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There's No Place Like Rome

Rome, the Eternal City, is in the midst of a modern-day Renaissance.

By Mimi Murphy

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Rome's Trevi Fountain has been immortalized in classic films and countless photos. The equivalent of $4,000 is thrown into the basin daily; the money is donated to the city's needy.

The Ara Pacis, commissioned by the Roman Senate in 9 B.C. to honor Emperor Augustus.

Taking a break in the Villa Borghese gardens, the city's 150-acre public park, has been a Roman pastime for more than a century.

Lunch at 'Gusto al 28, in the Piazza Augusto Imperatore.

A sculpture by French architect Odile Decq on display at the cutting-edge MACRO Future Museum, a former slaughterhouse in Testaccio.

The coffered dome of the Pantheon, one of Rome's oldest structures.

A modern take on the beignet at 'Gusto al 28.

Walking through Bernini's grand colonnade lining St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City.

Film buffs taking a break at the cafe of the Casa del Cinema.

Looking down Via Giulia, one of Rome's most prestigious addresses.

The crowd outside the <i>aperitivo con buffet</i> Salotto 42, on the Piazza di Pietra. Before hitting the clubs, groups of friends convene at bars like this one, where a buffet is offered with cocktails.

Georgia Spogli, wife of the American ambassador, in the gardens of Villa Taverna, their residence near Villa Borghese.

The Basilica di Santa Maria Delgi Angeli e Dei Martiri, in the great central hall of the Baths of Diocletian.

A wall mosaic by contemporary Italian artist Mimmo Paladino at the Ara Pacis Museum.

Argentine transplant and fashion designer Soledad Twombly in her atelier.

Roman jewelry designer Lucia Odescalchi with her daughter, Sofia.

Rome's Trevi Fountain has been immortalized in classic films and countless photos. The equivalent of $4,000 is thrown into the basin daily; the money is donated to the city's needy.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

The Ara Pacis, commissioned by the Roman Senate in 9 B.C. to honor Emperor Augustus.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

Taking a break in the Villa Borghese gardens, the city's 150-acre public park, has been a Roman pastime for more than a century.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

Lunch at 'Gusto al 28, in the Piazza Augusto Imperatore.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

A sculpture by French architect Odile Decq on display at the cutting-edge MACRO Future Museum, a former slaughterhouse in Testaccio.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

The coffered dome of the Pantheon, one of Rome's oldest structures.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

A modern take on the beignet at 'Gusto al 28.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

Walking through Bernini's grand colonnade lining St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

Film buffs taking a break at the cafe of the Casa del Cinema.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

Looking down Via Giulia, one of Rome's most prestigious addresses.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese

The crowd outside the aperitivo con buffet Salotto 42, on the Piazza di Pietra. Before hitting the clubs, groups of friends convene at bars like this one, where a buffet is offered with cocktails.
PHOTO: Francesco Lagnese