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National Roman Museum at Palazzo Altemps, Rome
Piazza Sant’Apollinare 46, Roma, Italia
Collections of the National Roman Museum are exhibited in four buildings. One of them is the Palazzo Altemps. The other three are the Baths of Diocletian, the Palazzo Massimo and the Crypta Balbi. The Palazzo Altemps in the 16th century was the residence of the German Cardinal Marcus Altemps, whose ...
Historical Museum of the Carabinieri, Rome
Piazza Risorgimento 46, 00192 Roma, Italia
The Historical Museum of the Carabinieri in Rome is located on Piazza del Risorgimento, just a few steps from the Vatican. The museum has collected documents, photographs, paintings, weapons, uniforms and banners of the Carabinieri troops since its foundation in 1814 to the present day. It tells ...
Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome
Lungotevere Augusta, 00186 Roma, Italia
Museum "The Ara Pacis Augustae" is a unique historical monument of the era of Octavian Augustus, located in the Italian capital, on the banks of the Tiber River, in the area of Campo-Marzio. The monument was created in 13 BC as a memorial altar. The main reason for the building of the monument ...
Trastevere, Rome
Trastevere, 00153 Roma, Italia
The historic Trastevere quarter is considered to be the 13th region of Rome, one of the oldest and most picturesque places of the ancient capital. Its name means "across the Tiber" - to get to Trastevere from the center of Rome you need to go across several old bridges over the river. This is one ...
Tiber Island, Rome
Piazza S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, 22 - 00186 Roma, Italia
Tiberina or Tiber is a small island on the Tiber River, in the heart of Rome, near the Porticus Octaviae and the Theatre of Marcellus. The length of the island is 300 m and the width is 70 m. Quay of the island lies in stone and has the shape of a boat, the river at this place falls a little ...
Papal Palace, Castel Gandolfo
Piazza della Libertà 7, Castel Gandolfo 00040, Roma, Italia
Papal villa is located 22 km from the Vatican and 15 km from Rome, in the small town of Castel Gandolfo, with a population of 9000 people. It is located on an area of about 50 hectares, much of which consists of orchards and vineyards.
The summer residence of the pontiffs consists of:
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Palazzo Pamphilj, Rome
Via del Corso 305, 00186 Roma, Italia
On the Via Corso, near Piazza Venezia in Rome, is the famous Palazzo Pamphilj. The building consists of more than a thousand rooms and occupies an entire block. Palazzo Pamphilj in Rome is privately owned and belongs to the heir of an old Italian family, Jonathan Pamphilj.
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Villa Gregoriana, Tivoli
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli is not really what you expect it to be after hearing the name for the first time. This is not a construction, but an artificially altered nature park. It is considered to be a great example of the perfect collaboration between human and nature – you can notice it in ...
Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome
Via Aurelia Antica, Roma, Italia
The Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome is a palace that once belonged to an Italian royal family. It is located on Tiber’s west bank, in Trastevere, 1,5 km south of the Vatican City. The Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi Memorial is situated close to the villa. Its gardens are popular among both ...
Montecitorio Palace, Rome
Piazza di Monte Citorio, 00186 Roma, Italia
The Palace of Montecitorio in Rome is one of the most interesting buildings in Italy. The structure attracts attention not only with its refined architecture, but also with history. The meetings of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy are held in this palace.
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