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First defensive walls of ancient Rome dating back to 4 century BC.  According to some experts, the walls may even be older. Its extension is about 11 km and encircled a smaller area than the later Aurelian Walls, just the 7 hills.

Traces are in different parts of the city (via Salandra; L.go Santa Susanna; L.go Magnanapoli; V.le Aventino)
Other substantial remains can be seen in front of the Stazione Termini and on the Aventine Hill.
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A prominent feature of Piazza della Repubblica are the remains of these large roman bath.. Completed by Diocletian in 305 AD, they were the largest of all the bath complexes. It’s possible to get an idea of the immense area of the baths’ halls by entering the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, created by Michelangelo within the tepidatium and frigidarium of the bath’s complex.the entire area covered by Repubblica square was part of the complex too

It is the best known Rome’s fountains and the most famous in the world.
The pope Clement XII committed the fountain to be  the show terminal of the Virgin aqueduct he restored. –the Vergin acqueduct, built by Marcus Agrippa in 19BC is the only aqueduct of the ancient roman times continuously in use up to the present day. The fountain dominates and occupied entirely Trevi square.

A nice ornament of one of Rome’s most picturesque street: via Giulia, opened in the city Centre below the papacy of Julius II.
It is located in the proximity of the Farnese palace and was committed to the architect Rainaldi by the Farnese pope Paul III

It is a great fountain in Piazza Trilussa, in Trastevere, that at night become an alive meeting place. The pope Paul V provided the Trastevere neighborhood with a new aqueduct in 1613 and committed 2 fountains as a terminal exhibit of the new water: one is on the Gianicolo Hill the other, this one, is downtown.
The fountain was built in 1613 by the Flemish Jan van Santen, known in Rome as Giovanni Vasanzio, in collaboration with Giovanni Fontana.

In 1587 the area of the Jewish ghetto was enlarged and a fountain was placed just off its major entrance gate: the Porta Giudea. The water derived from the new Felice aqueduct.

​​The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola, also known as the "Fontanone del Gianicolo", was commissioned by Pope Paolo V Borghese (1605-1621), following the restoration of the Trajan Aqueduct, which he promoted in 1608. Built between 1610 and 1614 as a terminal exhibition of the Traiano-Paolo Aqueduct, the construction of the fountain was entrusted to Giovanni Fontana, assisted by Flaminio Ponzio .
In the proximity is the Gianicolo park around piazza Garibaldi, san Pietro in Montorio church and the splendid renaissance ‘tempietto’ by Bramante.

It is believed to be the oldest fountain in Rome, documented in 1471 in a Rome map.
It is located in the hearth of the Trastevere neighborhood, in the large square facing Santa Maria in Trastevere church.

The original fountain committed by pope Gregory XIII was modified and embellished In 1711 by the will of Pope Clement XI Albani (1700-1721).
The obelisk of Ramses II was placed on a fake travertine cliff, and dolphins and masks were added to the ornament of the basin. It is clearly influenced by Bernini’s four rivers fountain in the nearby Navona square. It is the perfect ornament for the square facing the Pantheon

The Quirinale hill, healthier than the Vatican, become the summer residence of the Popes along the 16century and their residence in the 17 century.
The Quirinale palace was enlarged and a splendid fountain was placed in the square facing its entrance.

To the initial granite basin taken for Caracalla’s baths, an obelisk was added and finally the splendid sculptures of Castor and Pollux. A sumptuous display of antiquities as a complement to the papal residence to remark the role of the papacy as heirs of the roman emperors.

One of my favorite in town. It is a jewel immersed in in a network of tiny alleys, in the proximity of Largo argentina and the Jewish Ghetto.
Built between 1581 and 1588 on a project by Giacomo della Porta (1533-1602) with the sculptures by Florentine Taddeo Landini. The four turtles placed on the edge of the upper basin, attributed by tradition to G.L. Bernini, constitute a beautiful completion of the work carried out during the restoration of 1658-59, under the pontificate of Alexander VII (1655-1667)

It’s the last fountain committed by a pope to show the waters of a restored aqueduct. The aqueduct  is  the Acqua Pia Antica Marcia built between 1865 and 1870 by the will of Pope Pius IX. It is therefore the last papal fountain and the first of Rome, capital of Italy. When the fountain was finished the scaffolds were kept as it seemed too sensual, with all that nymphs playing with sea animals. Yet the romans saw the fountains through the scaffolds and took those away. We still like it a lot. In front of the fountain is the splendid church of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the extraordinary museum of palazzo Massimo.

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The Barcaccia fountainis located at the bottom of Spanish steps right in the center of Piazza di Spagna. It dates to 1629 and was realized by Pietro Bernini with the aid of his son Gianlorenzo for the  Pope Urban VIII Barberini (1623-1644).
It depicts a scanty boat sank below the street level to remind the damages caused by one of the worst roman floods of 1598. The water is supplied by the ancient roman Virgin aqueduct, fating to the time of emperor Augustus.

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A pretty fountain designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini for the Pope Urban VIII. It was a  public font located along the Sistina street providing water supply for travelers. In recent times it  was moved to the bottom of Veneto street, at one of the corners of Barberini square.

​Triton fountain in Piazza Barberini is one of the masterpieces of Gian Lorenzo Bernini Started and completed between the end of 1642 and the first half of 1643, for the Pope Urban VIII. The papal family was next to it and a fountain was the proper ornament to underline the family’s importance. Bernini invented a new typology of fountains that inspired fountains all over Europe. The Art Museum housed in Barberini palace is next door, as it is Veneto street and the Cappuccini Crypt. 

It’s one of Rome fountains committed by a pope to show the waters of a restored aqueduct created to increase the water supply of the city. Similar fountains are called: ‘mostra delle acque’ -show of the waters.
Moses fountain dates back to the papacy of Sixtus the V, back in 1587. The aqueduct was a restored ancient roman one to which a new spring water was added. Its name is Felice aqueduct: Felice was the first name of pope Sixtus V. next the fountain is the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria with the splendid ecstasy of Santa Theresa by Bernini.

 
The fountain dates back to the papacy of pope Clement XI in 1717. It is near the Tiber River and its surrounded by the beautiful medieval church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin and the republican temples of Heracles and Portunus. The circus Maximus and Marcellus Theater are within walking distance too.

People square has been the main entrance to the city of Rome from the roman ages until 1870. The square has been embellished over times and the Lions fountain was added at the base of the central obelisk by Giuseppe Valadier when he redesigned the square for Napoleon in neoclassical style

A perfect example of urban ornament. The corners of the intersection between 2 major papal roads  (via Pia – now XX September- and Via Sistina) were ornate with 4 fountains depicting the 4 seasons.
The pope Sixtus V improved that area of the city with a new aqueduct and roads, including via Sistina, that starts at the top of Spanish steps and leads to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The same pope committed the 4 fountains in 1588.

The museum housed in the buildings around piazza del Campidoglio, all designed by Michelangelo, is the oldest public art collection in the world.

​It contains some of the most symbolical pieces of Roman art, such the Etruscan bronze She Wolf, the Brutus, the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the Esquiline Venus, the dying Galata and many more.

The painting collection includes works by Giovanni Bellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian.
From the Tabularium there is a splendid view over the Roman Forum.
A must see museum.

 
The first public installation for electrical energy production converted into a museum dedicated to antiquities. it is  a striking contrast, but appealing.  Some art works on display are of excellent quality and refinement,  others are  extremely interesting from an historical point of view.

One of the finest collection of antiquities in Rome.

Ancient statue of extraordinary value as the Prima Porta Augustus, the bronze Boxer, the disco trower. In the second floor it display ancient roman frescoes detached from imperial villas dating to two thousand years ago and a rich collection of roman mosaics.

In the basement is kept the collection of coins form the roman time onward. Combo ticket allows the visit of Diocletian’s bath archeological museum, located across the street

Created within the remains of the imposing Diocletian’s baths. It focus on primitive settlements in Rome’s region. Interesting section is dedicated to epigraphy and ancient daily life. Within the museum can be admired the splendid cloister projected by Michelangelo.
The spaces of Diocletian’s baths are visible too: the halls and the ‘natatio’ –swimming pool. In the hall 10 are kept 3 perfectly preserved toms from the roman times