Piazza del Popolo
Hours: 7:00am to 12:30; 4:00 to 7.30 pm.
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Originally built in 1227 by Gregory IX to replace a chapel erected by Paschal II in 1099 on the spot popularly believed to be the site of Nero’s tomb.
Subsequently rebuilt during the 13th century as the parish church of the growing populous and dedicated to the Madonna, thereby deriving its name.
Again rebuilt at the end of the 15th century by the pope Sixtus IV, with façade attributed to Andrea Bregno.
It houses an extraordinary collection of art, including sculptures by Bernini in the Chigi chapel, designed by Raphael; two paintings by Caravaggio, the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion of St. Peter in the Cerasi Chapel; frescoes by Pinturicchio and the choir by Bramante.
Subsequently rebuilt during the 13th century as the parish church of the growing populous and dedicated to the Madonna, thereby deriving its name.
Again rebuilt at the end of the 15th century by the pope Sixtus IV, with façade attributed to Andrea Bregno.
It houses an extraordinary collection of art, including sculptures by Bernini in the Chigi chapel, designed by Raphael; two paintings by Caravaggio, the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion of St. Peter in the Cerasi Chapel; frescoes by Pinturicchio and the choir by Bramante.
