Places Stique Wants to Go

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

This basilica is dedicated to two saints, one of which is known more for his famous quote.