Discover Rome’s hidden Aventine Keyhole (Buco della Serratura), where a tiny green door perfectly frames St. Peter’s Basilica ...

On Aventine Hill, a simple green door hides one of Rome’s most striking views. Through its tiny keyhole, St. Peter’s Basilica appears perfectly framed by the gardens of the Knights of Malta. The ...

View St Peter's Basilica through the keyhole at Aventine Hill. Photo / Getty Images One of the seven hills of Ancient Rome, you'll get the best sunset opportunity in the city if you head here in the ...

Look up, look around. That’s what we do, really, we Christians, during this Advent season. We look up to our heavenly Father, and to the Son who came to us in Bethlehem as a tiny baby, and who comes ...

Magnificent view of St. Peter’s Dome in the Vatican can be seen through a keyhole from the headquarters of the Knights of Malta on Rome’s Aventine hill.April 3 ...

Rome is eternal, but most visitors rush through it as if it were temporary, a checklist of landmarks to conquer rather than a city to feel. The Colosseum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain, all ...

Hidden on the peaceful Aventine Hill in Rome lies one of the city’s most curious and popular attractions: a simple keyhole. But what lies beyond this ordinary keyhole is what makes it so extraordinary ...