More about this place ⤵️ Palazzo Altemps is a place you definitely must visit if you want to go beyond the main landmarks of Rome What is the story (in brief) of Palazzo Altemps? The palace was built in the 1400s by the nephew of pope Sixtus IV (the pope that made the Sistine chapel!) A hundred years later the palace was bought by an Austrian cardinal, called Marco Sittico Altemps, nephew of the pope Pius IV Cardinal Altemps established his residency in this palace, and that’s where the name of this place comes from: Palazzo Altemps He also decorated this palace with beautiful frescoes and chose this as the location for his collection of antiquities and books To make the long story short, the palace changed property over the years, until in 1982 it became property of the Italian State, and it was eventually turned into the beautiful museum that we can see today Palazzo Altemps houses some of the most incredible ancient sculptures, not only from the Altemps collection but also coming from other noble families, such as the Boncompagni Ludovisi and Mattei Visiting Palazzo Altemps means walking through a series of colorful and beautiful rooms, corridors that take you to incredible marbles. It’s like a continuous discovery room after room 🤩 Don’t you find unbelievable that these statues were made about 2000 years ago??! 🤩 #rome #rometravel #rometips #rometraveltips #romeplaces #thingstodo #hiddengems