Churches and Basilicas

The church first emerges into documented history with the name Sancti Stephani de Pinea because of the huge antique pine cone, now preserved in the Vatican City, after which the wh

The Church of Domine Quo Vadis stands at the crossroads between the Appian Way and the Via Ardeatina, about

The Church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti, often called merely the Trinità dei Monti, is situated above the famous

Between 1926 and 1929, in order to unearth the temples of the sacred area of Torre Argentina, several buildings were demolished, streets and squares disappeared, and the 17th-century church of San

Following the breach at Porta Pia in 1870 and the subsequent conquest

The mosque of Rome, inaugurated in 1995, stands in the northern area of ​​the city at the foot of the Parioli mountains, perfectly integrated with the surrounding greenery and is t

The Oratory of San Francesco Saverio del Caravita is located in the Rione Pigna, next to the

For the small oratory hidden among the narrow streets and squares of the Rione Trevi it all began in

The French National Church, founded by Cardinal Giulio dei Medici (future Pope Clement VII) in 1518, was completed in 1589 by Domenico Fontana, based on a design by Giacomo

Located on the Aventine Hill, next to the splendid

The church is dedicated to Santa Francesca Romana, a Benedictine nun and patron saint of drivers (whose festivity takes place on March 9), who became a saint in 1608 due to her eff

In the Agro Romano, a few kilometres from Rome, stood a 13th-century castle owned by the Orsini family.

In the Rione Sant'Angelo, in Piazza Costaguti, is an amazing little temple, bui