Start your walk from the Borghese Contemporary Hotel at Largo della Fontanella di Borghese 84. From here, head towards Vicolo della Torretta where he worked at the Bottega.

The artist had the opportunity in 1592 to work at the Bottega del Cavalier d'Arpino owned by the painter Giuseppe Cesari. The workshop was located in Vicolo della Torretta, 50 metres from the Borghese Contemporary Hotel.

Imagine the artist at work in his youthful years, in this charming corner of the city. Due to a brief illness, Caravaggio was hospitalised at the Consolazione hospital, thus severing his relationship with Cesari. During this period, Caravaggio was probably employed as an executor of still lifes and decorative parts of more complex works, but there is no certain evidence of this.

Returning to the hotel entrance, turn left onto Via del Clementino and then onto Via della Scrofa, an eight-minute walk will take you to the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi.

Here you can admire the famous series dedicated to the life of St. Matthew in the Contarelli Chapel: “The Vocation of St. Matthew”; “St. Matthew and the Angel”; “The Martyrdom of St. Matthew”.Church of San Luigi dei FrancesiLa Bottega

Leaving the hotel, turn left onto Via della Fontanella di Borghese. At the second crossroads, turn left onto Via del Corso and continue for 800 metres.

Past Piazza del Popolo, immediately after the obelisk, you will find a small gold mine on the right. Inside the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, you can admire “The Conversion of St Paul” and “The Crucifixion of St Peter”.Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

Last but not least, a ten-minute walk from the hotel takes you to the Church of Sant'Agostino.

Turn left onto Via del Clementino and continue on Via della Scrofa. Turn right onto Via dei Portoghesi and continue left onto Via dei Pianellari.

The Cavalletti Chapel houses the work “Madonna dei Pellegrini”. In this painting, Caravaggio depicts the Virgin Mary welcoming a kneeling pilgrim, an image of intense humanity that conveys the profound realism of his style.