Rome is a top travel destination in Italy replete with a plethora of many of the most famous attractions on Earth. Today's Rome, Roma, is a vibrant and lively city with reminders of its past everywhere. In Rome you will encounter ancient monuments, medieval and Renaissance buildings and fountains, and great museums. It is the capital of modern Italy and boasts many fine restaurants and cafes, good nightlife, and lively streets and squares. Although it’s a huge city, the historic centre is fairly compact.

Popular Attractions

• The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire
• The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot racing stadium and mass entertainment venue
• The Palatine Hill is the centre-most of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city
• With its thick brick walls and large marble columns, the Pantheon, the Roman monument makes an immediate impression on visitors
• The Trevi Fountain is easily the most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in all of Rome, perhaps even the World
• Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column which commemorates the Roman Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars
• The Forum of Trajan was the last and largest of the Imperial Forums
• St. Peter's Basilica, the world's largest church, is the center of Christianity
• St. Peter's Square or Piazza San Pietro is one of the best known squares in all of Italy and is an important gathering place for tourists visiting the sights of Vatican City
• Piazza Navone is a large and lively square featuring no less than three magnificent fountains
• Piazza di Spagna is one of the most popular meeting places in Rome. It is also one of the most visually pleasing squares
• Piazza del Popolois a harmonious oval square situated near the Borghese Park
• The Piazza Farnese, a square in Rome best known for its Farnese Palace
• One of many beautiful squares in the city, the Piazza del Quirinale is located near the palace of the same name, home to the president of Italy
• Short walk from some of Rome's most famous sights is the Piazza Venezia
• Vatican museums inside the Vatican City are among the greatest museums in the world, featuring one of the finest collections of art on the planet
• The oldest of the four major basilicas in the city, the Basilica of San Giovanni is the cathedral where the Pope officiates as Bishop of Rome