Rome layers the Colosseum and Forum, the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's, and Trastevere's ivy-covered trattorias across a city where every neighbourhood reveals another Bernini fountain or Caravaggio chapel.
Highlights
Colosseum
Vatican
Trastevere
Pantheon
When to Visit
Apr-May
Wisteria across Trastevere and pink judas trees at the Roman Forum, Holy Week processions through Easter, and gelato season properly underway by Liberation Day.
Jun-Aug
Hits 35°C and the Vatican Museum queues become punishing without timed entry, but Estate Romana fills nights with film screenings on Tiber Island.
Sep-Oct
Romaeuropa festival across the city, vineyards in Castelli Romani at harvest, and the Forum and Palatine pleasant in golden October light without summer queues.
Nov-Mar
Christmas Mass at Saint Peter's, Befana market at Piazza Navona through January 6, and the Pantheon's oculus dramatic with rare Roman snow most years.
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