Rome is within reach.

St Peter's Square and the Basilica are free to enter (security checks, appropriate dress). The Vatican Museums with the Sistine Chapel cost €20 (€25 with online booking, which skips the queue).

For the Wednesday audiences and celebrations it is best to leave early: the reception can help with the times.

The heart of ancient Rome. Via dei Fori Imperiali can be walked for free; the Archaeological Park ticket (€18, valid 24 hours) covers the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine and Imperial Forums. With arena and underground levels €24. Online booking with a time slot is compulsory for the Colosseum.

The temple of all the gods, with its dome open to the sky, in the historic centre between Piazza Navona and the Trevi Fountain. Entry €7 (from 1 July 2026), free for Rome residents and during services. Open every day 9:00-19:00, last entry 18:30.

The Spanish Steps, the Barcaccia fountain and the shopping streets. The metro A exit opens straight onto the square: the easiest destination for a stroll in the centre.

The most famous Baroque fountain in the world, a short walk from Piazza di Spagna and the Pantheon. Since 2 February 2026 the area by the basin has limited entry with a €2 ticket (free for residents, children under 5 and people with disabilities), every day 9:00-22:00, Mondays and Fridays from 11:30. Buy online or at the entrance (card only). From the square the fountain can still be admired for free, even after 22:00.

The monument to Victor Emmanuel II with the Altar of the Fatherland and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the heart of the city between the Forums and the Capitol. The monument terraces are free every day 9:30-19:30. The panoramic terrace at the top (by lift), the Museo del Risorgimento and Palazzo Venezia need the VIVE ticket: €18, €5 for ages 18 to 24, free under 18 and on the first Sunday of the month.

The oldest public museum in the world, on the Capitoline square designed by Michelangelo: the Capitoline Wolf, Marcus Aurelius, the Dying Gaul and the view over the Forum from the Tabularium. Ticket €15 (reduced €9.50), rising to €20.50 during temporary exhibitions; free for residents of Rome and its metropolitan area. Open every day 9:30-19:30, last entry 18:30.

The largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome and one of the four papal basilicas: fifth-century mosaics, the gilded ceiling made with the first gold from the Americas and the tomb of Pope Francis. Free entry every day 7:00-19:00. The Liberian Museum, the Loggia of the Blessings, the Bernini staircase and the excavations have a separate ticket (€3 to €5).

The residence of the popes for a thousand years, next to the Basilica of St John Lateran: ten frescoed halls, the Hall of the Conciliation of the Lateran Pacts and the Pope's private apartment, open to the public only in recent years. Entry with audio guide €14, guided tour €18. Open Monday to Saturday 9:00-17:00, closed on Sundays. The basilica next door is free to enter.

One of the oldest churches in Rome, in the liveliest square in Trastevere: the golden mosaics of the façade and apse, the ancient columns and the fountain in front. Free entry every day 7:30-21:00 (in August 8:00-12:00 and 16:00-21:00). Ideal in the evening, when the neighbourhood fills with trattorias.