The Grand King's Road

Portico of Octavia

Temples of San Nicola in Carcere

Monastery of Santa Francesca Romana

Cripta Balbi

Palazzo Mattei di Giove

Engraved in stone, the lion still bites the gazelle. Deep wells where sacred waters gave birth to the Chosen People. The Emperor’s deep maroon that envelops the bricks. Wells that have long since collapsed, shrouded in darkness, places where you find yourself in front of endless arcades that used to belong to Rome during the days of the Empire. Perpetually closed doors, in monastic sacredness. The myth of the empire that decorates the new principles of the Renaissance with its marbles. The Grand Palace, which lives between the upside-down Rome of the Botteghe Oscure and the marbles of the nobles of the Ghetto, whose palace looks like blocks of marble, resting on the sand.

"EUR" is the acronym for European Universal Exhibition. And it is no coincidence, because the neighborhood was created specifically to host the eponymous event in 1942. Designed in 1935, it was finally completed 15 years later, following World War II. Dominated by urban rationalism and architecture that clearly recalls the Roman Classical style, typical of the fascist period, in recent years EUR has began a new season of splendor, thanks to high value development projects such as the “Nuvola”, an ambitious project designed by architect Massimiliano Fuksas. The walk will end with a visit to the local Sunday market, a delightful mix of antiques and trinkets.

How can we breathe new life into ancient treasures? Through digital technology and multimedia. Our expert guide will lead you a place where the ancient world meets modernity to reconstruct the beauty of a long-gone past. This digital journey will reconstruct Palazzo Valentini in all its phases through history, reaching back through time to the remains of an aristocratic Ancient Roman Domus. The reconstruction of the reliefs that decorate Trajan’s Column, or those depicting the military campaigns against the Dacians, are surprising.

Palazzo Taverna / Violante Guerrieri Gonzaga Terrace

Borromini Oratory

San Filippo Neri Chambers

Accademia di Costume e Moda (Fashion Academy)

San Giovanni dei Fiorentini

Palazzo Sacchetti

The sun kisses the castle that Giordano Orsini-Barbablù created for his lineage. A sacred mountain, thousands of towers that became a palace. From the top of one tower to another, with the clock locked in time to descend into the Oratory created by Borromini for Filippo Neri. And from his vestments painted by Maratta, to the Academy where fabrics are created, seeing in a moment, the beginning of what becomes fashion. Catch the moment. Kayros, who lives stuck in time by Francesco Salviati, inside Palazzo Sacchetti.

Fabio Lovino is the most important Italian portrait photographer, having immortalized the faces of international stars such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Benicio del Toro, Terry Gilliam, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Isabelle Huppert, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, and many others. Many of these portraits have also become the covers of the most famous Italian and foreign magazines, such as Io Donna, Max, Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, L’Espresso. In his prestigious studio located in the historic center of Rome, flooded with light and full of objects that his stylist uses to prepare sets, you can admire many of his shots and watch him work and bring home a picture of yourself shot by him.

Start on the Aventine Hill, the beauties of which have been sung by poets like Carducci and D’Annunzio, and discover the scents and charm of the Parco Savello, the Garden of Oranges where Saint Dominic planted the first bitter orange tree, which to this day you can still find there. Peek through the famous “keyhole” of the Priory of the Knights of Malta, through which the Vatican Cupola will appear in a new, breathtaking perspective. Move to the Gianicolo terrace and its unique view of Rome. A true Renaissance treasure, which also holds the Tempietto del Bramante. Finally, on the opposite side of the city, inside the magnificent Villa Borghese, you will find the terrace of the Pincian Hill.

It was 1929 when the ancient ruins where Caesar was murdered were discovered at Largo di Torre Argentina. That same year the city’s stray cats started taking refuge in those same ruins. An expert guide will show you the place where these felines receive shelter and care from the city’s many volunteers, because this too is Rome. Have a look at Walt Disney’s movie “The Aristocats” in Italian, and listen to the fluent roman accent of Romeo, the animated film’s loveable Roman stray protagonist. He is the most respected cat of the city’s famous colony, and if you’ll be lucky he might come your way.