Table of Contents

15 Favorite Moments 1 1 The Best Full-Day Tours 7

The Best in One Day 8

The Best in Two Days 14

The Best in Three Days 18

2 The Best Special-Interest Tours 21

Ancient Rome 22

The Best Museums 28

Baroque Rome 32

Rome's Best Piazzas 36

Rome's Best Churches 40

Romantic Rome 44

Underground Rome 46

Vatican City 48

3 The Best Neighborhood Walks 51

Piazza Navona & the Pantheon 52

Campo de' Fiori 56

Trastevere 58

Tridente 60

Monti 64

Jewish Ghetto & Tiber Island 66

Pigneto 70

Testaccio 72

4 The Best Shopping 75

Shopping Best Bets 76

Rome Shopping A to Z 81

5 The Great Outdoors 89

Villa Borghese 90

Appia Antica (Appian Way) 94

Other Rome Parks to Explore 98

6 The Best Dining 101

Dining Best Bets 102

Rome Restaurants A to Z 107

7 The Best Nightlife 117

Nightlife Best Bets 118

Rome Nightlife A to Z 123

8 The Best Arts & Entertainment 129

A&E Best Bets 130

Rome A&E A to Z 133

9 The Best Lodging 137

Lodging Best Bets 138

Rome Hotels A to Z 144

10 The Best Day Trips & Excursions 151

Tivoli: Hadrian’s Villa 152

Ostia Antica 154

Pompeii & Naples 156

Castelli Romani 158

Beaches & Etruscan Sites Near Rome 160

The Savvy Traveler 163

Before You Go 164

Getting There 166

Getting Around 167

Fast Facts 168

A Brief History 172

Roman Architecture 174

Useful Phrases 175

Useful Websites 177

Index 178

About the Author

Eleonora Baldwin is an American born-Italian raised, global citizen. As a food and travel writer living in Rome, she divides her time among guiding foodie adventures, writing stories and columns, traveling, and designing custom culinary vacations in Italy. She is the author/editor of four blogs in which she writes about Italian food and lifestyle, reviews restaurants, provides useful tools for families traveling with kids in Rome, and captures the Eternal City’s essence in her photography.