Free: All time The 2-hour long tour by New Rome is free. It works on tip-basis. If you find yourself enjoying the tour, you’re welcome to tip the guide. The tour runs daily at 5:30pm, rain, hail or shine. No reservation is necessary, just show up at the Spanish Square (Piazza di Spagna) at the...

Free: All time Probably the best known fountain of all the fountains in Rome, if not, in the world, Fontana di Trevi is a striking and grand fountain that takes up pretty much the entire Piazza di Trevi. The name Trevie is derived from “tre” and “vie”, literally translate to three and roads (The fountain...

Free: All time (Exterior) The Colosseum is a landmark that you shouldn’t miss out while in Rome. During its prime time just after its construction in 80 AD, this grand elliptical amphitheatre could hold up to 80,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests as well as classical plays. It was the largest amphitheatre of...

Free: All time Piazza di Spagna is one of the most popular squares of Rome; probably because in the square are the well-known Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti (Spanish Steps) and Fontana della Barcaccia (Fountain of the Old Boat). The Spanish Steps consist of of a monumental stairway of 135 steps leading up to the...

Free: All time St. Peter’s Basilica is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and one of the largest churches in the world. Built from the year 1506 and 1626, St. Peter’s Basilica had had many architects and artists having their hands on it: Vignola, Michelangelo, Bernini, etc. By Roman Catholic tradition, the basilica is...

Free: All time The Pantheon is the oldest standing and the best preserved domed structure in Rome. This structure, built as a temple honoring all Roman gods, dates back to 27 BC. The dome in the Pantheon is an engineering feat that even almost two thousands years after it was built, it is still the...

Free: All time Away off the beaten tourist track, on the Aventine Hill, lies the Villa of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Prior as being the site for the present Order of Malta, the Villa has seen many occupants including a Benedictine monastery and the Knights of Templars. However, the Villa is arguably best...

Free: All time When you walk down Via Ripetta, you’ll see a window full of disturbing ancient doll heads and limbs at house no. 29. This ghastly display is the front of a little shop called “Restaurici Artistici Squatriti: Ospedale delle Bambole” (The Doll Hospital). The Squatriti family took up a curious trait of fixing...

Free: All time The Pyramid of Cestius (The Roman Pyramid) stood in a busy traffic intersection in Rome. It was built in about 18-12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius – a magistrate in Rome. The sharply pointed shape of the pyramid is strongly reminiscent of the pyramids of Nubia which had been attacked...

Free: All time So Largo di Torre Argentina is not in Argentina. It’s in Rome, Italy. And this square is not named after the country Argentina, but the city of Strasbourg in Germany. Go figure! In any case, at Torre Argentina, you will find the remains of four Republican Roman temples (400-300 BC), and the...

Free: All time Housed in the Italian Treasury, the Numismatics Museum has an extremely valuable collection of about 20,000 items, including coins, medals, minting tools and wax patterns. The section devoted to coins contains a rich collection of issues by Italian and foreign states from the Middle Ages to the current day, together with an...

Free: All time Back in the days, “aperitivo” meant small appetizers (olive, nuts, chips) served during pre-dinner drink but today it has become a full-fledge complimentary buffet meal. Basically, for a price of a drink, you’ll get to eat free of charge. Although not all bars offer this, the practice has become more and more...