Italy

St. Peters Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most famous churches in the world and one of the central landmarks of Vatican City. It stands on a site that has been important to Christians for nearly two thousand years, because Catholic tradition holds that Saint Peter, one of Jesus’s apostles and the first bishop of Rome, was buried

Roman Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is one of the most famous buildings of the ancient world. It stands in the heart of Rome and remains a powerful symbol of the Roman Empire. Construction began around AD 72 under Emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian dynasty, and was largely completed by his son Titus in AD 80. Later additions were made by Emperor Domitian, creating the vast structure we recognize today.

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo is arguably the ultimate symbol of Rome's ability to reinvent itself, standing proudly on the banks of the Tiber River as a 2,000-year-old architectural shape-shifter. If you want to understand Roman history without flipping through endless textbooks, this single building tells the entire story.