Start out by exiting the train station and heading directly left through Piazza Cinquecento until you see Via Cavour. Follow Via Cavour until you reach Via A. Depretis and then turn right. Continue straight on this road as it turns into Via di Quattro Fontane. On your left as you stroll up this street you will see the current Presidential Palace. When you come to Via. D. Tritone, turn left. Continue down Via D. Tritone until you reach a "T", at which you turn left. This is Via Del Corso. Look quickly to your left and you will see Piazza Colonna with its huge obelisk in the center. Continue down Via del Corso until you reach Piazza Venezia. Directly in front of you is the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. Walk straight across the Piazza, keeping the monument to your left, until you reach the large marble staircase. Turn left up the stairs until you reach the square at the top. Welcome to The Capitoline Museum and Campidoglio!
This area is the seat of the powerful local authorities in Rome. The Staircase you would have just walked up leads you to the square, which was designed by Michelangelo, with the Capitoline Museum on either side. Directly in front of you, behind the large fountain, is the Roman Forum. The best views of The Forum can be found inside the Capitoline Museum, which has balconies that overlook the Forum. Perfect for taking pictures and people watching.
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