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Spanish staircase

Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti

 Sights of Rome The Spanish staircase in Rome is not for nothing considered the most beautiful in Europe. Its dimensions, majestic Baroque style and architecture impress even the most sophisticated traveler. Especially beautiful is the staircase in the spring when the azalea blossoms

Capitol Hill

Piazza Aracoeli

 Sights of Rome According to legend, Capitoline Hill is one of the seven hills on which the Eternal City of Rome arose. Everyone can visit the Capitol Hill for free. However, for visiting the museums and temples located here, you will have to pay:

The Coliseum in Rome

Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma

 Sights of Rome Symbol of Rome and Italy in general , the Roman Colosseum got its present name because of the statue of the madman Nero set before him, originally it was known as the Flavian Amphitheater. Built in the 1st century, the amphitheater became the largest building for mass entertainment throughout the Roman Empire

Vatican Museum Complex

Roma, Viale Vaticano

 Sights of Rome Vatican Museum Complex by right is considered one of the largest historical and art museums in the world. Here, along with the subjects of ancient Egyptian art, contemporary works are represented. In total there are about two dozen museums and museum halls in the Vatican

Pantheon in Rome

Piazza della Rotonda

 Sights of Rome Pantheon is an ancient pagan temple, later consecrated as a Christian church. Mary and the Martyrs, dedicated at once to all the Roman deities. This architectural object of the pre-Christian era has survived to this day and amazes not only archaeologists, but also ordinary tourists with its greatness.

St. Peter's Square in Rome

Piazza San Pietro

 Sights of Rome @ St. Peter's Square in the Vatican stretched in the form of two semicircles in front of one of the main Catholic shrines - St. Peter's Cathedral. It's on Piazza San Pietro that thousands of Catholics from all over the world gather to hear the Pope's performance live.

Roman Forum

Via della Salaria Vecchia, 5/6

 Sights of Rome Roman Forum - once the central market, and now the square that occupies the center of the ancient part of the city. It was the focal point of the social and political life of Roman citizens. It is from here that the current meaning of the word "forum" begins.

Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome

Piazza dell'Esquilino, 34, Roma

 Sights of Rome So, you were determined to "ride" through the holy places or suddenly happened to be in Rome - one way or another you are directly on the road to one of the four main basilicas of Rome - the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Sistine Chapel

Viale Vaticano

 Sightseeing Rome Sistine Chapel in the Vatican - one of the most famous and popular with Among the tourists of the whole world is a monument of culture and history. Externally, the building, honestly, looks rather modest, but being inside you can lose the gift of speech from the beauty around you.

St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome

Piazza San Pietro

 Sights of Rome The heart of the Vatican and the whole Catholic world, St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the main attractions of Rome. Here you can view ancient Rome from a bird's-eye view, admire the interior of the cathedral from the domes of the dome, defend the mass and even receive the blessing of the pontiff.

The terms of Caracalla

Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 52, Roma

 Sights of Rome Bath, a phenomenon for our person is not even alien, was very popular in ancient Rome. However, the ancient Roman bath-saunas were called - the thermae. Here they came to bask, bathe, and talk and talk business and discuss business matters

Trevi Fountain

Piazza di Trevi

 Sights of Rome The largest, the most pompous, the most popular among tourists ... All this is about the Fontana Trevi in ​​Rome, lined up in front of the majestic Pali Palace Poly. Created according to the sketches of Bernini, the famous theatrical sculptor, today it is considered a necessary place for pilgrimage among tourists.

Augusta Forum

Via dei Fori Imperiali, Roma

 Sights of Rome August Forum was solemnly It was opened on August 1, 2 years before our era. Following the example of Julius Caesar, Augustus arranged his forum near the Roman Forum, orienting it perpendicularly to Caesar's forum, but the new emperor decided to turn Rome into a "marble city."

Appia Road in Rome

 Rome Attractions Appian Way is, if translated into modern language, the first ancient pedestrian and horse-drawn fast track. At one time, it connected Rome with the distant part of the Apennine peninsula, and today it is a recognized tourist attraction of Italy.

Arch of Titus

Via Sacra, Roma

 Sights of Rome Starting a conversation about the Arc de Triomphe, of course, you assume that the first thing that comes to mind the interlocutor, of course, will be a Parisian landmark. However, the predecessors of the French beauty hardly surpass it in their architectural, historical and aesthetic merit.

Vatican Library

Roma, Cortile del Belvedere, 00120

 Sights of Rome Apostolic Library in the Vatican Is a repository of manuscripts, manuscripts, books of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The library was founded in the 15th century, and its foundation is being replenished to this day. According to legend, there are secret rooms in the main depository of knowledge of the Catholic Church, which are known only to the initiated.

Villa Borghese

Roma, Viale delle Belli Arti, 131

 Sights of Rome Villa Borghese - an amazing landscape park, located north of the center of Rome. The picturesque palazzo, built in the 17th century by the owner of the red cap - Cardinal Camillo Borghese, is today a favorite place for walking people and guests of Rome. The center of the villa is the Borghese Gallery

Gallery Borghese

Roma, Viale delle Belli Arti, 131

 Sights of Rome The Borghese Art Gallery is located in the middle of Villa Borghese, once owned by the famous princely family. The foundations of the artistic collection were laid by Cardinal Shipione Borghese in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Castle of St. Angelo in Rome

Lungotevere Castello, 50

 Sights of Rome The construction of the castle of Saint Angelo in Rome began in 135. For nearly two thousand years, it was rebuilt and functioned not only as a castle, but also as a tomb, the residence of the popes, the vault, the prison.

Capitoline Museums

Roma, Piazza del Campidoglio, 1

 Rome Attractions Signed ancient statues and mosaics in the Renaissance and Baroque style, masterpieces of Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian, Tintoretto are located in the huge halls of museums. Since 2000, two wings have been united by an underground tunnel called Tabulyari ..

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The tourists choosing a trip to Rome will definitely have something to see. And the main feature of the Italian capital is the number of attractions.

If, for example, to combine them together and to view 4 interesting places per day, then a full study of Rome will take more than 7 years!

Surely, from childhood, each of us associates Rome with the word "Colosseum" . Surprisingly, this building is so grandiose that at one time its arena was filled with water and made real pirate captures and ship battles for fun to local viewers . @ Now inside the Colosseum - all but ruins . But their greatness is felt and without the words of the guide . By the way, Rome is one of those cities in which it will not be so interesting to discover the history without a guide . Not far from the Coliseum is located The famous house of Mussolini, from whose windows so love l act in his years dictator .

Each tourist will be interested in the Capitol - one of those famous seven hills on which Rome stands . There is also the famous temple where the Roman Senate was in session, and Also held in different centuries are people's congresses .By the way, the people's congresses were also held at the Roman Forum - a special square in the center of ancient Rome . Here the Romans gathered for all the ages to conduct lively discussions . This is the reason why the so popular word now "forum" . Here we see the famous Capitol wolf, the story of which we remember from the school textbooks . Finally, incredible impressions complement and located at the foot of the Capitol majestic Venice Square .

If you still have time, you can walk through the narrow Roman streets, across which menacingly hanging clothes.

The Italians are a very impulsive people. And very athletic. If you are in Rome on Saturday or Sunday, then even if you do not like football, you can go to a match of local clubs - Roma or Lazio, to feel the atmosphere of "Italian pain." Of course, the most interesting is their confrontation, but tickets to it are bought up a few months before the match. Roma's football team plays its matches at the gracious stadium "Stadio Olimpico", an architectural monument of the 20th century, housing more than 70 000 people.

If you have time, you can walk through the narrow Roman streets, across which the clothes hang menacingly. So, you can get in one way or another at a house in which some famous Italian or world figure once lived.

Finally, any visit should end with a logical climax - a great lunch or dinner in numerous Roman cafes and restaurants . Naturally, you need to order pasta or pizza. Delicious Italian food, purchased from visits to Roman sights, lays down with great pleasure. It is at such moments that everyone begins to feel a bit like a real Italian.