History and 'Things to see'in Rome:

• Capitol: nowadays it's the seat of the municipality. The Capitoline museums store the oldest public collection existing, in which you can find very valuable sculptures and pictures. The square is an important attraction for the visitors.
• Castel Sant'Angelo: started in 123 A. D. by the emperor Adrian as his mausoleum, was transformed in a castle in the X century; in 1277 it became propriety of the Vatican, that joined it to the Vatican walls.
• Circo Massimo: was an large stadium built for people's entertainment: (the race of the two-wheeled chariots, the fight of the gladiators), it could house up to 250.000 people. Circo Massimo is is one of the most ancient building in Rome, it was erected just to the years following the birth of the city and throughout the centuries was enlarged.
• Coliseum: It was built in 72 A. D., housed the fight of the gladiators (games where gladiators, wild beasts and prisoners fought for their lives), up to V century, when such performances were banned in Rome. Nowdays represent preeminently a icon of the city of Rome in the world.
• Roman Forum: The forum was the aggregation point of the ancient Rome, included: the market, the tribunal, the most important religious buildings. The Roman Forum was built in the republican age of Rome and enlarged in the Imperial age.
• Fontana di Trevi: other icon of Rome in the world, most famous fountain of the city for foreigner visitors that every day crowd the square in front of it throwing into the basin a coin. It was built by the architect Salvi in 1735 under Clemente II's pontificate and its fame all over the world in recent time is mainly due to a few scenes of the famous movie "La dolce vita" by Federico Fellini.
• Pantheon: erected in 80 A. D., by emperorAdrian, upon the ruins of the previous temple, built by Agrippa in 27 B. C. . Pantheon is one of the greatest monuments in ancient Rome and one of the most famous in the world; represents a fine example of architectural and building skill.
• Piazza Navona: one of the most beautiful and most frequented squares in Rome (both by tourists and Romans) housing fine examples of Baroque works (fountains by Bernini, Giacomo Della Porta, Calderoni, Baroque buildings as the Church of St. Agnes in Agone designed by G. Rainaldi and Borrominini, who were among the most important exponents of Baroque Art).
• Piazza di Spagna: this area which includes the big flight of steps of Trinità dei Monti, built in the XVIII c., at whose foot lays the elegant Fountain of Barcaccia by Pietro Bernini, the Church of Trinità dei Monti built in 1495, is also famous all over the world for the presence of numerous boutiques of most famous italian stylists one can find walking on Piazza di Spagna and the elegant Via Condotti.
• San Peter's Basilica: one of the most famous buildings in the world is situated in Città del Vaticano, the residence of Popes since 1377. It was erected upon the ruins of the ancient Christian church dedicated to Peter and where the grave of the apostle stands. The most important architects and artists of the time worked there (Bramante, Borromini, Antonio da Sangallo the younger, Bernini, Raphael, Michelangelo, Maderno, Giacomo della Porta, Domenico Fontana etc..) during 176 years (the building was started under Niccolò V's pontificate and finished by his successor Giulio II). The dome, designed by Michelangelo dominates the view of Rome.
• Terme di Caracalla: interesting archeological site, the Thermae was begun by Settimio Severo in 206 A. D.and finished in 217 A. D. under rule of the emperor Caracalla, could house 1.700 people in big baths of warm and cold waters with pools, palestras and refined rooms.
• Villa Borghese: the most important green lung of the city, is one of the most beautiful villas in Rome, whose project was started at the beginning of the XVII century. Inside the park: fountains, architectures, statues, monuments and the Casino Borghese elegant building which houses the Borghese Museum and Borghese Gallery (storing interesting collections of sculptures and paintings by Canova, Bernini, Raphael and Caravaggio).