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What to see and do in Rome
The places not to miss, practical tips and the tickets to visit them.
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Rome is an open-air museum: the Colosseum, the Forums, the Vatican and baroque squares a few steps from one another. Between visits come the flavours of Roman cooking and the streets of Trastevere.
Practical tips
- Book the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums with a date and time.
- Churches require covered shoulders and knees.
- Bring a bottle: public fountains give drinking water.
When to go
Spring and autumn are the best seasons; in summer visit early in the morning.
The places not to miss in Rome
- Tickets and visits
The Colosseum
The gladiators’ amphitheatre and the symbol of Rome: entry is booked with a date and time.
- Tickets and visits
The Roman Forum and Palatine
The heart of ancient Rome, among temples, arches and the hill of the imperial palaces.
- Tickets and visits
The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Miles of galleries, Raphael’s Rooms and Michelangelo’s frescoes.
- Tickets and visits
St Peter’s Basilica
The largest church in Christendom: from the dome you see the whole city.
The Pantheon
The best-preserved Roman temple, with its great dome and the oculus open to the sky.
The Trevi Fountain
The most famous baroque fountain in the world: free to see, best at dawn.
Piazza Navona
A baroque square with Bernini’s fountains, cafés and street artists.
- Tickets and visits
The Borghese Gallery
Bernini, Caravaggio and Canova in a villa: entry by reservation only.
- Tickets and visits
Castel Sant’Angelo
Mausoleum, fortress and museum, with a terrace over the Tiber.
- Tickets and visits
The Catacombs and the Appian Way
The ancient Christian tombs along Rome’s most famous road.
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