Itineraries
Where to stay
The Centro Storico for first-timers who want to walk everywhere, Monti for a local feel near the Colosseum, Trastevere for evenings out, and Prati for a calmer base by the Vatican.
The areas: Centro Storico, Monti, Trastevere, Prati.
Where to stay in Rome: areas and adviceHotels in RomePlaces to see
All things to do in ItalyMuseumBorghese GalleryBernini sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa in the Villa Borghese park.Entry: Timed tickets only; the price includes the booking fee
FoodBorgo PioA pedestrian street of trattorias and cafes a few minutes from St. Peter's Square.Entry: Pay as you go
MarketCampo de' FioriA square with a morning produce market around the statue of Giordano Bruno, ringed by cafes and bars.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumCapitoline MuseumsAncient sculpture and paintings in the palaces around Michelangelo's square on the Capitoline Hill.
MuseumCastel Sant'AngeloHadrian's mausoleum, later a papal fortress, with a rooftop terrace over the Tiber.
RuinsColosseumThe great amphitheater of ancient Rome, finished in AD 80.Entry: Includes the Forum and Palatine; book a time slot
ViewpointJaniculum HillA hilltop terrace above Trastevere with a wide view over the domes and rooftops of Rome.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodJewish GhettoRome's old Jewish quarter around the ruined Portico of Octavia, known for Roman Jewish dishes such as fried artichokes.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodMontiA village-like quarter of cobbled lanes, trattorias and wine bars between the Forum and Santa Maria Maggiore.Entry: Pay as you go
ChurchPantheonA Roman temple from the AD 100s with an open oculus in its giant concrete dome.
NeighborhoodPiazza NavonaA long baroque square with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers.Entry: Free to visit
RuinsRoman Forum and Palatine HillThe heart of the ancient city, and the hill where its emperors lived.Entry: Same ticket as the Colosseum
ChurchSanta Maria MaggioreOne of the four papal basilicas of Rome, with early Christian mosaics, a short walk from Roma Termini.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointSpanish StepsThe grand staircase up to Trinità dei Monti, above Piazza di Spagna.Entry: Free to visit
ChurchSt. Peter's BasilicaThe largest church in the world, with Michelangelo's Pietà and dome.Entry: Free; the dome climb costs extra
NeighborhoodTestaccioA working-class quarter by the Tiber known for classic Roman trattorias and its covered food market.Entry: Pay as you go
NeighborhoodTrastevereIvy-covered lanes and trattorias across the Tiber.Entry: Free to visit
ViewpointTrevi FountainThe most famous fountain in Rome: toss a coin to come back.Entry: Free to view from the square
MuseumVatican Museums and Sistine ChapelPapal art collections that end in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.Entry: Book a time slot
ViewpointVittorianoThe white marble monument to Victor Emmanuel II on Piazza Venezia, with terraces over the city.Entry: Covers the Altar of the Fatherland and the panoramic terrace