WOW.

No, really.

WOW.

You would think that in a city with such wide streets that nothing could sneak up on you in Rome. Wrong. You’re wandering along, debating which gelateria to stop at and BAM! There’s the Pantheon.

The Pantheon.

You continue on your way, window shopping at the high end fashion stores and suddenly you’re climbing the Spanish Steps.

You walk up from the subway station and TA-DA! The Colosseum.

The Colosseum.

You can’t turn a corner in the Eternal City without bumping into a major monument or historical landmark.

Fancy Arches!

When you’re not a stone’s throw from Palatine Hill, the Roman Senate, Capitoline Hill, Piazza del Popolo, and other relics from ancient Rome, you are ambling around the trendy Trastevere neighbourhood with picture perfect little Italian cafes with red checkered tablecloths, admiring Bernini’s sculpture work at Piazza Barberini, or checking out Pincio Hill or Castel Sant’Angelo for a panorama of Rome.

Or you will find yourself in the crowd at the Trevi fountain, also trying to toss in a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder with your back to the fountain to ensure that you return to Rome one day.

Fontana di Trevi.