Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome

Porta Maggiore

Impressive gate built by Claudius in AD 52 and formed by the arches of two aqueducts

Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem

The Santa Croce in Gerusalemme or Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches in Rome, with a great collection of relics of the Passion of the Christ from the Holy Land

Villa Torlonia

The Villa Torlonia is a magnificent neo-Classical patrician house with landscaped English Picturesque gardens dating back to 1806

Santa Costanza

This church was built by the Emperor Constantine (272-337) as a mausoleum for his daughters Constantina and Helena

Sant' Agnese fuori le Mura

This church was built next to the mausoleum of Santa Costanza in the 7th Century and is on top of catacombs

National Museum of Musical Instruments

Next door to Santa Croce

Museo Nazionale Romano

Palazzo Altemps

Simple and elegant lines make up this building, whose construction began in 1480 for Count Girolamo Riario, nephew of Papa Sisto IV and was taken up by architect Martino Longhi for the new owner, Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps

Baths of Diocletian

On the site of the Roman baths, this museum houses an enormous collection of statues

Catacombs of Rome

Hidden underneath Rome's vibrant cityscape are miles of subterranean tunnels and chambers that were ancient underground burial places for people of all Roman religions