Our Rome Recommendations

 
 

where to stay

We recommend the following neighborhoods to book your accommodation in Rome:

Historic Center:

Trastevere

Monti

Prati

what to do

Colosseum tours: either book ahead of time and buy your tickets to “skip the line” or book a small group tour. I loved Context Travel’s 4-hr Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Forum tour which was entertaining and informative.

Vatican tours: again, book your tickets ahead of time but I recommend a tour here because it’s so overwhelming. If you have the time, Context’s tour here is great, otherwise, the Early Access Sistine Chapel tour gets you in and out in 2 hours, before the museum even opens.

Other Museums: the Borghese Gallery is a fantastic museum to visit in Rome but you must buy and reserve your tickets a couple of months in advance. Palazzo Barberini is also lovely, as is Palazzo Farnese (the French Embassy) which is open only on Wednesdays.

Market: I love the Testaccio Market (we visit it on one of our tours) and I highly recommend heading there to try a few different Roman street foods (Mordi e Vai panini, CasaManco pizza, Altro pasta) and see their vintage/handmade goods. Open Mon-Sat, 10 am-2 pm.

Take a food tour! I won’t be giving tours this week but we are still running them! You can book and get 10% with ABBIE as a discount code.

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