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ART CENTER ACEA: MONTEMARTINI – Over 400 sculptures are permanently displayed in three restored rooms of Rome’s first power plant, and the juxtaposition of ancient and industrial archeology is truly spectacular. Oprn Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10a.m. – 7 p.m.. Tickets £ 12.000, reduced rate £ 8.000 (18 & under, over 60), 6 and under, free.

Viale Ostiense, 106. Tel. 066991191.

BATHS OF DIOCLETIAN (MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO) – Reopened to the public this June after years of restoration. Sections include the epigraphic area, set up on the two upper floors of the building and the protohistoric section, with items from the ancient civilizations of Lazio, housed in the cloister by Michelangelo. The Baths of Diocletian is one of the largest bath complexes of antiquity. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7.45 p.m. £12.000.

Via E. De Nicola, 78. Tel. 064880530.

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS – One of the most important Roman museums holding important works of ancient Rome as well as great works by Bernini and Caravaggio. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.

Piazza del Campidoglio. £ 12.000

CRYPTA BALBI (MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO) – After 20 years of excavations and restoration, this fascinating space, rising from remains of a porticoed courtyard built in 13 B.C., has finally been opened to the public. Set up inside a medieval complex, the museum illustrates the transformations that took place in this area from antiquity to the twentieth century and the evolution of the city culture between the 5^th and the 10^th century. Open Tuesday – Sunday 9a.m. – 7.45 p.m. L. 8.000 (reduced £ 4.000).

Via delle Botteghe Oscure, 31. Tel. 0639749907.

DOMUS AUREA – Nero’s extraordinary Golden House, located near the Colosseum, has finally been opened to the public after 18 years and 2 billion lire of restoration works. Open every day from 9a.m. – 8 p.m. Reservations are obligatory: 0639749907. £ 10.000. For further info, call: 064815576.

Viale della Domus Aurea.

ETRUSCAN MUSEUM – Villa Giulia – Located in a villa from the 1500s built by Vignola under orders from Pope Julius III (1550 – 1555). The rooms are full of artifacts from Cerveteri. See a reconstructed tomb from the Necropolis of Cerveteri. Tickets: £ 8.000. Open Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday and holidays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed Monday.

Piazza di Villa Giulia, 9. Tel. 063201951.

GALLERIA BORGHESE – Built in 1613 to hold Cardinal Scipione Borghese’s collection of art, including works by Pietro Bernini, G.L. Bernini, Canova, Raphael and Caravaggio.

Piazza Scipione Borghese,5. Reservation only : Tel. 06328101. Tickets: £ 10.000 (advanced sale: £ 2.000). Open Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday until midnight, Sunday until 8 p.m. Closed Monday.

GALLERIA DORIA PAMPHILI – This gallery has a rich collection of major works by Italian artists from the 1500s and 1600s: Titian, Raphael, Filippino Lippi, Correggio, Caravaggio, Guercino, Guido Reni, Lorenzo Bernini, Velazquez.

Piazza Collegio Romano, 2. Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Thursday. Tickets: 7,30 € (reduced 5,70 €). Tel. 066794365.

G.N.A.M.; GALLERY OF MODERN ART – This is the largest Italian collection of art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The art of the nine teenth century begins with the Neoclassical Period and continues through Pointillism and Neo-impressionism, while that of the twentieth century is well represented until 1945 with works by Balla, Boccioni, De Chirico, Modigliani, Severini and others. Among foreign artists there are works by Van Gogh, Klimt, Klee, Kandinsky and Mirò.

Via delle Belle Arti, 131. Open Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. – midnight; Sunday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Tickets: £ 10.000. Tel. 063224151/2/3.

PALAZZO ALTEMPS – The Renaissance Palazzo Altemps is named after Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps. Acquired and restored by the Rome archeological authority, it houses the collections of ancient Roman statues belonging to great Roman families. Open Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 6.45 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; ticket office closes one hour earlier. Tickets: £ 10.000.

Piazza Sant’Apollinare, 46/48.

PALAZZO MASSIMO (Museo nazionale Romano) – Important public art collection comprised of Imperial busts, Roman statues, mosaics, sarcophagi and breathtaking frescoes. The building, which has recently been restored, is a truly excellent showcase for these art works: not to miss. Open Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6.45 p.m., Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets £ 12.000.

Largo di Villa Peretti,1.

SAINT PETER’S – The largest, most famous and magnificent basilica in the world. Within it lie works of art (including Michelangelo’s “Pietà”) covering almost 2000 years of history. The Basilica was originally built where the Apostle Saint Peter was believed to have been buried. The current basilica was inaugurated in 1626 and only later the square in front was planned and completed with its colonnade by Bernini. Open 7 a.m. – 7p.m.. Climb into the dome, entrance from the portico: open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets: £ 6.000.

VATICAN MUSEUM / SISTINE CHAPEL – Explore the Vatican Museums’ collection of Egyptian, Etruscan, Roman, Renaissance and Baroque art, works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and Canova as well as the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel (suggestion: arrive early in the morning, and go directly to the chapel). Open from Monday to Friday 8.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. (entrance until 3.45 p.m.), Saturday from 8.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. (entrance until 12.45 p.m.) Tickets: £ 15.000 (Open the last Sunday of every month, entrance free).

Viale del Vaticano. Tel. 0669883333.

TOMB OF CECILIA METELLA – The most famous funerary monument on the Via Appia, recently reopened. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. £ 4.000.

Via Appia Antica, 161. Tel. 067802465.