Rome

Sights

• Colosseum and Roman Forum – Ancient Rome – book a combined ticket ahead.
• Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel – Michelangelo's ceiling – cover shoulders and knees.
• Pantheon – An ancient temple with an open dome.
• Trevi Fountain – Toss a coin over your shoulder – quieter early in the morning.
• Piazza Navona – A baroque square with three fountains.
• Trastevere – Cobblestones, ivy and trattorias.
• Spanish Steps – The steps between Piazza di Spagna and the church.

Food & nightlife

• Carbonara and cacio e pepe – The Roman pasta classics.
• Pizza al Taglio – Pizza by the slice, sold by weight.
• Gelato – Ice cream from a gelateria with natural colours.
• Mercato di Testaccio – A market hall with Roman street food.

Day trips

• Tivoli – Villa d'Este's fountains and Hadrian's Villa.
• Ostia Antica – The excavated ancient port of Rome.
• Castelli Romani – Villages by crater lakes in the Alban Hills.

Good to know

When to go

April–June, September–October

Getting around

Walk the centre, plus metro and buses; the Leonardo Express runs from Fiumicino airport.

Tipping

Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.

Power

Plug type C/F/L, 230 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Plan your trip to Rome together

Create a trip plan and the Travel Guide comes with it – with a map, ideas to suggest and saved for offline use.

Plan with Pickeed

More in Italy

• Lake Como
• Stresa
• Florence
• Venice
• Milan
• Naples
• Sicily
• Sardinia
• Cinque Terre
• Lake Garda