Step inside the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo to admire The Crucifixion of Saint Peter and The Conversion of Saint Paul, where Caravaggio's revolutionary vision—dramatic light, deep shadows, and ordinary people as models for saints—redefined religious painting over 400 years ago.

Just a minute's walk from Piazza Navona, step inside the often-overlooked Basilica of Sant'Agostino to discover the Madonna of Loreto, where poor, exhausted pilgrims with dirty feet kneel before the Virgin and the Christ Child in one of Caravaggio's boldest and most moving works.

Enter San Luigi dei Francesi to experience the complete Saint Matthew cycle in the Contarelli Chapel. From the Calling to the Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, these three paintings became Caravaggio's first great public commission and the moment that changed his career forever.

Pause outside Palazzo Madama, where Caravaggio lived under the patronage of Cardinal del Monte before the surrounding streets became the stage for his turbulent life of taverns, quarrels and legendary brawls.

End your journey with a local tasting and a glass of wine in the neighbourhood Caravaggio once called home.