5 day Rome itinerary

Day 1

Colosseum

The Colosseum or Coliseum, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built.

Roman Forum

The Roman Forum, is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome.

Palatine Hill

The Palatine Hill is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other.

Day 2

St. Peter’s Basilica

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome.

Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums are Christian and art museums located within the city boundaries of the Vatican City.

Sistine Chapel

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1477 and 1480.

Vatican Necropolis

The Vatican Necropolis lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5–12 meters below Saint Peter's Basilica.

Day 3

Borghese Gallery

The Galleria Borghese is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana.

Roman Catacombs

The Catacombs of Rome are ancient catacombs, underground burial places under Rome, Italy, of which there are at least forty, some discovered only in recent decades.

Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano

The Basilica of Saint Clement is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Pope Clement I located in Rome, Italy

Day 4

Trastevere

Trastevere is the 13th rione of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City, and within Municipio I. Its name comes from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning literally "beyond the Tiber".

Roman Ghetto

The Roman Ghetto or Ghetto of Rome, was a Jewish ghetto established in 1555 in the Rione Sant'Angelo

Appian Way

The Appian Way was one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy.

Day 5

Victor Emmanuel Monument

The Altare della Patria, also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy.

Capitoline Hill

The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Giardino degli Aranci

The Orange Garden is the name used in Rome to describe the Savello park. It is about 7,800 square meters and is located on the Aventine Hill. The park offers an excellent view of the city