By Anita Draycott

Michelangelo studied the unique Hadrian-designed dome of Rome’s best-preserved architectural marvel before tackling the cupola of St. Peter’s. Admission is free. Get your java fix at the nearby Caffe Tazzo d’Oro, a Roman coffee institution where you stand elbow-to-elbow at the long granite counter along with locals taking a quick break. Down the street is Gamarelli, official tailor to the pope, where clergy and nuns flock for their frocks.