Itineraries, practical tips, and neighborhood guides to plan your trip to Rome.
Making fresh pasta with a Roman cook is one of the most booked activities among travellers: you learn a ski...
Working remotely from Rome is perfectly possible: the city has coworking spaces in several districts, libra...
Smoking in Rome is banned in all enclosed public places, from bars and restaurants to stations, public tran...
In front of the Colosseum, men in cardboard armour pose with tourists and ask for money: these are Rome's "...
Transport strikes (scioperi) are common in Italy, and they mostly catch travellers who haven't thought abou...
Halloween is not a traditional Italian holiday, but Rome has its own version: costume parties in bars and c...
Big chains and shops in central Rome generally open from 10am to 7:30 or 8pm, many of them on Sundays too; ...
Breakfast in Rome takes few words: a cappuccino, sometimes a cornetto, and on Sundays a maritozzo, the spli...
Many visitors wonder whether they must choose between the Vatican Museums and St Peter's Basilica, or which...
The Trevi Fountain draws thousands of visitors a day, and the restaurants around the square and the neighbo...
Around Piazza di Spagna you eat well if you know which streets to choose, and less well if you sit at the f...
Around the Colosseum, many tables live off passing groups: menus in six languages, waiters calling out to y...
The Pantheon and Piazza Navona form the most touristy heart of Rome, and both squares are lined with terrac...
Around the Vatican you can eat very well or very badly depending on the street. St Peter's Square and the V...
You can visit Rome with a dog, and Romans take theirs out a lot, but the city is hard on paws in summer (bu...
Rome is a destination where LGBT travellers feel at ease, especially in the centre: gay nightlife is concen...
Rome or Florence? Almost everyone planning a first trip to Italy asks this. The two cities are close, linke...
Yes, Rome is a very good city to visit on your own: the historic centre is lively late into the evening, yo...
Rome is one of Europe's most romantic cities, and 14 February is no exception: tables fill up, hotels raise...
Rome is generally a safe city in the evening in the historic centre, which is busy until late, but the nigh...
Thanksgiving is not an Italian holiday: the fourth Thursday of November is an ordinary day in Rome, and sho...