Rome — 3-day itinerary

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore · Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano · Colosseo · Colle Palatino · Forum Romanum · Circo Massimo

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

Castel Sant’Angelo · Piazza San Pietro · Basilica di San Pietro · Cappella Sistina · Palatium Apostolicum · Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

Colonna di Traiano · Pantheon · Fontana di Trevi · Palazzo del Quirinale

An account lets you save the plan, change it and tick things off as you go.

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 23 min on average, 49 min at the furthest, and 4 of them are within walking distance.

• Basilica di San Pietro (86 m)
• Cappella Sistina (169 m)
• Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana (343 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 60 min on average to the same places.

Colosseum

ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy

Open: Mar 29-Sep 30 08:30-19:15; Oct 01-Oct 24 08:30-18:30; Oct 25-Feb 28 08:30-16:30; Jan 01 off; Dec 25 off

Open: Mar 30-Sep 30: 08:30-19:15; Oct 01-25: 08:30-18:30; Oct 26-Feb 28: 08:30-16:30; Jan 01 off; Dec 25 off

St. Peter's Basilica

church in Vatican City

Open: Mo-Su 07:00-20:00

Sistine Chapel

chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

Open: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00

Open: Mo-Sa 08:30-19:15; Su 09:00-17:45

ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy

Open: Mo-Sa 08:30-19:15; Su 09:00-17:45

Vatican Library

library of the Holy See

Roman Forum

Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy

Roman Forum

Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy

Trevi Fountain

Baroque fountain in Rome, Italy

Vatican Museums

museums of the Vatican City

Open: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 09:00-14:00

Vatican Museums

museums of the Vatican City

Saint Peter's Square

piazza in Vatican City

Saint Peter's Square

piazza in Vatican City

Saint Peter's Square

piazza in Vatican City

Palatine Hill

centremost of the seven hills of Rome, Italy

Open: Jan 02-Feb 15,Oct 28-Dec 31 08:30-16:30; Jan 16-Mar 15 08:30-17:00; Mar 16-24 08:30-17:30; Mar 25-Aug 31 08:30-19:15; Sep 01-30 08:30-19:00

Open: Mo-Su 07:00-18:30

Basilica of Saint John Lateran

cathedral in Rome, Italy

Open: Mo-Su 07:00-18:30

Apostolic Palace

official residence of the Pope in Vatican City

Castel Sant'Angelo

castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors

Open: Mo-Su 09:00-19:30

Castel Sant'Angelo

castle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors

Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Walls

church in Rome, Italy

Open: 07:00-18:30

Pietà (Michelangelo)

sculpture by Michelangelo

largest Catholic Marian church in Rome

Open: Mo-Su 07:00-19:00

Trajan's Column

ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy

Open: Tu-We, Fr-Su 09:30-14:30