What to see in Rome
because the city has many, many things not to miss. But well, that always depends on the tour time available so I think it is very useful to divide the city into two: on the one hand and on the other Rome Ancient Modern Rome, and in this last section enters the Middle Ages and the Renaissance today.
But the main thing is not to run from one place to another but taking time to enjoy what we are seeing and feeling of Rome, its activities, its people and its spirit. Although we are sights in the ink can never say we were really in the Italian capital if we do not feel on the skin, beyond the tours and haste.
Ancient Rome
Most of the places, ruins and monuments of this period are in the city center, where most Roman tourists per square meter. Among the sites that we can not leave out the tour of ancient Rome are the following:
. Roman Forum:
the ruins of what was at the time the political, social and commercial empire. It is very rundown and today are columns, and marble stones broken, the legacy of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It was rediscovered in the nineteenth century and the photos are from the rostrum of Caesar, the Temple of Vesta, the Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus and the Arch of Titus.
. Forum and Trajan's Market: was an impressive complex with buildings, a square and a market consisting of more than one hundred shops spread over 6 floors. Here is the famous Column of Trajan with great relief, not today crowned by a statue of the emperor but by one of San Pedro. Manias of Christianity.
. Parthenon is very well preserved and dates from between 119 and 128. It was built by Hadrian and while formerly housed statues of various gods today tourists come to see the tomb of Raphael.
. Colosseum: impossible to miss, work of Vespasian and his son Titus, the center of entertainment and spectacle, rather than fights between gladiators, a fantastic stadium with subsoils that although it has lost its glory by the passage of time, earthquakes and looting their gigantic structure continues to remove the breath.
Medieval and Renaissance Rome
. Basilica of St. Peter, this huge and luxurious basilica stands on the site where a millennial sanctuary that was razed to raise this symbol of power and wealth of Catholicism. Many renowned artists participated in the decoration and construction, as Bernini or Michelangelo, and some of the building materials belong to ancient Roman temples. We climb to the top, visiting the Vatican Grottoes with papal tombs, the necropolis and Gardens.
. Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums: there is always a lot of people but there you go. Here's where the creation Miguelangelo in Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment behind the altar, to which must be added Renaissance paintings are also very beautiful. Museums are several but if we spend a whole week scrolling should choose them according to our taste.
. Fontana di Trevi: the famous fountain and if you want to return to Rome because you have to get close and toss a coin. It baroque design in 1762, replete with lush mythological statues everywhere you look.
. Plaza Spain and its steps: the eighteenth century staircase and sometimes occurs a fashion show here. Since she has a very good view and the area became known for the classic writers like Shelley and Keats, who were staying here when he came to Rome. So is the Keats-Shelley House Museum where the poet died at age 25, but you can not miss the beautiful fountain Barcaccia.
. Capitoline Museum: is the place if you want to see Roman sculptures, Renaissance and Baroque.
. Plaza Navona is the place to sit and drink a cappuccino or an ice cream. There are restaurants and cafes, a beautiful fountain and the church of Sant 'Agnese.
. Villa Borghese is a beautiful park designed in the seventeenth century that features a zoo, imitations of ancient temples, artificial lake and medieval castles. Inside is the Galleria Borghese and Villa Giuglia.
At the tour of this part of the history of Rome must include a stroll through the quaint neighborhood of Trastevere and Coppedè.
