Things to do in Rome, Lazio: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks

November 14, 2021 Kandra Bartel

Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
Restaurants in Rome

1. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore 42, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 6988 6800 http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_fr.html
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4.5 based on 16,079 reviews

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

One of seven pilgrimage basilicas in the world, this church was founded in 432 AD and is where the famous architect Bernini is buried.

Reviewed By 282LisaH - Melbourne, Australia

We were staying in Trastevere with an air B and B.we walked around the cobbled lanes and came across piazza Santa Maria and this beautiful church which I had read about it is amazing and inspires serene meditation ????‍♀️ . The frescoes and building are beautiful and it sits in the piazza . Absolutely stunning and to think it started building in the 2nd century

2. Chiesa di Santa Bibiana

Via Giovanni Giolitti, 154, Rome Italy +39 06 241 1003 http://www.santabibiana.com
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4.5 based on 23 reviews

Chiesa di Santa Bibiana

Reviewed By Windowseatview - London, United Kingdom

This small but airy and lovely little church, dedicated to a very early, almost forgotten, christian martyr, truly deserves the cliche "hidden gem". You will have it to yourself, apart from the sacristan. On the Via Giolitti, Santa Bibiana abuts the railway tracks into Termini Station, on the corner by the tunnel which takes you under the tracks to the Via Tiburtina which leads you the ten minute walk to St Lorenzo fuori le Mura (you could do both in a morning's stroll to the lesser known, but very much worth seeing, sights of Rome.) You'll probably notice the small bell tower from the train on the way in and out of Rome, wonder what it was, then forget it, that would be a shame, because it's charming and it's by Bernini. Others here have listed what's in the church, so I'll tell you that along with the other early virgin Saints/Martyrs, Victoria, Lucy, Agatha, Barbara, Cecilia, Agnes, Martina (the list is unusually long, how many could there have been?), the pious young Christian Patron (Matron?) saint of this church Bibiana (Vivian), attracted the attention of a powerful pagan suitor and refused to comply with his lustful advances or subsequent vengeful demands that she sacrifice to the Roman gods, and thus was first sent to a brothel to convince her to deny her faith, to no effect, and was then beaten to death with two other young women and their bodies were left to the dogs of Rome to eat, but the dogs would not comply. Her relics lie under the altar. The beautiful Bernini Statue of the Saint was part of the huge Galleria Borghese Bernini exhibition a year ago and returned to her church missing a finger, miraculously, the (a?) digit has reappeared. I visited at Christmas and they have a very nice Presepe. They've also published a small guide to the church (in Italian), for a few Euros. I liked it very much.

3. Horti Sallustiani

Piazza Sallustio, Rome Italy http://www.romasotterranea.it/horti-sallustiani.html
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4.5 based on 22 reviews

Horti Sallustiani

4. Gli Obelischi

Viale Dell'Obelisco 1, 00187 Rome Italy http://www.turismoroma.it/cosa-fare/gli-obelischi
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Gli Obelischi

5. National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian

Viale Enrico De Nicola 76, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 3996 7700 [email protected] http://www.coopculture.it/heritage.cfm?id=67
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National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian

Reviewed By RebeccaHTraveller - Crawley, United Kingdom

It's surprising that this museum isn't busier than it is - plenty to look at and a beautiful garden in the centre to relax in, without the crowds found in other parts of the city. Of great historical interest and a good place to spend a few hours, it is next to Rome Termini station so handy for travellers looking to while away some time.

6. Cipressi di Michelangelo

Viale Enrico de Nicola, 79, 00185 Roma, Italia Chiostro Grande dell’ex Convento dei Certosini, 00185 Rome Italy http://fiorievecchiepezze.wordpress.com/tag/cipressi-di-michelangelo/
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4.5 based on 7 reviews

Cipressi di Michelangelo

7. Piazza della Repubblica

Piazza della Repubblica, Rome Italy http://comune.roma.it
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Piazza della Repubblica

8. Piazza Dell'Indipendenza

Piazza Dell'Indipendenza 00185, Rome Italy
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Piazza Dell'Indipendenza

9. Porta Pinciana

Via Vittorio Veneto, 196, 00187 Rome Italy
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4.0 based on 33 reviews

Porta Pinciana

Reviewed By 130KevinS - Pontypool, United Kingdom

On our walk to Villa Borghese we went through these gates. Amazing to think these are standing 1500 years later. To be admired.

10. Acquario Romano

Piazza Manfredo Fanti 47, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 9760 4580 [email protected] https://acquarioromano.it/
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Acquario Romano

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