THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Rome

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Rome

• Colosseum — Ancient the giant amphitheatre, once host to gladiatorial games and a symbol of the empire.
• Vatican Museums — A complex of galleries culminating in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.
• Trevi Fountain — A Baroque masterpiece where visitors toss coins to wish for a return to.
• Pantheon — A remarkably preserved Roman temple turned church with a famous concrete dome.
• Roman Forum — The centre of ancient Roman public life, with ruins of temples, basilicas and triumphal arches.
• Palatine Hill — The legendary birthplace, with imperial palace ruins and views over the Forum.
• St. Peter’s Basilica — The largest Christian church in the world, with Michelangelo’s Pietà and a dome climb.
• Sistine Chapel — A chapel in the Vatican famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling and Last Judgment frescoes.
• Piazza Navona — A Baroque square with three fountains, street artists and outdoor cafés.
• Spanish Steps — A grand 18th-century staircase linking the Piazza di Spagna and Trinità dei Monti church.
• Castel Sant’Angelo — A cylindrical fortress on the Tiber, originally built as Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum.
• Villa Borghese — The third-largest public park, with galleries, a zoo, a lake and shaded walks.
• Tiber Island — A boat-shaped island in the Tiber with a church and ancient bridge.
• Trastevere — A charming bohemian neighbourhood across the Tiber, full of trattorias, bars and cobblestone lanes.
• Campo de’ Fiori — A lively market square by day and a busy nightlife spot by evening.
• Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore — One of the four major basilicas, with glittering golden mosaics.
• Baths of Caracalla — Vast ancient public baths with impressive brick ruins and summer opera performances.
• Appian Way — An ancient Roman road lined with tombs, ruins and pine trees leading out.
• Catacombs of San Callisto — Underground Christian burial tunnels on the Appian Way with ancient frescoes.
• Piazza del Popolo — A grand neoclassical square at the northern entrance to the historic centre.