The Sistine Chapel is the personal chapel of the pope and the place were new popes are elected. But its claim to fame is its
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The glories of the ancient world displayed in a lavish papal palace, decorated by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael. That’s the winning formula for
St. Peter’s is the greatest church in Christendom. Built on the memory and grave of the first pope, St. Peter, this is where the grandeur
St. Peter’s Square, with its ring of columns, symbolizes the arms of the church welcoming everyone – believers and nonbelievers – in its motherly embrace.
All over the Mediterranean world, people are out strolling in the early evening in a ritual known in Italy as the passeggiata. Rome’s passeggiata is
Some of ancient Rome’s most famous statues and art are housed in the two palaces (Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo) that flank the equestrian
For a thousand years, Rome ruled the known world, and the political, religious, and social center of this vast empire was a 5-acre patch of
When we think of ancient Rome, we think of Caesars, gladiators, lions and early Christians, thumbs-up, thumbs-down… and of the Colosseum, Rome’s most enduring monument.
Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria – This church, originally a poor Carmelite church, was slathered with Baroque richness in the 17th century. It houses
The National Museum’s main branch, at Palazzo Massimo, houses the greatest collection of ancient Roman art anywhere. Think of this museum as a walk back