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Walking tour: Rome and its Obelisks

The coming together of two different cultures thanks to the vanity of Emperors and Popes.

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Rome is the city with the largest number of obelisks in the world. Visit some of the most importat of them looking for the differences between the Egyptians and the Roman Copies. * Obelisk of San Giovanni in Laterano * Obelisk of Santa Maria Maggiore    * Obelisk of Piazza del Popolo * Obelisk of the Vatican * Obelisk of Navona Square * Obelisk of Rotonda Square Along the tour the guide will lead you between the different Obelisks of the town, while telling you the history of the great urban planning started at the end of the XVI century that eventually transformed the Eternal City from a Medioeval town to the modern craddle of the baroque art.

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