The Colosseum
Baroque Rome
Musei Capitolini
Michelangelo in Rome
Rome is home to great monuments that attract millions of visitors every year, among the most iconic in the Western Civilisation. The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, St. Peter’s Square, the Sistine Chapel – you must absolutely visit them at least once in your life.
The home of triumphal arches
These monumental structures accompanied by at least one arched passageway were erected to honour an important person or to commemorate a significant event by Romans throughout Europe. You can find four of these arches in Rome itself: Arch of Constantine, Janus, Septimius Severus and Titus.
The icons of architecture
Roman architecture changed the Western civilization as we know it, and nowhere is it as evident as in Rome itself. The city features hundreds of monuments, remarkable buildings and other wonders of architectural craft preserved meticoulously by its people and ready for your perusal. See Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pyramid of Cestius and more.
The world's most famous square
At the feet of St. Peter’s Basilica inside Vatican City, lies St. Peter’s Square. Made by Bernini at the behest of Pope Alexander XII in XVII c., the plaza features majestic colonnades, an obelisk transported from Egypt, two fountains (one by Bernini and one by Maderno) and columns with 140 statues of saints created by the disciples of Bernini.
I often think about the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums, with Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. A painting that has become part of our Western identity, that has been cited and re-elaborated in our pop culture dozens of times. Those fingers reaching out to touch one another have inspired and mesmerised millions of people over the past 500 years. Nowadays the Sistine Chapel is visitable as part of the Vatican Museums collections, that include other highlights such as the Raphael Rooms and the ancient art collection and I’m happy to arrange an after-hours visit for special clients.
The home of triumphal arches
These monumental structures accompanied by at least one arched passageway were erected to honour an important person or to commemorate a significant event by Romans throughout Europe. You can find seven of these arches in Rome itself: Arch of Augustus, Constantine, Drusus, Gallienus, Janus, Septimius Severus and Titus.
The icons of architecture
Roman architecture changed the Western civilization as we know it, and nowhere is it as evident as in Rome itself. The city features hundreds of monuments, remarkable buildings and other wonders of architectural craft preserved meticoulously by its people and ready for your perusal. From Colosseum through Roman Forum, Pyramid of Cestius to many churches and places of worship.
The world’s most famous square
At the feet of St. Peter’s Basilica inside Vatican City, lies St. Peter’s Square. Made by Bernini at the behest of Pope Alexander XII in XVII c., the plaza features majestic colonnades, an obelisk transported from Egypt, two fountains (one by Bernini and one by Maderno) and columns with 140 statues of saints created by the disciples of Bernini.
I often think about the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums, with Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam. A painting that has become part of our Western identity, that has been cited and re-elaborated in our pop culture dozens of times. Those fingers reaching out to touch one another have inspired and mesmerised millions of people over the past 500 years. Nowadays the Sistine Chapel is visitable as part of the Vatican Museums collections, that include other highlights such as the Raphael Rooms and the ancient art collection and I’m happy to arrange an after-hours visit for special clients.