Tips 1 - 10 of 159 Rome Things to Do
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the S.Maria Maggiore basilica has a great variety of architectural styles in its interior, since it was built in the 5th century and it had several parts added during Romanesque, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It’s certainly one of the most decorated churces in Rome. Its gilded ceiling is said to bear the first gold brought back by Columbus from America.
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Directions: piazza di S.Maria Maggiore; take the subway and get off at Termini, then walk along via Cavour until you arrive to piazza dell’Esquilino.
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Mmmh, is there anything that hasn’t already been said about the Trevi fountain? 0_o’ …maybe you ought to know that its name derives from the near church of S.Maria del Trivio, which probably means something like “S.Maria at the meeting of three streets”
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Directions: take via del Corso from piazza Venezia and then via delle Muratte on the right
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Michelangelo designed the paving of the square and a third building (in addition to the Palazzo Senatorio and Palazzo dei Conservatori), Palazzo Nuovo, symmetrical to Palazzo dei Conservatori. On top of the ramp (the Cordonata) are the statues of Castor and Pollux, the protectors of Rome, and in the middle of the square is a bronze equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, dating from the 2nd century AD.
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Directions: by subway, get off at Colosseum and walk along via dei Fori Imperiali, until you get to piazza Venezia; the ramp leading to the Piazza del Campidoglio is on the right of the Vittoriano.
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Churches - Others: San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
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Also known as “San Carlino”, for its small dimensions, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane was designed by Francesco Borromini and completed in 1667. The interior employs ingenious curves that give light to a small site, while the dome is lit by concealed windows.
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Address: Via del Quirinale 23
Directions: take the subway and get off at Repubblica, then walk along via Nazionale and turn right at via delle Quattro Fontane, and walk till you arrive at the intersection with via del Quirinale.
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Built between 1568 and 1584, this was the first Jesuit church built in Rome. Like many other baroque churces,the Gesù church cointains works of many artists, like Bernini, Andrea Pozzo and Il Baciccia. Look out for Bernini’s bust of cardinal Bellarmino.
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Directions: From Piazza Venezia, take via del Corso and turn left at via del Plebiscito, until you arrive at piazza del Gesù
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Dating from the 13th century, S.Maria Sopra Minerva is the only example of gothic church in Rome, and underwent changes during 15th-17th centuries by Renaissance artists from Venice and Florence and by Baroque roman artists. It cointains also many tombs, including those of St. Catherine da Siena, the humanist Pietro Bembo and the friar painter Fra Angelico.
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Directions: Piazza della Minerva, halfway between the Pantheon and the Gesù church
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Churches - Others: Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
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Want to see an incredible ceiling but haven’t got time to go and visit the Vatican Museums? Check out this church, you won’t regret it. Andrea Pozzo painted a glorious ceiling ot celebrate St. Ignatius and the Jesuit order. The church hasn’t got a real dome, but an illusionistic one was painted instead.
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Directions: Piazza di Sant’Ignazio, just a few blocks away from the Pantheon (take via del Seminario)
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Churches - Others: Chiesa di S.Maria in Campitelli
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The church, designed by Bernini’s pupil, Carlo Rainaldi, was completed in 1667. Inside the church a fabulous gilded altar tabernacle with spiral columns was designed by Giovanni Antonio de Rossi to contain an image of the Virgin. The side chapels are decorated by some of Rome’s finest Baroque painters, such as Sebastiano Conca, Giovanni Battista Gaulli (known as Il Baciccia) and Luca Giordano.
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Directions: Piazza di Campitelli (just a few blocks away from the Capitol hill)
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Built in Brescian white marble, the Vittoriano monument was begun in 1885 and inaugurated in 1911, in honour of Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy, Italy’s first king. The bronze equestrian statue depicting the king is 12m (39 ft) long.
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Directions: Piazza Venezia; get off at the Colosseum subway station and walk along via de Fori Imperiali until you arrive there.
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Palazzo Venezia, one of Rome’s first Renaissane civic buildings, was built in 1455 for the Venetian cardinal Pietro Barbo, who then became Pope Paul II. In the Fascist era Mussolini used it as his headquarters, addressing crowds from the central balcony.
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Directions: Piazza Venezia; get off at the Colosseum subway station and walk along via de Fori Imperiali until you arrive there.
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BarryAir Wed Sep 19, 2007 08:40 UTC
This is my favorite Roma website. Anyone who plans a visit can use the helpfull information. My favorite church is Santa Maria in Cosmadin. Barry in Louisiana (disaster area) | MM212 Wed Mar 22, 2006 15:32 UTC
Excellent tips and pictures. Most comprehensive! Grazie!!! | Maurizioago Fri Jan 20, 2006 13:10 UTC
Bella pagina, veramente. Spero di poter andare a Roma verso Pasqua. Ciao! | Pimilan Thu Oct 20, 2005 18:30 UTC
Incredibile tutte le cose che si puo fare a Roma, essendo stato 2 volte vedo che ho visto ben poco, con cosi tanti consigli spero che sarai presto tra i primi della classifica di Roma. |
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