Italy · day by day
Rome Itinerary: 2 to 14 days, day by day
Ancient ruins, neighbourhood trattorie, and a gelato stop on every corner. Pick a trip length to see every day written out — what to do, where to stay and what it costs.
Every trip length
Pick how long you have in Rome.
Each one is a complete plan. Here is the shape of each, a line per day.
2 days in Rome
- Day 1Ancient Rome and the historic center
- Day 2Vatican and elegant Rome
3 days in Rome
- Day 1Ancient Rome and evening piazzas
- Day 2Vatican side and Trastevere
- Day 3Spanish Steps, Trevi and Villa Borghese
4 days in Rome
- Day 1Ancient Rome and evening piazzas
- Day 2Vatican side and Trastevere
- Day 3Baroque Rome and Villa Borghese
- Day 4Appian edge, market atmosphere and final center walk
5 days in Rome
- Day 1Historic center orientation and baroque Rome
- Day 2Ancient Rome and Capitoline hill
- Day 3Vatican museums and Trastevere
- Day 4Borghese gardens and elegant north Rome
- Day 5Campo de' Fiori, Jewish Ghetto, and sunset Rome
6 days in Rome
- Day 1Ancient Rome and Monti
- Day 2Historic Center Classics
- Day 3Vatican City and Prati
- Day 4Trastevere and Janiculum
- Day 5Appian Way and Centro Storico Evening
- Day 6Capitoline Hill and Aventine Finale
7 days in Rome
- Day 1Ancient Rome and evening piazzas
- Day 2Forum, Palatine and Trastevere
- Day 3Vatican quarter and riverside evening
- Day 4Fountains, steps and elegant central Rome
- Day 5Appian Way and village-like neighborhoods
- Day 6Villa Borghese and northern center
- Day 7Markets, Janiculum views and farewell dinner
10 days in Rome
- Day 1Historic center orientation
- Day 2Ancient Rome essentials
- Day 3Vatican side and Prati
- Day 4Trastevere and Janiculum
- Day 5Sunday in the centro storico
- Day 6Aventine and Testaccio
- Day 7Appian Way and south Rome
- Day 8Trevi, Quirinale, and evening Monti
- Day 9North bank and elegant neighborhoods
- Day 10Final classic Rome wander
14 days in Rome
- Day 1Historic core and sunset over the old city
- Day 2Ancient Rome in depth
- Day 3Vatican and Borgo
- Day 4Trastevere and Janiculum
- Day 5Appian landscapes and southern Rome
- Day 6Capitoline and central museums day
- Day 7Villa Borghese and elegant northern quarters
- Day 8Market life and Esquilino to Monti
- Day 9Baroque Rome and the Tiber bends
- Day 10Testaccio, Aventine and riverside Rome
- Day 11Prati, river crossings and evening center
- Day 12Sunday along the Tiber and relaxed center
- Day 13Villa Doria Pamphilj and western neighborhoods
- Day 14Final Roman wander through the center
How many days do you need in Rome?
4 days is the right length for a first trip to Rome. That covers the Colosseum and the Forum, the Vatican Museums and St Peter's, and Trastevere at a walking pace. With fewer days you see the highlights at a brisk pace; with more, add a day trip to Tivoli or Ostia Antica.
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