Naiadi's Fountain

Inaugurated in 1901, the four nude nymphs caused a huge scandal due to their sensuality and promiscuity. Today, it is considered one of the most significant examples of Art Nouveau in the capital. 

2 min. on foot

Piazza Barberini and Via Veneto

Piazza Barberini is home to Bernini's Triton Fountain and the gate to Via Veneto. It became famous in the 1960s for its cafes and "La Dolce Vita." The Capuchin Museum and Crypt on Via Veneto houses the bones of around 4,000 friars, artistically arranged to form decorations.

10 min. on foot

Trajan's Market

The first "shopping mall" in history, today an extraordinary indoor and outdoor museum overlooking Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Roman Forum. To build the complex, part of the Quirinal hill was excavated and cut away.

13 min. on foot

Trevi Fountain

The largest and most famous Baroque fountain in Rome. Designed by architect Nicola Salvi, it was completed in 1762 on the facade of Palazzo Poli. One window of the palace is painted and the fountain is fed by the Virgo aqueduct still in operation since 19 AD. Don't forget the coin-tossing ritual! Stand with your back to the Trevi Fountain, take a coin in your right hand and toss it over your left shoulder. Legend has it that the first coin will ensure your return to Rome, the second will ensure your finding a new love, and the third will lead to marriage.

15 min. on foot

Spanish Steps

One of Rome's most famous photographed urban and monumental complexes. The Spanish Steps, consist of 135 travertine steps and are world-famous for their historic haute couture shows and the traditional spring blooming of azaleas. The Barcaccia fountain is an absolute masterpiece of Baroque sculpture. It was created between 1626 and 1629 by Pietro Bernini. The shape resembles a boat sinking due to a real flood of the Tiber river. This was also a ploy to conceive it below street level to circumvent the low pressure of the aqueduct.

18 min. on foot

Coliseum

Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is the largest amphitheater in the world. It was built in the 1st century AD. It is enormous: 189 meters long, 156 meters wide, and 52 meters high. It could accommodate up to 70,000 spectators. The underground areas are a labyrinth of tunnels that housed cages for wild animals, elevators, and stage equipment. It stands where once there was the artificial lake of Nero's Domus Aurea, which was drained to build the amphitheatre.

20 min. on foot

Pantheon

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman monuments in the world. It was originally built in 27 BC by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. The temple was dedicated to all the Roman deities.  The dome remains the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. It measures 43 meters in diameter and is as large as the building itself; it contains a perfect sphere. The oculus, the hole in the roof, is 9 meters wide and lets in sunlight, which on April 21st (the date of the birth of Rome) illuminates the main entrance.

23 min. on foot

Piazza Navona

One of Rome's most famous and spectacular monumental squares, considered the true symbol of Baroque Rome. With its unmistakable oval shape the square is a veritable open-air museum, dominated by works born from the celebrated artistic rivalry between Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini. It is the only example in the world of a square built on the ruins of an ancient Roman stadium: the Stadium of Domitian, built in 85 AD. For over two centuries, it was intentionally flooded to create an artificial lake by plugging the fountain drains on Sundays to cool Romans during the summer.

30 min. on foot