishings that date from the 15th to the 18th century. There are also archaeological, protohistorical, and Etruscan finds that have been found in the area. Of particular interest is a reliquary of the fifteenth century.
Grotte di Castro - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico e delle Tradizioni Popolari The Civic Museum of Archaeological and Popular Traditions is located on the two lower floors of the Palazzo del Podestà. It welcomes various archaeological and popular tradition materials that document the history of Grotte di Castro. Great interest is the archaeological section with bucchero vases and spear heads coming from the necropolis of the territory.
Guarcino - Hermitages Eremo di S. Agnello The Hermitage of S. Agnello is located in the Garcino mountains. This is almost imperceptible to the naked eye, as it is immersed in vegetation. It is assumed to have been built in the tenth century by a rich Neapolitan family. Precisely the fact that it is so isolated and distanced from the rest of the country, makes it an even more beautiful and suggestive place. In fact, it's the ideal place for everyone who wants to meditate and break away from the chaotic daily life.
Itri - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Carafa The castle was built in the 9th century, at the behest of the Duke of Gaeta. In the tenth century the structure was modified by the Duke's nephew, Marino I, who added a second tower. Over the centuries he had several owners, who modified and enlarged the building in turn. Currently, the castle can be very well visited, and in it there are exhibitions, markets and various ceremonies. It is said that the ghosts of the sentenced to death wander in the castle, so it's the ideal place for horror enthusiasts.
Itri - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte San Andrea The Fort of San Andrea was built on the ruins of a villa of the Republican Age. Its construction date is still unknown, except for a few nearby structures built in 1798 to protect themselves from the French. Currently, only the ruins are visible of the fort.
Latina - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Maria Goretti Built in the 50's it is dedicated to the patron saint of the Pontine region. Inside frescoes depict martyrs.
Ladispoli - Walls, towers and gates Torre Flavia The Flavia Tower is one of the monuments of Roman times with a military function and therefore to defend the coast of Ladispoli. It takes its name from Cardinal Flavio Orsini who rebuilt it during the 16th century. The structure has a low base and has a staircase inside that connects the two floors illuminated by windows covered in travertine.
Ladispoli - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Odescalchi di Palo The Castle of Odescalchi Palo dates back to the sixteenth century and is located on a fortified site of the Middle Ages. The name is due to the presence of large “Palus” swamps in the surrounding area. After a short change of ownership during the nineteenth century, the Castle returned to the possession of the Odescalchi family. In this building, very important people like Pope Alexander VI and Francesco Orsini stayed.
Ladispoli - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello dei Monteroni The Castle of Monteroni or Castellaccio was built around the fourteenth century along the route of the Via Aurelia and in its area known for the ancient Etruscan mounds. Its function, during the first century of construction, was as a tavern and post office for pilgrims who traveled the route mentioned above. The denomination of Castellaccio derives from the fact that after World War II the fortress was in a poor state of preservation.
Ladispoli - WWF Oasis Oasi Affiliata Bosco di Palo The Bosco Affiliated Oasis was born in 1980 thanks to an approval of the area from the Odescalchi Princes to the WWF. The area is protected and includes a hygrophilous forest, an area of Mediterranean scrub and a park with different plant species. The oasis extends along the Lazio coast and inside it we can admire exotic plants, and other rare animal species.
Ladispoli - WWF Oasis Oasi WWF Torre Flavia The WWF Torre Flavia Oasis is a Natural Regional Monument and is declared by the Province of Rome as a Special Protected Area. The natural area has swamps created by the depressions of the soil that are seasonally filled with water. The change in the salinity of the water allowed plants such as salicornia, lemony and sea barley to grow freely.
Laghetto di Castel Gandolfo - Lakes, rivers and canals Lago Albano Lake Albano is the deepest volcanic lake in Italy (170 m), located in the province of Rome in the Castelli Romani area, on the Colli Albani.
Magliano Sabina - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico The Civic Archaeological Museum is now located inside Palazzo Gori. The intent of the Museum is to collect the testimonies of the ancient civilization and the Sabino settlement of Magliano. As evidenced by the finds found in the territory, the village of the Sabini dominated the Tiber from a position on the hill, where the necropolis was found.
Latina - Museums Pinacoteca Civica d'Arte Moderna The original core of the art gallery was founded in 1937, but today's structure was inaugurated only in 1994 thanks to the initiative of the Municipality. The collection of modern and contemporary art works preserves works by artists such as Castagnino, Marini, Peri, Vertunni and Crispo. The gallery is open to the public.
Latina - Castles, palaces and mansions Casa dei Cursori The building is what remains of the city hospital. Made in Art Nouveau style, it is the oldest building of Latina, dating back, in fact, to 1928.
Latina - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo M Palace M or Casa del Fascio, was part of a more complex project that involved the creation of the Foro Mussolini, a barracks and a gym. The war limited the project to the construction of the Casa del Fascio.
Minturno - Churches and places of worship Chiesa dell'Annunziata It was built around 1300 at the behest of the Minutilli family, in Gothic style. It underwent several renovations over the centuries due to the damage caused, first by the Turks in 1552, then by the Franco-Polish troops in 1799 and the fire of 1888 and also since the last World War. In 1930, after the demolition of the Baroque altars, the “Madonna with the Child” and “The Crucifixion” came to light by Giotto or one of his students, while traveling from Naples (1333).
Minturno - Walls, towers and gates Torre Quadrata The Square Tower was built around the 16th century with the function of controlling and spotting the enemy ships that wanted to go into the hinterland. The story tells that in 1552 the pirate Dragut landed on the beach of Scauri with a fleet of 200 galleys. Later the Tower was used with the customs function.
Micigliano - Museums Museo Civico delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari The Civic Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions was built in 1997. It is considered as one of the most particular that exposes traditional objects of everyday life. For example, cupboards, plows, tools of work in the house and also of craftsmanship. Particular is the room with the photos explaining the works.
Monte Porzio Catone - Hermitages Eremo Tuscolano di Camaldoli Since 1600 it has been hosting travelers and tourists, with the incomprehensible exclusion of women
Montecompatri - Museums Pinacoteca di San Silvestro The Art Gallery of San Silvestro is located inside the Convent of the Camerlitan Fathers. The Art Gallery is set up in a part of the Convent and an exhibits collection of sacred paintings, which date back to the 17th century.Small format canvases represent religious during the retreat periods in the hermitage or for the devotion of community members. The Convent is open to the interested public.
Montefiascone - Museums Museo dell'Architettura di Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane The Museum offers the opportunity to learn about the life and works of the great Renaissance architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. The museum shows the Roman works of the famous architect, such as San Pietro and Palazzo Farnese. Later, we pursue with the section dedicated to the techniques and linguistic elements that characterized the artist's architecture.
Minturno - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Caetani di Traetto o Baronale The Castle is also called the Baronial Castle. We know it had already been built in 590 AD when the city was rebuilt. The fact that it has various denominations depends on the different owners who have succeeded each other over the centuries. The last owners were from 1693 to 1948 the Caracciolo-Carafa. It is currently well preserved and is open to tourists.
Marta - Castles, palaces and mansions Castell'Araldo ruderi o Castellaraldo It is located in the part of the left bank of the river from which the resort also takes its name. Its position makes us understand that the purpose for which it was built was purely defensive and strategic, especially because we could control the area and the neighboring traffic. The construction has changed several times to different personalities and religious orders.
Marta - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell'Orologio The clock tower was built during the earlier era that belongs to the twelfth century. Following some studies, we came to think that the tower was built above the ruins of the ancient city of Bisenzio. Over the years, the building was restored a few times and in 1323 it underwent a restoration wanted by Pope John. The building has an octagonal structure, 21 meters high and represents the symbol of the city.
Cassino - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale The National Archaeological Museum of Cassino was built in 1970 by the Archaeological Superintendence of Lazio. The primary room collects several finds from prehistoric and protohistoric times while the second room welcomes Roman ceramics and architectural materials. The last and significant room exhibits sculptures and epigraphs coming from the amphitheater of the city.
Bassiano - Walls, towers and gates Torre Acquapuzza The Tower of Acquapuzza dates back to the twelfth century. It was part of the defensive fortifications and guarded the entire surrounding area. The building has a cylindrical structure. Until the 14th century it was an integral part of a castle that was later destroyed, the Tower remained as its only testimony.
Barbarano Romano - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico The Civic Archaeological Museum is located in the historical and architectural complex of Sant'Angelo. Here it is possible to observe finds found in the excavations of neighboring areas that date back to the period from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. These have a chronological order. Of particular importance is a late archaic funeral obelisk.
Amatrice - Churches and places of worship Santuario Santa Maria delle Grazie The Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie is located in Amatrice. The villa was owned by Marco Terenzio Varrone. The interior of the building is composed of baroque decorations with wooden cover.
Anagni - Churches and places of worship Affreschi delle Clarisse in S. Pietro in Vineis Recently discovered and restored, the frescoes are thirteen and extend for a length of 12 meters. They represent the Passion, resurrection, and second coming of Christ, the Stigmatization of St. Francis.
Cerveteri - Museums Museo Etrusco The Cerveteri museum is located in Castello Ruspoli. Inside it exhibits a large collection of artifacts, tombs, finds and decorations of the Etruscan civilization.
Cerveteri - Museums Museo Archeologico Nazionale Etrusco The National Etruscan Archaeological Museum was established in 1967 and houses a large collection of funeral kits and materials related to the first millennium BC. greater value is an Etruscan-Corinthian oinochoe by the painter Garavaglio.
Cerveteri - Museums Palazzo Ruspoli Palazzo Ruspoli was built in the 16th century. It is among the oldest and best preserved that there are in Cerveteri. It belonged to the most important noble family in the area, the Ruspoli. Today it is used as an Etruscan Museum, since this civilization has inhabited the territory, leaving important testimonies.
Cerveteri - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Cerveteri The Castle of Cerveteri, located in the homonymous town, dates back to the fourth century BC. Despite it dates back to the Etruscan period, has been resumed and modified over the years by the different owners. The original building of the Castle was used for military purposes. From 1968 to today, it houses the National Museum of Archaeological Cerite, and is open to the public.
Cerveteri - Castles, palaces and mansions Borgo murato Ceri The walled village Ceri is one of the oldest villages in the town of Cerveteri, located in the province of Rome. It is adjacent to the Via Aurelia and rises on a tuff spur. The village dates back to the Middle Ages, between the middle of 1200 and that of 1300. It was restored and rebuilt several times over the years. It is currently in excellent condition and is open to tourists.
Cerveteri - Parks and nature reserves Riserva naturale Macchiatonda The Macchiatonda Nature Reserve was established in 1983 and extends for about 250 km. Its name comes from a small bay and elm forest of very ancient origin called “macchiatonda”. The nature reserve is the place of many species of birds including wild geese, bittern and also the buzzard typical of the Tolfa Mountains.
Cerveteri - Archaeological Sites Necropoli Etrusca Banditaccia The Etruscan Necropolis Banditaccia includes about four hundred burials dating from the second to the 8th century BC. The site was named after the nineteenth century, when the land was “banished”, i.e. rented out with public announcement. The tomb architectures are of different types and include the cockpit ones, the oldest, to those with dice located along the Ceriti and Tolfa Mountains.
Cerveteri - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Granarone The Torre del Granarone is located in the municipality of Cerveteri in the province of Rome. The building was built at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, for the will of the Ruspoli family. The tower has a three-story structure and was used as a grain storage room. Currently, in the tower is the new headquarters of the City Council of Cerveteri.
Colleferro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Piombinara The castle was built by Riccardo Conti, brother of Pope Innocent III, at the beginning of the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1431. Since 2004, excavation campaigns have been underway that have brought to light housing facilities, a church and a necropolis.
Colleferro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Colleferro Ownership of the Counts.Built in the 13th century, it was destroyed in 1431. It belonged to the Salviati and the Doria Pamphili. The complex consists of various structures organized around a central court.
Colleferro - Churches and places of worship S.Maria di Piombinara The first news of the church dates back to the twelfth century, it was knocked down after the war to allow the enlargement of the Via Casilina. The Romanesque bell tower remains. In 2006, a corridor with frescoes from the 14th century was found.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Villa romana dei Volusii The Roman Villa of Volusii is located in an archaeological area discovered in the year 1960. The building was built around the year 50 BC by Quinto Volusio. The villa is built on two levels. On the upper level is the stately residence. Inside the rooms were decorated with floor mosaics with geometric patterns and natural subjects. Even today, the villa continues to maintain its traditional structure.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Lucus Feroniae Lucus Feroniae is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Capena. The place was inhabited by citizens who belonged to three different ethnic groups: Latins, Sabini and Etruscans. During the Imperial Age, the city, which became an independent community, took the status of a colony. Currently there are only a few walls left of the city.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Area Archeologica Lucus Feroniae Lucus Feroniae is an important archaeological site that testifies to the periods of Roman civilization. The area was discovered in 1952, during the excavations that brought to light several amphorae and stones with inscriptions. Historical sources testify that inside the ancient area stood a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Feronia.
Fiumicino - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Palidoro The Tower of Palidoro is also known as Torre Perla and represents a coastal tower. The historical finds date back to 1480 the construction of a castrum in this locality. During the 17th century the area was owned by the Peretti family.
Fiumicino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Torrimpietra The Castle of Torrimpietra was built in medieval times and in 1254 it was among the possessions of the Normanni Alberteschi family. At the beginning of the 16th century the property passed to the Peretti family who also had a stately home built. After a magnificent period, the noble family sold the Castle to the Falconieri princes, who commissioned the painter Pier Leone Ghezzi to decorate the interior. After a period of decadence of Torre in Pietra and after the Falconeri became extinct, the Castle was restored by Senator Luigi Albertini in 1926.
Fiumicino - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Rospigliosi The Castle of Rospigliosi or Castello di San Giorgio was built around the twelfth century and originates from the legend of St. George who freed the fortress from a dragon. The Aldobrandeschi family therefore wanted to thank the saint by dedicating the fortress to him. Below the Castle was managed by the Rospigliosi family who gave the Castle a kind and noble image.
Fiumicino - Museums Museo delle Navi Romane The Museum of Roman Ships was established in 1979 and preserves some fragments of ships side by side. Among the various finds we find a fishing boat on display, stone material found in Ostia as well as an anchor log and panels that show the excavation phases for the recovery of ships.
Fiumicino - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Maccarese The Maccarese Tower or Torre Primavera was built during the 16th century at the behest of Pius IV. Its function was mainly of sighting and defending from the Saracen raids that plagued the area. The tower rises for 15 meters in height and turns out to be a square plan.
Fiumicino - WWF Oasis Oasi di Macchiagrande The Oasis of Macchiagrande appears to be inserted inside the State Nature Reserve of the Roman Coast. It houses environments of Mediterranean scrub, sandy dunes and a hygrophilous forest among the largest on the coast. Among the birds of prey you can admire the kestrel, the osprey and the buzzard. The common tortoise is the symbol of the Oasis.
Cisterna di Latina - Castles, palaces and mansions Palazzo Caetani Palazzo Caetani was built between 1560 and 1574 by Bonifacio Caetani. It is located on the pre-existing ruins of the fortress of the Frangipane and represents the main residence of the elegant family. Numerous artists embellished the residence such as: Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta and the brothers Federico and Taddeo Zuccari.
Civitavecchia - Castles, palaces and mansions Forte Michelangelo Fort Michelangelo was erected in 1535, by Giuliano Leno and Antonio da Sangallo, students of Bramante, who directed the works of the Fort until his death in 1514. The idea of a fortress was born at the time of Pope Giulio II della Rovere, who had decided to erect a fortress to defend the port of Civitavecchia and thus ensuring the tranquility of its citizens. The main tower, known as the Maschio, was entrusted to Michelangelo Buonarroti, from whose fort it also takes its name.
Civitavecchia - Monuments Monumento ai Caduti The War Memorial of Civitavecchia was wanted by King Vittorio Emmanuel III to honor the fallen in World War I. The work was performed by the artist Riva who composed a sculptural complex in bronze specifically to remember the fallen in the war.
Civitavecchia - Monuments Statua Madonna The Madonna of Civitavecchia is a small statue depicting the Madonna, 42 cm tall, of Bosnian origin, exhibited since 1995. The statue is located in the Gregori family's garden and is said to have produced tears of blood 14 times. For this reason, it has often been the subject of scientific studies but in any case the phenomenon has not been made official by the Catholic Church.
Civitavecchia - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Marangone The Torre del Marangone was built during the 17th century at the behest of Pius V. The denomination derives from an ancient ditch located near it. The structure has a square plan and rests on a rocky part from where the sea is dominated. It was part of the sixty-one control towers built along the Tyrrhenian coast at the request of Pope Pius V.
Civitavecchia - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Civitavecchia Civitavecchia Cathedral is a Baroque building, dating back to 1782. It was built in Baroque style on the remains of a small church at the behest of Pope Clement XIV and became Cathedral only in 1805. In the facade of the building we can admire the two sculptures by Pietro De Laurentiis and the fresco by ``San Francesco receiving the Stigmate`` by Antonio Nessi.
Civitavecchia - Churches and places of worship La Madonnina The Madonna of Civitavecchia is kept in the Parish of Saint Augustine in the homonymous city. Its history dates back to 2 February 1995 when a statue depicting Our Lady and coming from Medjugorie began to tear blood. The statue did not stop tearing for the following thirteen days in the presence of many people and the Bishop who decided to place the statue in the parish from where it was originally moved.
Civitavecchia - Castles, palaces and mansions La Rocca The Fortress is one of the most beautiful buildings in Civitavecchia. It was built around the 14th century at the behest of the Frangipane family. Over the years it has often changed function from castle to watchtower, to shooting range and finally also to the cemetery. Although today there are only ruins left, its beauty and magnificence are still clearly visible.
Civitavecchia - Walls, towers and gates Porta Livorno The Livorno Gate was built in 1761, at the behest of Pope Clement XIII, with the aim of allowing quick access to all the workers of the port on the north side of the city of Civitavecchia. Recently, the door has been restored to its former glory throughout its architectural structure.
Anagni - Museums Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale The cathedral of Anagni was built in 1072. In addition to its interior, we can also admire the Treasure Museum, where one can admire sacred objects and archaeological materials among the oldest in Europe. In addition to this, the Chapel of the Savior of the XII-XIII century appears in particular.
Anzio - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico It is composed of several rooms that retrace in various stages the entire history of the city since ancient times; everything contained within it comes from both archaeological excavations and from recoveries occurred over the years.
Anzio - Museums Museo dello Sbarco It was erected in honor of the 50th anniversary of the landing of Anzio and is located in one of the halls of the Villa Adele, it is a historic walk as an exaltation of peace.
Anzio - Parks and nature reserves Tor Caldara Tor Caldara is a unique nature reserve for its biodiversity and extent. In 1988 it became a protected natural area at European level, also raising its international value. It contains very rare vegetations; while the fauna is rich in particular species. The most interesting places to see, in addition to natural landscapes, are: the Torre delle Caldane and the sulfur mines.
Anzio - Castles, palaces and mansions Villa Spigarelli Villa Spigarelli was built at the beginning of the twentieth century on the remains of a Roman villa. Even if the building is a modern building, there are still traces of the old era, starting with the structure of the villa. Today the building is managed privately, so it is difficult to visit it, access to the public is limited.
Anzio - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Santa Teresa Construction work began in 1926. The Romanesque Church is characterized by a slender forehead and shaped by flat side pilasters. The central body is limited by two pilasters that run until the annoyance, the portal opens under a small protiro.
Anzio - Walls, towers and gates Torre Astura Torre Astura was built at the end of the twelfth century by the locals, the Frangipans. The maritime fortress, in addition to its first owners, passed into the hands of many other people, who also changed its appearance, to get to what we see today. For many years he did not have the attention of travelers, being a poor place full of peasants and robbers, what changed over the years. In recent decades it was used as a scenario for the films of “Pinocchio” and “Brancaleone alle Crusades”.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Parco Archeologico The Archaeological Park of Anzio includes the area where the Villa di Nero was previously located. It is a construction of Roman origin (2nd century BC), of which we can admire the remains. The park has ancient objects and buildings that tell so much about the story of the great emperor, including a library full of frescoes and numerous useful documents regarding the ancient residence.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Villa di Nerone The Villa of Nero was built by the homonymous emperor and was used as a summer residence he himself used. The reason why the villa was built at that point was because Anzio was the birthplace of the emperor himself. Today we find only the remains, however clearly visible, that are open and can be visited by tourists and lovers of Roman culture.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Villa Imperatore Nerone (I sec) The Villa of Nero was built directly by the emperor and was used as a summer residence used by himself. The reason why the villa was built in that place is because Anzio was basically the birthplace of the emperor. Today we find only the remains of the villa, however clearly visible, accessible and accessible for tourists and lovers of Roman culture.
Anzio - Caves Grotte di Nerone The Caves of Nero have a very ancient origin, in fact they date back to Roman times. At that time they were used as storage places for the merchandise of the maritime activity of the area. Today there is only a part of these facilities left, which is flanked by a small beach available to everyone.
Ardea - Museums Museo "G. Manzù" The “G. Manzù” museum was opened to the public in 1981 on the initiative of Inge Schabel, wife of the artist. Inside there is a large collection of works by Manzù himself: sculptures of bronze, ebony, stucco and also you can admire photographic archives. This is a place of cultural importance for the area. The museum is available to all interested parties.
Ariccia - Streets and Squares Piazza di Corte In the town of Ariccia, it was designed from 1661 by great architects such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Carlo Fontana.
Arlena di Castro - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello di Civitella (ruderi) The Castle is located near the big lake, Monticolo. It was built in the 19th century by its only German owner, Josef von Zastrow. The structure is composed of medieval elements: windows and staircases with pointed arch and lace decorations. At the beginning of the 20th century it became the property of the Municipality
Arnara - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello de Ceccano The Castello Dei Conti De Ceccano is of medieval origin, but, over the years, it underwent restoration for various historical reasons. His path is divided into three phases, in which he passed into the hands of several noble families, and lost its main function, becoming a prison until 1973. From that moment on, it was managed by the municipality. Today, you can visit it for free, but on request and reservation.
Arpino - Museums Museo Archeologico Industriale dell'Arte della Lana The Museum of Industrial Archaeology of Wool is a testimony of Arpino's entire history with regard to the wool industry. Inside there is a large collection of equipment from previous eras: looms, punchers, warping machines, and many other means of the wool industry. The museum is open to the public.
Arpino - Museums Museo Donazione "Umberto Mastroianni" The Museum was established in 1993 in honor of the great sculptor of the '900, Umberto Mastroianni. Inside there is a large collection of works by the artist; then, there are works by his descendants and young talents of the province. It is currently managed by the homonymous foundation, which organizes, very often, exhibitions of contemporary art and a series of educational and artistic activities. The museum is open to the public.
Artena - Museums Museo Archeologico The Archaeological Museum of Artena was inaugurated in 1991. Inside there is a large collection of objects of archaeological importance excavated in the surrounding areas of the city. Inside we can admire ceramics, ornaments, coins, glasses and numerous other Neolithic and early Middle Ages elements. The museum is open to the public.
Atina - Museums Museo Inter. del Folklore e Civiltà Contadina The International Museum of Folklore and Peasant Civilization is a cultural and ethnographic center set up in the Regional Center for Popular Arts and Traditions. The structure was created with the aim of promoting and enhancing folklore and customs. Every year all the folk groups that perform at the folk festival contribute to enriching the Museum with their cultures.
Atina - Museums Museo Civico The Archaeological Museum of Atina is one of the most important civic museums in the area. The latter was officially known in 1978 and was born to collect and show the public the archaeological findings. The museum is divided into five rooms (A, B, C, D, E). Inside the museum, in addition to a large collection of archaeological objects from the Comino valley, we also find the prehistoric finds of Samnite and Roman. It is currently open to all interested in history and art.
Bracciano - Natural Areas Cascate di Monte Gelato The Monte Gelato Falls are a natural area that fascinates everyone for its beauty, surrounded by large trees. Scenes from some films have been filmed in this waterfall. Near the waterfalls are the remains of a water mill that was used from 1830 until World War II.
Bracciano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Odescalchi The Odescalchi — Orsini Castle was built in 1470 and finished in 1485 at the behest of Napoleon Orsini. The construction is to be attributed to the famous architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini. The fact of having a strategic position made him the object of contention among the noble families of the time. Today it is used as a historical museum, location for events, conventions and cultural events.
Bracciano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Orsini Odescalchi The Odescalchi — Orsini Castle was built in 1470 and finished in 1485 at the behest of Napoleon Orsini. The construction is to be attributed to the famous architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini. The fact of having a strategic position made him the object of contention among the noble families of the time. Today it is used as a historical museum, location for events, conventions and cultural events.
Bracciano - Castles, palaces and mansions Castello Orsini Odescalchi The Odescalchi — Orsini Castle was built in 1470 and finished in 1485 at the behest of Napoleon Orsini. The construction is to be attributed to the famous architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini. The fact of having a strategic position made him the object of contention among the noble families of the time. Today it is used as a historical museum, location for events, conventions and cultural events.
Bracciano - Monuments Terme di Vicarello The thermal waters of Vicarello were known and frequented since antiquity as evidenced by the Etruscan and Greek coins dating back to the 7th century BC found in 1852. From the spring, located about 500 m upstream of the Borgo, the water comes out at a temperature of about 45-50 °C. Its bicarbonate-sulfate-alkaline-earthy composition makes it suitable for sludge and aereosol for the treatment of rheumatism and arthrosis.
Bracciano - Museums Museo Civico di Bracciano The Civic Museum of Bracciano is set up inside the former convent of Santa Maria Novella and performs the function of illustrating through materials and objects of the place the history and life of the city and its inhabitants. The exhibition is divided into three sections that trace the first years of the settlement of the Etruscans until the civil society of the 19th century. Particular interest is the historical and artistic room that welcomes in particular the Christ Salvador Mundi, the work of the circle of Andrea Bregno.
Bracciano - Museums Museo Storico dell'Aeronautica Militare The Historical Museum of the Air Force is located on the shore of Lake Bracciano where the first Aeronautical Experimental Shipyard was created. The Museum covers an area of 13,000 square meters and is divided into four large exhibition halls where more than sixty aircraft are welcomed that tell the story of the Italian Air Force.
Bracciano - Lakes, rivers and canals Lago di Bracciano Lake Bracciano, originally also called Lake Sabatino, is of volcanic origin. Its surface of 57.5 km² makes it the eighth Italian lake by extension and its maximum depth of 164 meters, makes it the sixth Italian lake in depth.
Cantalice - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Cassero The tower of the Cassero, dating back to the 11th century, was part of a castle from the Middle Ages. Over the centuries the tower has been the subject of various renovations, this can be seen both from the rectangular shape and from a partial cylindrical shape. The structure was higher than the other Cantalice fortifications.
Cassino - Cemeteries Cimitero Militare Polacco The Polish Military Cemetery was built to house the corpses of the 2nd Polish Army Corps and those of General Anders as well as Archbishop Gawlina who died in 1970 and transferred to the cemetery of Montecassino for their will. The Cemetery is home to about a thousand corpses of Polish soldiers who died during World War II.
Acquapendente - Museums Museo del Fiore The Flower Museum is located inside the Monte Rufeno nature reserve. It offers a variety of exhibition routes to be able to discover the beauties that nature gives to the territory. A rich journey into the world of flowers, animals and man.
Alatri - Museums Museo Civico The Civic Museum of Alatri was founded in 1934 at the Palazzo Gottifredo (in the center of the city). Reopened in 1996 after a closing period, the Museum starts again with the epigraphic section. The restructuring carried out between 1998 and 2000, had an epigraphic section on the ground floor until 2008. From 2009 until 2013 it hosted contemporary exhibitions of an archaeological and historical character.
Alatri - Museums Museo della Chiesa di S. Maria Maggiore The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a 12th century building and is located in the main square. The building is built in a romantic - Gothic style and inside it retains several works of art from the period between the 13th and 13th century. Among the works present in the Church we can name paintings, frescoes and statues that belong to different eras.
Albano Laziale - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Maria della Rotonda The sanctuary of Maria Santissima della Rotonda is located in the city of Albano Laziale in the area of the Castelli Romani. The sanctuary occupies an ancient round-built Roman building dating back to the 1st century.
Albano Laziale - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro degli Orazi e Curiazi The Sepulchre of the Horatii and Curiatii is one of the symbols of Albano Laziale. Archaeological studies have found that the tomb dates back to the first half of the first century BC. This tomb consists of a square base on which four truncated conical towers rise at the corners and a central one of which very little remains. The construction is covered with pepperino slabs that alternate bands are arranged in a vertical and horizontal position.
Albano Laziale - Archaeological Sites Villa di Gneo Pompeo The remains of the Villa di Pompeo occupy about nine hectares. In the past centuries he had prestigious guests such as Cicero.
Albano Laziale - Walls, towers and gates Porta Pretoria Porta Pretoria is one of the most important historical places in Albano Laziale. It was discovered during the bombings of World War II and was one of the most important accesses in the country. With a height of 14 meters and a width of 36 m, it consists of rectangular towers and protected ovens. The door is the destination of many tourists who visit it and are fascinated by its beauty.
Allumiere - Hermitages Eremo della Trinità The Hermitage of the Trinity is located in the locality of Allumiere, in the province of Rome and is among the oldest sanctuaries of the Tolfa Mountains. It is certainly not the construction period, due to various renovations, but it is assumed in the period of the Middle Ages. Among the oldest documents to mention are the Bull of Pope Innocent IV. The Sanctuary survived until the mid-600 and was renovated in the 19th century. Currently, the restoration of the monument was completed, precisely in 2002 and is accessible to the public under the care of the religious.
Ponza - Beaches Spiaggia Chiaia di Luna Chiaia di Luna Beach can only be reached by sea due to the various landslides that have occurred in recent years and that have brought down the tunnel that connected it to the road. Parking on the beach is prohibited, you must keep a distance of at least 200 meters from the cliff.