Rome

The Colosseum looms large on one side. The great Vatican domes soar to the skies on the other. The Tiber weaves through the middle. Ancient streets, weathered and worn, spread along the banks, knitting together a Centro Storico adorned with some of the most significant monuments known to humankind – the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain, to name but a few. This is Rome, Italy, and there's quite simply no other city like it.

Our luxury accommodation in Rome offers the chance to see the Eternal City in style. Penthouse apartments nestle between the streets of immersive neighbourhoods like proud Monti and the impossibly romantic La Trastevere, and grand villas sit out on the lusher hills beyond urban limits, beckoning with private pools and cypress-shaded gardens. Whichever you choose, you'll be within striking distance of the great Italian capital and all that goes with it.

No trip here could be complete without exploring the ancient remnants of what was once the epicentre of the Roman Empire. Head to the Colosseum to get started; the 2,000-year-old arena housed the gladiators of old, and it rises up next to the colonnades and temples of the ancient Roman Forum, the spot where Julius Caesar was assassinated and the machinations of imperial life carried on all those millennia ago.

Medieval and Renaissance Rome are the other great historic pulls. From the bustling Piazza del Popolo to the Baroque palaces of the Piazza Navona and out to the cobbled alleys of La Trastevere, it's a vast cut-out of the city. Dive in and get lost, or tour it on a Vespa as the Romans do. As you travel, you'll peek into churches where priceless Caravaggios adorn the chapels and happen upon Roman taverns that serve the finest pecorino pasta and butter-fried artichokes on Earth.

Art aficionados will adore the Vatican Museums. It can take days to scour the lot, but the highlights are the civilisation-defining ceiling works of the Sistine Chapel and the canvasses of the Rafael Rooms.

After long sessions of sightseeing, you can explore the Roman parks. They oscillate between the grand – at Villa Borghese, for example – and the wild – along the Appian Way – to offer unique green spaces where you can relax and people-watch in the heat of the day.

Whether you're seeking a penthouse apartment or a grand villa, our luxury accommodation collection in Rome will ensure a memorable stay in this spectacular city.