Roma

What to do in Roma right now: 2, 4 or 8 hour itineraries

A walking itinerary with a time for every stop that gets you back to the port, the station or your hotel in time.

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From 9:30 to 18:00, starting in the old town. Planned today, with a time for every stop.

The travel agent says 11 stops on foot from Pantheon, from 09:30 to 17:57.

11 stops · 9.5 km on foot (2 h 12 min)

09:30
Pantheon
09:31
1 min on foot (10 m)
Pantheon
Attractions · 20 min, until 09:51 · hours not verified
The best-preserved Roman temple, with its concrete dome and the oculus open to the sky. Now a church, it holds Raphael's tomb.
09:56
5 min on foot (370 m)
Giolitti
Break · Gelato shops · 15 min, until 10:11 · hours not verified
A break for breakfast. A historic gelato shop behind Parliament, open since 1900, with a long counter and dozens of flavours. A short walk from the Pantheon.
10:24
13 min on foot (910 m)
Piazza di Spagna e Scalinata
Attractions · 15 min, until 10:39 · hours not verified
The 18th-century Spanish Steps climbing from Piazza di Spagna to the church of Trinità dei Monti. At the bottom, the Barcaccia fountain; around it, Via dei Condotti.
10:50
11 min on foot (780 m)
Fontana di Trevi
Attractions · 15 min, until 11:05 · hours not verified
Rome's most famous Baroque fountain, set against Palazzo Poli. Tradition says that if you toss a coin over your shoulder you will come back to Rome.
11:18
13 min on foot (950 m)
Vittoriano
Attractions · 30 min, until 11:48 · hours not verified
The monument to Victor Emmanuel II on Piazza Venezia, with the Altar of the Fatherland. Its panoramic terrace looks over the Forums and the Colosseum.
12:05
17 min on foot (1.2 km)
Colosseo
Archaeological sites · 75 min, until 13:20 · hours not verified
The largest amphitheatre of the ancient world, opened in AD 80 for gladiator games. The same ticket covers the Roman Forum and the Palatine.
13:40
20 min on foot (1.5 km)
Teatro di Marcello
Archaeological sites · 15 min, until 13:55 · hours not verified
The Roman theatre begun by Caesar and completed by Augustus, older than the Colosseum, with a Renaissance palace built on top of its arches. Concerts are held there in summer.
14:00
5 min on foot (360 m)
Fontana delle Tartarughe
Attractions · 5 min, until 14:05 · hours not verified
A small Renaissance fountain in the Ghetto, with four youths pushing turtles into the basin. A stop on the walk between Campo de' Fiori and the Capitol.
14:10
5 min on foot (390 m)
Antico Forno Roscioli
Break · Street food · 15 min, until 14:25 · hours not verified
A break for lunch. A historic bakery near Campo de' Fiori: plain and tomato pizza by the slice, biscuits and Roman sweets, eaten standing up.
14:34
9 min on foot (630 m)
Piazza Navona
Attractions · 20 min, until 14:54 · hours not verified
The Baroque square built on Domitian's stadium, whose long shape it keeps. In the middle, Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers; facing it, Borromini's Sant'Agnese.
15:08
14 min on foot (1 km)
Castel Sant'Angelo
Museums · 75 min, until 16:23 · hours not verified
Built as Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum, later the popes' fortress, linked to the Vatican by the Passetto. Its terrace has one of the best views of Rome and St Peter's.
16:37
14 min on foot (1 km)
Piazza San Pietro
Attractions · 15 min, until 16:52 · hours not verified
Bernini's colonnade embraces the square in front of the basilica, with an Egyptian obelisk in the middle. This is where you enter St Peter's, after security.
16:57
5 min on foot (370 m)
Basilica di San Pietro
Churches · 60 min, until 17:57 · hours not verified
The basilica over St Peter's tomb, in Vatican City. Inside are Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's baldachin, and you can climb the dome.
17:57
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Walking times estimated at 4.3 km/h (1 km ≈ 19 min). Opening hours come from our data: if you find a place closed, tap “It was closed” and we'll fix it.

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