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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Rome","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Three thousand years stacked on top of each other: an arena, a Pantheon, a pope and the best carbonara in the country, all within walking distance. Busy, hot in summer, and unmissable.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1305013","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"\u20ac18 | Colosseum, Forum and Palatine\r\n\u20ac1.50 | 100 minutes on buses and trams\r\n\u20ac2 | Close to the Trevi Fountain","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A city built on top of itself","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Rome is a working capital built directly on its own ruins. The Forum sits in a hollow below street level, medieval churches are built into Roman temples, and a Baroque fountain stands at the end of an aqueduct that has carried water into the city for two thousand years.\r\n\r\nThe centre is bigger than it looks on a map but walkable. The ancient city \u2014 the Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine \u2014 is at the south-east end; the Baroque centre of piazzas and fountains is in the bend of the Tiber; Trastevere is across the river; and the Vatican, technically another country, is to the north-west.\r\n\r\nThree days is the minimum and four is better. Book the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums before you arrive, and leave the rest of the time for walking, because the city between the sights is the point.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Leonardo Express from Fiumicino to Termini, about 30 minutes. Buses cheaper\r\nGetting around | On foot. BIT \u20ac1.50 for 100 minutes; 24 hours \u20ac8.50\r\nLanguage | Italian. English in the centre\r\nTipping | Not expected. Round up for good service\r\nTap water | Excellent. Fill up at the nasoni\r\nHow long to stay | Three or four days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay central and walk. Termini is convenient and cheaper; Monti and Trastevere are the neighbourhoods you will want to be in at night.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Centro Storico | First-timers | Around the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Beautiful, central and expensive. | 41.8990 | 12.4760 |  | \nMonti | Atmosphere | The old quarter behind the Forum, with wine bars, vintage shops and ivy. Walk to the Colosseum. | 41.8950 | 12.4930 |  | \nTermini and Esquilino | Value and transport | Around the main station, where most hostels are. Convenient, rough at night. | 41.9010 | 12.5010 |  | \nTrastevere | Going out | Across the river: cobbled lanes, trattorias and the classic Roman night out. | 41.8890 | 12.4700 |  | \nSan Lorenzo | Students and a tighter budget | The university quarter east of Termini. Cheap bars, street art and a young crowd. | 41.8970 | 12.5130 |  | \nPrati | A calmer stay | The grid of streets next to the Vatican. Quieter, residential and well connected. | 41.9070 | 12.4610 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"24 Hours | Colosseum, Roman Forum and Vatican City. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/rome\/24-hours-in-rome\/ | 1305014\n3 Days | Adds museums, Tiber River, Rome's nightlife and cuisine. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/solo-travel\/italy\/rome\/3-days-in-rome\/ | 1305024","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Rome","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start with the ancient city. The Colosseum ticket, \u20ac18, includes the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, and all three together take most of a day. Book online, and bring the ID that matches the name on your ticket.\r\n\r\nThe Vatican Museums are the other booking: \u20ac20 at the door or \u20ac25 online with a timed slot, and the Sistine Chapel at the end of a very long walk. The first slot of the day or the last two hours are the least crowded. St Peter's Basilica is free, with a security queue; the climb to the dome is extra and worth it.\r\n\r\nThen walk the Baroque centre: the Pantheon (\u20ac5), Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori and the Trevi Fountain, where the basin area in front of the water now costs \u20ac2 and the view from the square is still free. Two churches near the Pantheon, San Luigi dei Francesi and Santa Maria del Popolo, have Caravaggios on the walls, for free.\r\n\r\nThe Borghese Gallery, in the park of the same name, is the best small museum in the city and books out days ahead.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Colosseum | \u20ac18 with the Forum and Palatine. Book online\r\nVatican Museums | \u20ac20 at the door, \u20ac25 online. First slot or late\r\nSt Peter's | Free. Covered shoulders and knees\r\nBorghese Gallery | Books out days ahead","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Rome","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Rome","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Much of the best of Rome is free. St Peter's Basilica, the Pantheon's square, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain from the piazza cost nothing.\r\n\r\nThe churches are free and full of masterpieces: Caravaggios at San Luigi dei Francesi and Santa Maria del Popolo, Michelangelo's Moses at San Pietro in Vincoli, and the gold mosaics of Santa Maria in Trastevere.\r\n\r\nOn the Aventine Hill, look through the keyhole of the Knights of Malta gate to see St Peter's framed at the end of a garden avenue, then walk to the Orange Garden for the view. The Gianicolo, above Trastevere, has the best panorama of the city.\r\n\r\nState museums and sites, including the Colosseum, are free on the first Sunday of the month, and the Vatican Museums on the last Sunday \u2014 both extremely crowded. The drinking fountains, the nasoni, are free and the water is excellent.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Churches | Caravaggios at San Luigi and Santa Maria del Popolo\r\nAventine keyhole | St Peter's framed through a garden gate\r\nGianicolo | The best panorama of the city\r\nFree Sundays | State sites first Sunday, Vatican last Sunday","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Rome","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Rome","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Roman food is four pasta dishes and a lot of offal, and all of it is excellent. Carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana and gricia are the big four, and the best are in the trattorias of Testaccio, Trastevere and the side streets of Monti, at \u20ac10 to \u20ac14 a plate.\r\n\r\nStreet food is the budget answer. Suppl\u00ec, fried rice balls with mozzarella inside, are a couple of euros each. Pizza al taglio, sold by weight, is lunch for \u20ac4 to \u20ac6. The trapizzino, a pizza pocket filled with Roman stews, was invented in Testaccio.\r\n\r\nThe restaurants around the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Vatican charge for the location. Walk ten minutes and the prices fall.\r\n\r\nBreakfast is a cornetto and a coffee at the bar, standing, for about \u20ac2.50, or a maritozzo, a sweet bun split and filled with cream.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"The big four | Carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana, gricia\r\nSuppl\u00ec | Fried rice balls, a couple of euros\r\nPizza al taglio | Sold by weight, lunch for \u20ac4\u20136\r\nNear monuments | Walk ten minutes, pay half","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Rome","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Rome","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Rome goes out in the streets. Trastevere is the classic evening: dinner, then drinks in the piazzas and lanes until late, busy with students and visitors.\r\n\r\nCampo de' Fiori fills with bars and a young crowd at night. San Lorenzo, next to the university, is the cheapest night out in the centre. Pigneto, further east, is the local bohemian quarter, and Monti has wine bars and a slightly older crowd.\r\n\r\nClubs are in Testaccio and Ostiense, built into the old slaughterhouse and the hill of broken Roman pots.\r\n\r\nAperitivo runs from about six, with a drink and snacks for \u20ac8 to \u20ac12. Dinner is late, and nothing much happens in the bars before ten.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Trastevere | The classic Roman night out\r\nSan Lorenzo | The cheapest drinks in the centre\r\nPigneto | Local and bohemian\r\nTestaccio | Clubs in the old slaughterhouse","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Rome","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Rome","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Rome is a walking city, and in the centre walking is usually faster than the bus. For longer trips, a BIT ticket costs \u20ac1.50 and covers 100 minutes on buses and trams plus one metro ride. You can tap a contactless card on the gates and validators; after five taps in a day it switches to the day rate. Day passes are \u20ac8.50 for 24 hours, \u20ac15 for 48 and \u20ac22 for 72.\r\n\r\nThe metro has only three lines and misses much of the historic centre, which is bus and tram territory. Validate every paper ticket.\r\n\r\nFrom Fiumicino, the Leonardo Express train runs non-stop to Termini in about half an hour; buses are cheaper and slower. From Ciampino, buses run to Termini.\r\n\r\nHigh-speed trains reach Florence in about ninety minutes and Naples in about seventy, from Termini or Tiburtina.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"BIT | \u20ac1.50, 100 minutes, one metro ride\r\nDay passes | \u20ac8.50 for 24h, \u20ac15 for 48h, \u20ac22 for 72h\r\nTap and go | Contactless cards work on gates and validators\r\nFiumicino | Leonardo Express to Termini, about 30 minutes","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Rome","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Rome costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Rome is mid-priced for a capital. Dorms start around \u20ac21, a trattoria pasta is \u20ac10 to \u20ac14, and street food keeps lunch under \u20ac8. A careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac75.\r\n\r\nThe sights are the variable. The Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, the Pantheon and the Borghese together come to around \u20ac60 with booking fees, and it adds up if you do everything.\r\n\r\nThe savings: the churches and piazzas are free, the water from the nasoni is free, the first and last Sundays are free if you can face the crowds, and eating a few streets away from any monument halves the bill. The city tax, paid at the hostel, is extra per night.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac21\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375\r\nPasta | \u20ac10\u201314 in a trattoria\r\nCity tax | Extra per night, paid at the hostel","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Rome","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Rome","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Rome is safe, with a serious pickpocketing problem in specific places: buses 64 and 40 between Termini and the Vatican, metro line A, Termini station and the crowds at the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. Keep your bag closed and in front of you.\r\n\r\nThe scams are small but persistent. Men in gladiator costume near the Colosseum charge for photos. Bracelet and rose sellers put something in your hand and then demand money. Say no and keep walking.\r\n\r\nSitting on the Spanish Steps is banned, and so is wading in fountains; both carry fines.\r\n\r\nIn summer, the heat is the real risk. Carry water and fill it at the nasoni. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Buses 64 and 40, metro A, Termini\r\nGladiators and bracelets | Photos and \"gifts\" cost money\r\nSpanish Steps | Sitting is banned and fined\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Rome","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Rome","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Rome is the hub of central Italy. Ancient ports, emperors' villas and hill towns are all within an hour or two.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Ostia Antica | About 40 minutes | Train from Piramide towards the Lido, on a BIT ticket | Rome's ancient port: streets, apartment blocks, baths and a theatre, and far fewer people than the Forum. |  | 1304764\nTivoli | About 1 hour | Bus or train from Rome | Hadrian's Villa, an emperor's estate, and the fountains of Villa d'Este in the town above. |  | 1304765\nOrvieto | About 1\u20131.5 hours | Train from Termini | A hill town on a volcanic cliff, with a striped cathedral and a network of caves beneath it. |  | 1304766\nCastelli Romani | About 30 minutes | Train to Frascati | Wine towns in the Alban Hills, and the pope's summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. |  | 1304767\nNaples | About 70 minutes | High-speed train | Pizza, chaos and the base for Pompeii. A long day or, better, a stay. |  | 1304768","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Rome","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April, May, September and October are ideal. July and August are very hot, and Easter is extremely busy.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. July and August regularly pass 35\u00b0C, and many Romans leave the city around Ferragosto in mid-August.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 12 | 1 | Cool and quiet. The cheapest month\r\nFebruary | 13 | 2 | Mild, and good for museums\r\nMarch | 16 | 3 | Spring. Easter may fall late this month\r\nApril | 19 | 4 | Easter and the city's birthday. Busy\r\nMay | 23 | 4 | The best month. Warm and long days\r\nJune | 28 | 4 | Hot. Outdoor summer events begin\r\nJuly | 31 | 5 | Very hot and very full\r\nAugust | 31 | 4 | Hot. Romans leave around Ferragosto\r\nSeptember | 27 | 4 | Excellent. Heat easing\r\nOctober | 22 | 3 | Superb. Film festival\r\nNovember | 17 | 2 | Quiet and wet. Good value\r\nDecember | 13 | 3 | Christmas market in Piazza Navona","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Easter is the week the city is most full. The rest of the year has its own festivals.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Rome","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/italy\/rome\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Easter | March or April | Vatican and citywide | The Pope's Masses in St Peter's Square and the Good Friday Way of the Cross at the Colosseum. The busiest week of the year. |  | \nNatale di Roma | 21 April | Circus Maximus and the Forum | The city's birthday, with parades of costumed Romans and re-enactments. |  | \nFesta della Repubblica | 2 June | Via dei Fori Imperiali | The national holiday, with the military parade past the Colosseum. |  | \nSaints Peter and Paul | 29 June | Citywide | Rome's patron saints' day, a city holiday. |  | \nRome Film Fest | October | Auditorium Parco della Musica | The city's film festival, with premieres and public screenings. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes a mix of walking and BIT tickets. Sights: Colosseum \u20ac18, Vatican Museums \u20ac20\u201325, Pantheon \u20ac5.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 22 | 20 | 5 | 10\r\nMiddle of the road | 32 | 35 | 8 | 22\r\nComfortable | 50 | 55 | 15 | 35","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Rome","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Rome has a huge choice of hostels, most clustered around Termini station, with more in Trastevere and near the Vatican. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Rome","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/italy\/rome\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Rome travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Rome? | Three at the minimum: one for the Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine, one for the Vatican, and one for the Baroque centre and Trastevere. Four lets you add the Borghese or a day trip to Ostia Antica.\r\nDo I need to book the Colosseum and the Vatican? | Yes. The Colosseum ticket, \u20ac18, covers the Forum and Palatine and sells out days ahead in season. The Vatican Museums cost \u20ac20 at the door or \u20ac25 online with a timed slot, and the online slot saves hours of queueing.\r\nDo you have to pay to see the Trevi Fountain? | Only to enter the basin area right by the water, which costs \u20ac2 since February 2026. The view from the piazza is still free.\r\nHow do I get from Fiumicino to the centre? | The Leonardo Express runs non-stop to Termini in about thirty minutes. Buses to Termini are cheaper and slower.\r\nWhere should I stay in Rome? | Termini for hostels and transport, Monti or Trastevere for atmosphere, and Prati for a quieter base near the Vatican.\r\nIs Rome safe? | Yes, with care for pickpockets on buses 64 and 40, metro line A and around Termini, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum.\r\nWhat should I wear to the Vatican? | Shoulders and knees covered, in the museums and in St Peter's. 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