Magnificent, grandiose and incredible – there are as many adjectives to describe them as there are monuments in Rome. The city’s glorious history is encapsulated in them and we strongly recommend you visit the Colosseum, Pantheon and Forum.
The Flavian Amphitheatre, built in the 1st century CE, is still the largest in the world. The name Colosseum comes from a colossal statue that once stood nearby. A spectacle of architectural forms, it is an icon to human ingenuity capable of creating a monument that has survived for over 2000 years. The Colosseum is a pleasant 15-minute walk from DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti.
The Pantheon is one of the most extraordinary and ingenious Roman monuments that has been handed down to us. It has a 43.44-metre diameter self-supporting dome with a 8.92-metre diameter skylight at the top and 22 holes in the floor to collect rainwater.
There are more than 60 catacombs, carved into the tuff, preserving their original structure and appearance from over two thousand years ago as well as extraordinary frescoes. These evocative burial places are evidence of the Christian presence in Rome since the 2nd century CE. Today you can visit five of the Roman catacombs – Priscilla‘s, St Callistus‘, St Sebastian’s, St Domitilla’s and St Agnes’.
A unique place in the world. Political and civic heart of Ancient Rome, the Roman Forum is the archaeological site that evokes the everyday life and glories of the era through testimonies and masterpieces that go back to the Middle Ages. In fact, life thrived in the Forum for almost a thousand years, from the 7th century BCE until the 7th century CE.
The extension of the Republican Forum initiated by Julius Caesar was followed by Augustus, Nerva and Trajan. The worked created an extraordinary urban-architectural complex, a testimony to the history, art, engineering and politics of ancient Rome, the so-called Imperial Fora. With the end of the empire, they fell into disrepair, initially becoming pastureland then a marble quarry for the Curia’s Palaces – Raphael and Michelangelo protested but to no avail. Finally, they were revived in the 19th century following fruitful excavation campaigns.
If they were in operation now, they would be a futuristic thermal park. Emperor Caracalla envisaged them with huge rooms, gyms, changing rooms, sports and body care areas as well as gardens and study rooms. Legendary since ancient times for its sumptuous decoration featuring hundreds of statues, columns and precious marble floors, the Baths of Caracalla still impress with their magnificence and grandeur.
Brazenly opulent, it stretches from the Palatine Hill to the Opium Hill and over part of the Caelian Hill. The Domus Aurea has gone down in history for its legendary beauty as well as for the parties organised by its resident, Emperor Nero. After the tyrant’s death, the Romans wrote it out of its history, known as damnatio memoriae, reducing it to oblivion until the Renaissance, when Raphael and his assistants descended into tunnels under the earth i had been covered with. They discovered and copied the magnificent frescoes it was adorned with, inspiring the new grotesque painting.
The roaring waterfalls, the golden hue of the travertine, the reflection of the stars and sky – where else would you swear eternal love and promise to return? Follow the ancient ritual – simply flip a coin and the magic happens. You’ll return together and as sweethearts to this iconic place in Rome that has always enchanted visitors with its unique spectacle of statues, water and architecture, the Trevi Fountain
