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Rome’s rooftops and domes seen from the Pincio terrace under a blue sky, with the dome of St Peter’s on the skyline Rome’s rooftops and domes seen from the Pincio terrace under a blue sky, with the dome of St Peter’s on the skyline The Colosseum under a deep blue sky The façade and dome of St Peter’s Basilica under a clear blue sky The Trevi Fountain and the Palazzo Poli above its turquoise basin

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Best of Rome

The Colosseum and the Forum, St Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel, Bernini’s fountains, the grand hotels above the Spanish Steps, La Pergola’s three stars and the trattorias of Trastevere and Testaccio: Rome, checked place by place.

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Your trusted, one‑stop guide to Rome

Rome spreads over its hills on both banks of the Tiber, from the Vatican and Trastevere to the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Villa Borghese. Here are the grand hotels and the 2026 MICHELIN stars, the coffee bars, trattorias and wine bars, the ancient sites, the churches and the galleries, the parks and the piazzas, and day trips to Tivoli, Ostia Antica, the Castelli Romani, Orvieto and Pompeii. We’ve checked every listing against the venue’s own website or an official source, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

The Eternal City: the back story

In depth

The Eternal City

Roma·In depth

Ancient Rome, the Rome of the popes and the Baroque city, layered one on another: how to read Rome in three walks.

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Arts + Culture

The Galleria Borghese and the princely galleries, the Vatican Museums, the opera at Caracalla and the studios of Cinecittà.

Mariano Rossi’s painted ceiling in the entrance hall of the Galleria BorgheseArts + CultureArts & Culture in RomeGalleries, opera, music and film

Rome by neighbourhood

From the Pantheon to the Villa Borghese, each area has its own guide: the Baroque piazzas, the grand hotels above the Spanish Steps, the ancient heart, the lanes of Trastevere and the markets of Testaccio.

A river god of Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers on the Piazza NavonaNeighbourhood guideThe Centro StoricoThe Pantheon and the Piazza NavonaThe Trevi Fountain and the Palazzo Poli above its turquoise basinNeighbourhood guideTrevi & the Spanish StepsFountains and fashionTrajan’s Forum and Markets in evening light, with the Torre delle Milizie and the rooftops of MontiNeighbourhood guideMonti & the ColosseumThe ancient heartThe golden apse mosaics of Santa Maria in TrastevereNeighbourhood guideTrastevereAcross the TiberThe façade and dome of St Peter’s Basilica under a clear blue skyNeighbourhood guideThe Vatican & PratiSt Peter’s and beyondThe brick ruins of the Baths of Caracalla beyond a lawn and an umbrella pineNeighbourhood guideTestaccio & the AventineOrange trees and offal

On foot

Rome is best on foot: cross the Tiber on the Ponte Sisto, and let the piazzas lead you from one neighbourhood to the next.

The Temple of Aesculapius on the lake of the Villa Borghese, with a rowing boatNeighbourhood guideVilla Borghese & ParioliThe park and the galleriesAncient marble portrait heads in front of the machinery of the Centrale MontemartiniNeighbourhood guideOstiense & EURIndustrial Rome and the new city

Plan your trip

The practical things to know before you go: entry, the airports and the trains, booking the Colosseum and the Vatican, the Trevi ticket, and three days for a classic first visit.

The Colosseum under a deep blue skyBefore you goRome essentialsEntry, money, etiquette and getting aroundThe platforms of Roma Termini under a blue sky, with the station’s name on its façadeGetting aroundGetting aroundThe airports, the trains and the metroRome’s rooftops and domes seen from the Pincio terrace under a blue sky, with the dome of St Peter’s on the skylineItineraryThree days in RomeThe classic first visitThe Piazza del Popolo seen from the Pincio terrace, with the dome of St Peter’s on the horizonLuxury guideLUX LivingThe finest addressesThe Piazza di Spagna and the Via dei Condotti at night, seen from the top of the Spanish StepsItineraryThe Gold weekendThe Hassler, Imàgo and Il PagliaccioThe façade and dome of St Peter’s Basilica under a clear blue skyItineraryThe Platinum weekendLa Minerva, the Vatican and La Pergola

Our advice

Book the big sights before you fly

The Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and the Galleria Borghese sell timed tickets on their official sites, and the first slots go first. Book them before you travel, and only on the official sites. Rome essentials

Beyond Rome

Tivoli, Ostia Antica, the Castelli Romani, Orvieto, and Naples and Pompeii, all within reach for the day by train: emperors’ villas, a Roman port, hill towns, a Gothic cathedral and the city beneath Vesuvius.

The Fountain of the Organ in the gardens of the Villa d’Este, TivoliBeyond RomeTivoliTwo UNESCO villasAncient marble portrait heads in front of the machinery of the Centrale MontemartiniBeyond RomeOstia AnticaAncient Rome’s portLake Albano and the Alban Hills, seen from Castel GandolfoBeyond RomeThe Castelli RomaniHill towns and wineThe mosaics and carved portals of Orvieto Cathedral’s façadeBeyond RomeOrvietoA cathedral on a cliffThe Forum of Pompeii with Vesuvius beyondBeyond RomeNaples & PompeiiBeneath Vesuvius

Our advice

Eat by the season

Order artichokes from late winter into spring, and save a long Sunday lunch for a trattoria booked a day or two ahead. Roman Cuisine

In depth: Rome’s back stories

Roman cuisine, the eternal city, art, eating, the grand hotels, film, rail and where to buy: the stories behind the city.

The Christmas market stalls on the Piazza Navona, with Sant’Agnese in Agone and the obeliskChristmas & New YearChristmas in RomeThe Piazza Navona, St Peter’s and the presepiSpaghetti alla carbonara with guanciale and black pepperEatRoman CuisineThe four pastas, artichokes and the quinto quartoRome’s rooftops and domes seen from the Pincio terrace under a blue sky, with the dome of St Peter’s on the skylineFeatureRome, the eternal and the newGrandeur, style, the table and the city after darkThe Trevi Fountain and the Palazzo Poli above its turquoise basinFeatureRome on filmLa Dolce Vita, Roman Holiday and The Great BeautyA triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, with the church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami and the Vittoriano behindThe back storyThe Eternal CityAncient, papal and Baroque RomeMariano Rossi’s painted ceiling in the entrance hall of the Galleria BorgheseThe back storyThe city of artCaravaggio, Bernini and the princely galleries

At the counter

In a Roman bar, pay at the till first, then take your receipt to the counter: coffee taken standing is the Roman way.

A bowl of cacio e pepe: spaghetti with pecorino and black pepperThe back storyEating in RomeLa Pergola and the trattoriasThe Piazza del Popolo seen from the Pincio terrace, with the dome of St Peter’s on the horizonThe back storyThe grand hotelsFrom the Spanish Steps to Monte MarioThe platforms of Roma Termini under a blue sky, with the station’s name on its façadeThe back storyRome by railTermini, the Frecciarossa and ItaloThe Ponte Sisto over the Tiber, the footbridge into Trastevere, reflected in the riverThe back storyBuying in RomeNeighbourhoods and the notaioThe coffered dome of the Pantheon and its open oculusFun factsRome fun factsThings you might not know

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North by high-speed train to Tuscany, out to sea from Civitavecchia, and the great train journeys of the world: Rome is a fine place to begin a journey.

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ULTIMATE City Guides: Europe & beyond

Planning a longer journey? Each city in the network has its own independent guide, written with the same care and checked place by place. Here are the guides that are live, with more on the way.

Europe

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Canal houses and bridges in Amsterdamthe NetherlandsULTIMATE AmsterdamThe canal ring, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, canal-house hotels, twenty MICHELIN-starred tables, brown cafés, and day trips to Haarlem and Keukenhof.Visit the guide The Alhambra in Granada in the evening lightSpainULTIMATE AndalusiaSeville, Granada and the Alhambra, Córdoba, Málaga, Cádiz and Jerez, Ronda and the white villages, Doñana and Cabo de Gata.Visit the guide The floodlit Acropolis and Parthenon at dusk, seen from Philopappos HillGreeceULTIMATE AthensThe Acropolis and the Plaka, rooftop bars facing the Parthenon, the Athens Riviera and the Greek islands: our original guide, and our deepest.Visit the guide The road winding out to the lighthouse on Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, above the open seaSpainULTIMATE Balearic IslandsMallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera side by side, and how to hop between them by ferry.Visit the guide The Sagrada Família lit up at nightSpainULTIMATE BarcelonaGaudí and the Sagrada Família, the Gothic Quarter, four Three-Star MICHELIN kitchens, the beaches and day trips to Montserrat and Girona.Visit the guide Belgrade's old town and the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael above the Sava at sunsetSerbiaULTIMATE BelgradeWhere the Sava meets the Danube: a buzzing capital of art, classical music and famous nightlife, with a new waterfront and the mountains of Zlatibor and Kopaonik.Visit the guide The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against a blue skyGermanyULTIMATE BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island, the Philharmonie and three opera houses, the story of the Wall, and day trips to Potsdam and Dresden.Visit the guide The Royal Pavilion in Brighton under a blue skyEnglandULTIMATE BrightonThe Royal Pavilion and the piers, the Lanes and the North Laine, Kemptown and Pride, and the South Downs on the doorstep.Visit the guide The Romanian Athenaeum in its gardenRomaniaULTIMATE BucharestBelle Époque palaces, concerts at the Athenaeum, a buzzing food and coffee scene, and the castles and mountains of the Carpathians.Visit the guide The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the DanubeHungaryULTIMATE BudapestThermal baths, grand coffee houses, ruin bars and MICHELIN-starred dining on both banks of the Danube, with day trips to the Danube Bend and Lake Balaton.Visit the guide A cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegroships & regions)ULTIMATE Cruises (linesThe world’s cruise lines for every budget, from family resort ships to yachts, expedition ships and river boats, with the cruising regions port by port.Visit the guide Aerial view of the white sand spit of Ses Illetes and Llevant, the salt pans and, across the strait, Ibiza and Es VedràSpainULTIMATE FormenteraThe white sands of Ses Illetes, the lighthouses of La Mola and Barbaria, the craft markets and an island made for bikes.Visit the guide The Baie des Anges, NiceFranceULTIMATE French RivieraNice, Cannes, Antibes, Cap Ferrat, Èze, Menton, Saint-Tropez and Cassis: palace hotels, three-star tables, beach clubs, the Festival de Cannes and the painters’ coast.Visit the guide Blue domes of Oia above the Santorini calderaGreeceULTIMATE Greek IslandsIsland hopping made easy: Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Milos and the Cyclades, plus Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, with ferries, beaches, hotels and tavernas.Visit the guide Helsinki Cathedral above the South HarbourFinlandULTIMATE HelsinkiSuomenlinna and the South Harbour, saunas by the sea, Aalto and the Design District, two-starred Palace and day trips to Porvoo and Tallinn.Visit the guide The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sunSpainULTIMATE IbizaDalt Vila’s UNESCO walls, Es Vedrà, three MICHELIN-starred kitchens, the beach clubs and the quiet north, 30 minutes from Formentera.Visit the guide Hagia Sophia and its minarets in golden evening lightTurkeyULTIMATE IstanbulTwo continents, one city: Hagia Sophia and the bazaars, Bosphorus ferries, meyhanes and rooftop bars, Sinan’s hammams and the car-free Princes’ Islands.Visit the guide Congress Square, Ljubljana, with the castle on its hill behindSloveniaULTIMATE LjubljanaSlovenia’s green, car-free capital of river cafés and Plečnik’s bridges, an hour from Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, the caves and the Adriatic.Visit the guide The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower lit at dusk across the ThamesUnited KingdomULTIMATE LondonRoyal palaces and the Thames, great museums, West End theatre, grand hotels, and the restaurants and bars of Soho, Mayfair and the City.Visit the guide The Metrópolis building at the start of the Gran VíaSpainULTIMATE MadridThe Prado and El Retiro, the Royal Palace, DiverXO’s three stars and cocido since 1870, with day trips to Toledo and Segovia.Visit the guide La Seu, Palma’s Gothic cathedral, and the Almudaina above the old sea wall, seen from the Parc de la MarSpainULTIMATE MallorcaPalma’s cathedral and palace hotels, the UNESCO Tramuntana, Deià and Sóller, nine MICHELIN-starred kitchens, and Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.Visit the guide Valletta’s honey-coloured skyline, with the dome of the Carmelite church and the spire of St Paul’s, above the harbour at sunsetGozo & CominoULTIMATE MaltaValletta’s knights’ city, temples older than the pyramids, Caravaggio, seven MICHELIN-starred kitchens and the Blue Lagoon.Visit the guide Yachts in Puerto BanúsSpainULTIMATE MarbellaWhitewashed lanes and orange trees in the Old Town, the yachts of Puerto Banús, beach clubs on the Golden Mile and day trips to Ronda and Gibraltar.Visit the guide Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, MenorcaSpainULTIMATE MenorcaA UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: the coves of Macarella and Turqueta, World Heritage Talayotic sites, Ciutadella and Maó’s great harbour.Visit the guide Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountainsOur sister guideULTIMATE MonacoThe Casino and Monte-Carlo’s palace hotels, the Prince’s Palace on the Rock, superyachts in Port Hercule, Larvotto’s beach clubs and the Grand Prix streets.Visit the guide The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in ParisFranceULTIMATE ParisThe Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, Notre-Dame reopened, the palace hotels, nine three-star tables, the bouillons, and day trips to Versailles and Giverny.Visit the guide The Millennium Bridge over the MoračaMontenegroULTIMATE PodgoricaMontenegro’s relaxed capital of rivers and café terraces, and the gateway to the Bay of Kotor, Lake Skadar, Cetinje and the mountains.Visit the guide The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratOur sister guideULTIMATE Property (prime markets worldwide)Prime neighbourhoods, estate agents, new developments and how buying works, market by market across the ULTIMATE network.Visit the guide The red carriages of the Glacier Express crossing the stone arches of the Landwasser Viaduct below a snow-capped peakOur sister guideULTIMATE Rail Journeys (great train journeys worldwide)The story of the train, the great rail journeys of the world and where to book them, from the Orient Express to the Glacier Express.Visit the guide The Church of St John at Kaneo above Lake Ohrid, North MacedoniaOur sister guideULTIMATE Regions (editor’s letters & regional guides)Editor’s letters and the food, markets, nature and seasons each region shares, starting with the Balkans.Visit the guide The Sebilj fountain and the square of BaščaršijaBosnia & HerzegovinaULTIMATE SarajevoWhere East meets West at a line in the pavement: an Ottoman bazaar, Habsburg boulevards, Bosnian coffee and the 1984 Olympic mountains, with Mostar two hours away.Visit the guide The Matterhorn in winter above ZermattOur sister guideULTIMATE Ski Resorts (Europe & North America)Ski resorts in Europe and North America, country by country, for every budget: season dates, hotels, mountain restaurants, après, ski schools and getting there.Visit the guide The Warrior on a Horse fountain in Macedonia Square, Skopje, lit at nightNorth MacedoniaULTIMATE SkopjeA 15th-century stone bridge between a 21st-century square and an Ottoman bazaar, Kenzo Tange’s concrete city, Matka Canyon, and Lake Ohrid three hours away.Visit the guide The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, under a pink evening skyBulgariaULTIMATE SofiaRoman streets beneath the city, golden domes, warm mineral springs and a mountain at the end of the main boulevard.Visit the guide The restored Pyramid of Tirana under a blue skyAlbaniaULTIMATE TiranaAn Ottoman mosque painted with waterfalls, museums in bunkers, Blloku’s cafés and the Dajti cable car, with Berat, Gjirokastër, the Alps and the Riviera within reach.Visit the guide Rolling green hills and a farmhouse near Pienza in the Val d’OrciaItalyULTIMATE TuscanyFlorence, Chianti, Siena, the Val d’Orcia, Pisa and Lucca, Versilia, Bolgheri, the Maremma, Arezzo and Elba.Visit the guide Calatrava’s Hemisfèric lit at twilight, reflected in its poolSpainULTIMATE ValenciaCalatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences, the Gothic Lonja, paella by the sea, Las Fallas and the nine-kilometre Turia Garden.Visit the guide The tiled roof of St Stephen’s Cathedral and the rooftops of central ViennaAustriaULTIMATE ViennaThe State Opera and the Musikverein, Schönbrunn and Klimt, the coffee houses and Heurigen, and Railjets to Budapest every hour.Visit the guide St Mark's Church and its tiled roof on St Mark's Square, Zagreb's Upper TownCroatiaULTIMATE ZagrebCroatia’s elegant capital of cafés, museums and markets, and the gateway to Plitvice Lakes, Istria, Dubrovnik and the islands of the Adriatic.Visit the guide

North America

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Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coastUSAULTIMATE CaliforniaSan Francisco, Napa and Sonoma, Big Sur and the Pacific Coast Highway, San Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Tahoe and the national parks.Visit the guide A schooner silhouetted against the sunset off Key WestUSAULTIMATE FloridaOrlando and the theme parks, Palm Beach, Tampa Bay, Sarasota, St. Augustine and Scenic Highway 30A.Visit the guide The Las Vegas Strip at duskNevadaULTIMATE Las VegasThe Strip and its shows, MICHELIN dining, Sphere and Fremont Street’s neon, with Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon beyond.Visit the guide Downtown Los Angeles at sunset beneath the snow-capped San Gabriel MountainsCaliforniaULTIMATE Los AngelesHollywood and the Walk of Fame, Beverly Hills’ grand hotels, the Sunset Strip, the Getty and the beaches from Santa Monica to Malibu.Visit the guide Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami BeachFloridaULTIMATE MiamiSouth Beach and the Art Deco district, Wynwood’s murals, the Design District, Little Havana’s cafecito and the beaches of Key Biscayne.Visit the guide Sunset at the Naples PierFloridaULTIMATE NaplesWhite-sand beaches and sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, Fifth Avenue’s terraces, grand beach resorts and golf, with the Everglades and Marco Island close by.Visit the guide The New York City skyline from Top of the RockNew YorkULTIMATE New YorkManhattan’s grand hotels and MICHELIN dining, Broadway and the Met, Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park and the walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to DUMBO.Visit the guide The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery SpencerCaliforniaULTIMATE San FranciscoCable cars over Nob Hill, North Beach cafés, the murals of the Mission, three-star tables and the Golden Gate Bridge.Visit the guide

Caribbean

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The pink sand beach of Harbour Island, the BahamasOur sister guideULTIMATE The BahamasSeven hundred islands: Nassau and Paradise Island, the Exuma Cays and the swimming pigs, Harbour Island’s pink sand, marinas and island hopping.Visit the guide The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. JamesOur sister guideULTIMATE BarbadosThe Platinum West Coast and Sandy Lane, UNESCO-listed Bridgetown, rum where it was born, Friday nights in Oistins and the wild Atlantic east.Visit the guide Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed PitonsOur sister guideULTIMATE St LuciaThe UNESCO Pitons and Soufrière’s drive-in volcano, Marigot Bay, Rodney Bay and the Gros Islet street party, reefs, rum and cocoa.Visit the guide

Asia & Indian Ocean

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The Grand Palace reflected at dawnThailandULTIMATE BangkokThe Grand Palace and Wat Arun on the river, the grand hotels of Charoen Krung, MICHELIN stars from street food to tasting menus, rooftop bars and the Thai islands.Visit the guide Hong Kong Island and the harbour at night from Victoria PeakOur sister guideULTIMATE Hong KongThe harbour from the Peak, the Star Ferry, Cantonese dining rooms with MICHELIN stars, dim sum in the lanes of Central and the museums of West Kowloon.Visit the guide An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the MaldivesOur sister guideULTIMATE MaldivesUndersea restaurants and overwater bars, Hanifaru Bay’s mantas, the whale sharks of South Ari, private islands and the little capital, Malé.Visit the guide The Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway of India from the harbourIndiaULTIMATE MumbaiThe Taj and the Gateway of India, Marine Drive’s Queen’s Necklace, three UNESCO sites, modern Indian restaurants and day trips to Elephanta and the Ghats.Visit the guide The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu RiverChinaULTIMATE ShanghaiThe grand hotels of the Bund facing the towers of Pudong, every MICHELIN star, Yu Garden, the two Shanghai Museums and day trips to Suzhou and Hangzhou.Visit the guide The towers of the Central Business District lit up at night, reflected in Marina BayOur sister guideULTIMATE SingaporeMarina Bay and Raffles, three restaurants with three MICHELIN Stars, the hawker centres, and the Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Visit the guide A caparisoned elephant in the Esala Perahera procession, KandyOur sister guideULTIMATE Sri LankaColombo, the ramparts of Galle Fort, the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the tea country by train, Sigiriya and leopards in Yala.Visit the guide Longtail boats on West Railay beach beneath the limestone cliffsOur sister guideULTIMATE Thai IslandsWinter sun on two seas: Phuket, Krabi and Railay, Phi Phi and Koh Lanta on the Andaman, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf.Visit the guide

Middle East

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Burj Khalifa and Business Bay at blue hourUnited Arab EmiratesULTIMATE DubaiBurj Khalifa and the Fountain, abras on the Creek, resorts on the Palm, every MICHELIN star of 2026 and day trips to Abu Dhabi and Hatta.Visit the guide

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    Cafés

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    Sights

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    Arts & Culture

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    Parks

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    Walks

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    Shopping

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