Rome, Naples & Pompeii — 7 days
A week in the Eternal City with a trip to Pompeii and Naples. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Trastevere; Antiquity; Vatican; Baroque & Piazzas.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Trastevere
- 13:00 — Arrival in Rome
- 15:00 — Hotel in the centro storico — Centro storico
- Walk to Trastevere — Centro storico → Trastevere
- 17:00 — Trastevere — first aperitivo — Trastevere
- 20:00 — Roman pasta dinner — Trastevere
Day 2 — Antiquity
- 08:30 — Colosseum + Forum + Palatine (booked) — Colisée
- Walk to Testaccio — Colisée → Testaccio
- 13:30 — Lunch in Testaccio — Testaccio
- Walk to the Circus Maximus — Testaccio → Circo Massimo
- 15:00 — Circus Maximus & the Aventine — Circo Massimo
- Walk to the Aventine — Circo Massimo → Aventino
- 17:00 — Aventine Hill — the keyhole (view of St Peter's) — Aventino
Day 3 — Vatican
- 08:00 — Vatican Museums (booked) — Musées du Vatican
- Walk to St Peter's — Musées du Vatican → Basilique Saint-Pierre
- 12:00 — St Peter's + the dome — Basilique Saint-Pierre
- Walk to Prati — Basilique Saint-Pierre → Prati
- 14:30 — Lunch in Prati — Prati
- Walk to the castle — Prati → Château Saint-Ange
- 16:00 — Castel Sant'Angelo — Château Saint-Ange
- Walk to the bridge — Château Saint-Ange → Ponte Sant'Angelo
- 18:00 — Ponte Sant'Angelo — sunset — Ponte Sant'Angelo
Day 4 — Baroque & Piazzas
- 07:00 — Trevi Fountain at dawn — almost deserted — Fontaine de Trevi
- Walk to the Pantheon — Fontaine de Trevi → Panthéon
- 09:00 — Pantheon — free before 9am for EU residents — Panthéon
- Walk to Piazza Navona — Panthéon → Piazza Navona
- 11:00 — Piazza Navona & Bernini — Piazza Navona
- Walk to Campo de' Fiori — Piazza Navona → Campo de' Fiori
- 13:30 — Lunch in Campo de' Fiori — Campo de' Fiori
- Head to Villa Borghese — Campo de' Fiori → Villa Borghese
- 15:00 — Borghese Gallery or Villa Borghese — Villa Borghese
- Walk to the Pincio — Villa Borghese → Pincio
- 18:00 — Pincio — panorama over Rome — Pincio
Day 5 — Pompeii (day trip)
- 07:30 — Frecciarossa Rome → Naples (1h10) — Rome → Naples
- 09:30 — Pompeii — ruins of the buried city — Pompéi
- On to Naples — Pompéi → Naples
- 14:00 — Neapolitan pizza in Naples (DOC) — Naples
- 15:30 — Naples — Spaccanapoli, the nativity workshops of San Gregorio Armeno — Naples
- 19:00 — Back to Rome — Naples → Rome
Day 6 — Local neighbourhoods
- 09:30 — Porta Portese market or Mercato Testaccio — Testaccio
- Head to Pigneto — Testaccio → Pigneto
- 12:00 — Pigneto — Rome's hipster district — Pigneto
- Metro to EUR — Pigneto → EUR
- 14:30 — EUR — Mussolini-era architecture — EUR
- Metro to Via del Corso — EUR → Via del Corso
- 17:00 — Shopping on Via del Corso — Via del Corso
- Walk to the centro storico — Via del Corso → Centro storico
- 20:00 — Farewell dinner — carbonara and tiramisu — Centro storico
Day 7 — Departure
- 09:00 — Cornetto and cappuccino at a local bar — Centro storico
- 11:00 — One last round of the centro storico — Centro storico
- 14:00 — Head to the airport (Fiumicino or Ciampino)
- 16:30 — Return flight