Angelo’s guidebook
Art & Culture
Museums, Galleries, Churches with art masterpieces
Wonderfull collection of art, including Rafael, El Greco, Caravaggio, splendid interiors with frescoed ceilings and two breathtaking stairs by Borromini and Bernini. With the same ticket you can visit also Galleria Corsini in "bohemian" Trastevere area.
39 locals recommend
Palazzo Barberini
12 Piazza Giacomo MatteottiWonderfull collection of art, including Rafael, El Greco, Caravaggio, splendid interiors with frescoed ceilings and two breathtaking stairs by Borromini and Bernini. With the same ticket you can visit also Galleria Corsini in "bohemian" Trastevere area.
Saint Peter in Chains
4/a Piazza di San Pietro in VincoliChance to see Michelangelo's Moses inside.
Church of St. Louis of the French
Piazza di San Luigi de' FrancesiTo admire Caravaggio's three paintings inside
Spada Gallery
13 Piazza Capo di FerroThe fake perspective gallery by Borromini is a must see.
Churches
Hidden behind Colosseum on the Celio hill this round shaped basilica is among the earliest in Rome - you can tell it by rather modest decoration and unusual architecture. Pay attention to colonnade and the frescoes depicting cruel tortures of christian martyrs. What's nearby: Colosseum and Villa Celimontana public park.
38 locals recommend
Santo Stefano Rotondo
7 Via Santo Stefano RotondoHidden behind Colosseum on the Celio hill this round shaped basilica is among the earliest in Rome - you can tell it by rather modest decoration and unusual architecture. Pay attention to colonnade and the frescoes depicting cruel tortures of christian martyrs. What's nearby: Colosseum and Villa Celimontana public park.