To pay homage to Raphael on the 500th anniversary of his death, here’s a walking itinerary in the center of Rome to visit the places that contain his works or that were designed by the artist himself. This itinerary features well-known and lesser-knowns palaces and museums, so it’s a great chance to see Rome in an original way. 

One day in 1508, Pope Julius II summoned two young artists in Rome: Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. He asked Michelangelo to paint the vault of the Sistine Chapel; and he asked Raffaello to fresco the walls of his private apartments in the Apostolic Palace. In doing so, Pope Julius II would profoundly influence the history of art in the years and centuries to come.