Rome Things to Do

 396 Reviews  According to legend a foreigner who tosses a coin into the Fontana Trevi ensures his return to Rome but I didn't do it, was it a mistake or I was just stingy? I will come back to Rome, that's for... 

 344 Reviews  The Spanish Steps are one of those iconic images of Rome which you have to go and see and get your own picture of. They are very pretty and when the weather is good it feels quite important to walk up... 

 323 Reviews  The Pantheon was erected in 27 BC by Agrippa, son is law of Emporer Augustus, but later on it was completely rebuilt in 123 AD by Emperor Hadrian, who maintained the old inscription celebrating... 

 258 Reviews  We were delighted to find the Piazza Navona. It really is a charming and romantic square which felt much more relaxed than the frantic city does generally. The 3 fountains are all beautiful but the... 

 172 Reviews  The magnificent bridge Ponte Sant'Angelo (once called Ponte Elio), across the River of Tevere, lead to the castle of the same name. The bridge was built by Hadrian, around 130 AD, together with... 

 221 Reviews  This is a monument on a grand scale. It is a massive piece of white marble at the point where Piazza Venezia meets the Capitoline Hill and whilst its scale will impress it does look completely out of... 

 363 Reviews  It seems to me that it is vain trying to describe here a place like the Forum when a well-known guide such as the “Michelin Rome” devotes ten tight pages to it! Best thing to do is to walk around,... 

 67 Reviews  Campo de' Fiori is a large local feeling square in the heart of Rome. It is ringed by cafes and bars and is home to a fabulous flower and vegie market in the mornings, and is a happening place for... 

 95 Reviews  Designed in the 17th century for Cardinal Borghese, the gardens of Villa Borghese became a public park around 1900. The park is planted with the typically Roman umbrella pines and makes a beautiful... 

 67 Reviews  I recommend taking an afternoon and evening to cross the Tiber and wander the Tastavere. It is a wonderful area of Rome. ( some do not consider it to be part of Rome) There are romantic streets and... 

 133 Reviews  The Capitoline Museums are in two buildings arranged around the Piazza del Campidoglio which was designed by no less than Michelangelo himself. At the centre of this square stands a (replica) statue... 

 100 Reviews  I walked down to the Piazza del Popolo after spending much of the day up the hill at the Borghese Gardens. It is true to say that the scale of the piazza is grand by anyones standard. There are some... 

 154 Reviews  Do not leave Rome without visiting San Pietro! We were overwhelmed by its beauty and its greatness. As we have read later on, this beautiful cathedral have replaced the old San Pietro Church (built... 

 37 Reviews  Not recommended if you are sever claustrophobia. All passageways are easy walk about. Moist down there. They have air pumped in. I was disappointed that we didn't get to see a lot of early Christian... 

 164 Reviews  The exhibits within the Vatican Museums are simply amazing and so because of these it would be impossible for me to rate the place as any less than very good. It is a "must visit" place at least once.... 

 79 Reviews  The Palatine Hill is included in teh same ticket as the Colosseum and the Roam Forum and there is a direct entrance onto the Palatine Hill from the Forum near the Arch of Titus. I visited on a hot... 

 80 Reviews  Surprising with this "basilica maggiore" (papal basilica) is its peculiar layout on the Esquiline hill. If, as most visitors, one arrives by the via Cavour, the back of the church, the apse is first... 

 95 Reviews  The first period of the Republic dates from 510 to 87 B.C., from expulsion of Tarquinius to the Dictatorship of Sulla, while the second is 87 to 30 B.C., from Sulla to Augustus. The important years... 

 64 Reviews  The High Altar with its baldachin is very special among the altars of the catholic churches. It is not erected over the tomb of a saint as in almost all other great churches of Rome. The High Altar... 

 53 Reviews  The Tiber (Tevere) is very different from the Thames in London, the Seine in Paris or the Danube in Vienna and Budapest. It seems to have a life of its own, separate from the rhythm of life of the... 

 46 Reviews  Do you want to know if your girlfriend is truthful? Take her to the Bocca della Verità ("Mouth of Truth"), Rome's ancient lie detector. According to popular tradition, when you insert your hand into... 

 26 Reviews  Rome is cool and everything but the crowds at tourist sights can get to be a bit much. Thankfully a fellow VT'er informed me about this place called Ostia Antica. It is a well preserved ancient Roman... 

 18 Reviews  In the evening the Romans close the Via Del Corso down to traffic. The street then fills with people out for an evening stroll. It is very festive and fun. It is also a great way to sharpen your...