Must-see attractions in Lazio

  • Rome Lazio Italy. The Vatican Museums in Vatican City. Raphael rooms frescoes

    Vatican Museums

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century and enlarged by successive pontiffs, the Vatican Museums boast one of the world's greatest art…

  • Basilica di San Pietro. Rome. Italy. 160245212 ancient, architecture, basilica, building, capital, cathedral, catholic, church, city, day, dome, egyptian, europe, exterior, facade, famous, front, heritage, historical, history, italian, italy, landmark, monument, obelisk, old, outdoor, peter, piazza, religion, roma, roman, rome, saint, san pietro, sightseeing, sky, square, st peter, street, touristic, travel, urban, vatican, view

    St Peter's Basilica

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    In the city of outstanding churches, none can hold a candle to St Peter's, Italy’s largest, richest and most spectacular basilica. Built atop a 4th…

  • The Roman Pantheon is the most preserved and influential building of ancient Rome. It is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome.

    Pantheon

    Centro Storico

    With its revolutionary design, this awe-inspiring temple has served as an architectural blueprint for millennia.

  • Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy

    Piazza Navona

    Centro Storico

    With its showy fountains, baroque palazzi and colorful cast of street artists, hawkers and tourists, Piazza Navona is central Rome’s elegant showcase…

  • Famous iconic Trevi Fountain at Piazza Di Trevi 1196531914

    Trevi Fountain

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Don't miss a visit to Rome's iconic Fontana di Trevi, or Trevi Fountain.

  • Castel Sant Angelo or Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.

    Castel Sant'Angelo

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    This castle is an instantly recognizable landmark now home to the Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo.

  • March 27, 2018: Interior of Renaissance Villa Farnesina, monument of architecture and painting of the High Renaissance. 1319927138 ancient, antique, architecture, art, building, culture, decoration, europe, european, famous, farnesina, history, indoor, inside, interior, italian, italy, landmark, marble, musei, museum, old, palace, renaissance sculpture, roma, roman, rome, sightseeing palazzo, statue, tourism, tourist, travel, villa

    Villa Farnesina

    Trastevere & Gianicolo

    Admire the interior of this gorgeous 16th-century villa, fantastically frescoed from top to bottom.

  • View of Vatican gardens on a sunny summer day. The square garden with green lawn, benches and trees

    Vatican Gardens

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    The Vatican stands atop the low-lying Vatican hill, just west of the Tiber. Much of its 109 acres are covered by the perfectly manicured Vatican Gardens.

  • The beautiful art on the ceilings of Sistine Chapel, Vatican Rome...This a HDR of 3 shots, corrected for perspective and cropped to get a symmetrical look...Press H+M for best view

    Sistine Chapel

    Vatican City, Borgo & Prati

    The Sistine Chapel is the one part of the Vatican Museums that everyone wants to see, and for good reason.

  • Rome, Italy - April 7, 2019: Tempio Maggiore or The Great Synagogue is the largest synagogue in Rome and one of the greatest in Europe. Located in the old Jewish Ghetto. 1172187631 tempio maggiore di roma, great synagogue of rome

    Jewish Ghetto

    Centro Storico

    Visit the atmospheric Jewish Ghetto neighborhood for art studios, kosher food and Rome's main synagogue.

  • Roman theatre at Ostia Antica.

    Area Archeologica di Ostia Antica

    Lazio

    One of Lazio's prize sights, the ruins of ancient Rome's seaport are wonderfully complete, like a smaller version of Pompeii. Highlights include the Terme…

  • Rainbow over the rooftops of Rome, as seen from Janiculum hill, Terrazza del Gianicolo. 1273983688 aerial, ancient, architecture, building, capital, city, cityscape, culture, day, destination, europe, european, famous, garibaldi, gianicolo, hill, historical, history, italian, italy, janiculum, landmark, landscape, monument, old, piazza, rain, rainbow, roma, rome, sky, skyline, terrazza, tourism, tourist, town, travel, urban, view

    Gianicolo

    Trastevere & Gianicolo

    Explore monuments, fountains and gardens on the verdant hill of Gianicolo (or Janiculum).

  • March 8, 2018: Traditional outdoor food market of Campo de Fiori (fields of flower), with the statue of Giordano Bruno in the background. 959994236 People Built Structure Food City History Architecture Nature Vacations Square Horizontal Three Quarter Length Outdoors Europe Tourist Monument Roman Italy Statue City Street Street Market - Retail Space Ancient Famous Place Rome - Italy Vegetable Fruit Flower Sky Agricultural Field Beauty Medium Group Of People Photography Tourism Travel Capital Cities Fiori Giordano Tradition

    Campo de' Fiori

    Centro Storico

    Il Campo is a major focus of Roman life: by day it hosts one of the city's best-known markets; by night, people come for its lively bars and restaurants.

  • The lakeside Temple of Aesculapius in in the gardens of the Villa Borghese. 1168486960 ancient, architecture, art, attraction, capital, classical, culture, european, famous, gardens, historical, history, holiday, italia, italian, italy, landmark, monument, old, place, roma, roman, rome, sculpture, sightseeing, stone, temple, tourism, tourist, touristic, travel, vacation, villa borghese

    Villa Borghese

    Rome

    No one can resist the lure of Rome's most celebrated park, full of wooded glades, gardens and grassy banks.

  • The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, Italy. December-12-2017; Shutterstock ID 776398957; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online editorial; full: Rome POIs 776398957

    Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    This modest church is an unlikely setting for an extraordinary work of art – Bernini’s extravagant sculpture, the Ecstacy of St Teresa.

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    Galleria Doria Pamphilj

    Centro Storico

    Hidden behind the grimy grey exterior of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, this wonderful gallery boasts one of Rome’s richest private art collections, with works…

  • Rome, Italy - March 10, 2014: The Palazzo Barberini facade seen from the entrance garden

    Gallerie Nazionali: Palazzo Barberini

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Commissioned to celebrate the Barberini family’s rise to papal power, this sumptuous baroque palace impresses even before you view its breathtaking art…

  • Baths of Caracalla - Ancient Roman Ruins. Rome, Italy.

    Terme di Caracalla

    San Giovanni & Testaccio

    The remains of the emperor Caracalla’s vast baths complex are among Rome’s most awe-inspiring ruins. Inaugurated in AD 212, the original 10-hectare site,…

  • Basilica di San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi Church in the Valdimonte Quarter of Siena, Tuscany, Italy

    Basilica di San Clemente

    San Giovanni & Testaccio

    Nowhere better illustrates the various stages of Rome's turbulent past than this fascinating multilayered church. The ground-level 12th-century basilica…

  • Subiaco, Rome, Italy. Jan 2019 - Unique frescos at Monastery of Sacred Cave (Sacro Speco) of Saint Benedict in Subiaco, province of Rome, Lazio. Monastero del Sacro Speco di San Benedetto da Norcia.; Shutterstock ID 1298910703; purchase_order: 65050; job: ; client: ; other: 1298910703

    Monastero di San Benedetto

    Lazio

    This spectacularly sited hilltop monastery is carved into the rock over the cave where St Benedict supposedly spent three years meditating. As well as its…

  • Roma, Italy - October 2022: Narrow Via Margutta street near piazza del Popolo square; Shutterstock ID 2250011871; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online ed; full: Rome POIs updates 2250011871

    Via Margutta

    Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

    Visit the antique shops, commercial art galleries and artisanal boutiques of Via Margutta, one of Rome's prettiest pedestrian cobbled lanes.

  • Largo di Torre Argentina houses the remains of 4 Republican era temples and a modern day cat sanctuary.

    Largo di Torre Argentina

    Centro Storico

    A busy transport hub, Largo di Torre Argentina is set around the sunken Area Sacra, and the remains of four Republican-era temples, all built between the…

  • Villa Adriana

    Tivoli

    The ruins of Hadrian's vast country estate, 5km outside of Tivoli proper, are quite magnificent, easily on a par with anything you'll see in Rome. Built…

  • Courtyard of Villa Giulia in Rome city

    Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia

    Rome

    Pope Julius III’s 16th-century villa provides the often-overlooked but charming setting for Italy’s finest collection of Etruscan and pre-Roman treasures…

  • Rome, Italy - November 1, 2016: front view of Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM, National Gallery of Modern Art) art gallery, founded in 1883, in Villa Borghese public gardens in Rome city 629202620 Ornamental Garden, Travel, People Traveling, Villa Borghese, Building Exterior, City Life, Landscaped, Municipal Gallery Of Modern Art, Facade, Art, Art Museum, Modern, Italian Culture, Cultures, National Landmark, Architecture, Urban Scene, Outdoors, Front View, Tourist, People, Rome - Italy, Italy, House, Museum, Park - Man Made Space, Palace, Built Structure, Cityscape, Town, Gnam Front view of National Gallery of Modern Art

    La Galleria Nazionale

    Rome

    Housed in a vast belle époque palace, this oft-overlooked modern-art gallery, known locally as GNAM, is an unsung gem. Its superlative collection runs the…

  • Civita di Bagnoregio

    Civita di Bagnoregio

    Lazio

    The small town of Bagnoregio is home to one of northern Lazio's most dramatic apparitions, the Civita di Bagnoregio, aka il paese che muore (the dying…

  • Rome, Italy, Coppedè, novembre, 2018 - District Coppedè fountain of the frogs

    Quartiere Coppedè

    Rome

    The compact Quartiere Coppedè, centering around the magnificent Piazza Mincio, is one of Rome's most extraordinary neighbourhoods. Conceived and built by…

  • Rome, Lazio, Italy, 9th of August 2023, A landscape of Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica (Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara) with its garden.

    Galleria Corsini

    Trastevere & Gianicolo

    Once home to Queen Christina of Sweden, whose bedroom reputedly witnessed a steady stream of male and female lovers, the 16th-century Palazzo Corsini was…

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