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Local gems in Rome

Rome is not only the Colosseum and the Vatican. Those who take their time find places most visitors simply walk past. The Fontana Paola on the Gianicolo hill is almost twice the size of the Trevi Fountain — and nearly always quiet. On the Piazza Farnese stand two ancient granite basins that few people recognise for what they are. The Protestant Cemetery in Testaccio lies still between butterflies and old stone pines — John Keats is buried here, among others. And the Casa di Goethe on the Corso explains why the poet never truly wanted to go home.

40 places · Rome, Italy · Editorially curated