[Tips]
- Stay near Termini Station. Super convenient to most tourist sites
- Be prepared to walk or figure out the busses. The metro doesn’t cover a lot of places.
- Reserve your front of the line passes for the Vatican and Colosseum (including Roman Forum and Palatine Hill). Trust me, the tour is worth it.
- Eat gelato every day. It’s a lot cheaper (and more delicious) than in the US.
- All churches are free. Check out the AMAZING paintings and sculptures.
- Bring a water bottle. There’s a ton of free water fountains throughout all the attractions.
Day 1
As I was dropping off my luggage at my hostel, I was lucky they let me check in early since I desperately needed to rest. They also gave me a bottle of wine as a welcome to Italy gift as well! I rested a bit but was impatient because I was starving so started off by going to a pasta place nearby.
Afterwards, I headed out to sightsee all the incredible plazas and fountains in Rome! I ended up walking a lot and got back later than I wanted, but it was worth everything I encountered. P.S. If you love fresh meats, make sure you go to a Prosciutteria! I guarantee you’ll fall in love.
Morning: Arrive & travel to hostel
[Sorry, no picture here. It’s okay, onto the food…]Afternoon: Lunch near hostel, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza di Spagna, Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain






Evening: Prosciutteria, Gelato


Day 2
My second day was my first tour in Europe and I was SO glad I bought the front of the line pass that includes a guided tour. Without my guide, I would have just breezed by (maybe not in the crowds) and not understand much of what I was looking at.
After a long day of touring, of course I had to go get pizza of 6 varieties! Because I had a late lunch and wasn’t too hungry, I skipped dinner and went straight to gelato for dessert instead.
Morning: Vatican, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica





Afternoon: Lunch, Castel Sant’Angelo

Evening: Gelato

Day 3
On this day, I didn’t to have too much planned. My friend had recommended I go to the Trastesvere area, which I manged to get to eventually, but not before asking a French lady how to get there. Apparently, she was also going to a church in the same area so I invited myself to join her. She was super sweet and explained to me what we were looking at.
Afterwards, I ventured off on my own to get more meat platters and hit up a couple markets as well. The markets were way smaller than I expected and I wasn’t hungry so I quickly browsed and moved on. I stumbled upon Piazza Novana and went into another church that everyone else was going into. Then I walked back to the metro (a pretty far walk) and rested before going out to dinner and had more gelato.
Morning: Santa Maria Church in Trastesvere, Trastesvere Area

Afternoon: Lunch at Prosciutteria, Campo di’ Fiori, Piazza Navona




Evening: Dinner & Gelato


Day 4
Morning: Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Roman Forum
So grateful for another front of the line pass as I got another guided tour of the Colosseum. They actually closed it off to the line a bit because they had their max of 30k people inside! While the Colosseum was cool, I enjoyed the Roman Forum and Palentine Hill more. So much history and such breathtaking sights! I thought that was the most impressive area in Rome, and Rome is already extremely impressive!
By this day, I was extremely tired and have just about finished all my touristy stuff so I quickly grabbed a late lunch, rested at my hostel, and then went out to our last dinner in Rome with a couple hostel mates. It was fun being able to meet new people and not having to eat by myself all the time!





Afternoon: Rest

Evening: Dinner & Dessert


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With smart planning you can pack a lot of sightseeing into your Roman visit, but there s no point in overloading your trip with any luck, you ll keep coming back to Rome. After several dozen visits, I still have a healthy list of excuses to return. Some people actually do Rome in a day. Crazy as that sounds, if all you have is a day, it s one of the most exciting days Europe has to offer.