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Rome

Two-thousand-year-old ruins, baroque piazzas and late dinners.

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Before you go

Tips for Rome

Transport, opening hours, food and what to avoid.

  1. Getting there

    From the airport: Leonardo Express

    The non-stop train links Fiumicino with Termini station in about 32 minutes. From Ciampino there's no direct train: the buses to Termini are the easiest option.

  2. Getting around

    Always validate your ticket

    On buses and trams you must stamp it in the machine when you board, or you'll be fined even if you bought it. In the metro you can tap straight through with a contactless card.

  3. Getting around

    Rome is a walking city

    The metro barely touches the historic centre: Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon are all on foot. Wear comfortable shoes, the cobbles are tiring.

  4. Eating

    Coperto and service

    Many restaurants charge a per-person “coperto” for bread and cutlery, and it's on the menu. Tipping isn't required: rounding up is enough.

  5. Eating

    Free water from the fountains

    The little iron fountains (“nasoni”) give fresh drinking water all over the city. Bring a bottle and refill it.

  6. Watch out

    Gladiators and bracelets

    The Colosseum gladiators charge for photos, and so do the people who tie a “friendship bracelet” on you or hand you a rose. Say no before they do.

  7. Watch out

    Don't sit on the Spanish Steps

    Sitting on the Spanish Steps is banned and fined. For a rest, the Pincio is two minutes away.

  8. Watch out

    Pickpockets on bus 64

    Buses 64 and 40 (Termini–Vatican) and metro line A are packed with tourists. Wear your backpack in front and keep your phone in an inside pocket.

Checked on November 4, 2026

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  1. Essential

    Museums & culture· Monti

    Colosseum

    The largest amphitheatre ancient Rome ever built, opened in AD 80 for gladiator fights and animal hunts in front of some 50,000 people.

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    The Colosseum's three tiers of arches under a clear sky
  3. Essential

    Museums & culture· Centro storico

    Pantheon

    A Roman temple nearly 1,900 years old, later a church, crowned by a concrete dome that opens to the sky through a nine-metre oculus.

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    The Pantheon's columned portico and dome seen from the side and front
  4. Essential

    Special place· Trevi

    Trevi Fountain

    Rome's most famous baroque fountain, built against a palace façade and tucked into a small square at the end of narrow lanes.

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    The Trevi Fountain, with Oceanus at its centre above the turquoise basin
  5. Essential

    Museums & culture· Vatican

    St Peter's Basilica

    The Vatican's great church, with Michelangelo's dome and Pietà inside and Bernini's colonnaded square in front.

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    Inside St Peter's, with Bernini's bronze baldachin over the high altar
  6. Essential

    Museums & culture· Vatican

    Vatican Museums

    The popes' collections, from classical sculpture to the Raphael Rooms, with the Sistine Chapel at the end of the route.

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    The entrance to the Vatican Museums cut into the Vatican walls
  7. Essential

    Special place· Centro storico

    Piazza Navona

    A long square that keeps the shape of Domitian's stadium, with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers at its centre.

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    Piazza Navona with its baroque fountains and the church of Sant'Agnese behind
  8. Essential

    Special place· Tridente

    Spanish Steps

    The 18th-century stairway climbing from the Barcaccia fountain to the church of Trinità dei Monti. Sitting on the steps is not allowed.

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    The Spanish Steps rising to the twin-towered church of Trinità dei Monti

  9. Museums & culture· Borgo

    Castel Sant'Angelo

    Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum turned papal fortress, linked to the Vatican by a raised passage and topped by a terrace over the Tiber.

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    Castel Sant'Angelo lit up at night beside the Tiber

  10. Museums & culture· Villa Borghese

    Borghese Gallery

    A 17th-century villa in the Borghese park holding Bernini's sculptures and paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael and Titian.

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    The white façade of Villa Borghese, home of the Borghese Gallery, with its garden in front

  11. Museums & culture· Campidoglio

    Capitoline Museums

    The world's oldest public museum, set on Michelangelo's square, with the Capitoline Wolf and a terrace looking over the Forum.

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    The coffered ceiling and frescoes of the Hall of the Captains in the Capitoline Museums

  13. Museums & culture· Aventine

    Baths of Caracalla

    The ruins of a 3rd-century public bath complex, with walls over 30 metres high, floor mosaics and umbrella pines all around.

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    The towering brick walls of the caldarium at the Baths of Caracalla

  14. Museums & culture· Ostia

    Ostia Antica

    Ancient Rome's port, a whole town of streets, baths, a theatre and houses 25 km from the centre, far quieter than the Forum.

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    Columns and brick walls of the frigidarium in the Forum Baths at Ostia Antica

  15. Special place· Ripa

    Mouth of Truth

    A marble mask in the porch of Santa Maria in Cosmedin that, legend says, bites the hand of anyone who lies.

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    The round marble face of the Mouth of Truth, with open eyes and mouth

  16. Special place· Aventine

    Aventine Keyhole

    The keyhole in the Knights of Malta's gate, through which St Peter's dome appears framed at the end of a hedge-lined path.

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    St Peter's dome seen through the keyhole at the end of a hedge-lined path

  17. Viewpoint· Trastevere

    Janiculum Terrace

    The hilltop terrace above Trastevere with the domes and rooftops of the whole centre laid out below. A cannon fires every day at noon.

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    The equestrian monument to Garibaldi on top of the Janiculum

  18. Viewpoint· Aventine

    Orange Garden

    A small garden of orange trees on top of the Aventine, with a balcony over the Tiber and St Peter's dome straight ahead.

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    Rome's rooftops and domes from the balcony of the Orange Garden

  19. Viewpoint· Villa Borghese

    Pincio Terrace

    The Borghese park's balcony above Piazza del Popolo, looking out over the domes of the centre to St Peter's at sunset.

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    The Pincio terrace, with its ramps and statues, seen from Piazza del Popolo

  20. Viewpoint· Piazza Venezia

    Vittoriano

    The huge white-marble monument to Victor Emmanuel II, with a rooftop terrace that looks across the Forum to the Colosseum.

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    The white-marble Vittoriano with its colonnade and equestrian statues

  21. Nature & beaches· Villa Borghese

    Villa Borghese

    The centre's big park, with pine-lined avenues, a lake with a little temple and the Borghese Gallery; a good place to hire a bike.

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    A statue before the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina among the trees of Villa Borghese

  22. Nature & beaches· Appia Antica

    Appian Way

    The Roman road heading south, still paved with its old stones and lined with pines, tombs and catacombs. Best on foot or by bike.

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    The Roman paving stones of the Appian Way between grass and trees

  23. Shopping· Centro storico

    Campo de' Fiori

    A square with a fruit, vegetable and flower market in the morning and busy terraces at night, watched over by Giordano Bruno's statue.

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    Campo de' Fiori with white market umbrellas and the statue of Giordano Bruno in the middle

  24. Shopping· Testaccio

    Testaccio Market

    Testaccio's covered market, with fresh-produce stalls alongside counters serving Roman street food to eat on the spot.

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    The white steel structure and stairs of the new Testaccio market under a blue sky

  26. Café· Centro storico

    Tazza d'Oro

    A classic roastery steps from the Pantheon, known for its coffee granita with whipped cream, taken standing at the bar.

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    Two cappuccinos on the counter at Tazza d'Oro

  27. Café· Centro storico

    Giolitti

    A family gelateria and pastry shop since 1900, near Parliament, with a long counter of flavours and a period tearoom.

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    Giolitti's frontage and big sign, with its street terrace full of people

  29. Café· Trastevere

    Bar San Calisto

    An old-school neighbourhood bar on a Trastevere square, with plastic tables outside, best known for its hot chocolate topped with cream.

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    Bar San Calisto's tables out on its Trastevere square

  30. Café· Jewish Ghetto

    Pasticceria Boccione

    A tiny kosher bakery in the Ghetto with no sign over the door, known for its ricotta and sour-cherry tart and the dried-fruit pizza ebraica.

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    The unsigned arched doorway of Pasticceria Boccione in an ochre Ghetto façade

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The Colosseum's three tiers of arches under a clear sky8 places

Rome essentials

The Colosseum and the Forum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, St Peter's and the Vatican Museums.

The ruins of the Roman Forum, with columns and temples, seen from the Capitoline Hill9 places

Ancient Rome

The Colosseum, the Forum and Palatine, the Pantheon, the Baths of Caracalla, the Appian Way and the port town of Ostia Antica.

The entrance to the Vatican Museums cut into the Vatican walls7 places

Rome's museums and churches

The Vatican Museums and St Peter's, the Borghese Gallery, the Capitoline Museums, Castel Sant'Angelo and the mosaics of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

The equestrian monument to Garibaldi on top of the Janiculum8 places

Rome viewpoints

The Janiculum, the Orange Garden and the Aventine Keyhole, the Pincio, the Vittoriano rooftop and Castel Sant'Angelo's terrace.

Campo de' Fiori with white market umbrellas and the statue of Giordano Bruno in the middle8 places

Where to eat in Rome

Artichokes at Giggetto, pastries at Boccione, Testaccio and Campo de' Fiori markets, coffee at Sant'Eustachio and Bar San Calisto, and gelato at Giolitti.

Rome is a city you peel back on foot: from the Colosseum and the Forum to the baroque squares of the centre, then across the Tiber to the Vatican. We've gathered the essentials, ancient Rome, the great museums and churches, the best viewpoints and classic places to eat in Trastevere, Campo de' Fiori and Testaccio. Pick a collection, save it to Google Maps and have it ready on your phone.

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