Walking routes in Rome

Rome is two walks that happen to share a city. The ancient core between the Capitoline and the Colosseum is barely a kilometre end to end; the day that also takes in the Vatican is five and needs the whole of it. Both are below — pick by how much time you actually have, not by what you would like to see.

3h Budget

Ancient Rome in three hours

Michelangelo's square, the Forum and Palatine, the Colosseum, and a church built on three earlier ones.

1.3 km on foot 4 stops 2h 52m total

12h Mid-range

Rome end to end in twelve hours

Vatican at opening, the centro storico over lunch, the ancient core at golden hour. Five kilometres, nine stops.

5.3 km on foot 9 stops 11h 01m total

Planning the rest of the trip

These routes cover the walking. The Rome guide has where to stay, what a day costs at each tier, and what to book before you go.