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Casino Nobile Museum

Rome, Italy

The Casino Nobile Museum showcases the impressive collection of the Torlonia family, who were among the foremost collectors of art in the early 18th century. The museum displays a selection of artworks that once belonged to this influential family, offering visitors a glimpse into their passion for culture and history.

Mussolini’s Time at the Villa

Beyond its art treasures, the museum also features rooms furnished with pieces used by Benito Mussolini during his residence. Visitors can view original photographs and films showing Mussolini in the villa’s grounds, capturing scenes from a significant period in Italy’s twentieth-century history. These displays offer a rare look into both the personal and political life of Mussolini within the elegant setting of the Casino Nobile.

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Unusual ancient Roman theatre with apartments built on top.

Palazzo Spada

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Arch of Constantine

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Located a short walk west of the Colosseum, this well-preserved monumental arch was erected (soon after 315) to commemorate the victory of Constantine, the first Christian emperor, over his rival Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312. In general design, the Arch of Constantine imitates the century-earlier Arch of Septimius Severus (nearby in the Forum). The three arches are decorated utilizing mainly materials plundered from other imperial monuments by Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. The quality of its sculptural decoration, however, betrays the slow degradation that Classical Roman sculpture had experienced in the 3rd century AD.

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

Rome, Italy

Very ornately done and beautiful inside, but don't expect any information in English. All information panels are only in Italian. It's still a beautiful site though even if you don't read Italian. According to tradition St.Cecily suffered a particular cruel death as a martyr. She was scalded, suffocated and beheaded by three strokes on her neck. As she was singing all the time during her martyrdom she is considered the patron of music. The building of today shows a mixture of various styles, from the porticus of the 12th-century to the 18th-century facade.

Villa Farnesina

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Delightful Renaissance house that was built by a rich banker from Siena, Agostino Chigi. In 1577 it was bought by the Farnese family and has since been known as Villa Farnesina. At one time there were plans by Michelangelo to build a bridge over the river to connect the villa with Palazzo Farnese on the other side. You can tour several beautiful rooms that are all decorated with frescoes, including some by Raphael. Particularly entertaining is the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, the former entrance hall, in which nearly every person represented is without clothes.

Temple of Saturn

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Rome, Italy

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Napoleonic Museum

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San Saba, Rome

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Scala Sancta

Rome, Italy

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Oppian Hill

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Basilica of Saint Sabina

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Palazzo dei Conservatori

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Brand new museum designed to celebrate the art and architecture of the 21st century.

Fontana dell'Acqua Paola

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Villa Medici

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The villa was erected by order of Cardinal Ricci di Montepulciano in 1544. It was acquired by Cardinal Fernando di Medici in 1576. Since 1803 it is the French Academy in Rome. The academy was created in 1666 by the French King Louis XIV in order to enable painters to study in Rome. Nicolas Poussin was one of the first students, Ingres was director, and Fragonard and Boucher were students of the French Academy, but also musicians like Berlioz and Debussy studied here. Today the villa hosts occasional concerts and exhibitions. Its gardens can be visited.

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