Historical Sites In Rome

Trevi Fountain

Aqueduct-fed rococo fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi & completed in 1762, with sculpted figures. · Dogs allowed

Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Colosseum

Monumental 3-tiered Roman amphitheater once used for gladiatorial games, with guided tour option.

Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

Pantheon

Iconic temple built circa 118 to 125 A.D. with a dome & Renaissance tombs, including Raphael's.

Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Piazza Navona

Elegant square dating from the 1st century A.D., with a baroque fountain, street artists & bars.

Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Vatican Museums

Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.

00120 Vatican City

Roman Forum

Vast excavated area of Roman temples, squares & government buildings, some dating back 2,000 years.

00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Piazza del Popolo

Grand, landmark square centered by Rome's oldest obelisk & the site of the city's northern gate.

Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Castel Sant'Angelo

Circular, 2nd-century castle housing furniture & paintings collections in Renaissance apartments.

Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy

Villa Borghese

Vast urban park with formally landscaped gardens, a lake & villas now housing important museums. · Dogs allowed

00197 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Sistine Chapel

Famous chapel in the Vatican Museums, best known for Michelangelo's 16th-century painted ceiling.

00120 Vatican City

Spanish Steps

Steps with irregular butterfly-shaped design, built in 18th century at French diplomat's bequest.

Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

Grand marble neoclassical temple honoring Italy's first king & First World War soldiers.

Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Piazza Venezia

Square with an elaborate Victorian monument known as 'the typewriter' by locals & Palazzo Venezia.

Piazza Venezia, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Circus Maximus

Green space & remains of a stone & marble arena that could seat 250,000 Romans for chariot races.

00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Largo di Torre Argentina

Archaeological site close to where Julius Caesar was killed, also home to a colony of cats.

Largo di Torre Argentina, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Parco della Mole Adriana

Geometric, tree-lined 1930s gardens on 12 acres around a castle, designed by Attilio Spaccarelli. · Dogs allowed

Piazza Adriana, 00193 Roma RM, Italy

Janiculum Hill

This historic, well-known hilltop terrace offers panoramic views of Rome.

Municipio I, 00165 Roma RM, Italy

Baths of Caracalla

Ruins of a vast rectangular-shaped Roman thermal bath complex used from around 216 A.D. to 537 A.D.

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

Capitoline Museums

Classical Roman, Greek & Egyptian sculptures & Renaissance art in Michelangelo-designed palaces.

Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali

Roman shopping center with preserved forums, great hall markets & archaeological exhibits.

Via Quattro Novembre, 94, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Arch of Constantine

A 21m-high Roman structure made up of 3 arches decorated with figures & battle scenes.

Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

Pyramid of Caius Cestius

Egyptian-style pyramid with a frescoed interior, built as a tomb for a rich Roman magistrate.

Via Raffaele Persichetti, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

Porta Maggiore

Double-arched gateway, in Rome's 3rd-century city wall, with 2 aqueducts & a Latin inscription.

Piazza di Porta Maggiore, 00182 Roma RM, Italy

Trajan's Column

A carved frieze winds up around the outside of this column erected upon victory in the Dacian wars.

Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Domus Aurea

Remains of Emperor Nero's grand 3-floor villa complex, originally decorated with colorful frescoes.

Via della Domus Aurea, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

Portico of Octavia

Remains of an ancient walkway originally built in the 2nd century B.C. to link two Roman temples.

Via del Portico d'Ottavia, 29, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Welcome To Rome

Museum exploring the city’s history & famous sites through models & a panoramic 3D movie.

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 203, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Altare della Patria

Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument

00165 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Terrazza del Pincio

Piazza del Popolo, 19, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Porta San Sebastiano

Imposing structure from AD 275, among the largest remaining gates in Rome's fortress walls.

Aurelian Walls, Via di Porta San Sebastiano, 18, 00179 Roma RM, Italy

Porta del Popolo

Monumental 16th-century gateway with marble columns, statues of saints & a papal coat of arms.

Piazzale Flaminio, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Forum Boarium

Former Roman livestock market & site of the first gladiatorial combat, offering tours for visitors.

Via Luigi Petroselli, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

House of the Vestals

Ancient statues in the Roman Forum situated beside remains of an old atrium & palace.

Largo, Via della Salara Vecchia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Sallustiano Obelisk

Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Obelisco Agonale

Ancient obelisk standing at 16.53 meters, in the center of Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers.

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona, 90, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Arco degli Acetari

Tiny, postcard-famous courtyard behind an arched passageway, with rustic, vine-covered ochre houses.

Via del Pellegrino, 19, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Forum of Nerva

Remains of a Roman complex built by Emperor Domitian, with leftover columns from Minerva's Temple.

Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

House of Augustus

Ruins of an ancient Roman imperial residence, with colorful frescoes, courtyards & studies.

Palatino Parco archeologico del Colosseo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Domus Tiberiana - Roman Forums

Palatino, Orti Farnesiani sul, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Flavian Palace

Public areas & central courtyard of an ancient palace built in 92 AD on the ruins of Nero's palace.

Via di S. Gregorio, 30, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Centro Storico di Roma

Piazza in Campo Marzio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Largo Romolo e Remo

Largo Romolo e Remo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Monument to King Umberto I

Largo Marcello Mastroianni, 15, 00197 Roma RM, Italy

Colosseo view point

Via di S. Bonaventura, 7, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Rione San Saba

Piazza Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

Monument to Quintino Sella

Via Cernaia, 21, 00185 Roma RM, Italy

Torre Dei Borgia

Via del Fagutale, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

Archaeological Area of ​​Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Piazza di S. Croce in Gerusalemme, 00182 Roma RM, Italy

Fontana di via di Porta di San Pancrazio

Via di Porta S. Pancrazio, 5, 00153 Roma RM, Italy