The Wonders of Rome: Rome Attractions
Oct 28
Posted: under Italy, Rome.
Tags: Architecture, art, Attractions, city, Italy, Museums, Rome
Rome is, always has been and always will be known as the great sacred city. It is packed with ancient Rome, architectural magnificence such as the Pantheon, the Arch of Constantine, the Collosseum and the Basilica of Maxentius. This historical city of ancient Rome is one of the remaining few that are protected by a bordering wall. There is SO much to see of Rome attractions and most tourists do not even know where to begin. Rome has way more than it’s most talked about ancient Rome structures.
A few must-see Rome attractions are:
- Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)
Located in the Piazza di Trevi
- Pantheon
Completed in AD 126 as a temple to the Roman gods
Piazza della Rotonda
- Giolitti
An ice cream shop
Located on Via degli Uffici del Vicario 40
- Vatican
Sacred City
- Bocca della Verita (Mouth of Truth)
Located in the Piazza della Bocca della Verita
- Borromini’s church of St Agnes
Baroque masterpiece
Piazza Navona
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers
Baroque masterpiece
Piazza Navona
- Galleria Borghese
Known for Renaissance and baroque paintings
- Sistine Chapel
Camp de’ Fiori
The city’s former flower market
Now home to many bars and restaurants
- Luzzi Restaurant
Via Celimontana 1
- Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola (Church of St Ignatius of Loyola)
Piazza Sant’Ignazio
- Palazzo Spada
Former palace, now a home to the Spada Gallery art collection
Via Capo di Ferro
- Teatro di Pompeo
Now is home to shops and restaurants
- Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums)
Dedicated to art and architecture
Piazza del Campidoglio
- Museo Atelier Canova-Tadolini
Was formerly Antonio Canova’s studio but is now a bar
Via del Babuino 150 A/B
- Roman Forum
Ruins of Imperial Rome
Entrances at Largo Romolo and Remo 5-6
- Sant’Andrea Della Valle Church
Dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle.
Corso Vittorio Emmanuele II
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