Rome quality panoramic photos

Complete Rome panoramas

MUSIC: Il cielo in una stanza
(The sky inside a room), by Gino Paoli, 1960

We prepared panoramic photos with the aim of letting you have a clear and complete view of Rome. Usually panorama developers want to impress you with eccentric views and complicated tools. Instead, we strove to let you have an as much possible natural vision, as if you were really looking all Rome with your own eyes. We spotted special observation points, and we resorted to an array of photographic techniques, to enable you to have a natural "feel" of Rome.

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We grouped the panoramic photos in three pages:

Introduction page (with simpler, and thus lighter photos).
Stunning natural vision panoramic views of Rome from outstanding perpectives (this page).
Natural panoramic photos of Rome sights: Coliseum, Roman Forum, Vatican aerial pano, St. Peter's Basilica, Claudius Aqueduct, Rome seen from the Roman Castles, Rome train station Termini.
Amalfi Coast panoramic photos: Positano, Capri.

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The view from the Janiculum hill is amazing. You are mesmerized by the forest of domes and monuments populating the skyline, against the profile of the hills surrounding Rome (the Castelli Romani and also the Sabini and Sabelli Mounts).

The view rotates alone, but you can also use the < and > controls. You can also zoom in and out using the + and - controls.

In the schematic Rome map below you can see Rome's centre quarters, and the Janiculum hill, where from you have the above panoramic view.

From right to left you can see: in the forefront the green Aventine hill (and in the background the highest of the Roman Castles, called Monte Cavo, where Romans believed Jupiter lived); then you see in the forefront the Isola Tiberina and the Sulpicius Bridge; it is followed in the distance by the Coliseum and by the Basilica and Palace of St. John Lateran; after you seen the quadrangular dome of the main Jewish Synagogue, the tower-like belfry of Rome's Municipality, situated on top of Capitol Hill ("Campidoglio"). To its left, the belfry and the two domes of the Church St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), and after it you can see the facade of the Church Santa Maria AraCoeli, followed by the ramparts, the columns and the winged chariots of the Victor Emmanuel II monument ("Vittoriale"). Beneath them you can see the round dome of the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli. Continuing to the left you see the medieval Torre delle Milizie (also known as "Broken Tower" as its top collapsed for an earthquake), Trajan's column, the domes of the two adjacent churches Santa Maria di Loreto (less visible) and Santissimo Nome di Maria (more visible), the dome of the Church of Jesus (Chiesa del Gesu') of the Jesuite order, the long two-coloured facade of the large Quirinale Palace (with the Italian flag in its turret), the dome of the Church San Carlo ai Catinari (notice the seagull flying over it!), the dome of the Church Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims, the huge dome of Church Sant'Andrea della Valle (2nd highest in Rome after the St. Peter's), and immediately to its left the dome of the Pantheon.
From this point onwards you see in the background the green Borghese Gardens, which begin where you see the two twin belfries of the Church Trinita' dei Monti, situated on top of the Spanish Steps. As you keep rotating to the left you see in the foreground the shell-like dome of the Church of St. Ivo alla Sapienza by Borromini, and in the background, in the Borghese Gardens, the the Villa Medici (French Academy of Fine Arts). To its left, in the distance, you can see the round dome of the Church of San Carlo al Corso, and in the foreground the tapered dome of the Church St. Agnes by Borromini in Piazza Navona, and the imposing Palazzo Farnese in the Campo de' Fiori district.
The palaces with a long layout in the forefront flank the banks of the Tiber (called "Lungotevere"). To the far left you see the imposing Palace of Justice, seat of the Superior Court, called by Romans the "Palazzaccio", or ugly palace, as it lacks the beauty of Rome's palaces.
In the background you can see the silhoutte of the mounts surrounding Rome: from left to right the Monti Sabini, the Monti Sabelli, and finally the Alban Hills, or Roman Castles ("Castelli Romani").

This is the opposite panorama, from the terrace of one of our penthouses on top of the Spanish Steps ("Valentino"), located in the opposite (Eastern) side of Rome's historical centre (please refer to the above schematic map).

The view rotates alone, but you can also use the < and > controls. You can also zoom in and out using the + and - controls.

After the views from two opposite sides of Rome's historical centre, let's now have a panoramic view from the perfect centre of Rome's historical centre, from the terrace of our attic ("Rome Panorama") in the Piazza Navona area. Please refer to the above schematic map.

The view rotates alone, but you can also use the < and > controls. You can also zoom in and out using the + and - controls.

Among the sights you can see: in the center of the photo you can see the imposing Palace of Justice.
To the left of the Palace of Justice you can see: the Monte Mario hill and its Observatory, the Church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Castel St. Angelo, the Vatican Palaces (including those with the Sistine Chapel), St. Peter's Basilica, the Tower Clock (Torre dell'Orologio by Francesco Borromini), the Janiculum Hill (lighthouse of Manfredi, the Villa Lante, the statue of Garibaldi overlooking Rome, St. Peter in Montorio, the Pauline Fountain), the Church Chiesa Nuova, the Church of St. Paul at the EUR, the Church of St. Brigida, Palazzo Farnese.

To the right of the Palace of Justice you can see: the Pincio Gardens which are part of the green Borghese Gardens, Villa Medici (French Academy) in the gardens, and just after it the Villa Malta, the dome of Church Chiesa della Pace, the belfry of the Church Santa Maria dell'Anima, the Church of St. Carlo al Corso and the Villa Medici (between the dome and the belfry). As you continue to the right you can see the Church of St. Apollinare, the Collegio Germanico, the Palazzo Montecitorio (seat of the Italian Parliament), the Antonina Column in Piazza della Colonna, the dome and the two belfries of the Church of St. Agnes in Piazza Navona by Francesco Borromini, the dome of the Jesus Church (Chiesa del Gesu') of the Jesuites, and finally the winged chariots of the Victor Emmanuel II monument (Vittoriale).

The following panoramic view is taken from an attic we rent, with observation point still in the middle of Rome's centre, yet situated near Capitol Hill ("Campidoglio"), thus between the Pantheon and the Roman Forum (please refer to the above schematic map).

This view is taken from the roof garden of one of our properties ("Roman Skies") situated in the Palazzo Altieri, near Capitol Hill ("Campidoglio") and the Victor Emmanuel II memorial ("Vittoriale").

The view rotates alone, but you can also use the < and > controls. You can also zoom in and out using the + and - controls.

The palace in the forefront is Palazzo Altieri (17th century), one of the most imposing palaces in Rome. Also in the forefront of the photo is the Chiesa del Gesu' (Jesus Church) of the Jesuite order. Among the many monuments you can see: the majestic dome of the Pantheon, Rome's largest (43.3 Mts. diameter, larger than St. Peter), the shell-like dome of the Church St. Ivo alla Sapienza of F. Borromini, the dome of the Church St. Agnes in Piazza Navona, the dome of St. Peter's, the dome of the Church San Andrea della Valle, the belfry of the Church St. Mary over Minerva (Santa Maria sopra Minerva) and finally the dome of the Church San Carlo ai Catinari.

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Visit also:

Introduction page (also with simpler, and thus lighter photos).
Natural panoramic photos of Rome sights: Coliseum, Roman Forum, Vatican aerial pano, St. Peter's Basilica, Claudius Aqueduct

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