Capitoline Museums and Picture Galleries

Piazza del Campidoglio, 1. Information: Tel. 0667102071. Reservations: Tel. 060608. Opening hours: 9.30 a.m. – 19.30 p.m., (Ticket office closes at 7 p.m.). Closed Mondays. www.museicapitolini.org

Ancient works of art illustrating the history of Rome. Paintings from the 14th to the 18th century. The recently restored hall of the 16th-century Capitoline Archive of Palazzo dei Conservatori hosts the new Medieval Hall with a fascinating exhibition around the monument to Charles I of Anjou.