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Everything Rome! guide
Top 10 locations in Italy
byAndrea Spallanzani
Live update: Updated March 2, 2022Copy link
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PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Andrea SpallanzaniThe piazza was built on the remainder of the Stadium of the Emperor Domitian. The piazza still has the origina shape of the stadium. In the center of the Piazza the magnificent fountain of The Four Rivers by Bernini.
If you are a Dan Brown fan you will remember this fountain from the movie Angels and Demons.
2. Pantheon
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniThe Pantheon is Rome's best-preserved ancient building and is always worth visiting, mainly because it is free!
Inside the Pantheon, you can see its majestic dome. The Pantheon has the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. It is pretty impressive if you consider it’s nearly two thousand years old.
3. Trevi Fountain
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniRome is full of beautiful fountains that are worth seeing. But, the Trevi has a unique charm and beauty that makes it one of Rome's best attractions no matter what time of year you see it in.
Rome's Trevi Fountain is free of charge. And this is a complete list of other free things to see in Rome.
Don’t forget to throw a coin in the fountain over your shoulder. According to the superstition if you do this you will come back to Rome.
4. Spanish Steps - Piazza di Spagna
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniThe Spanish Steps are probably one of the most picture perfect places in Rome. They are called the Spanish Steps because the piazza where you find the steps is the place where you can find the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican.
We strongly recommend you climb the steps because the view from the tops is quite remarkable. However, nowadays it is forbidden to sit on the steps.
At the base of the Spanish Steps, you can admire the Fountain of the Barcaccia designed by Bernini, the father of the other Bernini, the one that sculpted the fountain of the 4 rivers.
Here is a curiosity for you: the water in this fountain, and in most of the fountains in Rome is totally safe to drink and most of it comes from aqueducts built by the ancient Romans and restored through the centuries.
5. Mouth of Truth
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniRome might be best known for its attractions and monuments. But it’s also full of places known for their bizarre history.
Rome's mouth of truth has a rather gruesome tale behind its unusual looks. According to the legend, if a liar puts his hand in the Mouth of Truth, the mouth will bite it off.
6. Marcello Theater
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniThe teatro Marcello are the remains of an ancient roman theater. Here you will be able to walk around and admire this magnificent site. You will also be able to walk among the ruins of the Portico D’Ottavia.
7. Campidoglio
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniOnce you reach the top of the stairs you will see the amazing Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo. In the middle of the piazza there is the Statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The Campidoglio used to be the place where the Temple of Jupiter used to be, nowadays it is Rome City Hall.
8. Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniThe church of San Pietro in Vincoli is a free thing to do in Rome. From outside the church doesn’t look like much but inside there is one of the most famous statues by Michelangelo, The Moses.
The Michelangelo Moses was sculptured to be the tomb of the pope Julius ii Della Rover,e one of the most powerful pope in the Renaissance.
This statue is considered one of Michelangelo masterpieces.
9. Colosseo
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniFrom this point you can have one of the best view of the Colosseum!
10. Ponte Umberto I
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Andrea SpallanzaniFrom this bridge you can take one of the most iconic photo of Rome.
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