It's impossible to do Rome justice on a single visit. Twenty five centuries of glorious history have bestowed the city with a mind-boggling diversity of sights, and just in order to visit all the must-sees you would have to stay in the city for months and do nothing else but go from one major sight to another. A Roman sight-seeing binge could begin at the Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio), nowadays a late Renaissance square adorned with sumptuous medieval palaces. Campidoglio, situated between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is the smallest of Rome's seven hills, but it has served as the religious and political centre of the city since its foundation more than 2500 years ago. Apart from the Piazza del Campidoglio, other not to miss sights of the Capitoline Hill include: Palazzo Nuovo, Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Church of Sanra Maria in Aracoeli. Having basked in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, it's time to unveil the ancient Rome and there's no better place to start but the Roman Forum - the political and economic centre of the Roman Republic. The Forum was founded in the 7th century BC, and it slowly developed into the focal point of Rome's public life. After the fall of the Roman Empire in 446, the Forum fell into disuse. It being the heart of the pagan Rome - Forum is awash with numerous Roman temples, all of them in a charmingly dilapidated state. Yet another remainder of the glorious pre-Christian past of Rome are the arches of Forum. But if the Forum was the heart of Republican Rome, then the nexus of the empire was certainly the Colosseum. The Roman Colosseum is the largest building ever to have been built in the Roman Empire. It was also the first permanent amphitheatre built in Rome. This remarkable work of Roman architecture and engineering was built in the 1st century AD. The construction of the building started between 70 and 72 AD during the reign of emperor Vespaisan and finished in 80 AD during the rule of emperor Titus. The structure could comfortably hold an audience of 50,000 spectators.

Lanterns and windows of Rome; just walking the streets of the eternal city is a sight unto itself

Once you're done with the ancient Rome, a plethora of Roman piazzas is still waiting to be discovered. Apart from the Piazza del Campidoglio, three other popular squares are: Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna, and Piazza del Popolo. But, of course, there's more to Rome than the imperial and the medieval legacy - as the matter of fact, Rome is the only city in the world that boasts a separate sovereign country within its city limits. The smallest country in the world, Vatican, is a treasures house of Rome. The immense wealth accumulated by the Catholic church over the centuries is clustered on these 0.44 square kilometres that make a prime sight-seeing location for all visitors to Rome. This is where the sumptuous Basilica of St Peter, the largest Christian place of worship in the world, is found. But, of course, the impressive size is not the only thing that makes St Peter one of the most impressive sights of Rome. A yet more impressive sights are the famous Vatican Museums. This collection of museums holds probably the highest concentration of art in Europe. A visit to Vatican wouldn't be complete without admiring the Sistine Chapel and its ceiling painted by Michelangelo. If all this sightseeing seems too much to deal with, maybe you should consider taking an organized tour of either Rome or Vatican.