Visit the Palazzo Massimo Roman National Museum in Rome to see top sculptures, portraits, bronzes, mosaics, and even frescoes from antiquity. The Palazzo Massimo has one of the finest collections of busts and sculptures from antiquity in Rome. As the main venue of the Roman National Museum (Museo Nazionale Romano), many of the finest archaeological … Read more
Visit Palazzo Altemps in Rome to see the Ludovisi Gaul, Ares, Throne, sarcophagi, and other masterpieces of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. → Read more
Visit the Capitoline Museums in Rome to see Marcus Aurelius, the Dying Gaul, Capitoline Venus, ancient bronzes, paintings, and Roman Forum views. → Read more
No city has more Caravaggio paintings than Rome. Most are displayed in museums and galleries, or can be seen for free in churches. Rome is the best city in the world to see paintings by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. At least 26 generally accepted works are in the city, including around 20 displayed in churches, … Read more
See top art by Caravaggio (Crucifixion of Peter, Conversion of Paul), Bernini, and Raphael for free in Santa Maria del Popolo church in Rome. → Read more
Visit Sant’Agostino in Rome to see Caravaggio’s Madonna of Loreto, Raphael’s Prophet Isaiah, and other Renaissance art for free. → Read more
See three Caravaggio masterpieces for free in the Contarelli Chapel of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, with visiting tips and opening hours. → Read more
Since mid-2023, visitors need time-slot reservations to enter the Pantheon in Rome — buy the cheapest tickets online or onsite (riskier at busy times). The Pantheon, for centuries one of the top free sights to see in Rome, in mid-2023 started requiring visitors to buy time-slot reservation tickets to enter the interior and see the … Read more