Lonely Planet Rome

Rome
How to Use This Book
Title page
	Contents
Welcome to Rome
	Why I Love Rome
Rome’s Top 10
	Colosseum
		Museo e Galleria Borghese
		Pantheon
		Vatican Museums
		St Peter’s 
Basilica
		Via Appia 
Antica
		Capitoline Museums
		An Evening in Trastevere
		Trevi Fountain
		Roman Forum & Palatine
What’s New
	Street Culture
Need to Know
	Daily Costs
		Advance Planning
		Useful Websites
		Arriving in Rome
		Getting Around
		Sleeping
First Time Rome
	Checklist
	What to Pack
		Top Tips For Your Trip
		What to Wear
		Be Forewarned
		Money
		Taxes & Refunds
		Tipping
		Etiquette
		Roma Pass
		Language
Top Itineraries
	Day One
	Day Two
	Day Three
	Day Four
If You Like...
	Museums & Galleries
	Roman Relics
	Church Art
	Going Underground
	Sweeping Views
	Street Life
Month by Month
	January
	February
	March
	April
	May
	June
	July
	August
	October
	November
	December
With Kids
Like a Local
For Free
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Explore Rome
	Top Sights
Neighbourhoods at a Glance
Ancient Rome
	Explore: Ancient Rome
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Colosseum
	Palatino
	Roman Forum
	Capitoline Museums
	Sights
		Colosseum & Palatino
		The Forums & Around
	Imperial Forums
		Campidoglio
		Piazza Venezia
		Forum Boarium & Around
	Eating
		Neighbourhood WalkExplore the Ruins
	Drinking & Nightlife
	Shopping
Centro Storico
	Explore: Centro Storico
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Pantheon
	Piazza Navona
	Sights
		Pantheon & Around
		Piazza Navona & Around
	Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi
	Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Altemps
		Campo De’ Fiori & Around
		Jewish Ghetto
		Isola Tiberina
	Chiesa del Gesù
	Galleria Doria Pamphilj
		Piazza Colonna & Around
	Eating
		Pantheon & Around
		Neighbourhood WalkCentro Storico Piazzas
		Piazza Navona & Around
		Campo De’ Fiori & Around
		Jewish Ghetto
		Isola Tiberina
		Piazza Colonna 
& Around
	Drinking & Nightlife
		Pantheon & Around
		Piazza Navona 
& Around
		Campo de’ Fiori 
& Around
		Piazza Colonna 
& Around
	Entertainment
	Shopping
		Pantheon & Around
		Piazza Navona 
& Around
		Campo De’ Fiori 
& Around
		Piazza Colonna 
& Around
Showtime on Rome’s Piazzas
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
	Explore: Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Piazza di Spagna & the Spanish Steps
	Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo
	Trevi Fountain
	Sights
		Piazza del Popolo 
& Around
		West of Via Del Corso
	Piazza del Popolo
	Galleria Colonna
		Piazza di Spagna 
& Around
		Trevi Fountain 
to the Quirinale
	Palazzo del Quirinale
		Piazza Barberini 
& Via Veneto
		Neighbourhood WalkLiterary Footsteps
	Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica: Palazzo Barberini
	Eating
		Piazza del Popolo 
& Around
		Piazza di Spagna 
& Around
		Trevi Fountain 
to the Quirinale
		Piazza Barberini 
& Via Veneto
	Drinking & Nightlife
		Piazza del Popolo 
& Around
		Piazza di Spagna 
& Around
		Piazza Barberini 
& Via Veneto
	Entertainment
	Shopping
		Piazza del Popolo 
& Around
		West of Via Del Corso
		Piazza di Spagna 
& Around
		Trevi Fountain 
to the Quirinale
		Piazza Barberini 
& Via Veneto
Vatican City, Borgo& Prati
	Explore: Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	St Peter’s Basilica
	Vatican Museums
		Museum Tour
		Museum Tour
	Sights
		Vatican City
		Borgo
	Eating
		Vatican City
		Borgo
		Prati
		Aurelio
	Drinking & Nightlife
		Prati
	Entertainment
	Shopping
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
	Explore: Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
		Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
	Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
	Sights
		Monti
		Esquilino
		Piazza della Repubblica & Around
		San Lorenzo & Beyond
	Eating
		Monti
		Esquilino
		Piazza della Repubblica & Around
		San Lorenzo & Beyond
	Drinking & Nightlife
		Monti
		Esquilino
		San Lorenzo & Beyond
	Entertainment
	Shopping
		Monti
		Esquilino
		Piazza della Repubblica & Around
		San Lorenzo
Rome’s Churches
Trastevere & Gianicolo
	Explore: Trastevere & Gianicolo
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere
	Sights
		East of Viale di Trastevere
		West of Viale di Trastevere
		Gianicolo
	Eating
		East of Viale di Trastevere
	Villa Farnesina
	Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
		West of Viale di Trastevere
	Drinking & Nightlife
		West of Viale di Trastevere
		Gianicolo
	Entertainment
	Shopping
Rome Street Life
San Giovanni & ­Testaccio
	Explore: San Giovanni & Testaccio
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
	Sights
		San Giovanni
	Basilica di San Clemente
		Celio
		Aventino & Around
	Terme di Caracalla
		Testaccio
	Eating
		San Giovanni & Celio
		Aventino & Around
		Testaccio
	Drinking & Nightlife
		San Giovanni & Celio
		Testaccio
	Entertainment
	Shopping
Villa Borghese & ­Northern Rome
	Explore Villa Borghese & Northern Rome
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Museo e Galleria Borghese
	Sights
		Villa Borghese 
& Around
	Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
		Flaminio
		Salario
		Nomentano
	Eating
		Villa Borghese & Around
		Flaminio
		Salario
		Parioli
	Drinking & Nightlife
	Entertainment
	Shopping
Southern Rome
	Explore Southern Rome
		Local Life
		Getting There & Away
	Via Appia Antica
	Basilica & Catacombe di San Sebastiano
	Sights
		Via Appia Antica
	Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Mura
		Ostiense, San Paolo & Garbatella
	Eating
		Via Appia Antica
		Ostiense, San Paolo 
& Garbatella
	Drinking & Nightlife
	Entertainment
Roman Catacombs
Day Trips from Rome
	Ostia Antica
	Sights
	Eating
	Tivoli
	Sights
	Eating
	Castelli Romani
	Sights
		Frascati
		Grottaferrata
		Castel Gandolfo
		Lago Albano
	Eating & Drinking
		Frascati
		Castel Gandolfo
	Cerveteri
	Sights
	Eating
	Orvieto
	Sights
	Eating & Drinking
	Sleeping
Sleeping
	Ancient Rome
		Centro Storico
		Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
		Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
		Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
		Trastevere & Gianicolo
		San Giovanni & Testaccio
		Villa Borghese & Northern Rome
		Southern Rome
Understand Rome
Rome Today
	Best on Film
		Best in Print
		Scandal Rocks the City
		Restoration & Urban Art
		The Pope’s Charm Offensive
		Tourism Thrives
History
	Ancient Rome, the Myth
		Imperial Spin Doctors
		The Past as Inspiration
	Legacy of an Empire
		Europe Divided
		Democracy & the Rule of Law
		Latin
		Roman Roads
	Christianity & Papal Power
		Emergence of Christianity
		Papal Control
		Modern Influence
	Renaissance – a New Beginning
		Humanism & Rebuilding
		The Sack of Rome & Protestant Protest
		The Counter-Reformation
	Power & Corruption
		Imperial Follies & Papal Foibles
		Tangentopoli
		Contemporary Controversies
	The First Tourists
		Religious Pilgrimages
		The Grand Tour
	The Ghosts of Fascism
		Mussolini
		Post-War Period
The Arts
	Painting & Sculpture
		Etruscan Groundwork
		Roman Developments
		Early Christian Art
		The Renaissance
		Counter-Reformation & the Baroque
		20th-Century Futurism
		Contemporary Scene
	Literature
		Cicero, Virgil et al – the Classics
		Street Writing & Popular Poetry
		Rome as Inspiration
		Literature & Fascism
		Writing Today
	Cinema
		The Golden Age
		Contemporay Directors
		On Location in Rome
	Music
		Choral & Sacred Music
		Opera
		Jazz, Rap & Hip Hop
	Theatre & Dance
Architecture
	The Ancients
		Etruscan Roots
		Roman Developments
	Early Christian
		Church Building
		Basilica Style
	The Renaissance
		Early Years
		High Renaissance
		Mannerism
	The Baroque
		Bernini vs Borromini
	Fascism, Futurism & the 20th Century
		Rationalism & Rebuilding
		EUR
		Postwar Developments
	Modern Rome
		Controversy & Acclaim
		Fuksas & Future Plans
		Architecture Glossary
The Roman Way of Life
	A Day in the Life
	Work
	Home Life & the Family
		Staying at Home
	Play
Survival Guide
Transport
	Arriving in Rome
		Leonardo da Vinci Airport
		Ciampino Airport
		Termini Train Station
		Tiburtina Bus Station
		Civitavecchia Port
	Getting Around Rome
		Metro
		Bus & Tram
		Car & Motorcycle
		Bicycle
		Taxi
		Train
	Tours
		Walking
		Bus
		Bike & Scooter
		Boat
Directory A–Z
	Customs ­Regulations
		Emergency
		Electricity
		Gay & Lesbian Travellers
		Internet Access
		Legal Matters
		Medical Services
		Money
		Opening Hours
		Post
		Public Holidays
		Safe Travel
		Taxes & Refunds
		Telephone
		Time
		Toilets
		Tourist ­Information
		Travellers with Disabilities
		Visas
		Women Travellers
Language
Behind the Scenes
	SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK
	Our Readers
	Acknowledgements
	Author Thanks
Index
Rome Maps
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