Private Tours of Rome - Walks in Rome (Est. 2001)

One of the Shortest-Reigning Popes

28/2/2019

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Monument to Pope Leo XI

The Dogali Obelisk

27/2/2019

The Dogali Obelisk, Rome

The Dogali Obelisk

The Bridge and the Battle that Changed the Course of History

26/2/2019

Ponte Milvio, Rome

Ponte Milvio

Venus Victorious

25/2/2019

Paolina Borghese by Antonio Canova, Borghese Gallery, Rome

Paolina Borghese (det.) by Antonio Canova

One of Rome's Most Beautiful Cloisters

24/2/2019

Cloister of the Church of San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Rome

Cloister of San Paolo fuori le Mura

The Gallery of Maps

23/2/2019

Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums, Rome

Gallery of Maps

Time Flies!

22/2/2019

Weather vane, Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome

Weather vane, Palazzo Montecitorio

The Barberini Bees

21/2/2019

Barberini bees, coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome

Santa Maria in Aracoeli

The World of the Etruscans

20/2/2019

Sarcophagus of the Spouses (det.) , National Etruscan Museum, Rome

Sarcophagus of the Spouses (det.)

Healing and the Rod of Aesculapius

19/2/2019

Rod of Aesculapius, Tiber Island, Rome

The Rod of Aesculapius

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

18/2/2019

Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina, Forum, Rome

Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina

Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza: A Baroque Gem

17/2/2019

Lantern of the church of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome

Lantern of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza

The Elephant and the Obelisk

16/2/2019

The Elephant and the Obelisk, Piazza della Minerva, Rome

The Elephant and the Obelisk, Piazza della Minerva

The Porter's Fountain

15/2/2019

Fountain of the Porter (Fontanella del Facchino), Rome

Fontanella del Facchino

Death on the Nile

14/2/2019

The 'Braschi Antinous', Vatican Museums, Rome

The 'Braschi Antinous', detail

The Only Work of Art Michelangelo Ever Signed

13/2/2019

Pieta by Michelangelo, Basilica di San Pietro, Rome

The Pieta, detail

Why Does the River Nile Hide its Face?

12/2/2019

Statue of the river Nile by Antonio Fancelli, Fountain of the Four Rivers, Rome

River Nile by Antonio Fancelli

Circus Maxentius

11/2/2019

Circus Maxentius, Via Appia, Rome

Gate Towers

A Fortunate Case of Mistaken Identity!

10/2/2019

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Copy)

The Emperor Who Never Aged!

9/2/2019

Augustus of Prima Porta, Vatican Museums, Rome

Augustus of Prima Porta (Det.)

The House of Monsters

8/2/2019

Palazzo Zuccari, House of Monsters, Rome

Palazzo Zuccari

Death of a Dynasty

7/2/2019

Monument to the Stuarts by Antonio Canova, St Peter's Basilica, Rome

Monument to the Stuarts (Det.), St Peter's Basilica

Sant' Agnese in Agone

6/2/2019

Church of Sant' Agnese in Agone, Rome

Sant' Agnese in Agone

A Queen, A Fountain, and a Cannonball

5/2/2019

Fountain of the Cannonball, Viale della Trinita dei Monti, Rome

Fountain of the Cannonball

La Dolce Vita

4/2/2019

Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni in the Trevi Fountain, Rome

Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni in the Trevi Fountain

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Walking Tours For Discerning Travellers

My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private and
small-group walking tours
of Rome.

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