What to do and see in Termini, Lazio: The Best Things to do

July 2, 2021 Misti Hsu

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. Saint Patrick's American Catholic Church

Via Boncompagni 31 Via Boncompagni at Via Piemonte, near the US Embassy and Via Veneto, 00187 Rome Italy +39 06 4201 4554 http://www.stpatricksamericanrome.org
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5.0 based on 11 reviews

Saint Patrick's American Catholic Church

Reviewed By helizma - Washington DC, United States

St. Patrick's is a very understated, simple cathedral. Very quiet during its opening hours so if you're looking for a place to pray without tourists hovering everywhere this is the church for you. Priests are all American, so this was a great church for English-speakers looking to attend Sunday Mass or confession.

2. La Conventicola degli Ultramoderni

Via di Porta Labicana 32, 00185 Rome Italy +39 340 799 6017 [email protected] http://www.laconventicoladegliultramoderni.com
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

La Conventicola degli Ultramoderni

BURLESQUE . CABARET . VAUDEVILLE and ITALIAN SONGS FROM 20'S in an elegant, smart and suggestive ambiance based in the historical nightlife district of San Lorenzo. Everyday high class entertainment, live shows and music all night along with the hosts, M.me De Freitas and Sior Mirkaccio, and their guests. And a Great cocktail bar will make you fell in the perfect place !

3. Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Largo di Villa Peretti 2 Museo Nazionale Romano, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 480201 [email protected] http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it
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4.5 based on 2,342 reviews

Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme was built between 1883 and 1887 by the architect Camillo Pistrucci in a sober neo-Renaissance style. He was born as a Jesuit college and remained so until 1960. In 1981 it was acquired by the Italian State and became one of the four National Roman Museum places. The collections are distributed in the four floors of the building according to a chronological and thematic criterion: the ground floor, the first and second floors are dedicated to the ancient art section; the basement houses the numismatic and goldsmith sections.

Reviewed By SPSS_11 - Melbourne, Australia

The Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo is just one of the sites of the Museo Nazionale Romano. You can buy a great value combination ticket that allows you to visit the other sites (the visits need to occur within a certain timeframe that I can't remember off the top of my head - their website will tel you). The Palazzo Massimo site houses sculpture, mosaics and frescos including the frescos from the garden room of the Villa of Livia and the Boxer at Rest sculpture. The museum is located almost directly opposite the Roma Termini train station, with one of their other sites (Baths of Diocletian) located within a 2 minute walk. There is a small cafe onsite which does light lunches, coffee etc. The audioguide is well worth hiring as some of the signage can be a bit sparse.

4. 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

5. Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Piazza Della Repubblica, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 488 0812 http://www.santamariadegliangeliroma.it/
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4.5 based on 2,774 reviews

Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Spectacular church full of breathtaking statues and paintings. Located near the Termini station in Rome, this church is guaranteed to leave you gasping in admiration.

Reviewed By Noraatc - Sudbury, United States

There is a real jewel on one of the busiest intersections in Rome, Piazza della Repubblica: it is the Chiesa Santa Maria Degli Angeli Dei Martiri, the church I always visit when I am in Rome. Not a lot left from the original Michelangelo’s design, only tne perfection of his vaulted transept, but the spirit of the great master is still present in this magnificent church. The meridian solar line is a very special sight: the sun shines through the hole in the church's wall and right onto the meridian line. A marvelous bridge between the ancient walls of the Baths of Diocletian and our days was built by addition of several notable pieces of contemporary art, the bronze doors and the statue of John the Baptist created by Polish sculptor Igor Mitoraj in 2006 as well as the statue of Galileo Galilei Divine Man located in the church’s courtyard are some of them.

6. Santa Maria della Vittoria

Via Venti Settembre 17 Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria, 00187 Rome Italy +39 06 4274 0571 http://www.chiesasantamariavittoriaroma.it/9.aspx
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4.5 based on 2,612 reviews

Santa Maria della Vittoria

Reviewed By CPaM68 - Texas, United States

The cathedral was down the street from our hotel and was actually not on our list of things to see or tour while in Rome. We love touring old churches and cathedrals in Europe, but in Rome, there is one on nearly every corner (Rome reportedly has over 600 cathedrals) which makes it impossible to see them all. However, one afternoon as we passed the cathedral, we noticed it was very busy and decided to stop in and take a look. We later learned that the basilica has become extremely popular since it appeared in the novel Angels & Demons, written by the American author Dan Brown. Santa Maria della Vittoria (Our Lady of Victory in English), dates from the seventeenth century and was built to commemorate the Catholic armies of Emperor Ferdinand II's victory at the Battle of White Mountain. Although the church’s exterior isn’t very impressive, its interior is extravagantly decorated. No surface is left unembellished: everywhere you look you see colorful pilasters and columns, gilded stucco, marble reliefs, dynamic statues, and vibrant paintings. There is very little natural light inside the church. It is lit with candles which creates a dark but special atmosphere. One of the most notable parts of the church is the Cornaro Chapel that houses the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, a sculpture by Bernini that is considered to be a sculptural masterpiece of the Baroque period. I would highly recommend visiting, however, the church is relatively small so prepare for tight quarters during tourist season. Touring is free and does not require a reservation. (PaM)

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Basilica Del Sacro Cuore Di Gesu

Via Marsala 42, 00185 Rome Italy +39 06 445 3257 http://www.basilicadelsacrocuore.it
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4.5 based on 76 reviews

Basilica Del Sacro Cuore Di Gesu

10. Gli Obelischi

Viale Dell'Obelisco 1, 00187 Rome Italy http://www.turismoroma.it/cosa-fare/gli-obelischi
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4.5 based on 18 reviews

Gli Obelischi

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