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1. Colosseum

Roman amphitheatreCelio / Monti

The Flavian Amphitheatre, completed in AD 80 under Titus, is Rome's defining ancient monument and the centrepiece of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo.

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2. Vatican Museums

Art museumVatican City

Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century, the Vatican Museums hold the papal collections, the Raphael Rooms and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

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3. St Peter’s Basilica

BasilicaVatican City

Rebuilt between 1506 and 1626 to designs by Bramante, Michelangelo and Maderno, St Peter's is the vast papal basilica at the heart of Vatican City.

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4. Pantheon

Roman temple and churchCentro Storico

Rebuilt under Hadrian around AD 126, the Pantheon still has the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and has served as a church since 609.

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5. Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Archaeological siteMonti

The drained valley between the Palatine and Capitoline hills, the Roman Forum was the centre of public life in ancient Rome for more than a thousand years.

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6. Trevi Fountain

Baroque fountainTrevi

Nicola Salvi's Baroque fountain, completed in 1762, is Rome's most famous; since February 2026 non-residents pay a small fee to reach the basin.

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7. Galleria Borghese

Art museumVilla Borghese

Cardinal Scipione Borghese's villa holds Bernini's greatest marble sculptures, a room of Caravaggio paintings and Canova's reclining Pauline Borghese.

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8. Capitoline Museums

Archaeology and art museumCampidoglio

Dating to Pope Sixtus IV's gift of ancient bronzes in 1471, the Capitoline Museums fill Michelangelo's piazza on the Capitoline Hill with Rome's own treasures.

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9. Castel Sant’Angelo

Castle and museumBorgo / Prati

Built as Hadrian's mausoleum in the 2nd century AD and later a papal fortress, Castel Sant'Angelo is now a national museum with sweeping rooftop views.

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10. Villa Borghese

Public parkPinciano

Rome's best-known landscaped park covers about 80 hectares above Piazza del Popolo, with the Pincio terrace, a boating lake and several museums.

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