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

Pietro Metastasio: Poet and Librettist

30/9/2019

Piazza della Chiesa Nuova

Statue of Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori, Rome

Statue of Pietro Metastasio by Emilio Gallori

The New Church

29/9/2019

Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova), Rome

Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova)

Rome's Second Highest Dome

28/9/2019

The domes of Sant' Andrea della Valle and St Peter's Basilica, Rome

The domes of Sant' Andrea della Valle and St Peter's Basilica

IHS: The Seal of the Society of Jesus

27/9/2019

IHS, the emblem of the Jesuits, Chiesa del Gesu, Rome

IHS: Seal of the Society of Jesus

The Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio

26/9/2019

Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio, Louvre, Paris

Death of the Virgin by Caravaggio

A Reminder of a Bygone Age...

25/9/2019

Galleria Sciarra, Rome

Galleria Sciarra

Santa Maria di Loreto

24/9/2019

Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome

Santa Maria di Loreto

The Colonna & the Cannonball

23/9/2019

Galleria Colonna, Palazzo Colonna, Rome

Salone Grande, Palazzo Colonna

San Marco: National Church of Venice

22/9/2019

Church of San Marco, Rome

San Marco

A Tribute to the Roman Poet Trilussa

21/9/2019

Monument to the poet Trilussa, Rome

Monument to the Roman poet Trilussa

St Helena and the True Cross

20/9/2019

Statue of St Helena signed and dated by Andrea Bolgi, St Peter's Basilica, Rome

Statue of St Helena signed and dated by Andrea Bolgi

River Island

19/9/2019

The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina), Rome

The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina)

The Church of Modern Martyrs

18/9/2019

Map

Church of San Bartolomeo all' Isola, Rome

San Bartolomeo all' Isola

Santi Domenico e Sisto

17/9/2019

Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome

Santi Domenico e Sisto

Marking Midday With a Bang

16/9/2019

"One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth"

15/9/2019

Fountain, church of Sant' Onofrio al Gianicolo, Rome

A view from the garden of Sant' Onofrio

Santa Maria in Trastevere

14/9/2019

Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome

Santa Maria in Trastevere

Porta del Popolo

13/9/2019

Porta del Popolo, Rome

Outer face of the Porta del Popolo

S. M. in Domnica: 9th Century Mosaics

12/9/2019

9th century mosaic, church of Santa Maria in Domnica, Rome

9th century mosaic, Santa Maria in Domnica

One of the Most Secluded Spots in Rome

11/9/2019

Medieval cloister, church of Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome

Medieval cloister, Santi Quattro Coronati

Palazzo Spada

10/9/2019

Facade of the Palazzo Spada, Rome

Palazzo Spada

The Virgin & Child...Plus a Saw!

9/9/2019

Church of Santa Maria in Monserrato, Rome

Virgina and Child, Santa Maria in Monserrato

Rome's Tribute to its Polish Pope

8/9/2019

Statue of Pope John Paul ll by Oliviero Rainaldi, Rome

Conversazioni (det.) by Oliviero Rainaldi

One of the First Renaissance Churches in Rome

7/9/2019

Map

Church of Sant' Agostino, Rome

Sant' Agostino

The Miracle of the Holy House of Loreto

6/9/2019

Relief of the Madonna of Loreto by Rinaldi, San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome

The Madonna of Loreto by Rinaldi, San Salvatore in Lauro

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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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