Duration: 3.5 hours

Basilica of S. Pietro in Vincoli e Tomb di Julius II by Michelangelo, Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano

It is foolish to go to Rome if you do not have the conviction to return to Rome.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Duration: 3 hours

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms, St. Peter’s Church, St. Peter’s Square. [optional: visit to Castel S. Angelo, in which case allow 4 hours total]

…Rome, where all the sins and scandals of the world gather and are glorified.

Publio Cornelio Tacito

Duration: 3 hours

Capitoline Hill, Capitoline Museums, S. Maria in Aracoeli, Piazza Venezia and the Vittoriano

All roads lead to Rome.

Proverb