Ancient & Baroque Rome — 2 days
A weekend of ancient ruins, the Vatican Museums and la dolce vita. Day-by-day itinerary: Ancient Rome; Vatican & Baroque.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Ancient Rome
- 07:00 — Arrival in Rome — Aéroport Fiumicino
- 07:45 — Leonardo Express train to the centre — Fiumicino → Rome
- 08:00 — Hotel check-in — Centro storico
- Metro to the Colosseum — Centro storico → Colisée
- 08:30 — Colosseum + Roman Forum + Palatine — Colisée
- Walk to Trastevere — Colisée → Trastevere
- 13:00 — Lunch in a Trastevere trattoria — Trastevere
- 15:00 — Trastevere — bohemian quarter and cobbled lanes — Trastevere
- Walk to Campo de' Fiori — Trastevere → Campo de' Fiori
- 17:00 — Campo de' Fiori — lively market — Campo de' Fiori
- Walk to the Trevi Fountain — Campo de' Fiori → Fontaine de Trevi
- 18:30 — Trevi Fountain (less crowded in the evening) — Fontaine de Trevi
- Head to Testaccio — Fontaine de Trevi → Testaccio
- 20:30 — Authentic cacio e pepe dinner in Testaccio — Testaccio
Day 2 — Vatican & Baroque
- 08:00 — Vatican Museums — Sistine Chapel — Musées du Vatican
- Walk to the basilica — Musées du Vatican → Basilique Saint-Pierre
- 12:00 — St Peter's Basilica — climb to the dome — Basilique Saint-Pierre
- Walk to Prati — Basilique Saint-Pierre → Prati
- 14:00 — Lunch in Prati — Prati
- Walk to the castle — Prati → Château Saint-Ange
- 15:30 — Castel Sant'Angelo — Château Saint-Ange
- Walk to Piazza Navona — Château Saint-Ange → Piazza Navona
- 17:00 — Piazza Navona & the Pantheon — Piazza Navona
- Walk to the Trevi Fountain — Piazza Navona → Fontaine de Trevi
- 19:30 — Trevi Fountain at sunset — Fontaine de Trevi
- Walk to the centro storico — Fontaine de Trevi → Centro storico
- 21:00 — Gelato and passeggiata — Centro storico
- 22:00 — Transfer to the airport
- 23:30 — Return flight