Rome Attractions & Highlights Rome

Read the most important sightseeing tips in Rome.

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1st Colosseum, the amphitheater in Rome
You should not miss the Coliseum in Rome. The old amphitheater is really impressive and is visited every year for no reason by 5 million tourists. However, a visit to the Colosseum must be well prepared - not only because of the sometimes very long waiting times. What can you see in the Colosseum? What should I pay attention to during the visit? What about pickpockets? Which areas are accessible to visitors? In this article you will find all the tips for a visit to the Coliseum in Rome.
Rome, the center of the ancient world, unlike the provinces, had no brick amphitheater. The makeshift wooden arena for gladiator fights on the Campus Martius fell victim to the great fire in 64 AD. Vespasian, successor to the famous Emperor Nero, then gave 72 the starting signal for the construction of the Amphiteatrum Flavium. The beautiful building, which was already celebrated by contemporary poets as a unique architectural masterpiece, was later called Colosseum, because it was built next to a colossal statue of Emperor Nero. The amphitheater was in operation for four centuries and organized battles with gladiators and animals with exotic animals imported from Africa.

2. the pantheon
The Pantheon is located in Piazza della Rotonda and at first sight it looks a bit inconspicuous and gray, but when you enter it you know why the former sanctuary of all gods is one of the biggest monuments in Rome. One of the oldest monuments in Rome.

3. The Spanish Steps in Rome
Piazza di Spagna is one of the most famous squares in Rome. The name comes from Palazzo di Spagna, the seat of the Spanish Embassy of the Vatican, which has been in this square since the 17th century. Piazza di Spagna is located in one of Rome's most popular neighborhoods, near the main Via dei Condotti, Via Frattina and Via del Babuino, which house several impressive 17th and 18th-century villas.
Going along Via del Babuino you will reach Piazza del Popolo. In the middle of the square is the Flaminio Obelisk, one of the tallest obelisks in Rome, housed in the Circus Maximus.
To get some of the best views of Rome, climb the steps from Piazza del Popolo to the Pincian Hill. The Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti in Italian) was built at the beginning of the eighteenth century and connected the Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità dei Monti. It is one of the most famous parts of Rome.

4th Vatican City with St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museum with the famous Sistine Chapel in Rome.
The center of the Catholic world, this beautiful basilica with its dome (designed by Michelangelo), has an impressive interior. This place is huge, but everything is in such a relationship that the scales escapes you. For comparison you can see the statue of liberty, the statue and the pedestal (height from the base of the pedestal to the torch: 93 m) under the dome (internal height 120 m from the floor to the dome top) with space for reserve.

Baldacchino and the dome, St. Peter's Basilica
If you do not go indoors, you can take the elevator up to the roof and then make a long ascent of 323 steps to the cupola dome to get a spectacular view. During the ascent and before you reach the summit, you stand on the inside of the dome and look into the basilica. Be warned that there are many stairs, not the weak ones in the heart (literally or figuratively) or claustrophobia, as the last part of the ascent is through a little more than one spiral staircase. Instead of leaving the doors you enter, enter the tomb to see the tomb of Pope John Paul II. The tomb leaves the front

5. Galleria Borghese, visit the museum in the public park Villa Borghese.
The gallery, one of the most famous and valuable private art collections in the world, comes from the collection activities of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who also owned the casino where the collection was housed. Little has been preserved of the first interior decoration and the painting of the building, including the frescoes by Claude Deruet in the Cardinal's private chapel. The casino was originally only the collection of antiques and sculptures of the Cardinal, while most paintings hung in the city palace of the Borghese in Rome. In 1682, part of the heritage of Olimpia Aldobrandini, including photographs from the collections of Lucrezia d'Este, came to the museum.