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Galleries & Museums

Borghese Gallery

Borghese Gallery

The Borghese Gallery (Italian: 'Galleria Borghese') is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. It is a building that was from the first integral with its gardens, nowadays considered quite separately by tourists as the Villa Borghese gardens. The Galleria Borghese houses a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiquities, begun by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the nephew of Pope Paul V (reign 1605–1621). The Villa was built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio, developing sketches by Scipione Borghese himself, who used it as a villa suburbana, a party villa at the edge of Rome

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Roman Catacombs

roman catacombs

The Catacombs of Rome (Italian: Catacombe di Roma) are ancient catacombs, underground burial places under Rome, Italy, of which there are at least forty, some discovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials, either in separate catacombs or mixed together, they began in the 2nd century AD, mainly as a response to overcrowding and shortage of land.

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Capitoline Museums

Capitoline Museums

The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, facing on the central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536 and executed over a period of more than 400 years. The history of the museums can be traced to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a collection of important ancient bronzes to the people of Rome and located them on Capitoline Hill. Since then, the museums' collection has grown to include a large number of ancient Roman statues, inscriptions, and other artifacts; a collection of medieval and Renaissance art; and collections of jewels, coins, and other items. The museums are owned and operated by the municipality of Rome.

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Gallery of Modern Art of Roma Capitale

Gallery of Modern Art of Roma Capitale

The Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna is the museum of modern and contemporary art of the city of Rome, Italy. It is housed in a former Barefoot Carmelite monastery dating from the 17th century and adjacent to the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, at 24 Via Francesco Crispi.

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Churches & Mosques

The Mosque of Rome

The Mosque of Rom

The Mosque of Rome (Italian: Moschea di Roma) is the largest mosque in Italy and Europe. It has an area of 30,000 m2(320,000 sq ft) and can accommodate 12,000 people. The building is located in the Acqua Acetosa area, at the foot of the Monti Parioli, north of the city. As well as being the city's mosque, it is the seat of the Italian Islamic Cultural Centre (Italian:Centro Culturale Islamico d'Italia). In addition to being a meeting place for religious activities, it provides cultural and social services variously connecting Muslims together. It also holds wedding ceremonies, funeral services, exegesis, conventions, and other related events

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The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

The Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, who is the Pope. It is the oldest and ranks first among the four Papal Basilicas or major basilicas of Rome (having the cathedra of the Bishop of Rome), and the oldest and most important church in the West. It claims the title of ecumenical mother church among Roman Catholics. The current archpriest is Agostino Vallini, Cardinal Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome. The President of the French Republic, currently François Hollande, is ex officio the "first and only honorary canon" of the basilica, a title held by the heads of the French state since King Henry IV of France.

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The Papal Basilica of St. Paul

The Papal Basilica of St. Paull

The Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls, is one of Rome's four ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter's and Saint Paul Outside the Walls. James Michael Harvey was named archpriest of the basilica in 2012.

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Castles & Piazzas

Castle St. Angelo

Castle St. Angelo

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano,Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. The Castel was once the tallest building in Rome.

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Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia is a major circus and the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which many thoroughfares intersect, like Via dei Fori Imperiali and Via del Corso. It takes its name from Venice ("Venezia" in Italian), after the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo (later Pope Paul II) who had built Palazzo Venezia, a palace set next to the nearby church of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice. Palazzo Venezia was the former embassy of the city of the Republic of Venice to Rome.

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Restaurant

Fortunato al Pantheon

Fortunato al Pantheon

The restaurant Da Fortunato since 1975, offers its customers a classic and sophisticated, expert service and the guarantee of high quality products. The restaurant, located just a few meters from the Pantheon, outside the square, houses for yearsthe most important figures in politics and the international jet-set. The menu is full of typical Roman cuisine and national levels, based on simplicity, quality and craftsmanship preparation. Highly experienced chefs, ingredients, and products of the highest quality, freshest fish, the best Italian meats, always a cellar stocked with the best wines from all backgrounds, this is the recipe of the family Baldassari to ensure its customers a haute cuisine, a menu sought never pretentious and the solidity of the best Italian culinary tradition. Experience, product quality and caring service to the restaurant Da Fortunato represent a business card from years ago, around the world.

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Ditirambo

Ditirambo

Ditirambo is a small, friendly little restaurant near Campo dei Fiori that is frequented by many locals. Ditirambo offers a small, cozy place for dining. The menu is delightful and is sure to please any visitor.

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Roma Sparita

Roma Sparita

In the heart of Trastevere, the heart of Rome, Rome Sparita overlooking the splendid Piazza di Santa Cecilia away from the traffic and chaos.The ten-year run by the same family ownership makes this local True and Only where you can taste the cuisine of Rome and Lazio.

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