The modifications wanted by Alessandro VII Chigi, including the building of the twin churches at the Porta del Popolo, were done in anticipation of the grand arrival of Cristina of Sweden in Rome 1655
Museo di arte contemporanea, progettato da Odile Decq. Un’enorme volume trasparente, accanto a Porta Pia, nella vecchia fabbrica Peroni. Read more.
Unbelievable place you're in just now. The fountains are Bernini's. Try to come again in early mornings, avoiding tourists, feeling the history alone with the sound of hundreds of years fountain.
It's a great Museum. Probably one of the best organized museums ever. Go to the rooftop and order yourself a nice coffee after visiting the museum. Discuss what you've seen with friends. Enjoy Life.
The inhabitants of this neighborhood have always been called “trasteverini” and they manifest an ideal of being spontaneous roman
Do NOT forget to visit Bernini's grave within the basilica,it's on the north eastern part of the hall and it's on the floor(also a map near the entrance). Also don't step on it :)
"Here lies one whose name was writ in water" is the epitaph on Keats's Tomb Stone. But there's a response to him, nearby on the cemetery wall: "If thy cherished name be 'writ in water'..." Find it!
Recently created by the architect Zaha Hadid, this is not only a contemporary museum but a real Art campus dedicated to creativity! Get updates by signing up for on their official social media page.
Ristorante con la più bella vista su Roma. Romantico. Con passeggiata su "Via degli Innamorati"
This hole-in-the-wall pizza joint features some amazing and fresh seasonal concoctions. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
In the gardens on the Pincio Hill there are 228 marble busts of Italian personalities who have distinguished themselves in 25 centuries of history. Only 3 are women and do not see any pope
Close your eyes for 10 minutes while facing the façade, then its heavenly light when you open your eyes.
he monumental stairway of 138 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20000 scudi in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy and the Trinità dei Monti church
