Martis Palace Hotel
In
an
imposing
neoclassical
building,
this
elegant
4-star
hotel
is
located
50
meters
from
Piazza Navona.
The
Martis
Palace
offers
spacious
common
areas
including
a
sumptuous
restaurant/breakfast
room,
a
relaxing
lounge
bar
and
a
delightful
reading
room.
The
property
also
features
a
large
roof
terrace
with
views across the city.
Fontana del Tritone
The
splendid
Triton
Fountain,
a
masterpiece
by
Gian
Lorenzo
Bernini,
was
built
in
1642-1643
on
behalf
of
Pope
Urban
VIII
Barberini.
He
wanted
a
"
public
ornament
for
the
city
"
and
also
a
utility
service
to
place
in
the
center
of
the
square
dominated
by
the
brand-new
palace
belonging to his family.
Trinità dei Monti and Piazza di
Spagna
The
Church
of
the
Santissima
Trinità
dei
Monti,
often
called
merely
the
Trinità
dei
Monti,
is
situated
above
the
famous
Spanish
Steps
and
is
one
of
the
five
French-speaking
Catholic
churches
of
Rome.
The
Spanish
Steps
were
built,
under
the
pontificate
of
Innocent
XIII
and
the
direction
of
the
Roman
architect
Francesco
De
Santis,
to
be
the
meeting
place
for
all
citizens.
Castel Sant'Angelo
In
the
district
of
St.
Peter’s,
at
one
end
of
the
Ponte
Sant’Angelo
bridge,
on
the
right
bank
of
the
Tiber,
we
find
the
imposing
Castel
Sant’Angelo.
The
structure
was
originally
a
mausoleum.
It
had
probably
been
commissioned
and
built
by
Hadrian
as
a
tomb
for himself and for his successors.
Fontana di Trevi
The
most
famous
of
the
Roman
fountains:
a
jewel of water and stone.
Leaning
against
Palazzo
Poli,
the
fountain
is
divided
into
a
wide
basin
with
a
large
cliff
enlivened
by
the
sculptural
representation
of
numerous
plants
and
the
spectacular
flow
of
water.
In
the
center
dominates
the
statue
of
god
Ocean
driving
the
shell-shaped
chariot,
pulled
by
the
angry
horse
and
the
placid
horse,
both held back by two tritons.
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio dei
Portoghesi
The
church,
also
called
Sant’Antonio
in
Campo
Marzio,
is
located
within
the
district
of
the
same
name,
and
is
the
place
of
worship
of
the
Portuguese community in Rome.
The
building
was
rebuilt
by
the
Portuguese
in
1638.
Roma - Terrazza e Passeggiata del
Pincio
In
the
afternoon
towards
sunset,
Rome
has
an
unforgettable
appearance,
particularly
from
the
Terrace
of
the
Pincio,
a
grandiose
public
park created by Giuseppe Valadier.
Villa Borghese
The
park
of
Villa
Borghese
occupies
a
vast
area
in
the
heart
of
the
city.
The
villa
contains
buildings,
sculptures,
monuments
and
fountains,
the
work
of
illustrious
artists
of
the
Baroque,
Neoclassical
and
Eclectic
art,
surrounded
by
ancient
trees,
ponds,
Italian
gardens
and
large
open
spaces,
created
with
great care.
Tempio di Adriano
The
temple
consisted
of
eight
columns
along
the
short
sides
and
thirteen
on
the
long
ones;
it
rose
on
a
high
podium
accessible
from
the
east
side through a staircase.
Today,
only
a
part
of
the
north
side
colonnade
with
eleven
columns
15
meters
high
and
a
diameter of 1.44 meters is still preserved.
Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola in
Campo Marzio
The
interior,
in
the
shape
of
a
Latin
cross,
has
three
chapels
on
each
side
intercommunicating
with
each
other.
The
polychromy
of
the
marble,
the
stuccoes,
the
pictorial
decoration
and
the
richness
of
the
altars
give
the
whole
a
sumptuous
sumptuousness.The
decorations
on
the
ceiling
of
the
grandiose
vault
of
the
nave
are
by
Andrea
Pozzo,
brother
of
the
Jesuit
Order,
and
represent
The
Rise
of
Saint
Ignatius
into Paradise.
Alberi di Natale e Luminarie
(Christmas Lights)
Rome's
Christmas
lights
are
concentrated
in
the
pulsating
heart
of
commercial
excellence
on
Via
dei
Condotti
and
on
Via
Del
Corso
all
the
way to Piazza Venezia.
A
25-metre-tall,
Manhattan-style
Trentino
pine
tree
is
a
chosen
Christmas
tree
for
the
gardens
of
Piazza
Venezia,
adorned
with
hundreds
of
lights
to
cover
Christmas
with
magic
and
charm.
Galleria Doria Pamphilj
The
Doria-Pamphilj
Gallery
is
situated
in
the
Palace
with
the
same
name,
built
between
the
middle
of
the
fifteenth
and
the
beginning
of
the
eighteenth
century.
In
1651
Giambattista
Pamphilj,
after
ascending
the
papal
throne
with
the
name
of
Innocent
the
Tenth
(1644-1655),
established
the
Gallery
in
it.
It
includes
paintings
by
Raphael,
Titian,
Domenichino,
Parmigianino,
Caravaggio,
Annibale
e
Ludovico
Carracci, amoung others.
Pantheon
The
Pantheon
is
a
former
Roman
temple
and,
since
609
AD,
a
Catholic
church.
The
building
is
cylindrical
with
a
portico
of
large
granite
Corinthian
columns
under
a
pediment.
A
rectangular
vestibule
links
the
porch
to
the
rotunda,
which
is
under
a
coffered
concrete
dome,
with
a
central
opening
(oculus)
to
the
sky.
Almost
two
thousand
years
after
it
was
built,
the
Pantheon's
dome
is
still
the
world's
largest
unreinforced
concrete
dome.
The
height
to
the
oculus
and
the
diameter
of
the
interior circle are the same, 43 metres.
Basilica di Sant'Andrea della Valle
The
construction
of
the
monumental
Sant’Andrea
della
Valle
started
in
1591.
The
plan
is
based
on
a
Latin
cross.
Structurally
there
is
a
vast
nave
flanked
by
eight
high
chapels
that
emphasize
the
vertical
rhythm
of
the
building.
The
beautiful
dome
built
by
Maderno
was
the
second
highest
in
Rome
after
St
Peter’s.
Outside,
on
the
side
of
the
church,
there’s
the
statue
of
the
so-called
“Abbot
Luigi”,
one of the many talking statues in the city.