Rome: Our Guide to a City We Love
Rome doesn’t need to be conquered.
Built from our 2016 honeymoon and our 2026 return for our 10th anniversary, this first-timer-friendly guide holds the planning detail that doesn’t fit in a YouTube video, so you spend less time wondering what to do next and more time enjoying Rome.
- How many days you really need
- Where to stay, neighborhood by neighborhood
- What to book ahead, and what to leave flexible
- Four walkable day clusters with map routes
- 3-, 4- and 5-day sample itineraries
- Our 10-hour layover city run
- Eating, getting around, costs and packing
- Rome with kids, and Rome for couples
- A printable planning checklist
- Official ticket and transit links
Every tip is labeled, so you always know what we experienced ourselves and what we researched.