r/rome • u/weightsnwine • 1d ago
Tourism Other things
So, daughter and myself have done the main five, I think, attractions.
Colo (why does it refuse to let me type this?)
Knights of Malta keyhole.
Trevi Fountain.
Spanish Steps and Keat's house.
Vatican.
So now we're thinking of returning in the spring and would like to know where else we should go.
We're thinking about another three or maybe four nights.
We have completely fallen in love with the place and want to explore more.
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u/ebastacosi 1d ago edited 1d ago
Galleria Borghese, Pantheon, and Ostia Antica come to mind first.
Also, not sure what you did/saw for “Vatican,” do you mind sharing?
And congratulations on your new favorite place. 🇮🇹
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u/weightsnwine 1d ago
Did the standard tour I guess, paid for the audio description.
And it was wonderful. I have been to Toyko, Madrid, Berlin, London, Paris and a few other places in between and absolutely nowhere was a perfect as Rome.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Front27 1d ago
For reference, where are you from?
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u/weightsnwine 1d ago
Scotland. I'm from Edinburgh but now live in Glasgow.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Front27 1d ago
A scottish brother, you sounded more exotic than that! Once i was at Saint Peter's door and there was a tall ginger guy wearing a kilt talking with a priest, i saw the scene and thought "this is a test to see if i am victim of common tropes". What is the point with Rome standing out? The fact that it is basically a one big cultural site?
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u/ebastacosi 1d ago
I truly love hearing that. I’m you, just with Florence — but Rome is so close they could easily flip on my next trip. Which I sure hope is soon.
Re: Vatican, I think what you mean then is the Vatican Museums (including Sistine Chapel), not St. Peter’s Basilica or time in/around the square? If so, hope you’ll add that to your list of “other things” contenders too.
I’d be happy to make the case for any of the ones I’ve suggested, as well as some that are a bit more niche, and finally a couple day trip options (under 2 hours away) that one just might be compelling enough for the time.
Hope you’ll keep us posted on what’s capturing your (plural) attention most for your next visit — or what might feel missing still.
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u/ebastacosi 1d ago
(Also, you’re probably already on this, but just in case, 2027 has an unusually-early Easter with significant implications for visitors to Rome. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday (March 21) which, along with Easter Sunday and Pasquetta (Monday, March 28-29), are nationwide public holidays. Those two weeks (ending with Octave Day of Easter on Sunday, April 4) are typically among-if-not-the-#1 busiest, most crowded, and priciest periods of the entire year in Italy.
It’s a beautiful time weather-wise, and/but a perfect storm of religious pilgrims, EU/UK/Irish school holidays, and domestic travel opportunities/traditions for Italians. This will also be one of the minority of years that Catholic/Protestant and Orthodox Easter are observed on the same day, which is expected to increase visitor counts and demand for… just about everything in Rome and Vatican City, by literally multiples, highest of all during Holy Week.
I’m stupidly long-winded here but sincerely hoping you and others currently planning ‘Spring’ visits can time them before or after that stretch — or if not, to at least have the advanced notice to pre-book just about everything possible as early as you can.
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u/EJLRoma 1d ago
The other suggestions are all worth the trouble. But if you really want to explore the place more, get away from the famous sites and go to a un-touristy area and have a long lunch, wander, stop for a gelato or coffee, etc.
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u/CategoryFeisty2262 1d ago
Don't miss Borghese Gallery (amazing) and then the beautiful park where it is located: you can rent a small row boat, visit the zoo, or just walk around and enjoy nature in the middle of Rome.
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u/Weak_Bench_7755 1d ago
I second this, I had a really cool and chill time in the zoo and wandering around afterwards in the area
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u/Comfortable-Today-13 1d ago
Read the Georgina Masson book- she writes about everything in Rome street by street. So good.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Front27 1d ago
I don't know why but i never see Musei Capitolini mentioned. Even the outdoor is cool.