Explore Rome
Rome is a city of layers — an emperor's forum beneath a Baroque piazza beneath a rooftop dinner. Its cobbled centre is best explored on foot, but a chauffeur carries you between the Vatican, the Colosseum and a Trastevere trattoria without a single parking battle.
Ancient ruins and Renaissance art, the Vatican, and the timeless pleasures of Roman trattorias, pizza al taglio and gelato.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Rome
3 MichelinLa Pergola
Italian · Contemporary · $$$$ · Monte Mario
Heinz Beck's three-star rooftop — Rome's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, with a view to match.
Roscioli
Roman · Salumeria · $$$ · Regola
A beloved deli-restaurant near Campo de' Fiori serving the city's benchmark carbonara.
Armando al Pantheon
Roman trattoria · $$$ · Pantheon
A family-run trattoria in the shadow of the Pantheon, cooking classic Roman dishes since 1961.
Da Enzo al 29
Roman trattoria · $$ · Trastevere
A tiny, always-queued Trastevere osteria for honest, seasonal Roman home cooking.
Pizzarium Bonci
Pizza al taglio · $ · Prati
Gabriele Bonci's cult counter for Rome's finest pizza al taglio, near the Vatican.
Giolitti
Gelato · $ · Pantheon
Rome's most famous gelateria since 1900, a short walk from the Pantheon.
What to see in Rome
The Colosseum
Ancient Rome
The 2,000-year-old amphitheatre that seated 50,000 — the enduring symbol of Imperial Rome.
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
Vatican City
Centuries of papal art culminating in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
The largest church in the world, crowning Vatican City above St. Peter's Square.
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Ancient Rome
The political and religious heart of ancient Rome, spread beneath the Palatine's imperial palaces.
Trevi Fountain
Trevi
Rome's grandest Baroque fountain — toss a coin over your shoulder to ensure your return.
The Pantheon
Pantheon
The best-preserved building of ancient Rome — a 2,000-year-old temple crowned by an open oculus.
One perfect day in Rome
9:00 · Morning
The ColosseumAncient Rome — The arena floor
11:00 · Late morning
Vatican Museums & Sistine ChapelVatican City — Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling
13:00 · Lunch
Da Enzo al 29Roman trattoria · Trastevere — Rigatoni cacio e pepe
15:00 · Afternoon
St. Peter's BasilicaVatican City — Michelangelo's Pietà
18:00 · Golden hour
Roman Forum & Palatine HillAncient Rome — Temple ruins
20:00 · Dinner
La PergolaItalian · Contemporary · Monte Mario — Fagottelli 'La Pergola'
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.