Duration: 3.5 hours

Basilica of S. Pietro in Vincoli e Tomb di Julius II by Michelangelo, Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano

It is foolish to go to Rome if you do not have the conviction to return to Rome.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Duration: 3 hours

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms, St. Peter’s Church, St. Peter’s Square. [optional: visit to Castel S. Angelo, in which case allow 4 hours total]

…Rome, where all the sins and scandals of the world gather and are glorified.

Publio Cornelio Tacito

Duration: 3 hours

Basilica of San Clemente and underground mythraeum, Santi Quattro Coronati, Santo Stefano Rotondo (optional: visit Santa Maria in Domnica or alla Navicella, in which case allow 4 hours total)

Rome is the capital of the world.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Duration: 2.5 hours

Domus Romane, Basilica Ss Giovanni e Paolo, Remains of the Temple of the Divine Claudius, Villa Celimontana

On ancient customs and men the Roman state stands firm.

Quinto Ennio