Rome Things to Do

Piazza Risorgimento forms the meeting place of Via Cola di Rienzo and the quieter Via Crescenzio; in the form of a long boat, the square has recently been restored for the Jubilee. New long stone benches, flower beds, palms and... more

At the Porta Pinciana entrance to Villa Borghese there stands an enormous statue that commemorates the German writer and poet Wolfgang Goethe. The avenue on which it stands is also named after him. The statue was given as a sig... more

Giordano Bruno was sent to the pyre in Campo de' Fiori in February 1600. It was not, unfortunately, the only execution to take place on the site but was certainly the most famous. A monument dedicated to the philosopher and des... more

The fountain on Via Giulia is known as "The Mask" and was carved from marble during the 18th Century. The mask is attached to a wall although it originally stood alone. The fountain is flanked by two volutes and bears the symbo... more

This street was restored by Pope Sixtus IV at the same time that the Sixtus Bridge was rebuilt to create a link between the commercial area of the Ponte, Parione and Regola districts with the Trastevere. Its name was derived fr... more

At Monte Sacro, on Via Nomentana, you reach this lovely bridge with towers and battlements: its history includes the appeasement between Menenius Agrippa and the Roman plebeians, after the rebellion of the latter who took refug... more

Located between the Via Appia Nuova and the Via Tuscolana, this is an excellent spot for photographs. The surroundings are dominated by the remains of three aqueducts: the Marcius aqueduct dating back to 140 BCE, the Claudius a... more

This little fountain, somewhat hidden behind the flocks of scooters that surround it, was dubbed Babuino because of the ugliness of the statue that represents a Sileno with his bagpipe. It was erected during the papacy of Grego... more

The fountain was built in Ripetta port in 1704 and called the "navigator's fountain" because of its position close to the port. It was designed by Alessandro Specchi in an oval form decorated with marine motifs: one can easily... more

The Passetto, also known as the Borgo Corridor, is a long and winding passage that connects the Vatican to Castel Sant'Angelo. It was conceived by Pope Boniface IX and restored by John XXIII who understood the importance of the... more