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Colosseum, Vatican, Roman Forum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain.

The Italia Magnifica guide · Updated October 2026

The Eternal City layers nearly three millennia in a single skyline: the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, the Pantheon's unbroken dome, Bernini's Baroque fountains in Piazza Navona, and across the Tiber, the Vatican, where Michelangelo's dome rises over St. Peter's and his ceiling crowns the Sistine Chapel.

When to visit Rome

Average highs and lows across the year.

ShoulderPeak seasonShoulderCrowdsJFMAMJJASOND

Month by month

Jan
mild but cool
Feb
cool with occasional rain
Mar
mild spring weather
Apr
pleasant spring
May
warm and sunny
Jun
hot and sunny
Jul
very hot
Aug
hot and humid
Sep
warm and pleasant
Oct
mild autumn
Nov
cool and rainy
Dec
cool winter

What to see first

Pines and tombs along the basalt of the Appian Way

Appian Way

Rome's ancient Regina Viarum, a 312 BCE road of original basalt paving, catacombs and umbrella pines outside the city.

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Saltimbocca alla romana on a white plate, flat veal cutlets each pinned with prosciutto and a sage leaf in a thin pan glaze, green beans behind.

What to eat, and drink

Eating and drinking in Rome

Well-loved everyday tables and Michelin stars, each checked open.

  1. Osteria da FortunataOsteria
  2. Pinsitaly TreviPizzeria
  3. Osteria Di PonteOsteria
  4. Pizza FloridaPizzeria
  5. ManzoniTrattoria
  6. Pizza in TreviPizzeria

Michelin-starred

  1. La Pergola ★★★
  2. Acquolina ★★
  3. Enoteca La Torre ★★
  4. Il Pagliaccio ★★
  5. Achilli al Parlamento ★
  6. All'Oro ★
  7. Aroma ★
  8. Glass Hostaria ★
  9. Idylio by Apreda ★
  10. Il Convivio Troiani ★
  11. Imàgo ★
  12. INEO ★

Sleeping in Rome

Well-reviewed places to stay, each checked open, by town.

  1. Singer Palace Hotel Roma
  2. Hotel Artemide4-star
  3. H10 Palazzo Galla
  4. Hotel Hassler Roma5-star
  5. Palazzo Ripetta5-star
  6. Sophie terrace3-star

The year in Rome

The rituals, races, and processions the city still keeps.

  1. Every AprilNatale di Roma
  2. Every JuneFesta della Repubblica
  3. Every June to SeptemberEstate Romana
  4. Every December to JanuaryRome Christmas Markets

Tours worth booking in Rome

Compared by our editors, across providers.

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  1. Rome: Colosseum Photoshoot, Private & Custom Experience

    • Viator
    • 40m
    • 5.0★ · 179 reviews
    from €45Book this tour

  2. Private Tour - City Center

    • Viator
    • 2h 30m
    • 5.0★ · 164 reviews
    from €115Book this tour

  3. Private Tour: Ancient Rome by Car

    • Viator
    • 7h
    • 5.0★ · 152 reviews
    from €387Book this tour

  4. Rome: Private Colosseum Photoshoot with Local Photographer

    • Viator
    • 1h 30m
    • 5.0★ · 129 reviews
    from €45Book this tour

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