Rome: The art of a creative visit to the Eternal City

The Forum and Colosseum have to be seen once, but after that the Eternal City has a wealth of modern art worth exploring, writes Colin O'Brien

Founded in 1883, Rome's National Gallery of modern art next to Villa Borghese gardens.

It’s a controversial opinion, but Rome’s major sites are overrated. 

Crowded, costly, and utterly devoid of charm, the city’s most visited landmarks have been cheapened in the age of mass tourism into little more than a box-ticking — or selfie-taking — exercise.