I last visited here 50 years ago so enjoyed another look at this huge monolithic edifice. It’s a warm climb in the summer but well worth it as the views are amazing. We went in the morning in September and it wasn’t crazy busy. The roundabout below the monument was being excavated so it was messy (but it is Rome after all) and there was scaffolding at the front of the monument so our view looking up from the bottom was bit obscured…..but it’s an incredible spectacle nonetheless. I remember seeing old film footage of Mussolini holding a rally here, the scale of it is incredible. You can pay to go inside the museum, I was a bit confused by what was free and what was not, we didn’t pay to go inside or in the elevator in the end….the free views we were getting of the city after climbing the stairs were awesome anyway. We could have spent a couple of hours here, I’m looking forward to returning.

Right next to the Spanish Steps you will find this huge monument - Alter to the Fatherland. €12 allows access to the panoramic terrace & the museum. The monument is huge, the area around it very busy and crazy with traffic. Take time to visit and the explore the area.

This is quite an imposing monument built to commemorate the first king of a united Italy. It's known as the wedding cake among other names due to its many layers. You can go up to the top and get a nice view of the whole city. However, it seems that locals actually hate it since they don't consider it as original or authentic as genuine historical monuments in Rome. Still worth dropping by.

You can’t help but see this impressive building when visiting Rome. It’s huge! And on route to many other sites. Every time you look at it there is something new to see. We didn’t go in but can imagine it is quite impressive inside.

Our hotel was across the street from the monument. It was neat to look out our hotel room window and see the monument and the Forum. We got an especially good photo from the rooftop of our hotel during sunset one afternoon.

There are good views from the terrace by the cafe (which is reasonably priced) and is free, along with the museum. To get to the top of the monument, for the better views, it’s a €16 fee via a glass elevator. The rooftop views were impressive as it’s the highest point in the city, but the terrace was relatively small and waterlogged due to recent rain. Taking the above into account, the views justify the fee.

Like opening an Asterix comic book and stumbling into the most climactic location! For the life of me, I can't think of any reason why some people would not like this. This is pretty much everything that made the roman empire so memorable. I was absolutely gobsmacked when I first saw it. This is how I had imagined the greatest of the greatest things to see in Rome. I saw all the big things to see when in Rome - The Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Colloseum and Parteon, but this surpassed them all!

Impressive and really interesting! We thought it was great value for money! One EUR 17 ticket gives you access to the glass elevator ride to the roof for the best views over Rome, to the military museum and across the road into the equally unmissable Palazzo Venezia.

We took the glass elevator to the top for spectacular views over Rome. Very hot up top in the sun so take a hat! Aperol spritz 10 euro in cafeteria like eating area. Sandwiches and panini were tasty and unexpectedly well priced.

The Victor Emmanuel II National monument also known as the Vittoriano or Altare della Patria is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy. It’s a magnificent structure from where Roman forum can be seen without the elevator too. If you want to see other parts, you can take the elevator.