1. LARGO DI TORRE ARGENTINA
Start your walk from Largo di Torre Argentina, which encompasses the ruins of four temples from the Republican era. On the western side of the square, the Teatro Argentina, one of Rome's main theaters, stands next to the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated.
2. PIAZZA DELLA MINERVA
Follow Via dei Cestari to Piazza della Minerva and its famous Elephantine, a statue depicting a small pachyderm with an Egyptian obelisk on its back. On one side stands the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, a Gothic building that houses Renaissance frescoes and a little-known sculpture by Michelangelo.
3. PIAZZA DI SANT'IGNAZIO
Take Via di Santa Caterina da Siena, then Via del Pie' di Marmo and Via di Sant'Ignazio to reach the enchanting Piazza di Sant'Ignazio. This eighteenth-century space is dominated by the Church of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola whose magnificent vault is painted in trompe l'œil.
4. PIAZZA DELLA ROTONDA
A short walk along Via del Seminario leads to the lively Piazza della Rotonda and the Pantheon, the best preserved ancient building and one of the most famous in Rome, with its truly majestic portico and dome.
5. NAVONA SQUARE
From the Pantheon, follow the signs to Piazza Navona, the capital's pride and joy, where among street artists, pigeons and tourists you can compare the two gigantic squares.tourists you can compare the two giants of the Roman Baroque and their works: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with the Fountain of the Four Rivers, and Francesco Borromini, with his Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone.
6. CAMPO DE' FIORI
On the other side of Corso Vittorio Emanuele I, the busy street that bisects the historic center, extends Campo de 'Fiori. Animated by a lively market during the day, in the evening the square turns into a sort of noisy outdoor bar.
7. FARNESE SQUARE
Right next to Campo de' Fiori, the elegant Piazza Farnese is home to the Renaissance Palazzo Farnese, today home to the French Embassy. The building houses splendid frescoes by Annibale and Agostino Carracci, according to someable to rival those of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.