Sights

Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo, right at Piazza dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo is a lovely “quiet corner” church on…

Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso

Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso is one of those little tucked-away places in Rome where you don’t expect much from the…

Basilica of San Clemente

The Basilica of San Clemente is one of those Rome stops that feels like you’re stepping into a whole timeline,…

Basilica Papale di San Paolo Fuori le Mura

The Basilica papale di San Paolo fuori le mura is one of those churches that feels both peaceful and grand…

Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio

San Pietro in Montorio is a church on Rome’s Janiculum hill. It’s special because it’s connected to the story of…

Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere

Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere) is a long-standing church in the Trastevere neighborhood, dedicated to…

Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere) is a minor basilica and titular church in the Trastevere…

Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa

The Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa, in the Trastevere area, is just a short walk from the river Tiber.…

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orto

The Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orto is a small, lively Baroque church in Rome, tucked away near the old vegetable-garden…

Basilica di San Crisogono

Welcome to the Basilica di San Crisogono, one of Trastevere’s best-kept secrets. Step inside and you’ll feel how this church…

Basilica San Silvestro in Capite

San Silvestro in Capite is a Roman church that doesn’t look overly flashy from the street, but once you step…

Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa

When you come to the Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa, you’re not just walking into another church, you’re stepping into…

Sant’Andrea della Valle

Sant’Andrea della Valle is one of those Rome churches that feels extra “alive” the moment you step inside. It’s a…

Chiesa di Sant’Agnese in Agone

Sant’Agnese in Agone is a Baroque church on Piazza Navona, built to commemorate Saint Agnes and to mark the spot…

Basilica di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

The Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva is a Dominican church that feels like a bit of a surprise: the…

Basilica di Sant’Agostino

The Basilica of Saint Augustine in Rome—known as Sant’Agostino (Campo Marzio)—is a Renaissance-era church associated with the Augustinian order and…

Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola

Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola is a Jesuit Baroque church right on Piazza Sant’Ignazio (near the Pantheon area). Even if…

Trinità dei Monti

Trinità dei Monti sits right above the Spanish Steps, and inside it feels like a layered mix of Renaissance design…

Chiesa Nuova di Santa Maria in Vallicella

Chiesa Nuova (Santa Maria in Vallicella) is that classic Baroque, Counter-Reformation-style church – bright, theatrical, and packed with religious art.…

Basilica di San Nicola in Carcere

San Nicola in Carcere is tucked right by the Teatro di Marcello and it’s one of those wonderfully “layered Rome”…

Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin

Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin is an ancient church right by Piazza della Bocca della Verità, and it has…

Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria

Santa Maria della Vittoria is a pretty Baroque church tucked into central Rome, and most people go for one main…

Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria del Popolo

Santa Maria del Popolo is a big, impressive church right on Piazza del Popolo that feels like a concentrated hit…

Chiesa di San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane

San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane is a tiny miracle of Baroque architecture, but don’t be fooled by its small footprint:…

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri feels like a dramatic mash-up of ancient Rome and Baroque spectacle — it’s…

Oratorio del Gonfalone

Oratorio del Gonfalone is a tucked-away Renaissance confraternity hall near the Tiber that feels intimate and a bit magical —…

Chiesa di San Gregorio al Celio

San Gregorio al Celio sits in the Celio neighborhood and feels like a peaceful, slightly weathered jewel of early Christian…

Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi

San Luigi dei Francesi is the small, atmospheric national church of France in Rome — compact but packed with art…

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace

Santa Maria della Pace is a small, tucked-away Renaissance church — intimate, calm, and full of layered Roman charm. The…

Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli

The church dedicated to Saints Philip and James was first built under Pope Pelagius I in the mid-6th century and…

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

The site started as a 15th‑century church for the Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone, and in 1586 it passed to Father…

Chiesa di San Marcello al Corso

The Chiesa di San Marcello al Corso is a Baroque church on Piazza San Marcello in central Rome, standing on…

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via is a small, graceful Baroque church tucked along Via Santa Maria in Via in…

Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini

Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini is a Baroque church that grew from the confraternity founded with St. Philip Neri to help…

Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto

Santa Maria di Loreto is a compact Renaissance church tucked beside Trajan’s Column. Built in the early 16th century, its…

Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso

San Lorenzo in Damaso sits inside the Palazzo della Cancelleria at Piazza della Cancelleria and dates back to a church…

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli

Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli is a Baroque church on the small Piazza di Campitelli, built in the 17th…

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Trivio

Santa Maria in Trivio is a small Baroque church near the Trevi area that dates back to an early foundation…

Chiesa di San Girolamo della Carità

San Girolamo della Carità sits near Palazzo Farnese and Campo de’ Fiori; it grew from a 4th‑century tradition linking the…

Chiesa di San Salvatore in Onda

San Salvatore in Onda is a neighborhood church on Via dei Pettinari that dates back to the Middle Ages but…

Chiesa di Santa Barbara in Largo dei Librari

Chiesa di Santa Barbara in Largo dei Librari is a small, tucked-away church named after Saint Barbara. From the street…

Chiesa Santa Maria in Monticelli

Santa Maria in Monticelli is a small, quietly charming church in the Ripa area near the Tiber. Its origins go…

Chiesa di San Nicola dei Lorenesi

Chiesa di San Nicola dei Lorenesi is the small national church in Rome for people from Lorraine, tucked near Piazza…

Chiesa di Sant’Antonio dei Portoghesi

Chiesa di Sant’Antonio dei Portoghesi is the small Portuguese national church, serving Portugal’s community in Rome since the 16th century.…

Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli

Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli is the Spanish national church in Rome; it was built and remodeled between the…

S. Maria dell’Anima

S. Maria dell’Anima is the German-speaking national church in Rome, near Piazza Navona, founded in the 14th century to serve…

Chiesa di Santa Rita alle Vergini

Chiesa di Santa Rita alle Vergini is a small, quiet church tucked on Via dell’Umiltà, founded in the 17th century…

Chiesa Santo Stanislao dei Polacchi

Chiesa di Santo Stanislao dei Polacchi is the small Polish national church in Rome, tucked on Via delle Botteghe Oscure…

Chiesa dei Santi Domenico e Sisto

Chiesa dei Santi Domenico e Sisto sits on a slope above the historic center and serves as the university church…

Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena a Magnanapoli

Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena a Magnanapoli sits on a quiet slope near Piazza Venezia and feels like a…

Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano

Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano is a small Baroque church tucked beside Trajan’s Column and the…

Cappella della Madonna dell’Archetto

The Cappella della Madonna dell’Archetto is a very small chapel tucked into a narrow alley; it’s famous for its tiny,…

Chiesa del Santissimo Sudario dei Piemontesi all’Argentina

Chiesa del Santissimo Sudario dei Piemontesi is a small Baroque church near Largo di Torre Argentina that serves the Piedmontese…

Basilica di San Lorenzo in Lucina

Basilica di San Lorenzo in Lucina is an old parish church in Rome’s lively Campo Marzio area, named after Saint…

Chiesa di Sant’Andrea al Quirinale

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale is a small Baroque church on the Quirinal Hill, designed mainly by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the…

Santa Maria in Domnica

Santa Maria in Domnica, often called Santa Maria alla Navicella because of the small fountain shaped like a ship in…

Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano

The Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano is a small church right next to the Roman Forum, built in the…

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte, tucked on Via Giulia, is a small Baroque church built in the early…

Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is an ancient Roman basilica traditionally credited to the 4th-century Empress Helena, who brought…

Great Synagogue of Rome

The Great Synagogue of Rome, situated near the historic Jewish Ghetto, is the chief house of worship for Rome’s Jewish…

Museo di Castelvecchio

The Museo di Castelvecchio, housed within the red-brick Scaliger fortress that overlooks the Adige River, is both an imposing medieval…

Casa di Giulietta

The Casa di Giulietta in Verona is a 14th–15th century townhouse best known for its small courtyard with a balcony…

Museo Lapidario Maffeiano

The Museo Lapidario Maffeiano, founded in the 18th century by Count Girolamo Maffei and housed near Verona’s Piazza dei Signori,…

Museo di Storia Naturale

The Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona, housed in the historic Palazzo Pompei, presents a broad natural-history collection that spans…

Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano

The Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano in Verona sits beside the ancient Roman theatre and occupies spaces that include a…

Galleria d’Arte Moderna Achille Forti

Galleria d’Arte Moderna Achille Forti occupies the first floor of Verona’s historic Palazzo della Ragione and presents a coherent survey…

Palazzo della Ragione

The Palazzo della Ragione in Verona, standing between Piazza dei Signori and Piazza delle Erbe, is a striking medieval civic…

Palazzo Maffei Casa Museo

Palazzo Maffei Casa Museo, facing Piazza delle Erbe in Verona, is an elegant 17th–18th-century palace notable for its baroque façade…

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Verona

The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Verona is housed in a sturdy 19th-century complex that used to serve as a barracks…

Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore

San Zeno Maggiore is one of those churches that feels both cozy and monumental at once — like a wise…

Basilica di Sant’ Anastasia

The Basilica di Sant’Anastasia in Verona is the city’s largest Gothic church, begun in the late 13th century by the…

Complesso del Duomo di Verona

The Complesso del Duomo di Verona is a compact but richly layered cathedral complex at the heart of Verona, centered…

Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore

Chiesa di San Fermo Maggiore feels like a layered storybook of Verona’s past—two churches built one atop the other, with…

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Organo

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Organo sits on the eastern edge of Verona’s historic center and greets you with a…

Arena di Verona

The Arena di Verona is a remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheater whose pale stone ring sits at the heart of Piazza…

Giardino Giusti

Giusti Garden is a Renaissance hillside garden that feels like a quiet, carefully composed painting—terraced lawns, clipped cypress alleys, and…

Torre dei Lamberti

Torre dei Lamberti is Verona’s tall, toothy clock tower that punctuates the skyline of Piazza delle Erbe—climbing it gives you…

Scaliger Tombs

The Scaliger Tombs sit against the church of Santa Maria Antica and are an ornate, almost theatrical group of Gothic…

Ponte di Castelvecchio

Ponte di Castelvecchio is a striking red-brick bridge that arches gracefully over the Adige River, built in the 14th century…

Piazza dei Signori

Piazza dei Signori is Verona’s elegant civic heart—smaller and more intimate than the busy Piazza Bra, but dense with history…

Piazzale Castel San Pietro

Piazzale Castel San Pietro perches on a gentle hill overlooking Verona, and it’s one of those places where the city’s…

Piazza Bra

Piazza Bra is Verona’s largest and most open square, the city’s main living room where grand architecture meets everyday bustle.…

Piazza delle Erbe

Piazza delle Erbe is Verona’s oldest square and its liveliest market hub, where history and everyday life mingle amid colorful…

Chiesa di San Nicolò all’Arena

Chiesa di San Nicolò all’Arena sits just a short walk from the Arena, its brick bell tower and simple façade…

Galleria degli Uffizi

The Uffizi Galleries are Florence’s art heavyweight — a long, elegant gallery lining the Arno and packed wall-to-wall with masterpieces…

Galleria dell’Accademia

Think of the Galleria dell’Accademia as Florence’s compact powerhouse of Renaissance art — small enough to explore in a couple…

Museo di San Marco

Step into Museo di San Marco and you’ll feel like you’ve wandered into a peaceful time capsule where art and…

Museo dell’Opera del Duomo

Think of the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo as the backstage pass to Florence’s cathedral complex — a compact, brilliantly arranged…

Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Palazzo Medici Riccardi is the original Medici family palace in Florence — a gracious 15th‑century Renaissance residence designed by Michelozzo…

Museo Stibbert

The Museo Stibbert occupies a lavish 19th-century villa on Florence’s slopes, created by the collector Frederick Stibbert to display his…

Palazzo Pitti

Palazzo Pitti is a vast Renaissance palace on the south bank of the Arno that became the principal residence of…

Museo Stefano Bardini

The Museo Stefano Bardini is housed in a dramatic, reassembled palazzo and gallery space in Florence created by the dealer…

Museo Horne

The Museo Horne is a compact, atmospheric house-museum in Florence that preserves the art collection and domestic interiors assembled by…

Chiostro dello Scalzo

The Cloister of the Scalzo (Chiostro dello Scalzo) is a peaceful Renaissance cloister in Florence attached to the church of…

Opificio delle Pietre Dure

The Opificio delle Pietre Dure is a Florentine institute and museum renowned for the art of pietre dure—intricate inlay work…

Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio is Florence’s medieval town hall—a fortress-like palace with a crenellated tower (Torre d’Arnolfo) dominating Piazza della Signoria—where civic…

Museo Nazionale del Bargello

The Museo Nazionale del Bargello, housed in a fortified 13th-century palace near Florence’s Duomo, is one of Italy’s premier museums…

Museo di Palazzo Davanzati

The Museo di Palazzo Davanzati occupies a medieval–Renaissance townhouse in Florence from the 14th century, reassembled and restored in the…

Casa Buonarroti

Casa Buonarroti is a historic house-museum in Florence preserving the legacy of Michelangelo through the Buonarroti family’s collections and early…

Museo degli Innocenti

The Museo degli Innocenti sits within the historic Ospedale degli Innocenti complex in Florence, a seminal example of early Renaissance…