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Circus Maximus in Rome: history, virtual reality visit and how to get there

The Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) was the largest stadium of ancient Rome: an enormous U-shaped ...

Church of the Gesù in Rome: the Mother Church of the Jesuits, Baciccia's Ceiling and St Ignatius's Tomb

The Church of the Gesù, on Piazza del Gesù a short walk from Via del Corso, is the mother church ...

Church of Sant'Ignazio: Andrea Pozzo's fake dome

The church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola (St Ignatius), in via del Caravita, is the Jesuit church of ...

The Turtle Fountain: Rome's most charming fountain

The Turtle Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe) is tucked away on little Piazza Mattei, in the Ghe...

Great Mosque of Rome: visiting Europe's largest mosque

The Great Mosque of Rome (Moschea di Roma), in the Parioli district, is the city's main Muslim pl...

Tiber Island: Rome's Little River Island, Its Bridges and Its Basilica

Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina) is the only island in the Tiber in Rome: a ship-shaped islet about ...

Largo Argentina: the sacred area where Caesar was killed, and its cats

The Sacred Area of Largo Argentina (Area Sacra di Largo di Torre Argentina) is a large archaeolog...

Case Romane del Celio: the ancient houses beneath Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Beneath the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, on the Caelian Hill ten minutes' walk from the Co...

Mausoleum of Augustus: how to book a visit to the imperial tomb

The Mausoleum of Augustus, in piazza Augusto Imperatore, is the tomb that Rome's first emperor ha...

Rome Opera House (Teatro Costanzi): programme, tickets and tour

The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, which Romans still call the Costanzi, stands on piazza Beniamino G...

Quirinal Palace: visiting the Italian president's residence

The Quirinal Palace (Palazzo del Quirinale), on the highest of Rome's seven hills, is the officia...

Palazzo Farnese: visiting the French Embassy in Rome

Palazzo Farnese, on Piazza Farnese, is one of the finest Renaissance palaces in Rome and, since 1...

Rome's Alchemical Door (Porta Magica): history, symbols and how to find it

The Alchemical Door, or Porta Magica, is a small stone doorway standing in the garden of Piazza V...

Pyramid of Cestius: Rome's pyramid and how to visit it

The Pyramid of Cestius (Piramide Cestia) is a white marble tomb 36 metres high, built in the late...

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: Borromini's masterpiece

The church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (nicknamed "San Carlino"), at the crossing of via de...

San Luigi dei Francesi: the three Caravaggios in Rome's French church

The church of San Luigi dei Francesi (St Louis of the French), in piazza San Luigi dei Francesi, ...

San Pietro in Vincoli: Michelangelo's Moses

The church of San Pietro in Vincoli (St Peter in Chains) stands on the Colle Oppio, a ten-minute ...

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere: Maderno's statue and Cavallini's fresco

The Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere hides at the end of a flowery courtyard on Piazza di ...

Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome: the 124 Steps, the Santo Bambino and Pinturicchio's Frescoes

The church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli crowns the northern summit of the Capitoline Hill, above Pi...

Santa Maria della Vittoria: Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

The church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, on via XX Settembre, holds one of the most famous sculp...

Santa Maria sopra Minerva: the Gothic church and Bernini's elephant

Santa Maria sopra Minerva, in piazza della Minerva, is 100 m from the Pantheon and is considered ...

Bramante's Tempietto and San Pietro in Montorio

The Tempietto is a small circular High Renaissance temple, completed in the early 16th century by...

Theatre of Marcellus: the "little Colosseum" next to the Ghetto

The Theatre of Marcellus (Teatro di Marcello) is a Roman theatre of the 1st century BC whose curv...

Villa Medici: visiting the gardens and the French Academy in Rome

Villa Medici crowns the Pincio hill above the Spanish Steps, a few steps from the church of Trini...