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5 Days in Rome: A Journey Through History and Culture

Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández

10 Oct 2023

Embark on a captivating 5-day itinerary to Rome, where you'll explore ancient ruins, visit iconic landmarks, and indulge in delicious Italian cuisine.

Trip to Rome

Day 1
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$169

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$ 10

Hotel San Anselmo

Depart from your stay 🏨

11 - 16 min

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Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Porta Portese
Vast Sunday flea market with hundreds of stalls for new & used clothing, media & home goods.
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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Free
15 - 22 min

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Capitoline Museums
Classical Roman, Greek & Egyptian sculptures & Renaissance art in Michelangelo-designed palaces.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$43
6 - 8 min

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Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
Michelangelo's statue of Moses dominates this coffered 400s church, also home to St. Peter's chains.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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I Buoni Amici
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$48
8 - 10 min

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Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Landmark cathedral, the Pope's official seat, with ornate 1700s facade & statues of the Apostles.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Arch of Constantine
A 21m-high Roman structure made up of 3 arches decorated with figures & battle scenes.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Free
12 - 18 min

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Palatine Hill
Legendary founding site of the city & home to ruins of Roman Imperial palaces, temples & baths.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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$43
9 - 14 min

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Circus Maximus
Green space & remains of a stone & marble arena that could seat 250,000 Romans for chariot races.
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Free
Elleniko
cucina greca
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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$36
Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 2
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$176

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$ 7

Hotel San Anselmo

Depart from your stay 🏨

9 - 11 min

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Directions

Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
18 - 22 min

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Baths of Caracalla
Ruins of a vast rectangular-shaped Roman thermal bath complex used from around 216 A.D. to 537 A.D.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$23
5 - 8 min

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Domus Aurea
Remains of Emperor Nero's grand 3-floor villa complex, originally decorated with colorful frescoes.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$35
15 - 22 min

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Colosseum
Monumental 3-tiered Roman amphitheater once used for gladiatorial games, with guided tour option.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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$43
4 - 5 min

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Gelatist
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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$28
12 - 17 min

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Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali
Roman shopping center with preserved forums, great hall markets & archaeological exhibits.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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$28
7 - 10 min

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Teatro Marcello
Roman theater started by Julius Caesar & pre-dating the Colosseum, the setting for summer concerts.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Mouth of Truth
Carving of man's face on ancient manhole cover, a popular attraction due to the myth attached to it.
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Free
Da Enzo Al 29
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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$20
Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 3
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$161

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$ 14

Hotel San Anselmo

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 12 min

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Directions

Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Directions

Roman Forum
Vast excavated area of Roman temples, squares & government buildings, some dating back 2,000 years.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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$43
9 - 11 min

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Fontana del Tritone
17th-century baroque fountain in a public square, featuring a sea god surrounded by dolphins.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Free
12 - 18 min

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Villa Borghese
Vast urban park with formally landscaped gardens, a lake & villas now housing important museums.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$43
2 - 3 min

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Antico Caffè Greco
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$46
1 - 2 min

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Spanish Steps
Steps with irregular butterfly-shaped design, built in 18th century at French diplomat's bequest.
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Free
12 - 18 min

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Piazza di Spagna
Refined 18th-century square, location of the Spanish Steps & the Church of Trinità dei Monti.
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
17th-century Roman Catholic church with trompe l'oeil ceilings & frescoes depicting St Ignatius.
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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Scholars Lounge
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
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$30
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Grand marble neoclassical temple honoring Italy's first king & First World War soldiers.
8:15 PM - 9:15 PM
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Free
Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 4
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$102

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$ 20

Hotel San Anselmo

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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Directions

Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Directions

Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Grand Catholic church known for its 12th-century mosaics & lavish interior with 22 Roman columns.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
Ornate marble fountain commissioned by Pope Paul V, floodlit at night, with impressive city views.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
7 - 9 min

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St. Peter's Basilica
Late Renaissance church by architects including Michelangelo & holding up to 20,000 worshippers.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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St. Angelo Bridge
Pedestrian bridge, built in 134 A.D., with travertine marble fascias & spanning the River Tiber.
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Cantina e Cucina
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$48
7 - 9 min

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Fiumi Fountain
Classical 17th-century fountain, a homage to 4 rivers, featuring a Roman obelisk topped by a dove.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free
12 - 17 min

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Piazza del Popolo
Grand, landmark square centered by Rome's oldest obelisk & the site of the city's northern gate.
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Fontana della Barcaccia
17th-century baroque fountain shaped like a ship, located at the foot of the iconic Spanish Steps.
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
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Free
7 - 9 min

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Trevi Fountain
Aqueduct-fed rococo fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi & completed in 1762, with sculpted figures.
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Molino
7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
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$54
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore
Landmark papal basilica founded in the 5th century & known for its Roman mosaics & gilded ceiling.
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
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Free
Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 5
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$144

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$ 7

Hotel San Anselmo

Depart from your stay 🏨

22 - 27 min

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Directions

Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 14 min

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Directions

Sistine Chapel
Famous chapel in the Vatican Museums, best known for Michelangelo's 16th-century painted ceiling.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
12 - 17 min

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Vatican Museums
Multiple galleries of classical & Renaissance art masterpieces, plus the Sistine Chapel frescoes.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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$70
7 - 10 min

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L'Arena del Gelato
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$24
12 - 17 min

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Castel Sant'Angelo
Circular, 2nd-century castle housing furniture & paintings collections in Renaissance apartments.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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$28
4 - 6 min

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Piazza Navona
Elegant square dating from the 1st century A.D., with a baroque fountain, street artists & bars.
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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Free
4 - 6 min

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Church of St. Louis of the French
France's baroque national church in Rome, known for the Caravaggio paintings in its chapel.
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
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Free
2 - 3 min

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Pantheon
Iconic temple built circa 118 to 125 A.D. with a dome & Renaissance tombs, including Raphael's.
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
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Free
Antica Salumeria
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
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$22
Hotel San Anselmo
Elegant quarters in a refined hotel featuring a warmly furnished bar, plus free breakfast & Wi-Fi.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free

Budget breakdown: $808 In total

Activities & Food:$751
Transport:$57