A pair of sensible shoes, plenty of time and a lot of stamina is only enough to scratch the surface of the city and carefully choosing what and when to visit can make an enormous difference to the experience. It's also important to occasionally stop, take in the panorama from viewpoints like the Spanish Steps, St Peter's or Il Vittoriano and contemplate the glory that is Rome.
Rome's fabulously romantic Trevi Fountain
Commissioned in 1732 by Pope Clement XII and designed by Nicolò Salvi, the magnificent Trevi Fountain seems to occupy almost the whole of the little square it's crammed into....
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Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano
After 120 years as a building site, the current St Peter's was consecrated on 18 November 1626 by Urban VIII – exactly 1,300 years after the consecration of the first basilica on the site....
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Central Rome's only Gothic church
Santa Maria sopra Minerva was built on the site of an ancient temple of Minerva in 1280 and modelled on Santa Maria Novella in Florence....
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The Church of Saint Charles at the Four Fountains
Carlo Borromini's first solo composition (1631-41), and the one of which he was most proud, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (often called Carlino, due to its diminutive scale) is one of the star pieces of the Roman Baroque....
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Rome with a guide anywhere, anytime
Rudy is the Italian face behind this self-named tour service....
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Take your pick of tours
Presto Tours has a number of the most popular sites available on their website....
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