In Rome, the tourists come across too many tourist attractions and the greatest difficulty on the part of the tourists becomes to decide what to include in their trip to Rome. Thus it is very important to chalk out a proper tour itinerary in Rome so that it can accommodate all the premier Tourist Attractions in Rome. The Tourist Attractions in Rome never falls short of anyone's expectations. Wandering through the streets of Rome, the visitors also come across a multitude of Tourist Attractions in Rome which comprises of ancient frescoes, Renaissance fountains and beautiful piazzas and Rome has more than 400 churches and four major basilicas - St Peter's, St John Lateran, St Mary Major and St Paul's.
Tourist Attractions in Rome comprise of the following:
Foro Romano or Roman Forum and Palatino (Palatine):
Presently the Roman Forum is a mass of marble fragments, columns and floor layouts but it difficult to imagine from its present state that once it was the political, commercial and social hub of ancient Rome and the symbolic center of the Roman Empire which stretched to Greece, Sicily and Carthage. The visitors must look for the AD203 triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus which was constructed to celebrate the victory over the Parthinians and the remnants of Caesar's rostra from where his great speeches were orated as these are some of the best preserved and most fascinating monuments of the Roman Forum. Just above the Arch of Titus in the Forum is the Palatine where the grand palaces of the Roman emperors used to stand.
Foro Traiano e Mercati di Traiano:
It was inaugurated in AD 112-113 and it comprised of a main square, a basilica, two libraries and the markets of Trajan's Forum accommodates 150 small shops which are spread over six storys. It is widely considered as one of the greatest works of Roman art.
Colosseo or Colosseum:
It is situated close to the fourth-century Arch of Constantine and the huge oval of Colosseum is 186m long and 153m wide. Its construction was started by Emperor Vespasian in the AD72 and work was completed eight years later by his son Titus. The original stadium has been plundered over the centuries and shattered by earthquakes and presently one can only view the remnants of its skeletal framework.
Pantheon:
Tourist Attractions in Rome is undoubtedly the finest and is most well preserved ancient monuments of Rome and it has become an emblem of the city. It was constructed by Hadrian in the period between AD119 and AD128 as a temple to the gods but later on the Pantheon was transformed to a Christian church in AD608.
Tourist Attractions in Rome include Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums, St Peter's Basilica, Capitoline Museums, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Piazza Navona, Villa & Galleria Borghese, Villa & Galleria Borghese and Montemartini Art Center.
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