Rome, Italy

Explore Rome on foot

Capital and largest city of Italy

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Saint Peter in Chains

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From the Cloaca Maxima to Saint Peter in Chains: The Palatine and Circus Maximus on Foot

A half-day walk from the Cloaca Maxima by the Tiber through the Circus Maximus, the Palatine Hill, the Arch of Titus and the Domus Aurea to Michelangelo's Moses. It suits first-time visitors who want Rome's oldest layers in one slow, mostly flat loop.

Mercati di Traiano

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From Trajan's Markets to the Mouth of Truth: Four Stops on Foot in Rome

A short walk from Trajan's Markets and Trajan's Column to Palazzo Venezia and the Mouth of Truth, through the Imperial Fora area. It suits first-time visitors who have a couple of hours and want the story behind the stones.

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Rome in a Day on Foot: From the Colosseum to Saint Peter's Square

A full day's walk for a first visit to Rome: ten places in order, from the Colosseum and the Forum through the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona to Saint Peter's Square.

Santa Maria in Aracoeli

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Temple, Friars and Jesuits: Six Churches from the Capitoline to the Pantheon

A two-hour walk through six churches in the centre of Rome, from a medieval Franciscan basilica on the Capitoline to a Roman temple consecrated in 609 and three paintings by Caravaggio.

Featured places in Rome

The places we'd send a friend to first.

Apostolic Palace

Apostolic PalaceAttractionThe Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and the Vatican Palace.Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0

Arch of Constantine

Arch of ConstantineLandmarkThe Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.Photo: NikonZ7II (Paris Orlando), CC BY-SA 4.0

Basilica of Saint John Lateran

Basilica of Saint John LateranPlace of worshipThe Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, commonly known as the Lateran Basilica or Saint John Lateran, is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome in the city of Rome, Italy. It serves as the seat of the bishop of Rome and head of the worldwide Catholic Church: the pope.Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0

Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Basilica of Saint Mary MajorPlace of worshipThe Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, also informally known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, is a Roman Catholic Papal Basilica and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the WallsPlace of worshipThe Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the city's Seven Pilgrim Churches.Photo: StPaul.jpg, CC BY 4.0

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castle of the Holy AngelLandmarkCastel Sant'Angelo, also known as Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a towering rotunda in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family.Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0

Circus MaximusParkThe Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. In the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire.Photo: Rione Colonna, CC BY 4.0

ColosseumLandmarkThe Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world.Photo: FeaturedPics, CC BY-SA 4.0

Galleria Borghese

Galleria BorgheseMuseumThe Galleria Borghese or Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens, but nowadays the Villa Borghese gardens are considered a separate tourist attraction.Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0

Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II

Monument to Vittorio Emanuele IILandmarkThe Victor Emmanuel II National Monument, also known as the Vittoriano or for synecdoche Altare della Patria, is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy.Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0

Palatine HillAttractionThe Palatine Hill, which is the centremost of the seven hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0

PantheonPlace of worshipThe Pantheon (UK: , US: ; Latin: Pantheum, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον '[temple] of all the gods') is an ancient temple in Rome, Italy, originally built under emperor Augustus and reconstructed under Hadrian; since AD 609, it is a Catholic church called the Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs.Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0