Peretti

Minor basilica which according to legend stands on what was once the home of the martyr Cecilia and her husband Valeriano. Over time it underwent several structural changes. The protagonists of the basements are the crypt and the “bathroom”, the place of the first attack on the young Roman noblewoman.

Real and only urban island in the Tiber. Connected to the two banks of the river by two Roman bridges, the island has been monumentalized. It is still possible to note how travertine blocks were strategically placed to recreate the bow of a ship.

The Jewish Ghetto of Rome is the second oldest in the world. To date it is one of the main points of reference of the Capitoline Jewish community. The scents of the recipes of the Roman Jewish culinary tradition invade the streets, conquering many palates.

Ancient pavonazzetto marble mask embedded in the walls of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. In the period of ancient Rome it was a manhole cover depicting river deities with the task of swallowing water.

Between the Palatine and Aventine hills stands the largest structure for shows ever built by man. The ancient Roman circus has been the scene of the Roman games since the beginning of the history of the capital and of important commercial exchanges due to its proximity to the banks of the Tiber.

Founded by Pope Callixtus I in the place where “oil gushed from the ground”, it is the most important basilica in the Trastevere district. At the top of the bell tower, inside a niche, a careful eye can see an ancient mosaic depicting the Madonna and child.

Theater of ancient Rome, commissioned by Julius Caesar, taken up by the emperor Augustus who gave it the name of his nephew and renovated by Vespasian. It represents an interesting document of the transition to classicism.

Parco Savello, on the Aventino hill, owes its name that made it famous due to the characteristic presence of many bitter orange trees. With an extension of 7,200 square meters, from the Ripa district, it allows you to enjoy an excellent view of the city.

In the center it is possible to admire the remains of 4 Roman temples of the Republican era. The tower that can be seen is that of the Papito, from the Middle Ages, which has nothing to do with the Argentina tower, dedicated to the high prelate Burcardo.

Until the 15th century there was no trace of the square as we know it today. Instead, there was a large flowery meadow with some vegetable gardens. In the 1600s it became the place of executions. Among the most famous is that of the philosopher Giordano Bruno.

Collection point of the most important streets of the capital, it is dominated by the Altare della Patria, a symbol of Italian history. The west side is occupied by Palazzo Venezia chosen in ’39 by Benito Mussolini as the seat of the council and from that balcony he gave his speeches.