Campo Marzio

Piazza del Popolo is one of the most famous and visited squares in Rome. Located under the splendid gardens of the Pincio, it was the main entrance to the city in Roman times.

Piazza di Spagna is one of the most famous and visited squares in Rome. In the center stands the Fontana della Barcaccia, designed and sculpted in Baroque style by Pietro and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

The Ara Pacis is an exciting example of Roman sculpture in the early times. The altar of pease is the monument that commemorates the victories of Augustus and symbolizes the establishment of peace in the Roman Empire  (the “Pax”, a particularly vital concept during the reign of Augustus) after about one hundred years of wars. […]