Capitoline Museums, located on top of the Capitoline Hill, is one single museum containing a group of art and archaeological museums, including ancient bronzes, Roman ... read more
Torcrescenza Castle, the "Mimosa" castle, still inhabited by a noble family, dates back to the 400s. It has been expanded and embellished through the ... read more
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, owned by the Pamphilj family, features stunning pieces of artwork, sculptures and décor, by artists such as Caravaggio, ... read more
Palazzo Colonna Roma dates back to the 14th century and has been in the Colonna family ever since. It contains one of the largest private art collections in Rome. read more
Galleria del Cembalo, established by Paola Stacchini Cavazza and Mario Peliti and located in some of the magnificent halls on the ground floor of Palazzo Borghese, ... read more
The Galleria Spada, displays a small collection of art from the 16th and 17th centuries. The beautiful palazzo was built in the mid-17th century by the Italian artist ... read more
Villa Borghese was created In 1605 by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a nephew of Pope Paul V. It was meant to be a 'maison de plaisance', and to house his art ... read more
Villa Torlonia & Gardens, now a museum, were constructed originally from early 1800s for the bankers family Torlonia. In 1925 it was given to Mussolini, which he ... read more
National Museum of Venezia Palace displays collections of art from the early Christian period up to the Renaissance, in particular tapestries, statues and pottery. The ... read more
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj is today still in the hands of the family Doria Pamphij and managed by the family trust. The impressive palace contains an impressive collection of ... read more
Palazzo Primoli, is housing the Museo Napoleonico and the House museum of Mario Praz (1896-1982), the famous anglicist, essayist and scholar. The palazzo dates back to ... read more
The Quirinale Palace, dating back to 1574 has been a Papal Residence (30 popes), a Royal Residence (4 kings) and today the Presidential Residence (12 presidents). It is ... read more
The Vatican Museums, founded in the 16th century by Pope Julius II, are displaying in 54 galleries only a part of the immense art and sculpture collections, brought ... read more
Villa Celimontana (Mattei) was constructed in 1580 by the architect Giacomo Del Duca, a student of Michelangelo, who also designed the garden. The well known park became a ... read more
The Villa Farnesina is a beautiful Renaissance villa, famous for its frescoes by Rafael, Sebastiano del Plombo, Giulio Romana, Il Sodoma...It was built between 1506 ... read more
Villa Giulia, in Mannerist style, was built in 1551-1553, for the highly cultivated art collector Pope Julius III. The main building was designed by da Vignola, but the ... read more
Villa Medici was built for Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549 – 1609) and houses since 1803 the Académie Française in Rome. It has a ... read more