Rome City Break
Four unhurried days threading ancient ruins, baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches through the Eternal City's historic core.
- Common scams — string bracelet, gladiator photos, unmetered taxis: The 'friendship' string-bracelet tie-on around the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps is Rome's most routine con: a man grabs your wrist, knots a bracelet, then demands cash and follows you — keep hands in pockets and don't engage. Costumed 'gladiators' outside the Colosseum charge for photos and turn hostile if you refuse. Take only licensed white taxis and insist on the meter (the Fiumicino–centre fare is a fixed flat rate); refuse unlicensed touts. Clipboard 'petition' signers and the crowded Metro Line A and Termini concourse are prime pickpocket ground.
- Colosseo: The heart of ancient Rome, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Forum of Augustus, the Forum and Markets of Trajan, the Capitoline and its museums.
- North Centre: Situated in the north part of Rome, home to the Villa Borghese, the Spanish Steps, and the elegant neighbourhoods of Parioli and Salario.
- Trastevere: The land to the south of the Vatican, on the west bank of the Tiber River, full of narrow cobbled streets and lonely plazas that served as the inspiration for artists such as Giorgio de Chirico. Now arguably the centre of Rome's artistic life.
- Aventino-Testaccio: Off-the-beaten-path neighbourhoods of Rome with plenty of surprises waiting for interested travelers, as well as some truly great food.
- Esquilino-San Giovanni: South of Termini, with an indoor market, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, and the Cathedral of Rome Saint John in Lateran.
- Source: Wikivoyage, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rome?oldid=5332081 (CC BY-SA 4.0)