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    • Altars >
      • Altar of St Joseph
      • Altar of St Gregory the Great
      • Altar of the Madonna of Succour
      • Altar of St Sebastian
      • Altar of the Lie
      • Altar of the Presentation of the Virgin
      • Altar of St Jerome
      • Altar of the Transfiguration
      • Altar of Pope Leo the Great
    • Monuments >
      • Countess Matilda of Canossa
      • Maria Clementina Sobieska
      • Queen Christina of Sweden
      • Pope Innocent VIII
      • Pope Paul III
      • Pope Gregory XIII
      • Pope Gregory XIV
      • Pope Leo XI
      • Pope Urban VIII
      • Pope Alexander VII
      • Pope Clement X
      • Pope Innocent XI
      • Pope Alexander VIII
      • Pope Innocent XII
      • Pope Benedict XIV
      • Pope Clement XIII
      • Pope Pius VII
      • Pope Leo XII
      • Pope Pius VIII
      • Pope Gregory XVI
      • Pope Pius X
      • Pope Benedict XV
      • Pope Pius XI
      • Pope Pius XII
      • Pope John XXIII
      • The Stuarts
    • Portico >
      • Door of Death
      • Door of Good and Evil
      • Central Door
      • Door of the Sacraments
      • Holy Door
    • Pieta
    • Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Cathedra Petri
    • Crossing >
      • Baldacchino
      • Confessio
      • Dome
      • St Longinus
      • St Helena
      • St Veronica
      • St Andrew
    • St Peter
    • Chapel of the Choir
    • Chapel of the Baptistery
    • Nave
  • Sistine Chapel
    • North Wall
    • South Wall
    • East Wall
    • Ceiling: Part One >
      • Ceiling: Part Two
      • Ceiling: Part Three
    • The Last Judgement
    • The 'Raphael' Tapestries
  • Fountains
    • Trevi Fountain
    • Fontana della Barcaccia
    • Fountain of the Triton
    • Fountain of the Bees
    • Fountain of Moses
    • Fountain of the Four Rivers
    • Fountain of the Acqua Paola
    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
    • Fountain of the Four Lions
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of the Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Churches
    • Chiesa Nuova
    • Chiesa del Gesù
    • Lateran Baptistery
    • San Bartolomeo all' Isola
    • San Carlo al Corso
    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • San Crisogono
    • San Francesco a Ripa
    • San Giorgio in Velabro
    • San Giovanni a Porta Latina
    • San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • San Giovanni in Laterano
    • San Girolamo della Carità
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Lorenzo in Lucina
    • San Luigi dei Francesi >
      • Cappella Contarelli
    • San Marco
    • San Paolo fuori le Mura
    • San Pietro in Vincoli
    • San Saba
    • San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
    • San Vitale
    • Sant' Agostino
    • Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura
    • Sant' Agnese in Agone
    • Sant' Andrea del Quirinale
    • Sant' Andrea della Valle
    • Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Costanza
    • Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
    • Santa Francesca Romana
    • Santa Maria degli Angeli
    • Santa Maria del Popolo >
      • Cappella Cerasi
      • Cappella Chigi
    • Santa Maria della Pace
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Campitelli
    • Santa Maria in Cosmedin
    • Santa Maria in Domnica
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maddalena
    • Santa Maria Maggiore >
      • Cappella Paolina
      • Cappella Sistina
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santa Sabina
    • Santa Susanna
    • Santi Apostoli
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Santi Luca e Martina
    • Santi Quattro Coronati
    • Santissima Trinità di Monti
  • Forum
    • Arch of Septimius Severus
    • Arch of Titus
    • Basilica of Maxentius
    • Curia Julia
    • Temple of Antoninus Pius
    • Temple of Castor and Pollux
    • Temple of Saturn
    • Temple of Venus and Rome
    • Temple of Vesta
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Arch of Janus
    • Aurelian Walls
    • Baths of Caracalla
    • Castel Sant' Angelo
    • Circus Maxentius
    • Circus Maximus
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Forum of Trajan
    • Pantheon
    • Porta Maggiore
    • Porta San Paolo
    • Porta San Sebastiano
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Temple of Hercules
    • Temple of Mars Ultor
    • Temple of Portunus
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Tomb of Caecilia Metella
    • Trajan's Column
    • Via Appia
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
    • 'Solare' Obelisk
    • 'Vatican' Obelisk
    • 'Agonalis' Obelisk
    • 'Sallustiano' Obelisk
    • 'Quirinale' Obelisk
    • 'Esquiline' Obelisk
    • 'Pinciano' Obelisk
    • 'Mediceo' Obelisk
    • 'Torlonia' Obelisks
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
    • 'Marconi' Obelisk
  • Mosaics
    • S. Agnese fuori le Mura
    • S. Cecilia in Trastevere
    • S. Clemente
    • S. Francesca Romana
    • S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • S. Marco
    • S. Maria in Domnica
    • S. Maria in Trastevere
    • S. Maria Maggiore
    • S. Prassede
    • S. Pudenziana
    • S. Venanzio
    • S. Zenone
    • Ss. Cosma e Damiano
    • Ss. Nereo e Achilleo
  • Gallery
    • Ancient Rome
    • Borromini & the Baroque
    • Churches
    • Domes
    • Fountains
    • Old Photographs
    • Palaces
    • Papal Coats of Arms
    • Street Shrines
  • Miscellaneous
    • EUR
    • Palazzo Farnese
    • Piazza del Campidglio
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Piazza Navona
    • Piazza San Pietro
    • Ponte Sant' Angelo
    • 'Protestant' Cemetery
    • Quartiere Coppedè
    • Spanish Steps
    • 'Talking' Statues
    • Vittoriano
WALKING TOURS OF ROME

A Most Fascinating Museum

30/4/2019

 
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The Centrale Montemartini, Rome
The Centrale Montemartini

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Tomb of St. Catherine of Siena

29/4/2019

 
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Tomb of St Catherine of Siena, Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome
Tomb of St Catherine of Siena, Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

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Plaques to Federico Fellini

28/4/2019

 
Via Margutta/Via Veneto
Plaque to Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Via Margutta, Rome
Plaque to Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Via Margutta

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The Most Beautiful Bridge in Rome

27/4/2019

 
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Castel Sant' Angelo & Ponte Sant' Angelo, Rome
Castel Sant' Angelo & Ponte Sant' Angelo

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The Fontana della Barcaccia

26/4/2019

 
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Fontana della Barcaccia & the Spanish Steps, Rome
Fontana della Barcaccia & the Spanish Steps

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Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

25/4/2019

 
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Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, Rome
Pyramid of Gaius Cestius

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Monument to Giordano Bruno

24/4/2019

 
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Giordano Bruno by Ettore Ferrari, Campo dei Fiori, Rome
Giordano Bruno by Ettore Ferrari

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Fountain of the Bees

23/4/2019

 
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Fountain of the Bees by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Via Veneto, Rome
Fountain of the Bees by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Piazza del Popolo: Once a Place for Public Executions

22/4/2019

 
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The Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Piazza del Popolo

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Happy Birthday, Rome!

21/4/2019

 
She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome
Bronze statue, Piazza del Campidoglio

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The Most Famous Fountain in the World

19/4/2019

 
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Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), Rome
Fontana di Trevi

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The Other Sistine Chapel

18/4/2019

 
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Sistine Chapel, Santa Maria Maggiore, RomePicture
Cappella Sistina, Santa Maria Maggiore

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The Mother of all Churches

17/4/2019

 
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San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
San Giovanni in Laterano

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From Popes to Presidents

16/4/2019

 
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Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome
Palazzo del Quirinale

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Crossing the Threshold

15/4/2019

 
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Crossing the Threshold by Giuliano Vangi, Vatican Museums, Rome
Crossing the Threshold by Giuliano Vangi

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Napoleon's Mother

15/4/2019

 
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Palazzo Bonaparte, Rome
Palazzo Bonaparte

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Santa Maria in Trastevere: Mosaics

13/4/2019

 
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Christ and the Virgin Mary, mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Christ and the Virgin Mary, mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere

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Antinous: the Youth Made into a God

12/4/2019

 
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Pincio Obelisk, Rome
Obelisk, Pincian Hill

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The Tale of the Tower of the Monkey

11/4/2019

 
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Virgin and Child, Tower of the Monkey, Palazzo Scapucci, Rome
Tower of the Monkey (Torre della Scimmia)

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A Most Striking Memorial

10/4/2019

 
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Memorial to Cardinal Pietro Francesco Bussi, Bussi Chapel, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Memorial to Cardinal Pietro Francesco Bussi

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Caravaggio & the Cappella Cerasi

9/4/2019

 
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Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo

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The Galleon Fountain

8/4/2019

 
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The Galleon Fountain by Giovanni Vasanzio, Vatican Gardens, Rome
The Galleon Fountain by Giovanni Vasanzio (Hans van Zanten)

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'The Finest Picture in Rome'

7/4/2019

 
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Pope Innocent X by Velazquez, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
Pope Innocent X (det.) by Velazquez

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A Charming But Little-visited Museum

6/4/2019

 
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Jupiter Ammon, Museo Barracco, Rome
Jupiter Ammon, Museo Barracco

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Santa Costanza

5/4/2019

 
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Church of Santa Costanza, Rome
Santa Costanza

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  • Home
  • Private Tours
  • Contact
  • Slideshow
  • Rome
  • St Peter's Basilica
    • Altars >
      • Altar of St Joseph
      • Altar of St Gregory the Great
      • Altar of the Madonna of Succour
      • Altar of St Sebastian
      • Altar of the Lie
      • Altar of the Presentation of the Virgin
      • Altar of St Jerome
      • Altar of the Transfiguration
      • Altar of Pope Leo the Great
    • Monuments >
      • Countess Matilda of Canossa
      • Maria Clementina Sobieska
      • Queen Christina of Sweden
      • Pope Innocent VIII
      • Pope Paul III
      • Pope Gregory XIII
      • Pope Gregory XIV
      • Pope Leo XI
      • Pope Urban VIII
      • Pope Alexander VII
      • Pope Clement X
      • Pope Innocent XI
      • Pope Alexander VIII
      • Pope Innocent XII
      • Pope Benedict XIV
      • Pope Clement XIII
      • Pope Pius VII
      • Pope Leo XII
      • Pope Pius VIII
      • Pope Gregory XVI
      • Pope Pius X
      • Pope Benedict XV
      • Pope Pius XI
      • Pope Pius XII
      • Pope John XXIII
      • The Stuarts
    • Portico >
      • Door of Death
      • Door of Good and Evil
      • Central Door
      • Door of the Sacraments
      • Holy Door
    • Pieta
    • Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Cathedra Petri
    • Crossing >
      • Baldacchino
      • Confessio
      • Dome
      • St Longinus
      • St Helena
      • St Veronica
      • St Andrew
    • St Peter
    • Chapel of the Choir
    • Chapel of the Baptistery
    • Nave
  • Sistine Chapel
    • North Wall
    • South Wall
    • East Wall
    • Ceiling: Part One >
      • Ceiling: Part Two
      • Ceiling: Part Three
    • The Last Judgement
    • The 'Raphael' Tapestries
  • Fountains
    • Trevi Fountain
    • Fontana della Barcaccia
    • Fountain of the Triton
    • Fountain of the Bees
    • Fountain of Moses
    • Fountain of the Four Rivers
    • Fountain of the Acqua Paola
    • Fountain of the Turtles
    • Fountain of the Naiads
    • Fountain of the Cannonball
    • Fountain of the Four Lions
    • Fountain of the Pantheon
    • Fountains of Piazza Farnese
    • Fountain of the Goddess Roma
    • Rioni Fountains
    • Street Fountains
    • Venice Marries the Sea
    • Fountains of St Peter's Square
    • Fountain of the Moor
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Fountain of the Porter
    • Fountain of the Seahorses
  • Churches
    • Chiesa Nuova
    • Chiesa del Gesù
    • Lateran Baptistery
    • San Bartolomeo all' Isola
    • San Carlo al Corso
    • San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
    • San Clemente
    • San Crisogono
    • San Francesco a Ripa
    • San Giorgio in Velabro
    • San Giovanni a Porta Latina
    • San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
    • San Giovanni in Laterano
    • San Girolamo della Carità
    • San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • San Lorenzo in Lucina
    • San Luigi dei Francesi >
      • Cappella Contarelli
    • San Marco
    • San Paolo fuori le Mura
    • San Pietro in Vincoli
    • San Saba
    • San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
    • San Vitale
    • Sant' Agostino
    • Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura
    • Sant' Agnese in Agone
    • Sant' Andrea del Quirinale
    • Sant' Andrea della Valle
    • Sant' Antonio dei Portoghesi
    • Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
    • Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza
    • Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
    • Santa Costanza
    • Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
    • Santa Francesca Romana
    • Santa Maria degli Angeli
    • Santa Maria del Popolo >
      • Cappella Cerasi
      • Cappella Chigi
    • Santa Maria della Pace
    • Santa Maria della Vittoria
    • Santa Maria dell' Anima
    • Santa Maria in Aracoeli
    • Santa Maria in Campitelli
    • Santa Maria in Cosmedin
    • Santa Maria in Domnica
    • Santa Maria in Trastevere
    • Santa Maria Maddalena
    • Santa Maria Maggiore >
      • Cappella Paolina
      • Cappella Sistina
    • Santa Maria sopra Minerva
    • Santa Prassede
    • Santa Sabina
    • Santa Susanna
    • Santi Apostoli
    • Santi Cosma e Damiano
    • Santi Luca e Martina
    • Santi Quattro Coronati
    • Santissima Trinità di Monti
  • Forum
    • Arch of Septimius Severus
    • Arch of Titus
    • Basilica of Maxentius
    • Curia Julia
    • Temple of Antoninus Pius
    • Temple of Castor and Pollux
    • Temple of Saturn
    • Temple of Venus and Rome
    • Temple of Vesta
  • Ancient Monuments
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Arch of Janus
    • Aurelian Walls
    • Baths of Caracalla
    • Castel Sant' Angelo
    • Circus Maxentius
    • Circus Maximus
    • Colosseum
    • Column of Marcus Aurelius
    • Forum of Trajan
    • Pantheon
    • Porta Maggiore
    • Porta San Paolo
    • Porta San Sebastiano
    • Pyramid of Cestius
    • Temple of Hercules
    • Temple of Mars Ultor
    • Temple of Portunus
    • Theatre of Marcellus
    • Tomb of Caecilia Metella
    • Trajan's Column
    • Via Appia
  • Obelisks
    • 'Minerveo' Obelisk
    • 'Flaminio' Obelisk
    • 'Matteiano' Obelisk
    • 'Lateran' Obelisk
    • 'Dogali' Obelisk
    • 'Macuteo' Obelisk
    • 'Solare' Obelisk
    • 'Vatican' Obelisk
    • 'Agonalis' Obelisk
    • 'Sallustiano' Obelisk
    • 'Quirinale' Obelisk
    • 'Esquiline' Obelisk
    • 'Pinciano' Obelisk
    • 'Mediceo' Obelisk
    • 'Torlonia' Obelisks
    • 'Mussolini' Obelisk
    • 'Marconi' Obelisk
  • Mosaics
    • S. Agnese fuori le Mura
    • S. Cecilia in Trastevere
    • S. Clemente
    • S. Francesca Romana
    • S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura
    • S. Marco
    • S. Maria in Domnica
    • S. Maria in Trastevere
    • S. Maria Maggiore
    • S. Prassede
    • S. Pudenziana
    • S. Venanzio
    • S. Zenone
    • Ss. Cosma e Damiano
    • Ss. Nereo e Achilleo
  • Gallery
    • Ancient Rome
    • Borromini & the Baroque
    • Churches
    • Domes
    • Fountains
    • Old Photographs
    • Palaces
    • Papal Coats of Arms
    • Street Shrines
  • Miscellaneous
    • EUR
    • Palazzo Farnese
    • Piazza del Campidglio
    • Piazza del Popolo
    • Piazza Navona
    • Piazza San Pietro
    • Ponte Sant' Angelo
    • 'Protestant' Cemetery
    • Quartiere Coppedè
    • Spanish Steps
    • 'Talking' Statues
    • Vittoriano