Tea house with cocktails, dessert, and music.

This yummy food shop features a unique type of "tartufo," which is a soft, light ice cream, and a tasty ice cream truffle with chocolate coating.

This grand boulevard stretches from Piazza Repubblica to Piazza Venezia, and is lined on both sides with shops, shops and more shops.

This store features unique arts and crafts.

This wonderful little fountain in Piazza Mattei is being extensively renovated at the moment (May 2006) and is boarded all round by wooden hoardings.  There is a glass window in the hoarding where...

Built in the 6th century BC to repel invaders, a small portion of this wall remains today next to the entrance of the Termini station.

Located in a small room next to a church, this eerie museum displays objects and photos of objects said to show traces of apparitions who reside in Purgatory.

You can get some of the best ice cream in town at this popular Rome shop.

Domitian of Rome (51-96AD,) who had a distrustful nature and lived in constant fear of conspiracies, built a palace whose pillars are made of white reflective marble so that he could see what was going on behind him at all times.

Ruins of a magnificent monument to Trajan (A.D. 98-117) that now lies 16 feet below modern street level.

Located northwest of the Vatican and a sufficient distance off the tourist trail to escape the international throngs, this residential market in Via Andrea Doria provides the perfect opportunity to...

Dating from the 1st century BC, this well-preserved ruin on Rome's Palatine is one of the houses where Augustus and his wife, Livia, lived.

Today's Piazza Navona bears the ancient shape of this stadium, which was reconstructed in 86 AD and seated more than 20,000 spectators.

On Rome's Palatine can visitors view the relics of the Palace including a wide stadium once used for games and races.

Built as a mausoleum for Teodora, mother of Pasquale I, this structure reflects a strong Byzantine influence where the walls and vaulted ceiling are entirely decorated with golden mosaics.

This open market has just about everything under the sun from antiques and clothing to appliances and shoes.

Starting at the Comitium in front of the house of the Senate, this long and very straight street runs through Rome and leaves the city over the Milvian Bridge, made famous in 312 AD by a battle for the Roman Empire.

Travel to cities older than Rome along the Via Tiberina, a scenic route from the city that follows the Tiber River in a northeast direction.

For some chilling sightseeing, visit The Museum of the Souls of Purgatory, housed in one small room next to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Sufferance, which displays objects and photos showing traces of apparitions made by various souls residing in Purgatory.

Originally known as Porta Appia built in 275 AD, this large keystone arch was renovated by various emperors and popes over the centuries, and today is considered one of the finest preserved of Rome’s gateways.

This is a restful square dominated by the town hall and its tower topped with dovetailed embattlements.

Built on the site of a pre-existing Roman mithreum, this small medieval church dates back to the Etruscan civilization, and is known for its walls that are covered with votive frescoes.

Within the Roman forum is the grave of Julius Caesar, which is within a wall of stone marked by a simple plaque.

This wall encircled early Rome in 753 BC and is one of Rome's top archaeological attractions on the Palatine.

Built in 315AD and noted by its triple arches, this structure commemorates Constantine's victory over Maxentuis.

A beautiful 16th century palace housing a world-famous collection of ancient Roman and Etruscan sculpture and artifacts.

This marble sculpture from the Baroque period is of Triton, the Sea God, which was carved by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680.)

Dating from the time of Augustus during the 1st century BC, the tomb of Cecilia Metella is located on the Appian Way, the more than two-millennia-old road that runs from Rome to Brinidisi.

Erected between 180 and 196, this marble monument celebrates the victories of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, which is in the form of a spiral with 190 internal steps.

Drop in after dark to this pub that serves spirits of all types to a sophisticated crowd.

This popular club features electric pop from early Bowie through the 1980s to New Wave and 2000's Future Pop sounds.