What’s your favorite monument in Rome?

None of the flowery expensive guidebooks of Rome come close to Manuel’s excellent descriptions and explanations.

I’m currently living in Rome, and I’m honestly impressed by this incredible short explanation of the city. Of course, it’s impossible to fit everything, but Rome really is a city to put a lot of time into. Even today I’m still discovering new things inside this city.

when I was in Rome 5 years ago, I threw a coin in "Fontana di Trevi" in hopes to come back here one more time. After 5 years, it seems like Rome is calling me back to visit it again. This is the greatest city that has ever been built by men.

I've always described Rome as: "You can close your eyes, walk 100 meters in any direction, open your eyes and see either a fascinating historical site, a great monument, beautiful architecture or any combination of these things all at once. Repeat those steps 100 times and you will still not have discovered half of what the city has to offer." Truly an amazing place. This documentary gives me even greater appreciation for Rome.

I'm italian and I thank you so much for this video, this makes me appreciate more Rome. I would love to see a series of Latin American Capitals explained the same way. 🇮🇹❤

I was there with my mom this year and I told her while we were walking through the ancient part of Rome. "It's funny right? Each of these monuments and ruins and historical sites on its own could be a national landmark and a famous spot on it's own if you put it in any other country, but here, here you have literally one master piece after another just stacked on top one another. Walking here makes me overwhelmed by the sheer amount of history, craftsmanship, proudness and bigger than life atmosphere Rome gives."

I adore rome. I've been all over the world but rome holds a magical place in my heart above any other city

I was lucky enough to be taught latin in high school, 3 hours a week -- everything in it's proper measure! In the final year the class went to Rome for a week. This must've been i '89. I remember we stayed in a hotel near Campo de' Fiori. Our Latin Magister was a fantastic tour guide, he had some 'local contacts' and got us into St. Peter's early in the morning, via a side door, before the other tourists so we could marvel at the splendour in quiet -- and we got to climb up inside the cupola and see Rome from the lantern. I will never forget it. I remember the streets, the fantastic streets of Rome, with centuries of architectural details and craftsmanship. I also remember the beautiful boyish blond girl in class that shared a bottle of wine, a bench and many kisses and caresses in the warm spring night -- I called her Aemilia. Truly a city for the ages. I have turned 50 now. I must go back and spend some more time in this city. Thanks for making this video. from a norwegian woodworker

There are many fantastic cities out there, but Rome is something truly special. Outstanding video

This brings back many happy memories of the week I spent in Rome in 1999, walking around many of these streets, seeing these very buildings. Molte grazie dalla Scozia!

I was in Rome 3 times already, once with my grandma as a young teen, once with my friends at 19 years old and lastly as a mom with my own kids. Love the city and would love to return because despite 3 times I feel like I haven't seen shit, so much to see. I also love the fact that you can have all that in walking distance. If I survive the cancer I will try to go there once again, even though my rollator will make it harder. After all my kids threw a coin into Trevi, so I will return, right?

As a native roman girl and an architecture student, I would like to thank you because this video is very accurate and it sums up very well our city’s story❤ it truly is the most beautiful in the world!

This explanation of the city of Rome is priceless.

This is the best video of roman urbanism that I've ever seen. It was so gorgeous and it made me understand the city of Rome much better. Fantastic video

I'd be honest, I thought "okay it's gonna be the same oversimplified story of the monuments of Rome, let's see how it is". But then, after watching the beginning of it, I understood that was something different man! As a Roman who's deeply in love with his city, and as an architect that tries to always know better his magnificent surroundings...I want to thank you deeply Manuel, for finally writing down a detailed, modern, precise and passionate tale of this masterpiece of a city ❤️ It's gonna be a pleasure to follow up and see the rest ☺️

The sight lines is something to really think about, the idea that each street finishes with an interesting building

I just returned from Italy/Rome and this video gets recommended 2 weeks later! Amazing!

I am from Rome and I'm telling you: this is explained incredibly well! The description of the Sixtus V planning is accurate, as much as the descriptions of many places that for many tourists may be unknown, like the Porto di Ripetta or the Acqua Felice Fountain. It is also a good guide about how to visit the City: people now know that, between Piazza Venezia and Piazza del Popolo they can turn right or left and get lost in the alleys of the City and fall in love with the place. Thank you so much and congratulations from Rome 🇮🇹

This makes me miss Rome so much. What an incredible city.

This is such a great video. I'm luxuriating in all these plans and pictures and learning a lot about Rome. It's making me want to visit again. Thank you for giving us such high quality content.

dude im so flabberghasted by the geometry and beauty of this legendary city, thanks for explaining all of this!

Manuel Bravo, anzi bravissimo! Credo che sia l’omaggio più bello a Roma che io abbia mai 0:25 visto. Architettura, storia, personaggi si mescolano mirabilmente ad una stupenda fotografia con riprese da togliere il respiro. Bravo ancora, anzi bravissimo!

I am an art historian and this video made me cry: I adore Rome and its architecture and you remind me of what I studied about it. This video is very on point and made with great love and knowledge. Thank you!

One of the most enjoyable videos on urban spaces I've ever seen! Thank you.

I've read / watched / visited literally thousands of things about and in Rome and still managed to learn quite a bit from this excellent video. More! Please! Write a book!

Again a very high quality video, you don't find anything else like it on youtube. You dive in with so much detail, it's impressive. You manage to pack 5 times more information than in a typical 1 hour long documentary on TV. Keep going mate, your content is incredible. Could you cover some Eenaissance/Baroque churches from southern Italy in the future?

Fun fact, as you spoke of pilgrimage! Pilgrims who arrive today on foot along the Via Francigena arrive just north of the Vatican on an hill called Monte Mario, from which you get a view of the Basilica and a hint of a huge city lying ahead. After visiting the Vatican, the pilgrim then walks down the Tiber to rest for a couple days in a "hospitale" located in Trastevere, five minutes away from Circus Maximus and the ancient city. Thank you for shedding some light on the monuments I had the chance to see!

there's no place I love more than my beautiful Rome ❤ Thank you for this video, as a Roman I loved it.

Man. I’m studying History at University and I have a oral presentation about the reconstruction of Rome by the popes from 1447 to 1527. That’s not the period your video covers but I was kinda lost into truly understanding the physics and the spatial structure of the City since my subject is on the quattrocento and maps started to develop just after that period. Thanks for this video, you saved my week!!

This makes me miss Rome so much. What an incredible city.. This explanation of the city of Rome is priceless..

Rome is an endlessly fascinating city, and this overview is presented so masterfully that almost anyone can appreciate it. THANK YOU for the true gift that you have provided to all of us!

The best description I found on KZfaq!! Thank you for your work, your focus on city planning and architecture in each video!! Each information is selected with the best amount of what should be said! Thank you!

So many sites, but the Forum spoke to me. and the Apian Way. I woke up, went for a coffee, and sat watching the City come alive. Such a nice way to watch the hustle and bustle of the City Pulse. Manuel, you are the best! You should do tours!

This was so informative, I've been to Rome twice for only a few days each, and I really had no idea of the concepts underpinning the city's layout. I made a point of visiting the 4 fountains, and now I see why such effort was put into what seemed to me to be a random city intersection with cars speeding by! Great video, thanks!

You posted this video while I’m in Rome on my Winter Vacation, it is so great and makes me understand what I am experiencing while walking the streets of this fascinating City ! Regards from a hotel at Via Nazionale :) !

This was just amazing! Thank you. Rome is my favorite city in Europe and your video offers some insights as to why I am so passionately drawn to this city. I knew some of the points you explained but never have heard them explained in such detail and made to understand so easily. I will use this video as a guide on my walking tours the next time I visit Rome. Grazie!

This video is exactly what I was looking for! I‘ve just come back from a holiday in Rome and it really sparked my interest in the architectural history of Renaissance Rome, and I was specifically looking for information on how the various popes influenced the architecture of the city throughout the century, but I couldn‘t find any concentrated in one place, only ever on ancient Roman architecture. Wish I had seen this video a little earlier! Terrific work on a little-discussed subject!

Fantastic video. I was fortunate to have been able to live in Rome during my junior year in college, studying architecture. You've done a marvelous job on this video and connecting the story of the urban plan of Rome to it's form and history. Bravo!

Excellent video. I love Rome and your research has provided me with a better understanding of the city. Better by far than any guidebook.

This was such an enjoyable video! I've been to Rome at least a half-dozen times and still haven't seen everything. But I never truly had a sense of where I was in relation to the different neighborhoods in the city. I can't wait to return now! Loved the in-depth explanation of the architecture! THANKS, MANUEL!

Excellent work Manuel! Excelente trabajo! I visit Rome often as my most favorite city. This is the best explanation and video I've seen of it.

There is so much in your video that it would worth seeing a few times especially for someone who plans to visit. Thanks for this virtual tour of this part of Rome.

I'Ve been in this beautiful city a couple of times, realized the street layout and some of the ideas of the concept. Your explanation totally completed the picture. Thanks a lot for making this video. It's also incredibly well made. A really great experience. Keep up the good work.

A great and clear introduction to Rome's planning , orientation and most important monuments . Thank you 👍

Rumour has it took more than a day to build

This was so wonderful - I really love the breakdown of each region of the amazing Rome!

Your videos are works of art . I hadn’t find anything like them and they are just what I needed. Thank you very much and best regards from México 🇲🇽 ❤

Actually, this is a very useful way of understanding how to move around Rome as a visitor. Great description, and awesome production!

As an architecture student that got to spend a few days in Rome, it was mind blowing to see how quickly I found all of the churches, monuments, and fountains that I had studied over the years. I turned a corner and there was the pantheon I was in shock honestly. This video is bringing it all back.

This is absolutely brilliant! The analysis is flawless. Thanks Manuel!

Wow. This should be every first-timers overview of the great city. I would have never known its symmetry and architectural origins. Great video.

Superb video!! If I was a teacher I'd show this to my students.

This was fascinating to watch. My city in comparison is just some place with unremarkable streets and buildings for the most part. Living in Rome, Venice, Genova or so many other incredible Italian cities must be quite surreal. I hope Italians appreciate how beautiful their country is.

This was so interesting and such a great explanation of the city! I love to look at the architecture of buildings and this city seemed so overwhelming to visit in an upcoming trip we have. I have a better understanding of the design and overall orientation of the city! Thank you.

The best KZfaq discovery for me, this year so far! Great document and looking forward to see the other ones!

Rome is one of my favorites cities in the world. I wish I could bring my parents so that they could see Rome and Paris with their own eyes, the two centers of the world history.

There is no other city in the world that I would rather live in. To walk the same areas that famous Romans did is a huge thrill. I hope I can visit again in my lifetime.

This video was amazing. I was glued to every word - thank you for putting this together. I will be in Rome in a few weeks, and am looking forward to seeing everything that you presented!

I randomly came across this video and I’m very glad I did. This is an excellent description! Thanks for the work and upload.

Thank You for giving me a greater appreciation for the architectural history and greatness of the eternal city. `I had no idea how much Bernini was the architect of the new Rome. I always say that Venice is my favorite city, such a riot of beauty on the water, but can I say this after seeing your video- i have no answer,. Only passionate urging to return to both! Viva Roma! Viva Venezia! Viva Italia!

Amazingly well researched, but concisely synthesized/written video on a complex but fascinating subject. Thank you Manuel!

Your channel is amazing Manuel! It’s rare to find such intelligence on KZfaq. Your explanations are wonderful! Many thanks! I’m hooked!

No me esperaba este video en inglés, pero igual se disfruta mucho, espero que te esté yendo bien Manuel con tu canal, que disfrutes lo que haces porque la verdad es maravilloso.

Rome is possibly the greatest city in the world. This video really helps you appreciate even more.

I've just been to Rome, Florence and Athens. Your channel brought so much more to the table and added a great value to my trip. Your content is amazing, and I'm greatful and luck for having found it. Thank you very very much for your amazing effort.

Brilliant video Manual! Now I know what I am looking for in Rome. For me it's not just the attractions and monuments but the architectural history and town planning of Rome. Thank you.

besides being interesting, these videos being released in two languages is also soooooo incredibly useful for learning italian. as someone practicing and trying to learn, it's a wonderful resource that doesn't bore you to death, and it's become a ritual to get my head in the right space before exams. Grazie Mille Manuel!

Fantastic, thank you very much. I've been to Rome now 9 times, I wished I saw this documentary before. Thank you I learned so much.

What a great video! You peaked my interest with the layout and mapping of the city. We are planning our trip to Rome from the US, and you have given me some "direction" of interest to seek more information. You narrated and provided displays so I could easily follow what you were saying. Very nice job. Thank you for sharing

absolutely amazing. as a person highly interested in history i am delighted to have found your channel. there are tons of great documentaries about rulers and other famous persons, battles, time periodes, even some about the life of common people in various periods of history. but i have never seen an approach like this before. can`t wait to watch more of your great work.

Realmente fue una de las lecturas más ordenadas y mejor expresadas de esta maravillosa ciudad. Ciudad que es el apogeo de la cultura mediterránea de la antigüedad y la expresión y consagración de la arquitectura y del urbanismo barrocos. Verdadera Caput Mundi hace dos mil años y reinventada hace casi quinientos años. Gracias por tan excelente síntesis.

you make such an excellent presentation. I hope you can also make a video on Tokugawa and Meiji era Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. and perhaps the art and architecture of the Japanese garden

Cheers on such a well made video! None of the city planning and architecture books I've read are told as well as this video. Compressing this many information in a 20min. video makes every complicated detail sound simple to someone who is about to understand the intricacies of Rome.

Everything about this video is amazing! Well done!

Beyond fabulous! Thank you so much!

Brilliant video, hope you can do some other interesting italian cities such as Firenze or Napoli!

Thank you. Best I have seen yet. Concise, informative and superbly presented.

This is my first video of yours, and I immediately became a subscriber. I really enjoy how you bring a historical and narrative take on Rome. I cant help but want to plan a trip to Italy, and see Rome in all its glory.

this is the best video of rome ive come across - so well explained !!

My favorite city!!!! Thanks Manuel

I hope to visit Rome one day. It’s a city with such a rich history.

Your videos are excellent - you explain core concepts simply and elegantly, allowing the viewer to understand a city in far greater detail because of the necessary context. Thank you so much!

This answered all my questions. Amazing. Thank you. Now PLEASE do one on the many layers of Napoli!

thank you so much! im flying to rome soon and its nice to know a liitle more about the places ill be visiting!

I love Rome ❤ My favourite city ❤

My art teacher said that Rome is a post-modern city, because you find building and art from every century squashed together

Beautiful work! wonderful. Thank you. Informative and beautiful taken!

I feel like I now appreciate the form and historical structure of this great city! Not even during my five years of architecture school did I get such a clear understanding. Maybe I was just daydreaming, to be fair to my lecturers, or maybe it’s the power of a good modern video.

I could watch this for hours!

Complimenti on a truly excellent overview. What makes this so special is the interweaving of maps, photos, and drone shots which tie together the Rome of different time periods. Even for someone who knows Rome well, this is a real treat!

Amazing the foresight that was put into Rome. This video was so informative! Thanks so much for sharing.

Fun fact: the one at 19:48 is a poster about Jago, a modern-day artist who makes beautiful marble sculptures, just a little hint at how the art in this city keeps looking at its former self, not in emulation nor in mockery, but as in progress and restoration.

I had the honor of visiting rome last year during summer. Beautiful city. Wish i can go back soon 👍

Congratulations for the amazing video! Perfect research and screenplay

A very comprehensible explanation of the layout of Rome. Thank you.

Gracias Manuel exelente trabajo es una guia estupenda para apreciar la grandeza de Roma he estado cinco veces en la ciudad y nunca a sido suficiente enhorabuena

Fantastic and informative. It's a shame Rome no longer has the same pedestrian waterfront it had in the past, but I guess one can hope that they will revert it at some point in the future. Watching this video has also reminded how sad it is our modern cities are conduits for cars to move through and not stages for people to live in. I wish our cities could go back to some of these architectural principles that make Rome so fascinating.

Absolutely amazing channel! Thank you.

As an italian, my dream has always been to visit Italy one day and learn more about my ancestors. This summer I got my wish, and what an amazing place it was. It was a bit difficult to navigate being that I had very little information going in, but this video really helps. I will go back again soon and I feel like I will have a better experience navigating around the city.