Image notes

The guides use 59 licensed photographs and four illustrations of generic scenes. Named landmarks and districts use photographs of the actual place. Captions identify the image type. A photograph does not establish current access or tour availability.

Photograph credits

Commons photographs are cropped and resized. The image adaptations retain the licence shown for each source, including the same share-alike terms where applicable. Photographer names below are image credits and do not imply endorsement.

• Rome rooftops in evening light: The Quiet Atlas, Unsplash License.

• A street lined with old buildings in Rome: Damien Kopp, Unsplash License.

• Street seating in Trastevere: Marialaura Gionfriddo, Unsplash License.

• Pasta with green garnish in a white bowl on a gray surface: Max Griss, Unsplash License.

• A narrow cobbled alley between tall weathered buildings: Alexander Voronov, Unsplash License.

• Exterior of the Colosseum in Rome: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5. Cropped and resized.

• Interior of the Colosseum with the exposed underground structures: Fubar Obfusco, Public domain. Cropped and resized.

• Exterior arches of the Colosseum: FoekeNoppert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Ruins and columns in the Roman Forum: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Interior tiers and exposed substructures of the Colosseum: Ronnievonjohnson, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• Stone passage and arches inside the Colosseum: Wilfredor, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• The Colosseum seen from the surrounding public space: Luca.p~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Daylight view of the Colosseum interior and exposed underground structures: FoekeNoppert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Front view of the Colosseum arches: D2easy, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• Exterior of the Colosseum and its surrounding pavement: Schlurcher; derivative by Ankara, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Ancient ruins in the Roman Forum in Rome: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Exterior arches of the Colosseum in Rome: Pinplaybloxorwiki, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• Beach and turquoise water on the Amalfi Coast: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Florence skyline with the cathedral dome: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Excavated ancient buildings at Ostia Antica: Sonse, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

• Pompeii ruins with Mount Vesuvius beyond: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Buildings and green hillside at Tivoli: Ra Boe, CC BY-SA 3.0 de. Cropped and resized.

• View over Tivoli from Villa d’Este: H.tjerns, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Tivoli seen from the grounds of Villa Adriana: Beatrice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge in Venice: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The Canopus pool and colonnade at Villa Adriana: Jcsalmon, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• A sculpted fountain spout in a pool at Villa d’Este: Fczarnowski, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The ancient paved road of the Appian Way: Flavia Verona, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• View through the Aventine keyhole along a garden avenue toward St. Peter’s dome: Espegro, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The Cordonata approach and statues at the Capitoline Hill: Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• The entrance gate to the park of the Catacombs of San Callisto: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Castel Sant’Angelo seen from the street outside: G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Ruins of the Domus Augustana on the Palatine Hill: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• The pedestrian surface of Ponte Sisto in Rome: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• View across Piazza Venezia from the Vittoriano: Gobbler, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• The repeating arches of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in EUR: Julian Lupyan, CC0. Cropped and resized.

• Trinità dei Monti church above the crowded Spanish Steps: Tatiana kitty, Public domain. Cropped and resized.

• Portico d’Ottavia in Rome’s Jewish Ghetto: Stella aboaf, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Snow around the lake in the EUR district of Rome: Gidipa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Elevated view of buildings in the Prati district of Rome: Sébastien Bertrand, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized.

• Piazza Testaccio in Rome: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Mosaic facade and clock tower of Santa Maria in Trastevere: FoekeNoppert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.

• Roma Trastevere railway station: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• Ponte Sisto at the river edge of Trastevere: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

• St Peter’s Basilica and its forecourt in Vatican City: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Exterior facade of St Peter’s Basilica above the Vatican necropolis: Jebulon, CC0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• St Peter’s Square seen from the basilica dome: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Bronze relief panels on the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica: Archeologo, Public domain. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Buildings and public square of the Capitoline Museums in Rome: Ricardo André Frantz ( User:Tetraktys ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Facade of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Exterior of Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Dusk view across the Tiber toward Ponte Sant’Angelo and the dome of St Peter’s: Jebulon, CC0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Facade and bell tower of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Facade of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Interior of the Pantheon with its coffered dome, columns and patterned floor: Macrons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• The Holy Stairs inside their sanctuary in Rome: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Monumental entrance to Villa Borghese at Piazzale Flaminio: Oursana, CC0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

• Fountain and planting in the Botanical Garden of Rome: Daderot, CC0. Resized and cropped; vertical subjects use a neutral surround. The adaptation retains the stated licence.

Generic illustrations

Four AI-generated images show a hillside village, a village lane, a notebook with a travel pouch, and an evening lane. They do not represent a named town, street or booked experience. The images use a commercial-use model licence and are labelled where they appear.