Activities
Been
- Piazza Navona
- Mar 9 - first day in Rome
- Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers - really liked this one
- Street artists and cafes
- Trastevere neighborhood
- Mar 9 evening + dinner, came back Mar 11 too
- Best neighborhood for wandering at night
- Great restaurants and bars
- Borghese Gallery
- Mar 10 - timed entry
- Bernini sculptures, Caravaggio paintings
- Barbarini Gallery
- Mar 10
- Cool - lots of paintings, small
- More art than sculptures
- Demonic bathroom situation lol
- Shopping and cute stores
- Mar 10 - wandered around and found some great spots
- Vatican Museum + Sistine Chapel
- Mar 11
- Sistine Chapel ceiling - Michelangelo
- St. Peter's Basilica (free entry, separate from museum)
- Spanish Steps
- Mar 11
- Iconic staircase
- Shopping on Via Condotti nearby
- Trevi Fountain
- Mar 11 - went late at night, best after midnight honestly
- Threw a coin in ofc
- Tiber walk
- Mar 11 - nice walk along the river
- Gregory's Jazz Bar
- Mar 11 evening - super fun vibes
- Colosseum Tour
- Mar 12
- Roman Forum + Palatine Hill included
- Roman Forum
- Mar 12 - ancient ruins of the city center
- Pantheon
- Mar 12
- Best preserved ancient Roman building
- The oculus (open dome) is wild
- Genuinely was really cool absolutely massive
- Far Bar
- Timed artistic bar experience - very cool
- Sadly closing this month but was worth it
- Gelato
- Campo de' Fiori
- Morning market
- Evening bar scene
- Hotel was by here
Accommodation
- Hotel Residenza in Farnese (Mar 9-13)
Restaurants
- Most restaurants are tracked in Beli but some highlights are:
- Trastevere restaurants - wander and pick one
- Roscioli - famous bakery/deli/restaurant
- Suppli - classic Roman street food (fried rice balls)
- Giolitti - historic gelato near Pantheon
- Dar Poeta - pizza in Trastevere
Notes
- Emma Bday Trip - Feb 28 to Mar 14, 2026
- In Rome: Mar 9-12
- 4 full days in Rome - most time of any city
- Roma Pass may be worth it for transport + museum discounts
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