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Recommended by: Dolce Vita Affittacamere Practical guide with some of our tips to visit the most beautiful monuments in Rome. COLOSSEO The Colosseum originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, it is one of the most famous Roman monuments in the world and is located in the center of Rome. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Vittorio Emanuele" stop, and walk 1.2 km on foot. Alternatively, take the line A Subaugusta, get off at the Termini stop and take the metro line B, direction Laurentina, and get off at the Colosseum stop. PIAZZA DI SPAGNA – TRINITA’ DEI MONTI Piazza di Spagna with the monumental Trinità dei Monti flight of steps of 136 steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. At the center of the square is the Barcaccia Fountain, sculpted by Pietro Bernini and his son Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Baroque period). How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the “Spagna” stop. MUSEI VATICANI E LA CAPPELLA SISTINA The Vatican Museums are the museum center of the Vatican City, displaying the large collection of works of art accumulated in the papal centuries, such as the Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments frescoed by Michelangelo and Raphael. Their entrance is in viale Vaticano 6. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Ottaviano" stop, and walk 550 meters on foot. 2 BASILICA DI SAN PIETRO Basilica di San Pietro is one of the largest buildings in the world and is the largest of the papal basilicas. This Basilica is the universal seat of the Catholic Church and is considered an architectural work of great importance both for the size of the facade and the quality of the work. Inside it is Michelangelo's masterpiece, sculpted "La Pietà" at the age of 24; only work where his signature is carved “MichealAngelvs Bonarotvs florentinvs Faciebat”. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Ottaviano" stop, and walk 850 meters on foot. FONTANA DI TREVI Fontana di Trevi appears to us as a jewel of water and stone; it is the most spectacular, largest and most famous of Rome's fountains, with a width of 20 meters and a height of 26 meters. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Barberini" stop, and walk 650 meters on foot. TEATRO MARCELLO The Theater Marcello is the only ancient theater left in Rome. This building will set the outline of the classical Roman theater and served as a model for the construction of the Colosseum, making it a reference model for any future Roman theater and amphitheater. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Barberini" stop, take public bus n. 63/83/160 and then get off at the 6th stop "Teatro Marcello". 3 LA BOCCA DELLA VERITA’ La Bocca della Verità is an ancient marble mask, depicted a bearded face with pierced eyes, nose and mouth, walled in the wall of the pronaos of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. Legend has it that in ancient times the stone was asked to pronounce on marital infidelity. To find out if someone is lying to us, just put your hand into your mouth and if he is saying false the hand will be "cut", otherwise the truth will remain unharmed. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" direction Battistini, get off at the "Barberini" stop, take the public transport n.63 and then get off at the 7th stop "P.zza Monte Savello”, and walk 400 meters on foot. IL PANTHEON The Pantheon is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods, a masterpiece of architecture and engineering. The structure is circular in shape, joined by a portico in Corinthian columns that support a triangular pediment. At its apex, the hemispherical dome houses a circular opening called the oculus, which allows illumination of the internal environment. The dome is decorated inside by five orders of twenty-eight large drawers of decreasing size upwards. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta", direction Battistini, get off at the "Barberini" stop, and walk 1.3 km on foot. CASTEL SANT’ANGELO Castel Sant'Angelo also known as Hadrian's Mausoleum, built as a tomb of Emperor Hadrian and his family. Particularly dear to the city is the large statue of the archangel Michael, which gives its name to the castle, located high on the large terrace; recalls the terrible plague that hit Rome in 590 AD and which ended thanks to the miraculous appearance of an angel. How to get there: By metro, take the line A "Subaugusta" towards Battistini, get off at the "Lepanto" stop, and walk 1.3 km on foot. Host Director Ilaria .