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Archaeological sites, churches, museums: authentic hidden gems and lesser known spots to inspire your exploration of the Eternal City.

  • Museums
    4 January 2026
    by Milestone Rome

    The Museum of Rescued Art in the Octagonal Hall of the Baths of Diocletian: exhibiting ...

    Facing piazza della Repubblica, the Octagonal Hall of the Baths of Diocletian is the seat of the recently established Museum of Rescued Art, conceived to ...
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  • Churches
    19 January 2024
    by Milestone Rome

    Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala: stairway of devotion between Mount Carmel and Spain

    The foundation of the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries is closely linked with ...
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  • Galleria del Cardinale (Cardinal Gallery) of the Galleria Corsini, Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Corsini
    Museums
    27 September 2020
    by Milestone Rome

    Galleria Corsini: the historical model par excellence of Italian Pinacoteca

    In Rome, there is a small bunch of precious galleries which still show the original set-up of a “quadreria”, characterized by the rich throng of ...
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  • Francesco Borromini, perspectival gallery, 1652-1653, Rome, Palazzo Spada
    Museums
    23 March 2020
    by Milestone Rome

    Artemisia Gentileschi and Francesco Borromini: painting and architectural masterpieces at Palazzo Spada

    Close to the eternal Renaissance cosmos of Via Giulia, the 16th century Palazzo Spada invites you to amaze your gaze through the illusionistic perspectival masterpiece ...
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  • Giulio Romano, Giovanni Francesco Penni, Raffaellin del Colle and Giovanni da Udine, after Raffaello Sanzio's designs, Story of Cupid and Psyche, Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina, Rome
    Villas
    2 April 2019
    by Milestone Rome

    The Renaissance bloom of Villa Farnesina

    A harmonious garden nestled between the Tiber river and Porta Settimiana, picturesque icon of Trastevere neighborhood, is the bucolic setting of Villa Farnesina, one of ...
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  • Old books on the wooden shelves at the Biblioteca Angelica, Rome
    Libraries
    14 November 2016
    by Milestone Rome

    Biblioteca Angelica, the earliest public library in modern Rome

    Behind the popular piazza Navona, there’s a hidden place in Rome where the smell of the past still reigns and the noisy strides of history ...
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  • Virgin Mary with Child, standing Saints Stefano and Lorenzo and kneeling Saints Agostino and Francesco, fresco dating to the beginning of the 15th century, high altar of chiesa di Santa Maria ai Monti, Rome
    Churches
    8 August 2016
    by Milestone Rome

    The miraculous image of Madonna dei Monti

    Set in the characteristic alleys of Monti neighborhood, in the area corresponding to the ancient Roman quarter of the Suburra, the chiesa di Santa Maria ...
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  • Votive sculpture from the sacred area of the Thirteen Altars, fourth room of Civitas religiosa, Museo Civico Archeologico "Lavinium", Pomezia (RM)
    Day trips from Rome
    25 July 2016
    by Milestone Rome

    The mythical origins of Rome at Lavinium archaeological museum

    In less than one hour from the historic center of Rome, an innovative archaeological museum recalls the religious aura lingering in the ancient site of ...
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  • Detail of Sala Aldobrandini, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome
    Museums
    18 July 2016
    by Milestone Rome

    Mysterious family tales at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj

    Like Galleria Colonna, Galleria Doria Pamphilj is one of the few art collections in Rome displayed in their original location at Palazzo Pamphilj al Collegio ...
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  • Altar wall at the Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, Rome
    Hidden gems
    22 June 2016
    by Milestone Rome

    The artistic heritage of the confraternity assisting the condemned to death

    Near the renowned piazza della Bocca della Verità but hidden in a still preserved area of rione Ripa, a religious art treasure of Rome opens ...
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    27 June 2025
    Loved this post! Visiting the Colosseum was honestly one of the highlights of my time in ...

    The Colosseum. An icon

  • Ethernet Wiring Service
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    21 November 2024
    This article about the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala is a fascinating read! It beautifully ...

    Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala: stairway of devotion between Mount Carmel and Spain

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    9 October 2024
    Dear Professor Rita Wright, Thank you so much for your kind words! We are thrilled that ...

    Memorable display of Raffaello’s tapestries at the Sistine Chapel for his 500th anniversary

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    21 August 2024
    I have never seen your website before and as a university art teacher, it adds a ...

    Memorable display of Raffaello’s tapestries at the Sistine Chapel for his 500th anniversary

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    27 March 2022
    im doing my history project on this and having trouble understanding what its significance is, in ...

    The painted garden from the Villa of Livia for #natureMW

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