Rome (Roma)

Tips for visiting Rome

• Book the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums (with the Sistine Chapel) online ahead. Queues on the day can be long.
• St Peter's Basilica requires covered shoulders and knees.
• Trevi Fountain: the tradition is to toss a coin over your shoulder. It is very crowded, so go early or late, and check the city's official tourism site because access rules there have been changing.
• Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill): Michelangelo designed the square, and the Capitoline Museums on it look out over the Roman Forum.
• Altare della Patria (the Vittoriano), in Piazza Venezia, is the white marble monument to Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of united Italy. It holds the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and a panoramic lift goes up to a terrace with views over Rome.
• The Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are all within a short walk of the Campidoglio, so you can see them in one day.
• The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple, now a church, with a dome that has an open oculus at the top. Check current entry rules before you go.
• Piazza Navona is a baroque square with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers. The Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain are all within walking distance of each other, as are the Spanish Steps.
• Castel Sant'Angelo was built as the emperor Hadrian's tomb and later became a papal fortress, right by the Vatican.
• Galleria Borghese, in the Villa Borghese park, needs a timed reservation, so book ahead.
• Trastevere, across the Tiber, is the neighbourhood of narrow streets and small restaurants for an evening out.
• The public drinking fountains (nasoni) give free drinkable water.
• Day trip: the Viale delle Cento Fontane (Avenue of a Hundred Fountains) is in the gardens of Villa d'Este in Tivoli, about 30 km east of Rome and an easy trip by train or bus.
• From Fiumicino airport, the Leonardo Express train runs to Termini station.

Dates, prices and rules change, so check official sites before you travel.

Getting to Rome by train

Train is the easiest way to get here. Roma Termini is Italy's main rail hub. High-speed Frecciarossa and Italo trains connect it to Naples, Florence, Bologna, Milan and Venice. Tivoli (for the Villa d'Este) is a regional train from Roma Tiburtina, then a short bus or walk.

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Trenitalia is Italy's main train operator and runs regional, intercity and high-speed (Frecciarossa) trains. Italo is a second operator on the main high-speed lines. We do not show live timetables. Times and fares change, so check before you travel.

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