Colosseum

Learn about Rome’s most important squares, fountains, museums, and tourist attractions. The city of Rome is an open-air museum, and these are the highlights.

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater in ancient times, is the largest amphitheater constructed during the Roman Empire and Rome’s most impressive monument. It attracts 6 million visitors each year.

The Colosseum is Rome’s main landmark, an immense structure that, at nearly 2,000 years old, will transport you back in time to learn what life was like in the Roman Empire’s ancient society.

Trevi Fountain

Have you been told that tossing a coin in the Trevi Fountain is a good idea but you’re not sure why? Learn about the origin and legend of Rome’s and the world’s most beautiful fountain.

The fountain’s origins can be traced back to 19 BC, when the Fontana served as the end of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct. The first fountain was constructed on Pope Nicholas V’s orders during the Renaissance. The Trevi Fountain’s final appearance dates from 1762, when Giuseppe Pannini completed it after many years of work by Nicola Salvi.

Roman Forum

The Roman Forum served as the center of ancient Rome. Public, cultural and economic life was established in the Forum. In ancient Rome, the Roman Forum was where public and religious life took place. The Forum, along with the Colosseum, is the most impressive display of Roman Empire grandeur still visible today.

The Roman Forum was forgotten at the end of the Empire, and it was gradually buried. While the Forum’s presence and location were established as early as the 16th century, excavations did not begin until the 20th century.

Pantheon of Agrippa

The Pantheon in Rome is the best-preserved ancient Roman architectural work and one of the Italian capital’s architectural masterpieces.

The current Pantheon was built during the reign of Hadrian, in the year 126 AD. The Pantheon of Agrippa, founded in 27 BC and destroyed by fire in 80 AD, is named after him. The building was given to Pope Boniface IV at the beginning of the seventh century, who converted it into a church, and it is now in perfect condition.

Catacombs of Rome

San Sebastián, San Calixto, Domitila, Priscila, and Santa Inés are some of the most important catacombs. Learn about the catacombs that have been preserved in Rome and their history.

The catacombs are secret burial chambers that have been in use for decades. The catacombs were used to bury Rome’s pagan, Jewish, and early Christian inhabitants beginning in the second century and lasting until the fifth century. The word catacomb, which means “next to the quarry,” derives from the fact that the first excavations for use as a burial site took place on the outskirts of Rome.