Rome is loud, noisy, and vibrant. Rome lives and pulses. And Rome is still permeated by the sacred. Antiquity, early Christianity, and the Middle Ages form an almost tender connection with the present. The Renaissance has left its mark just as the Reformation indirectly led to the baroque exuberance of Borromini and Bernini. In this art and culture guide, Stephan Kölliker presents the outstanding sights of the "Eternal City" in a concise manner. In chronological order, he takes readers on an extensive tour of Rome. This route spans from famous ancient sites to early Christian places of worship, medieval churches, architectural masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque, as well as selected monuments from the 19th and 20th centuries.