the original sculptures and paintings in the Borghese Gallery date back to Cardinal Scipione's collection, the son of Ortensia Borghese - Paolo V's sister - and of Francesco Caffarelli, though subsequent events over the next three centuries entailing both

The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City, which display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century.

The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits .

Outline, history, importance as historical evidence of the life and martyrdom of the early Church. This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and of the Church history in its origins.

The Gallery in Rome holds a large number of seventeenth-century masterpieces (works by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino, Jan Bruegel, Jusepe Ribera, Velázquez, Claude Lorrain, Gaspard Dughet), and important Renaissance pieces (Titian,

A museum of spaghetti, who'd have thought? Get a historical overview of pasta from this museum near the Trevi fountain.

In the former Montemartini electric power plant, a unique combination of classical art and industrial machinery: 400 sculptures coming from the Capitoline Museums.

The museum "Casa di Goethe" is in the very rooms where the most famous german poets Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) lived with his friend, the German painer Tischbein, from 1786 to 1788 during his stay in Rome.

t holds the collection of Italian and foreign art of the Colonna family: works by Melozzo da Forlì, Veronese, Plama il Vecchio, Tintoretto, Guercino.

In the house where De Chirico lived from 1948 on, paintings, terracotta articles, casts and the artist's tools are on display.

Situated on the Spanish steps, the house is part of Roman Folklore. For generations the Piazza di Spagna has been visited by architects, painters, musicians and poets who all lodged here.

The Official Website for Rome, providing information, facts, history, and useful forms for citizens and visitors to Rome. In Italian.

Maps, Timetables, tourist information about Metro...

The city's public transit company has a point-to-point journey planner, fares, maps, and other information on getting around Rome by subway, tram, or bus.

Information about Termini railway Stations. Browsing the pages, you will travel across the station and discover its services, shopping opportunities at Forum Termini and the last scheduled events; and a mini-guide to Rome attractions.

Timetables, tickets and news about Italian railways.

Official site of Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A.

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