Things to do in Rome

Things to do

1. The Colosseum and the Forum

   Fifty thousand seats, eighty arches, and the Forum right behind on the same ticket. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument4 hr≈ €18best in the morning

2. The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel

   Seven kilometers of galleries to reach Michelangelo’s ceiling. Booking required. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum4 hr≈ €25best in the morning

3. The Pantheon

   The largest unreinforced concrete dome ever built, intact since 126, and its open oculus. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr≈ €5best in the morning

4. Trastevere in the evening

   Across the Tiber: cobbled lanes, laundry at the windows, and tables everywhere. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Parties and nightlifeMarket3 hr≈ €25best in the evening

5. The Borghese Gallery

   Six Berninis and six Caravaggios in a villa. Two hours maximum per time slot, that’s the rule. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum2 hr≈ €15best in the afternoon

6. The Via Appia Antica by bike

   Original paving stones, Roman tombs, and the Catacombs of St. Callixtus along the way. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Off the beaten trackMonument4 hr≈ €15best in the morning

7. The Trevi Fountain in the early morning

   Twenty-six meters of travertine. Before 7 a.m., you almost have it to yourself. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hrFreebest in the morning

When to go

The most pleasant months in Rome: in April, May, September and October, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in April, where to go in May, where to go in September, where to go in October.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€60

Mid-range

€115

Comfort

€210

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train

91 kg

Bus

100 kg

Plane

410 kg

By train rather than by plane: 320 kg less CO₂e per person (5 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

Partner links: if you book through them, Tripora may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you and without changing the order of these lists, which is alphabetical.

Good to know: Italy

Plugs

Type C, F, L, 230 V

Emergencies

112

Driving

On the right

Near Rome

• Siena and Chianti Italy, 180 km
• Naples Italy, 190 km
• Amalfi Coast Italy, 230 km
• Florence Italy, 230 km
• Pisa and the Tuscan coast Italy, 260 km
• Bastia France, 270 km

Elsewhere in Italy

• Amalfi Coast
• Bari and Puglia
• Bologna
• Cagliari and southern Sardinia
• Catania and Etna
• Cinque Terre
• Florence
• Genoa
• Lake Como
• Lake Garda
• Lecce and Salento
• Matera
• Milan
• Naples
• Palermo
• Pisa and the Tuscan coast
• Siena and Chianti
• Taormina
• Turin
• Venice
• Verona