Hotels in Rome - Londra & Cargill your home in the Heart of Rome

VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL

Egyptian mummies, Etruscan gold, Greek marbles, Medielval tapestries, renaissance paintings. It's allhere in abundance, the best of the best, in the elongated complex known as the Vatican Museums, which also provides access to the famous Raphael rooms and Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. During high season, we suggest that you go in the afternoon, when the crowds are much lighter, and if possible, to avoid saturdays entirely.
Address: Viale del vaticano. Tel. 06 69883041. Mon-Fri 8:45am-4:45pm; Sat 8:45am-1:45pm; Sun closed (exept last Sunday of month, open 8:45am-1:45pm, admission free).Lit.18.000; reduced 12.000

CASTEL SANT'ANGELO and MUSEUM

This complex started out as the Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum,then in the Middle Ages was made into fortress,and in the Renaissance was outfittedwith papal apartments.
Address: Lungotevere Castello.Tel.06 6819111 Tues-Sun 9am-7pm.lit.10.000

BORGHESE GALLERY

A wonderfully intimate collection of some of the most important Renaissance andBaroque paintingsin the world,including works by RAPHAEL,TITIAN,andCARAVAGGIO, plus sculpture by BERNINI and CANOVA.
Address: P.le Museo Borghese Tel. 06 32810.TUES-sUN 9AM-7PM.LIT.12.000+2000 BOOKING FEE

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

Made up of two separate buildings:the Palazzo Nuovo houses an incredibly rich collection of Roman sculpture;the Palazzo dei Conservatori and Braccio Nuovo house more ancient sculpture as well as Renaissance and Baroque art.
Address:Piazza del Campidoglio.Tel. 06 67102071/ 06 67102475 Tues-Sun 10am-9pm.lit.12.000

GALLERIA COMUNALE D'ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA

The city's permanent collectionof modern art,especially strong on 19th and 20th century Italian art.
Address:Via Francesco Crispi,24.Tel.06 4742848.Tues-sat 10am-1.30pm/2.30pm-5.30pm Sun 9.30am-12.30pm.Lit.5.000

GALLERIA NAZIONALE D'ARTE MODERNA

The national collection of modern art is located in the amazing atmosphere of this palace in the Villa Borghese.Works by DECHIRICO,CARRA',and a few non-italians like KANDINSKY,KLIMT,and CEZANNE.
Address:Viale delle Belle Arti 131.Tel.06 322981. Tues-sat 9am-7pm;Sun 9am-8pm.Lit.12.000

MUSEO dell'ALTO MEDIOEVO

A collection of decorative arts from the fall of the Roman Empire to the early Reinassance,from sword handles to beaded jewerly.
Address:Viale Lincoln,3.Tel.06 54228199 Tues-Sat 9am-2pm; Sun 9am-1pm. Lit.4.000

MUSEO BARRACCO

Ancient sculpture and artifacts from the Assiryan,Egyptian,Greek,and Roman periods.
Address:Corso Vittorio Emanuele II,166.Tel.06 68806848. Tues-Sun 9am-7pm. Lit.5.000

MUSEO di ROMA

Near Piazza Navona is the palazzo Braschi,home to a museumchronicling the history of Rome from the Middle Ages to the present.
Address:Corso Vittorio Emanuele.Tel.06 6875880

PALAZZO BARBERINI (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica)

A 17th century palazzo turned picture gallery,featuring works of the Renaissance and Baroque,including painting by Raphael,Caravaggio,and Guido Reni.
Address:Via Barberini,18.Tel.06 4814591. Tues-Sat 9am-7pm Sun 9am-8pm. Lit.12.000

PALAZZO DELLE ESPOSIZIONI

Three to four special exhibitions,ranging in period from ancient to madern,are on view here at any given time.
Address:Via Nazionale,194. Tel.064885465 Wed-Mon 10am-9pm. Lit.15.000