THE MUST-SEE SITES IN ROME

Since its creation and the legend of the twin brothers Remus and Romulus, that were nursed by a Wolf and which gave the name to the city, Rome has left us traces of its history that are still visible today, some of which cannot be avoided when visiting the eternal city!

The Colosseum, actually named the Flavio Amphitheater, is surely the most iconic monument of the city of Rome, the largest amphitheater ever built in the Roman Empire, and one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. With probably 50,000 spectators (earlier estimates of 80,000 spectators, or approximately one-twelfth of the Roman population), the Colosseum was used for venationes (wild animal fights), and munera for gladiator fights.Other public performances, such as death row executions, reconstructions of famous battles and dramas based on Roman mythology also took place in the Flavio Amphitheater.

Located in the area of the imperial forums (the entrance ticket of the Colosseum also allows access to Mount Palatine and the Roman Forum), you can admire this magnificent monument, its surroundings and the rich history of the area. At the Colosseum all the time periods of the city magnificently come together in one spot!

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The Vatican is the smallest state in the world, landlocked in the city of Rome. It houses StPeter's square and St.Peter's Basilica as well as the Vatican museums and the pontifical administration.
Except during the summer, for the rest of the year, the Pope addresses the faithful every Wednesdays from his window in the square. You can visit the basilica for free accessing it from St. Peter’s square, the museums have admission fees, but we guarantee it is worth it. In addition, taking a guided tour, you can have direct access from the Vatican museums without queuing up at the museum entrance or in St Peter’s Square to access the Basilica. In the Vatican museums you can admire the Sistine Chapel as well as a rich collection of paintings, tapestries and maps of the greatest minds of the time.

St Peter’s Basilica is the second of the four major basilicas in Rome, after St John Lateran, before St Mary Major and St Paul Outside the Walls, that we also warmly suggest you to visit.

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Piazza del Popolo (People’s Square, in Italian) is an important monumental pedestrian square in the neoclassical style the of nineteenth century. Situated north of the historic center, this square began to be embellished at the end of the sixteenth century on order of Pope Sixtus-Quint, one of the most important building popes in the Eternal City. 
Its name, in Italian, literally means the «place of the People», but it is historically derived from that of the poplars (populus in Latin, pioppo in Italian), to which the church of Santa Maria del Popolo (the church of Santa Maria del Popolo), at the northeast corner of the square, owes its designation of origin.



The square, as it stands today, was designed in the neoclassical style between 1811 and 1823 by the architect Giuseppe Valadier. He designed his space in a third dimension, expressed by the construction of a splendid staircase ramp that leads to the hill and gardens of the Pincio, which solved the problem of difference of altitude between the square and the hill overhanging, east side.



Piazza Navona is the largest tourist square in Rome in Italy. Located in the northern part of the Mars field, near the Pantheon, it is built on the ruins of the Domitian stadium of the first century, of which it retains the exact form. It is, with its monumental architectural decoration (Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Church of St Agnes in Agone by Francesco Borromini), one of the most beautiful baroque architectural ensembles in Rome. In December 2005, the Project for Public Spaces chose Piazza Navona as the world’s third best square.
If you look at the shape of the square, it is the form of a circus of the time (not to be confused with the circus as we know it today) where horse races were held. The name of the stadium that was in place of the piazza Navona was called the Stadio Domiziano.


Piazza di Spagna (The Spanish Steps ) is one of the main tourist pedestrian squares in the historic centre of Rome in Italy, located in the luxury shopping district of Rome, with via Condotti, via del Corso, via Borgognona, via Frattina, and via del Babuino.

Pietro Bernini and his son Gian Lorenzo created the fountain of the "Barcaccia" at the foot of the steps of the “Trinità dei Monti”.  “The Trinità dei Monti” is the church that overlooks the square, it was built by the French King Louis XII and still belongs to France just like the “Saint-Louis church of the French” church.

Piazza Venezia is a square classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and dominated in particular by the monument to Victor Emmanuel II.
This palace celebrates the reunification of Italy was initially badly perceived by the Romans because it was considered too imposing, indeed you feel very small in front of this impressive building.
Piazza Venezia is a place where Italian History comes together, being in front of the building you can see the Colosseum at the end of the Imperial Forums and its remains from ancient Rome. On your right there is the balcony on which the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made his speeches.

The Pantheon of Rome is an ancient religious building located in Piazza della Rotonda, built upon order of Agrippa in the first century BC. It was damaged by several fires, and it was completely rebuilt under Hadrian (beginning of the second century). Originally, the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to all the deities of ancient religion. It was converted into a church in the seventh century and is today the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Martiri. It is the largest ancient Roman monument that has reached us in virtually intact condition, due to its uninterrupted use until today.

The Pantheon is a real technical feat, not only for its Oculus, one of the largest in the world but also for its solidity, some specialists still wonder today how such a heavy building could stand up so long.

You can notice by carefully observing the facade that the columns of the Pantheon are all almost completely different, this is due to the fact that some materials came from Egypt and were damaged during the transport to Rome.

The Trevi fountain (fontana di Trevi) is the largest and one of the most famous fountains in Rome. Built between 1732 and 1762, it is located in the Trevi Neighborhood, in Piazza di Trevi, and is backed by the Poli Palace.

The Trevi Fountain is an example of the perpetuation of the baroque style in 18th century Rome, by its mixture of effects (it plays at once on architecture, sculpture and sound), its monumentality (it is structured by four columns of colossal order) and its reference to the Four Rivers fountain in Piazza Navona by Bernini.

Known for its beauty, the fountain is featured in several movies, of which the best known is undoubtedly Vacanze Romane with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

An interesting detail is that if you observe well the building on which the Trevi fountain leans on, you will see that a window is missing, it is painted in trompe l'oeil. The legend says that the window was walled closed because a girl threw herself from there.

Why people throws coins in Trevi fountain ? 

Don’t forget to throw a coin in it, because that means you will return to Rome and when you get back don’t forget to throw another one, it means that you will find love. 🥰

It is estimated that about 600,000 € is the amount of the coins that have been collected in the fountain.