Rome has plenty to offer the discerning tourist, but when you have a guide book stuffed full of ideas and inspiration there’s almost too much to choose from. So, we’ve compiled our own bucket list of things to do in Rome when you visit:
- Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain
- Partake in a tour at Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
- Eat lunch outside the Pantheon
- Climb the Spanish Steps
- Go to the museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino
- Seek out some modern architecture in the EUR district
- Head to Pyramid of Cestius
- Wander round the Colosseum
- Visit on of the many street markets
- Explore the Vatican City
- Walk the Appian Way
- Go on a Caravaggio tour in Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
- Visit the House of the Owls
- Et tu Brute… visit Largo di Torre Argentina (where you’ll also find a cat sanctuary)
- Watch a summer concert at Teatro Marcello
- Go to Galleria Sciarra
- Walk round the Galeria Antica ghost town
- Take a photo in the Galleria Sciarra
- Enjoy a sunset drink on the roof at Hotel Eitch Borromini
- Look through the keyhole at Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on the Aventine Hill
- Admire the gardens at Villa Doria Pamphili
- Tour the ancient thermal baths of Caracalla
- Go bargain hunting at the Porta Portese Market (on Sundays)
- Head underground in the Santa Maria della Concezione crypts
- Visit the Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
- Put your hand in the Mouth of Truth
- Walk the Via Appia
- Go to the pasta museum
- Tour the Zuccari Palace
- Visit the Mamertine Prison
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