🏛️ Rome · printable plan
Three Rome days: ancient Rome, the Vatican, and the Appian Way
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by Earth Trekkers. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $3,990 for 2 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Start with Colosseum, Forum and Palatine (timed ticket). After that: Altar of the Fatherland and Capitoline Hill; Dinner in Trastevere. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Colosseum, Forum and Palatine (timed ticket)
- Afternoon · Altar of the Fatherland and Capitoline Hill
- Evening · Dinner in Trastevere
- Overnight · Hotel Santa Chiara
Day 2
Start with Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel (early slot). After that: St. Peter's Basilica; Castel Sant'Angelo; Pantheon and Trevi Fountain walk. The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel (early slot)
- Afternoon · St. Peter's Basilica
- Evening · Castel Sant'Angelo
- Evening · Pantheon and Trevi Fountain walk
- Overnight · Hotel Santa Chiara
Day 3
Start with Appian Way bike ride. After that: Catacombs of San Callisto; Borghese Gallery (booking required). The prices are estimates, not tickets in hand.
- Morning · Appian Way bike ride
- Afternoon · Catacombs of San Callisto
- Evening · Borghese Gallery (booking required)
Packing
- Comfortable walking shoesThe plan is on foot more than in a car.
- Day bagA small bag holds the water, the layer, and the tickets.
- Light layerMuseums and evenings run cooler than the street.
- Compact umbrellaA short rain should not cancel the afternoon.
Reserve ahead
- American 1649day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1691day 3 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Dinner in Trastevereday 1 once you set dates · Popular tables go early. Book the seating, then build the rest of the day around it.
- Hotel Santa Chiaraday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Hotel Santa Chiaraday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.