Modern Rome: Self-Guided Audio Tour on the History of Power

On this tour, you'll pass by Piazza del Campidoglio. You'll learn more about it while you walk.

On this tour, you'll pass by Foro di Traiano. You'll learn more about it while you walk.

I’ll show you Piazza Venezia, where fascist leader Mussolini riled up crowds before dragging the country into tragedy.

You’ll follow in the footsteps of victorious politicians to stand in the shadow of the Quirinal Palace where you can admire the building that was once the home of popes, then kings, and is now the residence of the President of the Republic.

Hear how Nicola Salvi built a sculpture just to block the view of a barber who bullied him while he worked on the Trevi fountain.

Visit the column that was built in Piazza Colonna as a tribute to Marcus Aurelius (played by Russel Crowe in the movie Gladiator)

Discover the scandals and fisticuffs of Palazzo Chigi and Palazzo Montecitorio, the seats of power in Italy’s modern-day state

Discover the scandals and fisticuffs of Palazzo Chigi and Palazzo Montecitorio, the seats of power in Italy’s modern-day state

On this tour, you'll pass by Piazza Capranica. You'll learn more about it while you walk.

Learn the history of the Pantheon in Piazza della Rotonda

We’ll explore both ancient and modern Rome as you wind your way through the city to Piazza Navona where the tour ends.