If You Like - Rome - page 57

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Museums & Galleries
Vatican Museums One of the world's great museums with a vast collection of classical art culminating in the Sistine
Chapel.
Museo e Galleria Borghese Houses the best baroque sculpture in town and some seriously good Old Masters.
Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme Fabulous Roman frescoes and wall mosaics are the highlight
of this overlooked gem.
Capitoline Museums The world's oldest public museums are a must for anyone interested in ancient sculpture.
Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia A lovely museum housing a huge collection of Etruscan art and artefacts.
Palazzo e Galleria Doria Pamphilj Hidden behind a grimy exterior, this lavish private gallery is full of major works by
big-name Italian artists.
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica: Palazzo Barberini A sumptuous baroque palace laden with paintings by giants such
as Caravaggio, Raphael and Hans Holbein.
Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Altemps Classical sculpture is set against a backdrop of baroque frescoes at this ex-
cellent museum in the historic centre.
Museo dell'Ara Pacis A huge block of sculpted marble, the Ara Pacis is housed in a controversial modern pavilion.
MAXXI This gallery of contemporary art is worth seeing as much for its architecture as the art it displays.
Roman Relics
Colosseum One of the world's most famous buildings, this breathtaking arena encapsulates all the drama of ancient
Rome.
Pantheon With its revolutionary design, this awe-inspiring Roman temple has served as an architectural blueprint for mil-
lennia.
Palatino Ancient emperors languished in luxury on the Palatino, the oldest and most exclusive part of imperial Rome.
Terme di Caracalla The hulking remains of this vast baths complex hint at the scale that ancient Rome was built to.
Ostia Antica An ancient port preserved over the millennia, Ostia Antica gives a good impression of a working Roman
town.
Roman Forum This was ancient Rome's bustling centre, full of temples, basilicas, shops and streets.
Via Appia Antica March down Rome's oldest road, built in the 4th century BC, en route to the catacombs.
Imperial Forums The highlight of these sprawled ruins is the Mercati di Traiano, a multistorey shopping centre dating to
the 2nd century.
Church Art
Sistine Chapel Michelangelo's frescoes are among the world's most famous works of art.