European Capitals

Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II over the Tiber with St Peter&#39;s dome in Rome

Pedestrians crossing the street in front of Rome&#39;s Palace of Justice

Tourists walk along Via dei Condotti toward Trinit&#224; dei Monti, Rome

Crowds around the Barcaccia fountain by Bernini at Piazza di Spagna, Rome

Crowded Spanish Steps in Rome with pink azaleas in the foreground

Pink blooming trees in front of a green pool in a park

Marble lion fountain at Piazza del Popolo, man in costume sitting beside

Fountain of the Goddess Rome at Piazza del Popolo, marble statues flanked by columns

Marble statue of the she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus in Rome

Marble fountain in front of the illuminated theatre in Palermo

Palazzo della Borsa lit up at night in Piazza de Ferrari, Genoa

Trevi Fountain at night, illuminated statues and cascades into the basin

The Colosseum at night, travertine arches lit up, traffic below

Equestrian statue in front of the Palazzo della Civilt&#224; Italiana, Rome

Travertine facade with rows of blind arches, Palazzo della Civilt&#224; Italiana, Rome

Columned facade and bell tower of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome

Golden apse mosaic in Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Christ among saints

Circular golden mosaic portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, Saint Paul&#39;s Basilica

Nave of St. Paul Outside the Walls: marble columns, golden mosaics, visitors below

Saint Paul statue before the basilica with golden mosaics and palm trees

Tourists beneath the brick arches of the Colosseum in Rome, grey sky

Bronze statue of the Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus, Rome

Bronze equestrian statue at the Vittoriano, Roman domes under a grey sky

Visitors inside the Basilica of St. John Lateran among statues and gilded ceiling

Facade of St. John Lateran in Rome with saint statues and passersby

Egyptian granite obelisk in front of Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome

Multicolored marble floor and statues in niches inside the Pantheon, Rome

The coffered concrete dome of the Pantheon in Rome under warm light

Bronze plaque with relief and marble portrait on the yellow wall

Crowd under white umbrellas at Campo de&#39; Fiori market among ochre historic buildings

Weathered Corinthian columns of Portico di Ottavia among ancient brick walls

Laundry strung between ochre buildings on a narrow street, people walking

Wooden sign with yellow lettering Ma che siete venuti a f&#224;, Domus Birrae

Stone Ponte Cestio arches over the Tiber in Rome, soft daylight on embankments

The Bocca della Verit&#224; marble mask, sunlight striped through the grate