Marvel at this architectural wonder and pay your respects at the tomb of Renaissance master Rafael, along with Italy's first Kings and Queen.
Close your eyes for 10 minutes while facing the façade, then its heavenly light when you open your eyes.
The modifications wanted by Alessandro VII Chigi, including the building of the twin churches at the Porta del Popolo, were done in anticipation of the grand arrival of Cristina of Sweden in Rome 1655
...serendipitous 'Sunrise in Rome' ... There is something about the early morning light ... a door to sense the echoes of centuries past....
Unbelievable place you're in just now. The fountains are Bernini's. Try to come again in early mornings, avoiding tourists, feeling the history alone with the sound of hundreds of years fountain.
