This experience through Contemporary Rome takes place in the EUR quarter. Built in 1935, based on a project envisioned by Mussolini, this new neighborhood was at first intended as a monumental outdoor space designed to house the World’s Fair of 1942. 

In 1936 the Italian government was successful in its application to host the next World's Fair in Rome which was scheduled for 1941. The Fair was soon postponed to 1942 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Fascist regime. The area chosen for the Fair was some three miles south of the Aurelian wall, near the river and the road to Ostia. The architect Marcello Piacentini was asked to coordinate the development of a plan with the objective of creating a new quarter of Rome, not just the temporary pavilions required for the Fair. The World's Fair never took place because of WWII and the few buildings which had been completed were occupied by families who had lost their homes in the war. In 1951, when the post war emergency was gradually receding, the Italian government decided to complete the quarter by relocating public offices and by inviting companies to build their headquarters in the new quarter. The coming to Rome of the 1960 Olympic Games gave a new impulse to the completion of the most monumental parts of the EUR quarter. 

Today the EUR quarter is a green and modern area, full of parks and new buildings that follow the traditional features of Roman architecture. This is the reason why the map of the quarter resembles the one still visible today in the Roman Forums, the heart of the Ancient Rome.

Among the several buildings we’ll see during our pleasant stroll are Palazzo della Civiltà, also known as the Square Colosseum, the Palazzo degli Uffici, and the Palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi. End this tour of modern Rome with a stroll through the park built for the Olympic Games of 1960.


  • Recommended tour Extensions: 
    Extra Hour | Colosseum

  • Included: 
    Blue Badge Qualified Guide Meet&Greet your Guide at your Hotel/Accommodation |  Round-trip Transportation to and from the site (only available for centrally located accommodations) | Private Tour

  • Not Included: 
    Private Driver throughout the tour (can be arranged upon request) 

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Palazzo degli Uffici, Rome Lazio

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