Rome Things to Do

The construction of this palace was financed by the gambling wins of Cardinal Raffaele Riario. The wonderful residence in early Renaissance style is said to have been designed by Bramante. Interior decorations during the 16th C... more

The palace on the lovely Via Giulia was bought by the state of Hungary in 1928, since which it has been the home of the Hungarian Academy. Here cultural initiatives are held, providing a meeting point between the Hungarian and... more

Via della Conciliazione is surrounded by large buildings that belonged to rich families or groups: for example, the building known as the Palazzo dei Convertendi was the one on which the Oriental Congregation rebuilt its palace... more

Bounded by the Via Trionfale, Via Tommaso Campanella, Via Bernardino Telesio and Via Giordano Bruno, the large police garage is ochre in color. It was designed by Vinaccia in the 1930s when the rest of the area was also built.... more

Via di San Pancrazio leads to a wide area known as Largo Giugno 1849. The Aurelia Antica begins here. There is an entranceway next to an old Baroque villa, which takes you to the Doria Pamphilj Villa. The Baroque villa faces on... more

Prati di Castello - or simply Prati - was built beside Castel Sant'Angelo at the end of the 19th Century. It was developed around Via di Cola di Rienzo which is cut by a number of smaller parallel streets to form a chessboard p... more

Palazzo Serristori stands on Via della Conciliazione between Palazzo Cesi and Palazzo dei Penitenzieri. The famous Duke Valentino, i.e. Cesare Borgia lived there. Built in the mid-16th Century, the palace belonged to Bartolomeo... more

The elegant Palazzo Torlonia was built for Cardinal Andriano Castellesi da Corneto, secretary to Pope Alessandro VI Borgia, but he never lived there. He let it before it was finished to Henry VIII of England who made it into th... more

Today this is a well-known cinema, but it used to be a palazzo. It was built in 1400 for Cardinal Domenico Capranica and is one of the few buildings of its kind still standing. At the end of the XV secolo, architectural additio... more

Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne was rebuilt after the previous building was destroyed by fire during the Sack of Rome. Its slightly curved form is caused by the fact that it was built on the ruins of the Domitian theatre. The arch... more