Rome boasts of some of the most fascinating architecture in the world. In fact, this seems to be the main attraction for people visiting Rome. If you’re a lover of art galleries and museums, then Rome as a city should rank high on your bucket list. Most tourists make sure to visit places like the Pantheon, the colosseum and the trevi fountain.
Then there’s a small country inside Rome – The Vatican. The world’s smallest country. A country with its laws and leadership inside the eternal city of Rome. This country is governed by the Holy See, which is basically the Pope and the leadership of the Catholic church. That means you can be in two countries while inside one city.
Apart from its superior architectural designs, the local cuisines are some more reasons people find their way to Rome every year. The desire to try authentic Italian pasta is greater than most people care to admit and if you can do it in a city that offers some of the world’s most famous sculptures, artworks and museums, it becomes easy to understand why Rome is one of the top destinations for most people vacationing in Europe.
Some must-see locations in Rome include:
- Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art)
The 70 rooms of the massive National Gallery of Modern Art display the largest collection of works by Italian painters and sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Galleria Doria Pamphilj
This Gallery was started in 1644 by Pope Innocent X and to this day, belongs to his family. This gallery is considered one of the finest private galleries in the world and it contains over 400 sculptures and paintings from notable artists like Raphael, Bernini, Lippi, Caravaggio etc.
These and other historically significant museums and galleries littered all over Rome, Ancient architecture and local cuisines are some of the reasons Rome remains a likely destination for travelers and tourists.…