Top Things To Do
24 top things to do in Rome for someone who visits Rome for the first time
I’ve curated, by order, a selection of the 24 best attractions, monuments, parks, neighborhoods, museums, buildings, events and other things to see in Rome.
Monument
Colisseum
The Coliseum, also known as Flavian Ampitheatre, …
The Coliseum, also known as Flavian Ampitheatre, is an oval ampitheatre that could accommodate between 50.000 to 80.000 spectator… + More
Monument
Foro Romano
The Roman Forum used to be what central squares i…
The Roman Forum used to be what central squares in cities are today: the city center, where the government has its institutions, … + More
Monument
Fontana di Trevi
The Trevi Fountain is a baroque fountain that'…
The Trevi Fountain is a baroque fountain that's the largest in Rome and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The ac… + More
Museum
Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums exhibit a huge collection of …
The Vatican Museums exhibit a huge collection of art accumulated by Popes throughout the years. It contains approx. 70.000 works … + More
Monument
Altare della Patria
The Altare della Patria - in English "Altar …
The Altare della Patria - in English "Altar of the Fatherland"- is actually called Vittorio Emanuele II Monument. It wa… + More
Monument
Pantheón
The Pantheon of Agrippa is a temple dedicated to …
The Pantheon of Agrippa is a temple dedicated to all the gods. The word Pantheon means "temple of all the gods". It'… + More
Green
Villa Borghese
The Villa Borghese is a landscape garden that has…
The Villa Borghese is a landscape garden that has many beautiful monuments, sculptures, fountains and buildings. It's home to… + More
Museum
Galleria Borghese
The Galleria Borghese is one of the most well-kno…
The Galleria Borghese is one of the most well-known museums in the world and it's located in a beautiful mansion in Villa Bor… + More
Monument
Castello de Sant'Angelo
The Sant'Angelo Castle was originally built t…
The Sant'Angelo Castle was originally built to be a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian and his family (in the year 139), but a sho… + More
Viewpoint
Campo de' Fiori
The Campo de' Fiori -in English 'Fie…
The Campo de' Fiori -in English 'Field of Flowers'- is a square in Rome that's famous because of its flower,… + More
Viewpoint
Piazza di Spagna
The Piazza di Spagna - in English 'Square of …
The Piazza di Spagna - in English 'Square of Spain'- took its name due to the Palazzo di Spagna, the Spanish Embassy for … + More
Monument
Circo Massimo
The Circus Maximus used to be a stadium for chari…
The Circus Maximus used to be a stadium for chariot races and mass entertainment events in Ancient Rome. It was built in the vall… + More
Viewpoint
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is a public square that has baroque…
Piazza Navona is a public square that has baroque style and it was built as such in the 15th century. In that area there used to … + More
Monument
Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli
The Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli was bu…
The Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli was built in the 5th century and it's famous for housing the mausoleum of Pope Jul… + More
Monument
Arcibasílica di San Giovanni in Laterano
The Arcibasílica di San Giovanni in L…
The Arcibasílica di San Giovanni in Laterano - in English 'Basilica of St. John Lateran'- is the oldest churc… + More
Monument
Ponte Sisto
Bridge located in Trastevere built by Pope Sixtus…
Bridge located in Trastevere built by Pope Sixtus IV. It has a circle in the middle to reduce water pressure + More
Monument
Bocca della Verità
The Mouth of Truth is an ancient marble mask plac…
The Mouth of Truth is an ancient marble mask placed on a wall of the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. + More
Viewpoint
Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere
Trastevere square
Trastevere square + More
Monument
Foro Boario
The Boario Forum was an area of ancient Rome loca…
The Boario Forum was an area of ancient Rome located on the left bank of the Tiber River, between the Campidoglio and the Aventin… + More
Viewpoint
Piazza del Popolo
The Piazza del Popolo - in English 'People…
The Piazza del Popolo - in English 'People's Square'- is located at the beginning of Via Flaminia, which was the main… + More
Viewpoint
Piazza del Campidoglio
The Campidoglio Square is located at the top of C…
The Campidoglio Square is located at the top of Capitoline Hill. It was the first modern square to be designed in Rome. In the m… + More
Other
Monti Neighbourhood
Monti Neighbourhood is an old residential distric…
Monti Neighbourhood is an old residential district that has a bohemian and vintage vibe, but it's also funky and hipster beca… + More
Other
Trastevere Neighbourhood
Trastevere neighbourhood is the most bohemian sid…
Trastevere neighbourhood is the most bohemian side of the city, with both roman and international vibes. It used to be a working-… + More
Other
Via Appia Antica
The Via Appia Antica is one of the most important…
The Via Appia Antica is one of the most important and oldest roads in Rome. It's the old Roman Appian Way, which was used for… + More
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