COLOSSEUM: It is a marvellous architectural complex that doesn't find examples in Roman art. Its real name is Flavian Amphitheater. It was built in 72 A.D. by an unknown architect. The Coliseum rises among the Palatine hill, the Celian hill and the Oppian hill. Its construction was begun by emperor Vespasian and was completed by his son Titus in 80 A.D.. CONTINUE...

FORO ROMANO: It can be considered a symbol of antiquity. It was the center of the civic, juridical and economic life in Republican times. It can be reached from the Capitoline hill going down along Senators Building or behind the monument to king Victor Emmanuel II and walking along Via dei Fori Imperiali. It was very damaged by the barbaric invasions. In 1700 the excavations brought out notable treasures of Romanic art. CONTINUE...

SAINT PETER: It is the greatest church in the world and is dominated by the imposing Michelangelo's dome. It was built in 324 A.D. by Constantine. The works which give the present shape to the basilica began in 1506 thanks to the Bramante's plan. Placed in the Vatican State (that is an independent State) it dominates St.Peter's Square which is a Bernini's masterpiece. CONTINUE...

SPANISH STEPS:This is one of the best known and evocative places in Rome. It is characterized by the great perron of " Trinità dei Monti". From this square the best known and most elegant streets in Rome branch off: for instance, "Via Condotti" is famous all over the world for its numerous boutique and ateliers of many Italian stylists like Armani, Versace and Valentino. "Via Frattina" is also an elegant and very frequented street. CONTINUE...

THE TREVI FOUNTAIN: The most famous fountain in Rome, made by architect Salvi in 1735 under Pope Clement XII, it is considered one of the most beautiful fountains in the world. The Dukes of Poli's building serves as background to the fountain. Not far from "via del Corso" erected in the homonym square, it is probably one of the most visited places in Rome. CONTINUE...

ARC OF COSTANTINO: It is the most important of the Roman triumphal arches. It was built in 313 A.D. to celebrate emperor Constantine's victory over Massenzio. It rises not far from the Coliseum at the end of the Via Sacra. It marks the limit between Roman Forum and Coliseum area. It is the greatest of the three Roman triumphal arches. It is 25 meters high. CONTINUE...

SAINT PETER IN CHAINS: San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) is a basilica in Rome, best known for housing Michelangelo's statue Moses. The basilica was first built in the mid-5th Century to house the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter while imprisoned in Jerusalem. According to legend, when Empress Eudoxia (wife of Emperor Valentinian III) gifted the chains to Pope Leo I; legend holds that while he compared them to the chains of St. Peter's first imprisonment in the Mamertine Prison in Rome. CONTINUE...

BASILICA DI SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE: Also known as the Basilica di Santa Maria della Neve and Basilica Liberiana in the Italian language and Saint Mary Major Basilica or the Liberian Basilica in the English language  is an ancient Catholic basilica of Rome. It is one of the four major basilicas, and one of the five Patriarchal basilicas associated with the Pentarchy: St. John Lateran, St. Lawrence outside the Walls, St. Peter and St. Paul outside the Walls, and Santa Maria Maggiore. CONTINUE...

BASILICA OF ST JHON LATERAN: Is the cathedral church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope. Officially named Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris (Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior), it is the oldest and ranks first (being the only cathedral in Rome) among the four major basilicas of Rome, and holds the title of ecumenical mother church (mother church of the whole inhabited world) among Catholics. CONTINUE...