Purpose of this article is to introduce hidden treasures and places in Rome unknown to the mass but enchanting for their beauty and historical value.
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Palazzo Massimo
The antique collection of greatest importance in Rome is kept in the interior of a building of the 19th century, which was a Jesuit college and now hosts the National Roman Museum. Statues and carving, of the imperial villas, precious and fantastic mosaics representing domestic and wild animals; the children will love it.
Piazza del Quirinale
At the top of the hill that was inhabited by the popes, and then by kings. A mosaical panorama of the rooftops of Rome, among history and legends.
San Giovanni in Laterano
The Piazza and the basilica, a place of connection for the modern city, which encircles the area of the Cathedral of Rome. From the foundation of the basilica to the restoration of Borromini for the Anno Santo 1650. many artistic masterpieces and a cloister of unexpected quit and beauty.
Circo Massimo
The race course for chariots which had great success here in Rome: this explains the enormous capacity of the Circo and its imposing presence in the fabric of the city.
Foro Romano
The ancient Forum of the citi boasts a multi century history and conserves the signs of a progressive sedimentation of ages and cultures. Its principal monuments are described in the plan.
Ghetto
The ancien settlement of the Jewish community in Rome, later transformed into a coerced residence until the middle of the 19th century. A walk among ancient monuments and old stories of the Romans, among excellent restaurants and characteristic shops.
Isola Tiberina
The legend of a ship run aground, the temple dedicated to the God Esculapio and the long tradition of the Island in giving succour to the people. The bridges, the banks of the river, and its tumultuous waters.
Citt del Vaticano
A State within a State, a city whithin a city. This is the small but precious Vatican Sate. The piazza is like a symbolic embrace to Christians, an enormous concave circle whih has welcomed the faithful for centuries with the same emphasis carried out by the Popes of the Baroque.
St. Peter Basilica
The evolution and the most important Dome in Christianity: from its foundation (Costantino) to its modern facade, passing through Bramante and Michelangelo, whose dome remains the indisputed symbol if Catholicism in the world.
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