The Great Rome of the Popes: A Journey through the Renaissance and Baroque

Join me on a fascinating journey along the monumental axis that transformed Rome into the world capital of the arts. Starting from the splendid setting of Palazzo Farnese, we will retrace the footsteps of the great popes and masters who redefined the face of the Eternal City between the 1500s and 1600s. We will walk along Via Giulia, the first straight street of the Renaissance, discovering how majestic aristocratic palaces and eccentric Baroque details blend into the fabric of the city. We will closely analyze the ingenious solutions of Francesco Borromini at Palazzo Falconieri and the symbols of Baroque Rome, until we reach the imposing church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini. Our walk will then continue towards the Tiber and Castel Sant'Angelo, concluding at the quintessential symbolic place: the grand embrace of St. Peter's Square and the colonnade by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.