What to see in Rome
Colosseum, Vatican City, Trastevere, Roman food, and walkable historic neighborhoods: Mappu's 3-day itinerary for Rome covers them day by day. Plan the trip around your own dates, then listen to the free audio guides or follow a self-guided walk when you get there.
Self-guided walks in Rome
Free audio walks that connect the guides below into one route, with a map, distances and walking times.
Colosseum and Roman Forum, Rome
6 stops · about 2.9 km · about 40 min on foot · about 38 min of audioColosseum → Palatine Hill → Roman Forum → Santi Cosma e Damiano → San Giorgio in Velabro → Arch of JanusFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Pantheon to the Spanish Steps, Rome
4 stops · about 2.5 km · about 35 min on foot · about 27 min of audioPantheon → Santi Apostoli → Trevi Fountain → Spanish StepsFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the routePiazza del Popolo to Chiesa Nuova, Rome
4 stops · about 2.9 km · about 40 min on foot · about 26 min of audioFlaminio Obelisk → Ponte Cavour → Castel Sant’Angelo → Chiesa NuovaFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the routeSanta Maria Maggiore to the Quirinal, Rome
4 stops · about 1.7 km · about 20 min on foot · about 27 min of audioSanta Maria Maggiore → Santa Prassede → Santa Pudenziana → Sant’Andrea al QuirinaleFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Jewish Ghetto to Trastevere, Rome
3 stops · about 1.6 km · about 20 min on foot · about 21 min of audioJewish Ghetto → San Crisogono → TrastevereFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Castel Sant’Angelo to the Vatican Museums, Rome
3 stops · about 2.8 km · about 35 min on foot · about 20 min of audioCastel Sant’Angelo → St Peter’s Basilica → Vatican MuseumsFree audio at every stop, or walk it with MappuSee the route
Photo attribution
- Colosseum: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Pantheon: Nicholas Hartmann / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Flaminio Obelisk: Dmitry Tomashek
- Santa Maria Maggiore: Casey Lovegrove
- Jewish Ghetto: Livioandronico2013 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Castel Sant’Angelo: Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 (CC0)
Rome walking tours: every walk on one page
Civitavecchia cruise port: walks you can fit into your hours ashore
Audio guides in Rome
Appian Way
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Arco di Giano
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Baths of Caracalla
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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Colosseum
ItalyFlaminio Obelisk
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Jewish Ghetto Rome
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Mausoleo di Costanza
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Moschea di Roma
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Palatine Hill
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Pantheon
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Ponte Cavour
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Roman Forum
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The Layered History of San Crisogono
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San Giorgio in Velabro
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Chiesa di Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
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Chiesa Nuova
ItalySanta Maria Maggiore
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Basilica di Santa Prassede
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Basilica di Santa Pudenziana al Viminale
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Santi Apostoli
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Saints Cosmas and Damian at the Roman Forum
ItalyThe Spanish Steps
ItalySaint Peter's Basilica
Vatican CityTrastevere
ItalyTrevi Fountain
ItalyVatican Museums
Vatican CityVilla Borghese
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Photo attribution
- Appian Way: Falk2 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Arco di Giano: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Baths of Caracalla: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Castel Sant'Angelo: Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 (CC0)
- Colosseum: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Flaminio Obelisk: Dmitry Tomashek
- Jewish Ghetto Rome: Livioandronico2013 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Mausoleo di Costanza: © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Moschea di Roma: LPLT / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Palatine Hill: Pieter van Eekeren / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Pantheon: Nicholas Hartmann / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Ponte Cavour: Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Roman Forum: Kameister / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The Layered History of San Crisogono: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- San Giorgio in Velabro: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Chiesa di Sant'Andrea al Quirinale: Architas / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Chiesa Nuova: Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0 (CC0 1.0)
- Santa Maria Maggiore: Casey Lovegrove
- Basilica di Santa Prassede: Rione I Monti / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Basilica di Santa Pudenziana al Viminale: Rione I Monti / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Santi Apostoli: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)
- Saints Cosmas and Damian at the Roman Forum: Chabe01 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The Spanish Steps: Shai Pal
- Saint Peter's Basilica: Simone Savoldi
- Trastevere: Mariano Alvarez
- Trevi Fountain: Michele Bitetto
- Vatican Museums: Swarnarekha Pandey
- Villa Borghese: Jovan Vasiljević
- Rome 3 days: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Planning a trip to Rome?
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- Weekend trip, €9.99: Your day-by-day plan plus 2 live walks
- Save your trip’s free guides on your phone in the Mappu app: they play with no signal
Useful for your visit
Tickets, tours and practical extras for this trip, from Mappu's partners.
- Castel Sant'Angelo ticket with a digital audio guideGetYourGuide · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Guided tour of the Baths of Caracalla and Circus MaximusTiqets · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- St. Peter's Basilica tour with dome climb and undergroundGetYourGuide · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
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