Guide: Rome in three days. What to see: attractions, routes, hotels, transport, food, shopping, reviews, photos

Last modified: September 22, 2018

When planning a trip, every tourist is simply obliged to think through every detail literally every day of his stay in Rome: what to see, where to go, how to spend the evening, where to dine, etc. In this article, we will not dwell on each of these points, but only remind you that for your ideal trip, it will not be superfluous to have a detailed map of Rome with sights in Russian. She will become your guide and invaluable assistant throughout the journey.

Especially for you, our dear readers, we noted the main attractions of Rome on the map and paved one of the most interesting and capacious hiking routes, which, in our opinion, will be able to reveal Rome to the maximum, convey its spirit, show greatness and bestow extraordinary charm. Of course, it does not cover all the places popular among tourists, but we will definitely mention them in the following routes.

Sights of Rome on a walking route

Coming to Rome, tourist the first thing to strive to see the main attractions of the city, is not it? That is why we considered it necessary to combine on the map those places that cover historical part cities and give the most complete picture of Rome.
which you can see following this route:

Roman forum;
Trajan's Market;
Palazzo Venice;
Capitoline Museums;
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius;
Palazzo Colonna;
Piazza Column and Column of Marcus Aurelius;
Temple of Hadrian
and the Fountain of the Four Rivers;
in the Vatican.

Below is map of Rome with sights marked on it, which you can see by selecting this tourist route for your walk around the Eternal City.

We suggest starting a walk along this route right from the Colosseum. It is easy to get here from anywhere in the city by public transport. The best option would be the metro: the desired station is Colosseo.

The Flavian Amphitheater, better known as, is the main symbol of the Eternal City. Agree, without this grandiose building it is difficult to imagine Rome, just as it is difficult to overestimate the popularity of this attraction - in modern world it is not easy to find a person who has never heard of the Colosseum. Next to the amphitheater is located, erected at the beginning of the 4th century in honor of the victory of Constantine in the battle of the Milvian Bridge, which made him the sole ruler of the western part of the Roman Empire.

Walk around the Colosseum and head down the street of the Imperial Forums, the most popular avenue in the capital. Here you can admire the ruins of ancient structures and reflect on the eternal. The street will take you to Piazza Venezia, where the colossal Vittoriano is located - a monument erected in honor of the first king of united Italy, Victor Emmanuel II.

Monument to Victor Emmanuel II - the first king of Italy

Here is the so-called Palazzo Venezia, from the balcony of which Benito Mussolini once spoke. Built in the middle of the 15th century, today the palace houses a rich exposition of the National Museum.

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Further, going down the stairs, you can see the place of imprisonment of the Apostle Peter. Bypassing Vittoriano, as shown on the map, you will again find yourself on the street of the Imperial Forums. Head towards the Troyan Market and, following our route, reach one of the most beautiful fountains in the city. Don't forget to toss a coin and make a wish - it will surely come true.

The next grandiose building that you will see is the only surviving ancient Roman temple that is still operating today. However, before visiting it, we strongly recommend reading about it in our article.

If we were transported many centuries ago, we would not be able to walk around the Roman land. The Great Roman Empire, the period of development of one of the leading civilizations of antiquity, owned colossal territories in Europe and the Mediterranean. According to some calculations, in the second century the empire was inhabited by about a third of the total population of the Earth. Now this task does not seem so difficult: today's Rome, also known as the "eternal city", to which "all roads lead", is not so big. With this entry, I begin a series of reports "Not Just Italy", in which I will share my observations and impressions from a trip to Rome, the Vatican and Naples. I'll start my photo story with a classic first walk around the city.

By classic walk, I mean visiting the usual tourist and near-tourist places. In my opinion, to be the first time in big city and not to look at the most famous sights is stupid. Those travelers who say that they are not at all interested in such places are definitely disingenuous. All of them also include in their programs Brandenburg Gate, Big Ben, Eiffel Tower and Colosseum. The second and subsequent trips are different.

We checked into the hotel, which was within walking distance from the train station, late in the evening. The next morning we went to explore the ancient city.

Briefly speaking about the impressions, the picture is as follows: the first impression is "Wow! Beautiful city!", the second impression - "Wow! How many different details and individual features!", The third impression - "Wow! Very hot, but still very interesting!” Conclusion: the city is amazing, charismatic, able to attract and hold attention to its details and history.

As you know, Rome is the first city in which a system of continuous water supply appeared.

At the end of the second century, the city had more than half a thousand fountains and a dozen aqueducts, through which water flowed into the city.

Now here at almost every step there are water towers with drinking water.

The water is quite tasty, which cannot be said, for example, about German tap water (my subjective opinion). In the heat, such speakers are simply irreplaceable.

In a self-respecting street cafe or restaurant there are fans with air humidification.

At every turn there is an abbreviation "SPQR", which means "Senatus Populus Que Romanus" ("The Senate and Citizens of Rome"). It is also used on the city coat of arms.

Motor scooters are perhaps the most favorite urban mode of transport of the Romans.

Approached the Republic Square (Ital. Piazza della Repubblica).

Here is also the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Italian: Santa Maria degli Angeli), built according to the project of Michelangelo (presumably).

For the first time in my life I saw electric candles in a church (!). To ignite such an ingenious invention, you need to insert a coin and press a button.

In 1700, Pope Clemens XI (Clemens XI) assembled a commission to check the Gregorian calendar. A 45-meter meridian was laid in this basilica, with the help of which mathematical and astronomical calculations were carried out.

On one of the main streets (Via Nazionale) we go in the direction of Venetian Square (Italian: Piazza Venezia).

We met a good Roman.

Here, on the slope of one of the seven Roman hills, namely the "Capitoline", there is a monument in honor of the first king of Italy (Italian: Monumento nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II).

It offers decent views of the city and the Colosseum.

Flavian Amphitheater or just the Colosseum:

Eye-catching street performer:

Coliseum.

Here is the Palatine Hill, from which the history of the city began. According to legend, it was on it that the brothers Romulus and Remus, the founders of the Eternal City, were fed by a she-wolf.

In the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (Italian: Santa Maria in Cosmedin) there is an antique marble slab depicting the mask of Triton "The Mouth of Truth" (Italian: Bocca della Verità). Medieval "lie detector".

The Tiber River and the Castel Sant Angelo (Italian: Castel Sant Angelo).

IN different time the mausoleum of the emperor, the fortress, the castle, the prison and finally the museum. It is located near the Vatican, about which there will be a separate entry.

Another striking attraction is the Pantheon or "temple of all gods" (Italian: Pantheon).

The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) and the Barcaccia Fountain (Italian: Fontana della Barcaccia).

At the end, several city views from Napoleon I Square.

The Vatican Cathedral of St. Peter (Italian: Basilica di San Pietro) in the background.

This was the opening post. That's all for today.

Many thanks to my hospitable sponsor in Rome - Russian online hotel booking service

We offer you an example hiking route in Rome, which will cover the maximum of interesting locations:

1. Start your journey by visiting the Colosseum (located near the metro stations Colosseo, Via dei Fori Imperiali). Then walk along Fori Imperiali to the Capitol Hill (Campidoglio) and take a couple of pictures in Piazza Venezia at the foot of the Capitol. This is one of the main squares of the city - here is the Vittoriano monument.

2. Vittoriano - the next point of the itinerary for a walk in Rome. We recommend climbing observation deck- There is a beautiful view of the city from here. Once you get down, head towards Capitol Hill.

3. Climb the hill up the Cordonat stairs - you will see a statue of Marcus Aurelius in front of you. After passing through the square, make a stop and be sure to find a column with a monument to the Capitoline she-wolf - the one who nursed Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of the city.

4. After descending the hill, follow Via d'Aracoeli to Piazza del Gesù. After passing by the Church of the Gesù (Chiesa del Sacro Nome di Gesù), continue along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. After 3-4 minutes on the way of your route in Rome, you will find Torre Argentina Square, where the ruins of ancient Roman temples are located.

On the same street you will pass Fontana del Maderno dragon fountain. After passing it, turn onto Corso del Rinascimento, reach Palazzo Madama and go to Piazza Navona. Here, on the square, beautiful fountain four rivers, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (it was in it that the heroes of the Dolce Vita bathed at night).

5. Return along the same street along which you came to the fountain. Passing the Italian Senate along Via del Salvatore, you will find yourself on Via Giustiniani - it will lead you to the Pantheon, to Piazza della Rotonda. See the obelisk in front of him? This is a monument from the time of Pharaoh Ramses II (scientists still do not know how he got into).

After visiting the Pantheon, walk along Via del Seminario and walk to Via del Corso - this is the oldest street in Rome, founded in the days of the Empire. It is she who will bring you to the final destination of the walk.

To go on an independent trip to Rome, to the wonderful capital of sunny Italy, you need to know a few important features of a vacation without travel agencies. Thanks to them, you can relax in two cheaper and spend your time much more interesting. Every year the number of travelers who went to Rome on their own is increasing, and those who choose ready-made all-inclusive tours have travel companies is getting smaller and smaller.

There are several reasons for this:

Independent trips 30-70% cheaper
Independent rest is much more interesting and varied
Traveling on your own, you can create your own itinerary and not depend on the tour program
Traveling on my own You will never be left to the mercy of fate travel agency in case of its bankruptcy, because you buy only reliable air tickets and book high-quality accommodation
You can take a vacation to Rome any day convenient for you and extend the trip for as long as you want, because only you decide on what dates to buy tickets

Comparison of a tour and independent travel

Let's now more accurately go through the prices of tours and independent travel. Sometimes it happens that tours are more low prices than the amount spent on independent trip but, most often, this is only the first impression. Cheap tours are almost always offered with cheap, terrible, hard-to-find hotels included in which to live is to spoil your overall holiday experience. Let's be more specific with examples.

Tours should be viewed on websites or, it’s cheaper and more convenient than walking or calling a lot of travel agencies, yet the age of high technology, you need to take advantage of it. For ease of use, I prefer Travelata, so the examples will be from this site.

Here is an example of a tour search.

The cheapest tour costs 62254 rubles. Let's look at it more carefully.

The distance to the center is -5.5 km (it will be uncomfortable to drive from this hotel to the city center for sightseeing + add the fare to this), which means that this is not the most comfortable accommodation option in Rome (but this is the type of accommodation they offer cheap tours). More characteristics of the hotel: studio, no cleaning, no meals.

And now let's check how much it costs to book the same hotel room, for the same dates, only on our own. We do it through .

The screenshot shows that: 1) the rating of the hotel is 6.5 out of 10, which is quite bad (Roomguru has its own rating, which, in my opinion, is much more objective than on, because hotel owners often wind up the rating on the latter, they add fake reviews, in general, guided by my experience and the reviews of friends and acquaintances, I trust Roomguru more), I recommend booking hotels with a rating above 7.5, so you will not end up in a hotel where cockroaches crawl on the walls, non-working air conditioners in incredible heat (in Rome until mid-September, even at night it is very hot for most Russians who are used to lower temperatures, rude staff and non-working locks on the doors (and you still want to keep your things when you leave the hotel); 2) you can book a room for only 21144 rubles (the hotel is the same, the room is exactly the same, the dates are the same), let me remind you that the tour costs 62254.

Of course, the tour also includes flights, medical insurance, group transfers. Let's go over those points too.

Item number 7. Get a visa

To visit Rome, you need to get a Schengen visa. Usually the term for consideration of the application is one to two weeks, but there is also an accelerated consideration (3 days). You can submit documents to the Italian Consulate or to one of the Italian visa centers, which are in most million-plus cities, and not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Tourist Schengen visa allows you to stay in the countries that have signed the Schengen agreement, up to 90 days in half a year.

The cost of processing a regular application for a Schengen visa is 35 euros, and an accelerated one is 70 euros. If you want to save money, then submit documents directly to the consulate, so you will not pay a service fee visa center, which is now 2200 rubles.

For more details and types of visas, documents, terms of consideration and possible reasons for refusal, read in.

Item number 8. Select Rome attractions to visit

There are a lot of sights in Rome, you can see them on almost every street. But since everyone has different interests, I will give a general advice based on my experience and my impressions: less ruins, more museums with guides. This is a subjective opinion, it may not coincide with yours, but I think so.

There are a lot of ruins in Rome, it is enough to visit the Colosseum with the Roman Forum "for show" that you have visited the most famous sights of Rome. The fact is that if you are not a historian, and not a person wholly absorbed in architecture, history, then visiting a large number ruins will do nothing but spend on entrance tickets, fatigue due to walking, and allocate a lot of time to the same type of places. Yes, these places (the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the baths of Caracalla, the Palatine, the Circus Maximus, etc.) were once great buildings in the past, but now they are ruins. The Colosseum stood abandoned for many centuries, of no interest to anyone, until they turned it into a famous landmark, designed to attract tourists to enrich the city budget.

You will spend more useful and interesting time in museums with a guide who will tell you truly exciting moments from Roman and Italian history. You will have something to remember after the holidays.

I will list the attractions according to my rating (the higher the attraction in the list, the more it is recommended to visit):

Coliseum
Roman forum
Vatican Museums
The Sistine Chapel
Gallery Borghese
St. Peter's Cathedral (bewitching view of the city from the dome)
Castel Sant'Angelo
Capitoline Museums
Trevi Fountain
Pantheon

Item number 9. Choose interesting excursions

Visit as many sights as possible in a short time - this plan is good if you want to SEE interesting places and structures. But in order to understand, imbue and supplement your worldview with something, you need to “savor” every attraction.

It is better to visit fewer attractions in Rome, but with greater benefits. For example, let's take the Vatican Museums - a great place to get acquainted with Italian culture. There are so many exhibits here that it would take half a day to see at least some of them. But just looking at works of art and not understanding their history, when, for whom, why it was created, will not bring you much impression. But if you learn all this from a reliable source, then this is already interesting and instructive. Visiting sights with and without a guide are completely different things. It is better to visit 1 museum with a guide than 3 without one.

But keep in mind that only with a professional guide chosen by positive feedback tourists will be interested. You can often see "guides" who offer their services near famous sights, but by choosing them, you will most likely fall into a group of tourists of 30-40 people, the guide will speak the memorized text in a monotonous voice, you'll be lucky if this text is a retelling some printed guide, not a Wikipedia article. Of course, there are good guides who meet at the entrance to the sights, but, unfortunately, there are very, very few of them.

Of all the services where you can choose an excursion with a good guide in advance, the best, in my opinion, is. The undoubted advantage of this site is that the excursions presented are quite unusual (when compared with offers from tour operators) and are conducted by local guides who permanently reside in Rome. Each excursion has its own reviews, trusted guides, you can choose a date convenient for you, everything is safe and reliable. Decide which sights you want to visit, and then choose the most suitable excursion on this service.

Here is a list of excursions that I consider to be among the best:

Item number 10. Find out how to get from the airport to the center

If you do not arrive at night, then you can safely go to the center of Rome from the airport by public transport. Most tourists first go to Termini Station, and then take the metro (the metro station of the same name is located in the same place as the station) or buses to their hotel.

If your hotel is located near Termini Station, you can use by regular train(you can get off at Tuscolana (metro line A), Ostiense (metro line B), Trastevere, Tiburtina (metro line A)), departing from the airport (to find trains, just follow the signs that show train J). Tickets can be bought at special machines at the airport or at the box office, you will need to pay 8 euros.

Another option to get to the center is by bus. There are many of them near the exit from the airport, again there are signs. You can buy a ticket both from the driver (it will cost 6 euros) or online, for example, on the website www.terravision.eu (there are many carrier companies, this one is one of the best). The journey will take about 1 hour.

If you arrive at Rome's Ciampino airport, you can also get there by bus or regional train. This airport is mainly visited by low-cost airlines (low-cost air carriers) from domestic flights, from other Schengen countries, and some charter flights. If you are flying from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, then you are most likely to arrive at Fiumicino Airport (which airport you are arriving at - see in tickets or when buying them).

You can also rent a car and move freely around Rome (albeit with a constant search for a free parking space). It is cheaper to rent a car (by 20-40%) in advance online on the website.

If you arrive at night (from 23:00 to 6:00), you will either have to wait for the start of public transport at the airport (which is quite inconvenient, after the flight it’s faster to go to the hotel, have a little rest), or order a transfer, for example, to, or use taxi, again, it is better to order online at (it’s cheaper and more reliable, taxi drivers near the airport ask for an amount 2-3 times more than you pay in advance online), a taxi ride costs from 45 €.

Item number 11. To make a plan

Now you know the basic steps by which you can relax in Rome on your own in comfort. It remains only to find out some of the features of this city + make at least an approximate plan for visiting places that will save a lot of time and effort, and upon arrival there will be no questions about what to see and where to go.

Here are some tips to make your vacation interesting and varied:

Set aside a lot of time to visit one place. No need to try to visit all the sights of Rome in one day, it is better to see one attraction thoroughly than 5 in passing.
Make a rough plan for the whole vacation. This plan is best not to paint to the smallest detail. Visiting the Colosseum at 11:00 and visiting the Trevi Fountain at 12:00 is a losing plan. Leave time for freedom of action, if you want to go to a cafe - go in, if you want to sleep an hour longer - sleep, but the main places to visit should still be written in the plan.
Look into ordinary residential areas. In the programs from tour agencies, the route is designed so that tourists see only the most visited places in the city, but some "non-tourist" areas can give much more interesting impressions, because Rome is a museum under open sky, each street carries a piece of history and has its own charm. If you need to get from point A to point B, and there are only a few hundred meters between them, then it’s better to get on your own, rather than order a taxi or wait for a bus, walking tour will only benefit.

Roma Pass

The Roma Pass tourist card allows you to significantly save on transport and visiting attractions. There are two types of map:

Valid 72 hours (38.5 €)
Valid 48 hours (28 €)

On the first one, you can visit 2 attractions for free and without a queue, on the second - only one attraction. After free visits, the card entitles you to buy entrance tickets to most museums and attractions with a 50% discount. The card is sold in special kiosks that say Roma Pass (there are quite a lot of them in Rome). You can check the conditions, the list of attractions on the official website www.romapass.it (you can also buy it online there, just carefully read the terms of purchase and card activation methods).

It is better to use this card to visit the most popular attractions in order to bypass the hour-long queues. So if you are going to visit the Colosseum, Borghese Gallery, Castel Sant'Angelo, then it is better to get a card.

The Roma Pass also allows free use public transport, so if you settled somewhere on the outskirts and are going to visit many attractions, then the map will come in handy and save some money.

Urban transport

Public transport in Rome is represented by metro, buses and trams, all of which are operated by the same ATAC company, so the ticket is the same for all types. Vehicle. Feature local transport - the schedule is almost never observed, so do not plan any important transfers back to back, it is better to make a margin of time.

On popular routes (which pass along the main streets or through popular attractions), the traffic interval is small, the right bus comes every 5 minutes (but each of them is almost always packed to capacity in the high season). But if this is some not very popular route, then the delay in the schedule can easily reach 30 minutes, and also, if there are few people at the stop, and no one waves his hand to the driver, then he will calmly drive on, leaving you in a slight bewilderment at the stop wait for the next bus, so wave if you need this bus J .

The most convenient way to travel is by metro. Although there are not so many stations in comparison with Moscow, the lines stretch to many important places. Opening hours: from 5:30 to 23:30 (on Saturdays until 00:30).

Traffic jams in Rome happen, but they are usually small and short-lived.

Single tickets can be purchased at special machines with the ATAC logo, which, in most cases, are located in the metro and next to the most popular bus stops. The purchased ticket must be validated (put a mark on the beginning of the ticket) in a special device, in buses these are small yellow boxes fixed near the entrance, in the metro the mark is placed when passing through the turnstiles.

Ticket prices in Rome are as follows:

Ticket for 100 minutes – 1.5 €
Ticket for 1 day – 7 €
Ticket for 2 days – 12.5 €
Ticket for 3 days – 18 €
Ticket for 7 days – 24 €
Ticket for 1 month – 35 €

Rent a Car

If you do not have a goal after Rome to go to other cities in Italy, then it is better to use either public transport or a taxi. The fact is that in Rome it is very difficult to find a free parking place, most of them are paid. Therefore, to save money, you need to choose a hotel with its own parking.

Rome has its own way of driving, and, unfortunately, small accidents happen often. The streets are narrow, there is nowhere to turn around. When using the car during the week, new scratches almost always appear, so it is better to choose not partial, but full insurance, so as not to pay extra when returning the car.

You can rent a car quickly and inexpensively on the website (all conditions are also indicated there). When renting “on the spot”, you will pay significantly more and the choice of cars will be significantly smaller.

Cost of renting a car per day online booking is 15 € and more for cars like Opel Corsa in high season, the minimum price for Volkswagen Golf is 28 € per day. It is important to note that these prices are early booking(1-3 months before the start date of the lease) and rent for 3 or more days (when renting for 1-2 days, the cost of rent increases by 20-25 € per day).

Prices in Rome

Prices in restaurants

Cafe prices

Prices in supermarkets

Attraction prices

How to save money on your trip to Rome

Book hotel rooms on, so you will find inexpensive and comfortable accommodation.
If you are still going to rent an apartment, then do it on Airbnb - this is the most convenient service. To get some discount when renting, you can use.
Use tourist map Roma Pass. Thanks to it, you can save a lot on visiting attractions, museums, exhibitions, on public transport, and also get additional pleasant bonuses.
Enjoy free tours. Such excursions are organized by professional guides several times a week, on which you will see the main sights of Rome, but this walking tours so be prepared to walk long distances.
It will be cheaper to rent a car online on the site
Attend sales. In Rome, sales are constantly held, where you can buy things of excellent quality at low prices. The sales season falls on the end of January-beginning of February and in July-beginning of August, during these periods there are discounts from 20 to 70%.
Are you planning to visit other cities in Italy? Then use . For example, you can use the services of low-cost airlines and fly to Milan for 15 euros.
Be sure to use .

All the necessary information on how to relax on your own in Rome is presented in this article. If you don't understand something, read it again and take a look at my guide. And don't put off your journey, life is to be enjoyed!

How to see all the most important things in the capital of Italy and at the same time enjoy the unique atmosphere eternal city in 3 days? In this article - detailed routes, ticket prices and opening hours of attractions. If you are going to Rome for 1 day or 2 days, then just choose the appropriate route: the ancient city, central part or the Vatican. Prepare for your trip in advance and find out what to see in Rome in 3 days.

Ticket prices and visiting hours for museums and attractions are for 2019.

1 day in Rome

Start your walk around the city from the most important and take a look. This is the most iconic Roman landmark, without visiting which it is impossible to imagine the capital of Italy.

It is better to combine the three main objects of ancient Roman civilization, including the Palatine and the Roman Forum, in one walk, especially since you can buy a single ticket to visit them, and they are not far from each other.

The easiest way to get to Colosseo Square is by metro. You need to get off at the station of the same name. When you go upstairs, you will immediately see a huge (by ancient Roman standards) arena with many arches - this is the famous Colosseum. Examine it from the outside, go inside. This building was indeed the largest in the history of the ancient world.

The amphitheater is open from April to September daily from 9.00 to 19.00, from March to April - from 9.00 to 17.00, from January to March - from 9.00 to 16.00, from October to January - from 9.00 to 15.00.

Near the Colosseum is the ancient hill of Palatine (Palatino), in the open spaces of which there are ancient temples, buildings and structures. Some of them are perfectly preserved, from others only columns remained.

It was from this hill that the history of the eternal city began, so visiting it is a must to get acquainted with the history of Rome.

Opening hours of the Palatine: from 8.30 to 17.00 daily, and from March to September until 19.00.

Roman forum

Another center of ancient Roman civilization is the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum). It is here that the main buildings of the ancient city are concentrated, which over time turned into delightful ruins. Nevertheless, the outlines of many of them are easily reproduced in the imagination by architecture. ancient city. Climbing to the top of the slope, cover the entire area with one glance and take a photo for memory.

Visiting time: from 8.30 to 17.00 daily, and from March to September until 19.00.

Tickets

Don't be intimidated by having to stand in a long line. Buy a single ticket at the box office of the Palatine Hill, located in San Gregorio (Via di San Gregorio), house 30, or Piazza Santa Maria Nova, house 53 (only 200 m from the Colosseum), or in Forum box office. This ticket is valid for 24 hours and gives you the right to skip the line at all three attractions. It costs 12 Euros for an adult and free for children under 18.

Most likely, the inspection of these large-scale historical objects will take you the first half of the day. To gain strength, you can dine in an authentic restaurant near the Forum and go past the Altar of the Fatherland for a walk to Venice Square, and from there to capitol hill.

Venice Square (Piazza Venezia) is famous for the palace of the same name, from the balcony of which Mussolini spoke to citizens. Currently located here National Museum Palazzo Venezia (Palazzo Venezia), as well as the wax museum of Chere. Opening hours: daily, except Monday, from 8.30 to 19.30. The ticket costs 5 Euro.

On the way to Piazza Venezia is the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria) or Vittoriano (Il Vittoriano). This is a memorial erected by the architect G. Saconni on the anniversary date of the unification of Italy. It was first opened in 1911 and took 26 years to build.

In the center of the memorial stands a monument to Victor Emmanuel II, made of bronze. The Altar can be reached by a wide staircase.

Taking the elevator for 7 Euros observation platform, you can admire the wonderful view of the city.

Capitol Hill and Museums

Next on the route - Capitol Hill (Monte Capitolino). The main attractions in this place are the Michelangelo staircase, which is decorated with sculptures of lions brought from Egyptian temple the goddess Isis, as well as majestic statues from the theater of Pompeii. In the central part of the square is a statue of Marcus Aurelius.

Here you can visit three palaces at once with Capitoline museums and see the original sculpture of the She-Wolf feeding Remus and Romulus, a symbol famous legend about the origin of Rome.

Do not be confused by a similar sculpture at the entrance to the museum, because it is only a copy. Museum opening hours: daily from 9.30 to 19.30, ticket price - 16 Euro. Among them there are museums that can be visited for free.

2 day in Rome

On the second day, you can walk along the main squares of the city with majestic palaces, magnificent fountains and ancient churches. And, of course, take a look at the .

Start your walk in Piazza del Popolo. You can come here by metro - you need to get off at the station of the same name. Stop for a moment in this delightful square and admire the Egyptian obelisk and three fountains: Neptune, the Goddess of Rome and the central fountain. Here is the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo (Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo).

On the way, turn a little to the left to see the famous (Scalinata di Spagna), dotted with flowers in the summer, and tourists enjoying the sunny weather. At the top rises the temple of Trinità dei Monti (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti).

The Plaza de España always has a festive atmosphere, especially during the haute couture days that are held here every summer.