Rome Travel Guide

Only in Rome can you sip cappuccino at a café in front of the Pantheon, buy grapes at a centuries-old market, and have an audience with the pope -- all in one morning. For a mix of spectacular art, grand history, and exuberant street life, no other city comes close.

When to Go
Top 5 Reasons to Go
Best of Rome in 5 Days

Rome with Kids
Eating Well in Rome
Rome Event Calendar

Places to Explore

Ancient Rome
Aventino and Testaccio
Celio
Monti/San Giovanni
Old Rome
Piazza Venezia to the Spanish Steps

Quirinale to the Piazza della Repubblica
Trastevere and the Ghetto
Vatican
Via Appia Antica
Villa Borghese to Piazza del Popolo

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