Historical Center • Fabio’s LifeTour

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Historic Centre holds 90% of the tourist sites. It is called the Historic Centre (Centro Storico), because the area has been inhabited for over 2000 years.

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LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED

ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH

The All Saints' Church is an active English-speaking congregation representing the Anglican Communion in Rome.

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BAR CANOVA

The Bar Canova is an high-end Italian restaurant, daytime cafe & bar with an ivy-clad courtyard & a sidewalk terrace.

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BASILICA DEI SANTI AMBROGIO E CARLO

Basilica dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso is a basilica church in Rome, located in the central part of Via del Corso.

BASILICA DI SAN GIACOMO

Basilica di San Giacomo in Augusta is a Baroque-style church located in the center of Rome.

BASILICA DI SANT'ANASTASIA

Sant'Anastasia is a basilica and titular church for cardinal-priests in Rome, located on the Palatine Hill.

BASILICA SANT'ANDREA DELLA VALLE

Basilica Sant'Andrea della Valle is a church in the rione of Sant'Eustachio of Rome. The basilica is the general seat for the religious order of the Theatines.

BASILICA SANTA CROCE FLAMINIO

Basilica Santa Croce in Via Flaminia is a basilica church dedicated to the Holy Cross in Rome. In the style of a Roman basilica, it has a mosaic-decorated facade, a portico with six Doric columns and a mosaic by Biagio Biagetti, a five-storey bell tower and a three-aisled nave divided by six columns of Bavarian granite on each side.

CAMPIDOGLIO

The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the Roman god Saturn.

CASTEL SANT'ANGELO

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome. It was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family.

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CHIESA DELLA SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ

The Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini (Church of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims) is a church in the historic centre of Rome. Located in the Regola rione, it neighbours other important historic buildings such as the Palazzo Farnese, Palazzo Spada and Ponte Sisto.

CHIESA DI SAN LUIGI DEI FRANCESI

The Church of St. Louis of the French is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, near Piazza Navona. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to St. Denis the Areopagite and St. Louis IX, king of France.

CHIESA DI SANT'ANTONIO DEI PORTOGHESI

The church of Saint Anthony in Campo Marzio, known as Saint Anthony of the Portuguese, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church in Rome, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Lisbon.

CHIESA MADONNA DEL POZZO

The Church “Madonna del Pozzo”, also known as “Santa Maria in Via”, is a 16th century catholic church, located in the center of Rome.

CHIESA SAN LORENZO IN LUCINA

The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina is a Roman Catholic parish and minor basilica in central Rome.

CHIESA SANT'IGNAZIO DI LOYOLA

The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.

CHIESA SANTA MARIA DEL CORSO

Santa Maria in Via Lata is a church on the Via del Corso, in Rome.

CHIESA SANTA MARIA PORTICO IN CAMPITELLI

Santa Maria in Campitelli (a.k.a. Santa Maria in Portico) is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rione Sant'Angelo, Rome.

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CHIESA SANTA MARIA SOPRA MINERVA (ELEFANTINO)

Santa Maria sopra Minerva is one of the major churches of the Roman Catholic Order in Rome. The piazza out front sports a whimsical statute by Bernini (1667) of a baby elephant carrying a miniature Egyptian obelisk on its back.

COLOSSEO

The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of Rome. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built.

CORTE DI CASSAZIONE

The Palace of Justice, located in the Prati district of Rome, is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library.

FONDAZIONE MAXXI

The MAXXI, or National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture in the Flaminio area of Rome. The museum is managed by a foundation created by the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali, the Italian ministry of cultural heritage. It was designed as a multidisciplinary space and committed to experimentation and innovation in the arts and architecture.

FONTANA DI TREVI

The Trevi Fountain is an historical fountain in the Trevi district in Rome.

FORI IMPERIALI

The Via dei Fori Imperiali (formerly Via dei Monti, then Via dell'Impero) is an historical road in the centre of Rome, that runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum.

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GIARDINI DEL PINCIANO AND VILLA MEDICI

The Villa Medici is an architectural complex contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome.

HOTEL DE RUSSIE

Hotel de Russie

LARGO ARGENTINA

Largo di Torre Argentina is a square in Rome, that hosts four Republican Roman temples, and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is located in the ancient Campus Martius.

LUNGOTEVERE

Lungotevere (Italian for "Tiber waterfront") is a road running along the river Tiber in Rome. The construction of the Lungotevere required the demolition of the former edifices along the river banks and the construction of retaining walls called muraglioni.

MUSEO DEL RISORGIMENTO

This museum charts the history of Italian Unification through its collection of documents, uniforms, military knick-knacks, martial paintings and rare film clips.

MUSEO DELLE CERE (WAX MUSEUM)

A Wax museum offering workshop tours, with famous figures including former popes amd ancient Romans.

OTHER PICTURES

PALAZZO DELLA SAPIENZA

The Palazzo della Sapienza is a historic Roman building located in Sant'Eustachio.

PALAZZO DORIA PAMPHILI

The Palazzo Doria Pamphili hosts a large art collection. It is situated between Via del Corso and Via della Gatta.

PANTHEON

The Pantheon is a former Roman temple, now a church, built on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus.

PATRIARCATO DI ANTOCHIA DEI SIRI

The “Patriarcato di Antiochia dei Siri” (in latin, Patriarchatus Antiochenus Syrorum) is the Roman branch of the Catholic Syrian church. The current patriarch is Ignace Joseph III Younan.

PIAZZA COLONNA

Piazza Colonna is a square at the center of the Rione of Colonna, in the historic heart of Rome. It is named for the marble column of Marcus Aurelius, which has stood there since the year 193 AD.

PIAZZA DEL POPOLO-CHIESE SM MIRACOLI, SM MONTESANTO, SM DEL POPOLO

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo is an Augustinian church in Rome, Italy. It stands on the north side of Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city. The church is hemmed in between Porta del Popolo and the Pincian Hill.

PIAZZA DI SPAGNA - TRINITA' DEI MONTI

Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome. It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain among the Holy See.

PIAZZA NAVONA

Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian (1st century AD). It follows the form of the open space of the stadium.

PIAZZA VENEZIA

Piazza Venezia is the central hub of Rome, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including Via dei Fori Imperiali and Via del Corso.

TEATRO DI MARCELLO

The Theatre of Marcellus is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, built in the final years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song.