Centro Storico
Centro Storico
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This section of Rome is filled with a tangle of narrow streets, which offers some of the finest examples of Roman classical and Baroque architecture and style.
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Neighbourhood: Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
With three of Rome’s most beloved piazzas within a five-minute walk of each other, the Navona/Pantheon/Campo area may be the prettiest and most picturesque area of the city. Join the beautiful throngs hanging out in cafes, boutiques, art galleries, and wine bars, or peek at a neighbourhood museum or monument. If you want nonstop movida, the streets here are busy with chic bicyclists and Vespa drivers, street vendors, merchants, and locals. There is no rhyme or reason to its winding streets and there's something to see around every corner, so take pleasure in a spontaneous wander.
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- Terry MHamilton, Canada4,647 contributionsPUT THE MAPS AWAY AND WANDERIt's a pleasant surprise to saunter around Rome's core, perhaps a bit unsure where you are, only to see some familiar landmark or sign. Few cities in the world can boast the range of sites of the Eternal City, likely none with the breadth of civilizations and millenia. Ancient Rome and Baroque palaces abound. Throw in many a piazza and countless fine restaurants and you will be content for more than several days in the area.Visited March 2023Written 2 April 2023
- George SMiami Beach, Florida1,107 contributionsMust-See!!A must-see area of Rome —- the historical center — across the Tiber River from the Vatican. It contains the Campo de Fiorentini and Jewish Ghetto sections, the Pantheon, several piazzas including Navona, churches, palaces and museums. Would take several days to see them all. Also relatively easy walks to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Enjoy!Visited May 2023Travelled with familyWritten 17 June 2023
- RazorfishLittle Rock, Arkansas3,866 contributionsCentral location is hub for seeing the historic sites of RomeMy wife and I stayed in the Centro Storico because it is the central hub of all the historic sites in Rome. We like to be in the historic areas of a city and walk to most of the museums and sites and restaurants. This location was perfect for us as we were within a thirty minute walk of 90% of everything we wanted to see.Visited November 2022Travelled as a coupleWritten 29 October 2023
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Replicator
Bristol, UK299 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
A lovely area to walk around and just take in all the narrow cobbled streets and architecture that pops out when you peak around a corner!
Written 16 March 2024
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nico
Rome, Italy23 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
better on rainy days, less crowded and you just have to take an umbrella or a raincoat with you. might not be the ideal weather for everyone but if u like rainy and foggy weather like me it’s a lot better experience so don’t despair if your trip ends up on a “"bad"" weather week
Written 20 November 2023
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Razorfish
Little Rock, AR3,866 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
My wife and I stayed in the Centro Storico because it is the central hub of all the historic sites in Rome. We like to be in the historic areas of a city and walk to most of the museums and sites and restaurants. This location was perfect for us as we were within a thirty minute walk of 90% of everything we wanted to see.
Written 29 October 2023
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Ving Traveler
Bronx, NY49 contributions
Jul 2023
Really incredible area to just walk around and take in the awesome history behind the various sites. Everywhere you walk you see pieces of history.
Written 28 July 2023
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Ben F
Bloomington, IN1,506 contributions
Mar 2023 • Solo
Be you American or Swiss or Brazilian or Syrian, the sights of Rome should be toured and marveled at least once in a human’s lifetime. The Centro Storico is the area at which to commence this discovery. Please, just take my word for it.
Written 20 June 2023
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George S
Miami Beach, FL1,107 contributions
May 2023 • Family
A must-see area of Rome —- the historical center — across the Tiber River from the Vatican. It contains the Campo de Fiorentini and Jewish Ghetto sections, the Pantheon, several piazzas including Navona, churches, palaces and museums. Would take several days to see them all. Also relatively easy walks to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Enjoy!
Written 17 June 2023
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Terry M
Hamilton, Canada4,647 contributions
Mar 2023
It's a pleasant surprise to saunter around Rome's core, perhaps a bit unsure where you are, only to see some familiar landmark or sign. Few cities in the world can boast the range of sites of the Eternal City, likely none with the breadth of civilizations and millenia. Ancient Rome and Baroque palaces abound. Throw in many a piazza and countless fine restaurants and you will be content for more than several days in the area.
Written 2 April 2023
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Noraatc
Sudbury, MA35,558 contributions
Dec 2022 • Solo
Every trip to Rome is a beautiful walk in the Centro Storico, a symphony of antiquities. Baroque, charming streets, the banks of muddy Tevere, the bridges… This is where I am every day on my trips to Rome and something new is always waiting for me, the Pantheon, vibrant Campo dei Fiori, the mysteries of Roman Forum, the masterpieces of the greatest Bernini and Borromini, etc.
Written 24 February 2023
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Donna B
Gladwyne, PA402 contributions
Dec 2022
We spent over 2 weeks in the Centro Storico of Rome in December. I don't like the intense heat in the summer so an off season visit was ideal. Rome is a very walkable city and we never needed to take a taxi or public transportation. There are now many pedestrian streets as driving in the city is very restricted. There are ancient ruins, Baroque churches, fountains, and many free places to see. The city was much nicer now than our previous visits over 20 years ago (very clean now, no blaring horns, drivers obey traffic signals). Try to stay in the Centro Storico (Piazza Navona, Campo dev Fiori, Pantheon area) and you will be able to easily walk to the Colosseum, Vatican, and Villa Borghese. We enjoyed living like a local in our apartment. Visiting the Nativity Scenes at all of the churches made our December visit special for us.
Written 4 February 2023
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Angelo S
Hilliard, OH3,630 contributions
Oct 2022
How to even describe the vastness of the center of Rome. Wander though streets laden with history. You will walk where emperors, dictators, commoners, conquerors, liberators, and Pope's have walked over a couple of thousand years. The historical center of The Eternal City is beautiful anytime of the day or night and in any weather.
Written 2 December 2022
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Road57056994433
London, UK32 contributions
Hi, we are a group of friends planning to visit Rome for 3 days with a 16seater minibus. We heard that there is an entrance fee to drive into Rome. We wanted to avoid this by booking a hotel outside of this charging zone. I am looking for a map of the charging zone. Can anyone help please? Thanks!!
SuperTed19
Madison, WI764 contributions
We were in Rome in May, 2019, and I had not heard of any entrance fee to visit. There are zones where you are not allowed to drive (ZTL), but there is no fee you can pay to enter those areas.
This may be helpful:
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Avihu N
15 contributions
The location shown here is incorrect. I'm wrong? What is the correct location? Is not that the whole area of Piazza Navona, the Roman Forum, the Coliseum ...?
Avihu N
15 contributions
המיקום שמוצג כאן הוא לא נכון. אני טועה? מה היקום הנכון? זה לא כל האיזור של פיאצה נבונה, הפורום הרומי, קולוסיאום...?
Sally G
Plantation, FL13 contributions
Do any body know the hrs to visit ?
MontherYASEEN
Amman, Jordan1,707 contributions
It's an open area u can start early in the morning till like 10 or 11 pm
Thaís Botaro
Sao Paulo, SP15 contributions
é minha primeira vez em Roma
vou fazer o tradicional: Coliseu, Forum, Vaticano...
tenho dois dias e meio, devo fazer Coliseu e Vaticano no mesmo dia e depois ir para Tivoli (Villa D este é Villa Adriana), ou devo aproveitar Roma e ver as outras coisas que a cidade pode oferecer (termas de Caracalla, mercado de Trajano..) ?????
LiviaAla
Niteroi, RJ155 contributions
Um dia inteiro você tira pra conhecer o Coliseu e o Foro Romano, ambos valem muito a pena entrar, e requer um pouco de esforço físico pois anda muito e é um sobe e desce a todo momento! No seu outro dia vá a Fonatana de Trevi, a praça Veneza, ao Panteon e ao templo de Adriano, ambos dá pra caminhando, ficam um perto do outro! E seu terceiro dia que vc tem metade do dia, vá ao Vaticano, de preferência em uma quarta ou domingo que vai conseguir ver o Papa! Boa viagem, divirta se! Bjs 😘
Morena R
8 contributions
hola a todos! Donde puedo hallar a un guía experto en historia y arqueología en Roma que hable español? No me interesan los tours a medida de las agencias? Pero tampoco me fío de cualquiera. Muchas gracias.
Miguel Angel M
Olivenza, Spain39 contributions
Hola. En la zona del Coliseo hay mucha gente ofreciendose de guía, unos por su cuenta y otros a través de agencias. En mi caso conocimos a una guía que aparte de trabajar para una agencia, hace tours ella y es una maravilla explicando las cosas y se ve que es una experta en historia. Ella es italiana pero habla perfectamente el español. Se llama Mariana. Cuando estés en esa zona y se te ofrezcan para ir de guía, pregunta por la guía Mariana y si la localizas habla con ella. No te defraudará. Yo quedé muy contento. Un saludo.
Anna83P
Crema, Italy42 contributions
Ciao, vorrei dedicare un giorno del mio soggiorno a Roma alla visita delle Terme di Caracalla, di parte della Via Appia Antica (fino al Circo di Massenzio possibilmente), delle fosse Ardeatine e del parco degli Acquedotti.. mi consigliate un itinerario che mi permetta di vedere tutto (o quasi tutto) muovendomi con i mezzi pubblici?
Ramon8521
Rome, Italy139 contributions
Basta che tu segua la linea della metro, il parco degli acquedotti è sulla metro A, caracalla ci si arriva facilmente con la B da circo massimo o da San Giovanni che invece è sulla linea A. L'Appia antica ha soltanto due autobus che la servono e non sono proprio frequenti, il circo di Massenzio però non vale il tempo perso per arrivarci, a meno che non hai interessi nel III-IV secolo. Per le fosse ardeatine il 218 sempre da san Giovanni.
monica m
95 contributions
Sarò a Roma nel ponte dell immacolata ho solo 3 giorni a disposizione per visitare Roma. Vorrei vedere il Colosseo, piazza di Spagna, fontana di trevi ,piazza Navona,San Pietro, Musei vaticani,villa borghese come posso organizzarmi?
luigicristina2015
Rome, Italy281 contributions
Sono d'accordo con chi mi ha preceduto, soprattutto con Riccardo: lascia il Colosseo per ultimo e piuttosto visita i Fori. Considera le condizioni metereologiche e in caso di pioggia vai ai Musei Vaticani (vale la visita di un giorno sano) e al Museo Borghese dentro villa Borghese. Prenota i biglietti on line per evitare le file. A piedi da Fontana di Trevi, attraversa via del tritone e sei in zona Piazza di Spagna. Sali a Trinità dei Monti e goditi il panorama. Poi scendi la scalinata, vai per via Condotti fino a via del Corso, a destra Piazza del Popolo e a Sinistra Piazza Colonna. Entra nella Piazza e andando sempre dritta arrivi al Pantheon che vale una visita. Continua dritta e sei a Piazza Navona e li puoi scegliere un ristorantino e goderti la vita della piazza piena di artisti di strada. Da li Castel Sant'Angelo e San Pietro sono vicinissimi. Buona vacanza romana!!!
momdey1
British Columbia33 contributions
Is there a shopping district in Rome? I was in Rome a couple of years ago and saw all the ancient ruins, the Vatican etc.
Alanna R
Terrebonne, Canada59 contributions
There are areas for high end shopping (I'm not a big traveling shopper however... I saw them while walking around) Nice boutiques around the Spanish Steps and Trevi fountain.
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