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Visit Rome, Italy

July 23, 2018March 14, 2020, By: Marissa

People only visit Rome for three reasons: the food, the ancient architecture, and to have a Lizzie McGuire moment. Not in the particular order. Obviously Lizzie McGuire comes first.

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I went to Italy with a couple friends while I was studying abroad and I had the most glorious time!! Although, I couldn’t eat ALL the pasta and pizza I wanted, I sure did try. The good news about Rome is that you walk everywhere so if you have a pastry for breakfast, a pizza for lunch and pasta for dinner and a gelato for dessert, there is a 87% chance that you will walk it all off during the day. If you have 2 gelatos, it’s ok, carbs don’t count outside your zipcode.

Where to Eat in Rome, Italy

Just like in Florence, everywhere you go is Italian food. I remember I ate paninis or pizza for lunch and pasta for dinner. And wine for all. I didn’t want to OD on anything. One tip for you is if you can see a famous landmark or monument from a restaurant.. it’s probably touristy. But SOMETIMES, it’s good.

Let’s Start with Dessert

  • Two Sizes-Tiramisu
  • Gelateria Giolitti– BEST GELATO. Literally we went here 3 times. 
  • La Gelateria Frigidarium – Get it dipped in melted chocolate! Behind the Piazza Novona
  • Gelateria La Romana– natural, fresh ass, delish gelato
  • Gelateria della palma– Gelato!
  • Di Luna– Gelato
  • Grom – More gelato
me eating gelato in Rome Italy

Cafes/ Breakfast in Rome, Italy

  • Bar Pascucci Frullati – Cafe. Known for their fruit smoothies and coffee.
  • Feffo – Pastries!!!
  • Faro – Coffee and pastries
  • Trecaffe– Great coffee, easy/quick breakfast
  • Homebaked – If you are in the mood for a bigger breakfast. Pancakes/ Waffles
  • D’Angelo – Gastronomia Caffe – Cozy breakfast place
  • Sciascia Caffe – Huge coffee selection

Lunch in Rome, Italy

  • Pane e Salame – Lunch or snack. Meat/ cheese boards and sandwiches and hot Italian men. Near Pantheon
  • Donkey punch– cheap, quick lunch as well
  • Alice Pizza– Easy pizza! Near the Vatican
  • Likeat – Fresh sandwiches near Vatican
  • The Loft – Another great meat/cheese place

Dinner in Rome, Italy

  • Cul de Sac– Dinner, near the Piazza Novona
  • Osteria dei Cappellari-  Dinner, near the Piazza Novona
  • Mimi e Coco– delish, with cute, homey interior, near the Piazza Novona
  • Osteria Barberini– Shit be fancy, make a res, near Spanish steps
  • Ciacco&Bacco – We stayed in San Lorenzo and loved this place
  • Renato e Luisa– try the carbonara!
  • Roscioli – And then come here and try their carbonara!
  • La Taverna Italiana– Great dinner, near the train station
  • Il Tempio di Minerva– Another good dinner near the train station
  • Nannarella – Authentic Italian
  • Pierluigi – seafood
  • Da Armando al Pantheon – Authentic Italian
  • Per Me Giulio Terrinoni – Fancy dinner recommendation
  • Ristorante Aroma at Palazzo Manfredi – Now, this is that type of restaurant you make reservations for for a super special occasion, cause it’s $$$$. It’s a Michelin Star restaurant. And it has the BEST views. I’ve never been, cause I’m poor but consider it for that anniversary or honeymoon dinner, if ya feeling fancy.

Restaurants in Trastevere, Italy

  • Eat With – NOT a restaurant but an experience! An Italian couple open up their home and cook authentic Roman food for you and provide a wine tasting for your group on the rooftop of their home!
  • Grazie e Grazella– cheap, quick lunch
  • Carlo Menta– cheap, quick lunch as well
  • La Scaletta – dinner
  • Da Enzo– dinner
  • Obrmè Rosse–  fantastic dinner
  • Dar Poeta– pizza 
  • Marco g– Higher end dinner

What To Do in Rome, Italy

THERE IS OLD STUFF TO LOOK AT EVERYWHERE. In my tips below, I mention getting the Roma Pass. This will save you time and money so you can look at MORE OLD STUFF. 

  • The Roman Forum, Ruins and Palatine Hill– My favorite. Just so much history beneath your feet. 
Forum in Rome Italy
  • Vatican Museum/ Sistine Chapel – Another obvious must do
  • St. Peter’s Basilica – If you are already at the Vatican, OBVI 
  • Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo – Again, near Vatican. And the bridge is pretty
  • Trevi Fountain – Lizzie McGuire moment DUH
  • The Colosseum – sing to me Paolo – an obvious must do.
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  • Pantheon – Not to be confused with the PARtheon. 
  • Spanish Steps – It’s just steps… but like, give it a lookie lou.
  • Santa Maria della Vittoria – Basilica
  • Galleria Borghese – For when you want to look at old stuff INSIDE.
  • Trastervere – Cute part of Rome. Really recommend this area if you have time
  • Santa Maria – If you have time when wandering around Trastevere
  • Piazza Novona – Cute area. Lots of street artists and venders
  • Campo de’ Fiori – I loooooove markets
  • Catacombs of Rome – ooooh SpOoOoOoky
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Where to Stay in Rome, Italy

SOOO since I was a poor, traveling student, I stayed in a cheap personal room in an airbnb. And now that I am a grown ass adult, I probably wouldn’t stay there again (lol). But I would stay in one of these Rome hotels below.

  • Palm Gallery Hotel
  • Residenza Maritti
  • Ripense In Trastevere
  • Hotel Grifo
  • San Pietro Suites
  • Hotel Mimosa
  • Hotel Italia
  • Hotel Virgilio
  • Relais Monti

Tips for Rome, Italy

  • Make sure to see the Colosseum at night too! And the Forum at sunset! 
Colosseum at night in Rome Italy
The Forum in Rome Italy
  • We bought the Roma Pass and we were able to skip the line at the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. And buses were included! We also visited a shit ton of extra places cause we got in foooo freeeee.
  • Visit the Vatican on a Wednesday when the Pope gives Mass in the morning, if he is in town. Double check his schedule though. We got to see him cruising in his pope-mobile. 
Pope in Rome Italy
  • I also suggest righhhhht before the Pope finishes, to sneak out and over to get in line at the Vatican Museum. Beat the rush.
  • This is one of Rick Steve’s tips: (I feel like my mother when I recommend him, but he knows what’s Gucci) when you are in Sistine Chapel, there is a “secret” door that goes right into St. Peters and YOU GET TO SKIP THE LINE. So do the museum first and go straight into the Basilica without exiting and having to get back in a whole new line. You can read about the tip HERE. Note that the this is for tours and we pretended we were with a tour so it might not work. Or they might have realized by now the secret is out!
  • Be wary near and in the train station. Scammers everywhere.
  • At all the major monuments there are scammers and pick pocketers. Don’t let anyone tie a bracelet on your wrist or give you a rose. ACCEPT NOTHING. 
  • Don’t bring/wear heels. It’s pretty much all cobblestone. 
  • Eat all of the carbs.
Pasta in Rome

The End!

That concludes my Visit Rome, Italy list!! The city is huge and there is plenty to eat, see and do! If you are visiting Florence, check out my Florence Destination Blog as well. Make sure to check out my Travel Diary about my time in Rome, HERE! I have tons more blogs on other destinations around Europe as well! Enjoy your Visit to Rome!

Ciao!

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