San Francesco a Ripa is also seldom visited. When I was there the custodian opened the chapel of the tomb of Ludovica Albertoni so we got a very close view. Close enough to see the windows in the wall that Bernini installed to cast light on the sculpture. Don't forget to tip the custodian if you ask to enter the chapel. Your knowledge is inspiring Elyssa!
Wow that's so special - I agree, seeing the sculpture up close is even more amazing. Next time you go, ask the custodian to show you where Saint Francis slept.
I'm going to Rome July next year with wife and two daughters and this channel is simply a must see and subscribe. It definitely doesn't dwell on that "things-everyone-knows-about-Rome" stuff but exactly the other way round in a very elegant, informative and polite fashion. Thanks for sharing such beautiful and useful info about Rome. 👍👍
Wow thank you so much for your wonderful comments! You are very kind and I appreciate you! I hope you and your family will have a wonderful time in Rome next year!
More wonderful masterpieces to see for free Elyssa, I know this will not be for everyone but on my recent visit to Rome i toured the Museo Napoleonico a wonderful museum about Napoleon Bonaparte and that was free entry. Thanks for yet more wonderful places to go to in Rome for free.
Thank you as always, Peter! Yes, I love the Museo Napoleonico. I include it in my video about 5 free museums to see in Rome. I think it's an under visited jewel of a museum!
Thank you for posting this!! To me, these places are extra enjoyable because there are no long lines and you don’t feel rushed! You can take in all these masterpieces at your own pace. I will be back in beautiful Rome in less than 2 weeks and I can’t wait!!
What a coincidence! I was going to ask you if you might be doing a video about the location of the 26 Caravaggio paintings in Rome and here we are! Excellent information, as always, great channel 👍🏻
Wow that's great! As you can see, I didn't include every Caravaggio in Rome in this video, since this was to focus on free things to see. But we have a page on the Romewise website coming up soon, where we tell you where to see all the Caravaggio paintings in Rome. If you follow the website also, please stay tuned!
Thank you so much for this amazing two part video. We are going for our first time in a few weeks and have several places you have mentioned on our list of must sees!
Michelangelo’s Moses is my absolute favorite sculpture I’ve ever seen. I saw if 30 years ago and it made me cry. I’m going to see it again in a few months. I’m curious to see if I get emotional again.
Oh yes, I love that book so much - although it's not 100% biographical. If you are interested, I highly recommend Ross King's book, The Pope's Ceiling.
Thank you. And another great and unvisited place is near the Train Station: Santa Maria degli Angeli et Martyri. This was Michelangelo's last architectural project, made from arches and apses of the Baths of Diocletian. It is an extraordinary space
Absolutely! It's one of my favorite under-visited churches in Rome. Michelangelo was near the end of his life when he designed the stunning vaulted ceilings of this ancient Roman bath turned into a basilica. Thanks for the suggestion!
You have a good eye for Renaissance art! The wealthy Sienese banker Agostino Chigi commissioned more than one chapel in Rome, and he commissioned his favorite artist, Raphael Sanzio, to work on several projects. The include, but are not limited to * Villa Farnesina* (if you have not seen it, I can't recomment this highly enough!) * Santa Maria della Pace* - The Chigi chapel is named for him. It's the one mentioned in this video, and where Raphael painted stunning frescoes above it. * Santa Maria del Popolo* - The Chigi chapel is named for him and designed by Raphael. It's the only religious building designed by Raphael still almost completely in its original form.
@@thisone9 The churches are free. The Villa Farnesina is not free but well worth the entry fee! It's some of the most stunning Renaissance paintings in Rome!
Just got back, Domus Aurea was a big disappointment as the guide was speaking Englsih with such an accent nobody could understand her! They should have an audio guide like the Dora Gallery, that palace is amazing far better than expected. Best free places are the Churches, some real wow sites in many of them.
Oh I am really sorry to hear that, Clive! The place is so amazing and it's unfortunate that they cannot provide better guides for it. Sometimes, with luck, you get someone really great, but it's just luck of the draw. I hope you were able to enjoy the space anyway. Yes, the churches are my favorite places to visit around Rome! I always pop in when I see one open, especially if I haven't seen it before. With nearly 1,000 churches, there is always something new to see! i hope you had a great visit to Rome, nonetheless.
I do switch between Italian and English pronunciations in many of my videos, because I speak both Italian and English, and often, I do it without thinking. Regardless, that pronunciation is correct in American English.
San Francesco a Ripa is also seldom visited. When I was there the custodian opened the chapel of the tomb of Ludovica Albertoni so we got a very close view. Close enough to see the windows in the wall that Bernini installed to cast light on the sculpture. Don't forget to tip the custodian if you ask to enter the chapel. Your knowledge is inspiring Elyssa!
Wow that's so special - I agree, seeing the sculpture up close is even more amazing. Next time you go, ask the custodian to show you where Saint Francis slept.
Thanks for sharing these treasures with us. Can’t wait to visit them!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I'm going to Rome July next year with wife and two daughters and this channel is simply a must see and subscribe. It definitely doesn't dwell on that "things-everyone-knows-about-Rome" stuff but exactly the other way round in a very elegant, informative and polite fashion. Thanks for sharing such beautiful and useful info about Rome. 👍👍
Wow thank you so much for your wonderful comments! You are very kind and I appreciate you! I hope you and your family will have a wonderful time in Rome next year!
Grazie! This was the most helpful video about Rome that I’ve found on RUclips.
Wow, thank you for your lovely comments! I am grateful!
I was in rome last week. Your videos helped me a lot in my itineraries so thank you
Please continue making videos.
Thank you! I appreciate your kind words of encouragement!
More wonderful masterpieces to see for free Elyssa, I know this will not be for everyone but on my recent visit to Rome i toured the Museo Napoleonico a wonderful museum about Napoleon Bonaparte and that was free entry. Thanks for yet more wonderful places to go to in Rome for free.
Thank you as always, Peter! Yes, I love the Museo Napoleonico. I include it in my video about 5 free museums to see in Rome. I think it's an under visited jewel of a museum!
Great information. Grazie mille!
Thank you!
Love your videos! I want to visit Rome with you! 😂
Thanks so much!
So glad i found you!
Thanks so much! I hope you find my videos helpful!
Thank you for posting this!! To me, these places are extra enjoyable because there are no long lines and you don’t feel rushed! You can take in all these masterpieces at your own pace. I will be back in beautiful Rome in less than 2 weeks and I can’t wait!!
Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
I love Museo Barracco
So do I!
What a coincidence! I was going to ask you if you might be doing a video about the location of the 26 Caravaggio paintings in Rome and here we are! Excellent information, as always, great channel 👍🏻
Wow that's great! As you can see, I didn't include every Caravaggio in Rome in this video, since this was to focus on free things to see. But we have a page on the Romewise website coming up soon, where we tell you where to see all the Caravaggio paintings in Rome. If you follow the website also, please stay tuned!
@@Romewise That's brilliant! Thank you
Thank you so much for this amazing two part video. We are going for our first time in a few weeks and have several places you have mentioned on our list of must sees!
Glad it was helpful! I hope you have a wonderful trip!
While it is not free, the Rome Zoo near Villa Borghese was surprisingly nice to wander around.
Yes it's a lovely place to visit in Rome!
TYVM GATOR GIRL. As always fantastic information. Our trip will be awesome thanks to you.
Awww thanks so much for making my day! Have a wonderful trip!
This was a great informative video. Thank you. My 4th trip to Rome, soon, will have some new places to check out. I love Caravaggio too !
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the video interesting. Have a wonderful visit to Rome!
Michelangelo’s Moses is my absolute favorite sculpture I’ve ever seen. I saw if 30 years ago and it made me cry. I’m going to see it again in a few months. I’m curious to see if I get emotional again.
It is such an exquisite piece of art, I never get tired of seeing it! It also takes my breath away!
You ROCK!
Thank you so much!
Another awesome video, sure you have read Agony and Ecstasy about Michelangelo
Oh yes, I love that book so much - although it's not 100% biographical. If you are interested, I highly recommend Ross King's book, The Pope's Ceiling.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! What a wonderful gesture, and I am very grateful!
Thank you. And another great and unvisited place is near the Train Station: Santa Maria degli Angeli et Martyri. This was Michelangelo's last architectural project, made from arches and apses of the Baths of Diocletian. It is an extraordinary space
Absolutely! It's one of my favorite under-visited churches in Rome. Michelangelo was near the end of his life when he designed the stunning vaulted ceilings of this ancient Roman bath turned into a basilica. Thanks for the suggestion!
Great.
Isn't the Chigi Chapel with Raphaels in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome? Not the Pace?
You have a good eye for Renaissance art! The wealthy Sienese banker Agostino Chigi commissioned more than one chapel in Rome, and he commissioned his favorite artist, Raphael Sanzio, to work on several projects. The include, but are not limited to
* Villa Farnesina* (if you have not seen it, I can't recomment this highly enough!)
* Santa Maria della Pace* - The Chigi chapel is named for him. It's the one mentioned in this video, and where Raphael painted stunning frescoes above it.
* Santa Maria del Popolo* - The Chigi chapel is named for him and designed by Raphael. It's the only religious building designed by Raphael still almost completely in its original form.
@@Romewise Thanks! Are these all free?
@@thisone9 The churches are free. The Villa Farnesina is not free but well worth the entry fee! It's some of the most stunning Renaissance paintings in Rome!
Just got back, Domus Aurea was a big disappointment as the guide was speaking Englsih with such an accent nobody could understand her! They should have an audio guide like the Dora Gallery, that palace is amazing far better than expected. Best free places are the Churches, some real wow sites in many of them.
Oh I am really sorry to hear that, Clive! The place is so amazing and it's unfortunate that they cannot provide better guides for it. Sometimes, with luck, you get someone really great, but it's just luck of the draw. I hope you were able to enjoy the space anyway. Yes, the churches are my favorite places to visit around Rome! I always pop in when I see one open, especially if I haven't seen it before. With nearly 1,000 churches, there is always something new to see! i hope you had a great visit to Rome, nonetheless.
Please stop saying “Maikelanjelo” !!
I do switch between Italian and English pronunciations in many of my videos, because I speak both Italian and English, and often, I do it without thinking. Regardless, that pronunciation is correct in American English.
How do you know he did not say it like that?
@@clivebaxter6354because it is an Italian name and we never pronounce i as ai