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Explore the Forum and walk up through the Imperial ruins of the Palatine Hill. If you are here at the weekend, pick up supplies for sandwiches at the Circo Massimo farmers’ market.
See iconic ancient sculptures at the Capitoline Museums, then head to the Crypta Balbi museum.
Stroll through the Jewish Ghetto, stopping for an aperitivo at Roscioli, then dine on cucina romana at Piperno.
Search out traces of the Teatro di Pompeo, then dive underground to see the remains of the Roman stadium beneath Piazza Navona. Take an audio tour through Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, narrated by the current Prince, Jonathan. Treat yourself to lunch in the palazzo’s café.
After marvelling at the dizzying frescoes in Sant’Ignazio di Loyola indulge in some retail therapy on Via Condotti, then visit the room where John Keats spent his final months at the Keats-Shelley Memorial House before seeing the wonderful frescoes in Villa Medici.
Enjoy a cocktail and dinner at Doney Café on nearby Via Veneto.
Take in the splendour of Santa Maria Maggiore, then pick up picnic supplies at nearby Panella (Via Merulana 59) and stroll through the Colle Oppio park, past the ruins of the Baths of Trajan. Stop off for some time travel through the strata of San Clemente before heading up to the Villa Celimontana park for a picnic.
Walk over the Celian Hill to visit the Baths of Caracalla. Then catch bus 118 along the Via Appia Antica to the Catacombs of San Callisto and continue on foot to the Tomb of Cecilia Metella.
Dine on fine Mediterranean cuisine at Ristorante L’Archeologia (Via Appia Antica 139).
Amble past the pretty gardens and villas of the Aventine to Testaccio. After wandering around Monte Testaccio explore the numerous stalls in the Mercato di Testaccio. Lunch on delicious street food at the market.
Cross the Tiber and stroll along the pine-shaded paths through the Villa Sciarra park to Bramante’s Tempietto.
Dine on Roman dishes at Antica Pesa (Via Garibaldi 18), followed by a nightcap and live jazz at Big Mama.
Explore Villa Borghese park on foot, by bike or by rickshaw, making time for a row on the lake and a visit to Museo Carlo Bilotti. Treat yourself to a lunch of handmade ravioli on the elegant travertine terrace of Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna’s Caffè delle Belle Arti.
Visit the Galleria Borghese before walking through the Salaria neighbourhood to Coppedè for some fanciful architecture. Take tram 3 from nearby Piazza Buenos Aires back into town to Trastevere – the ideal neighbourhood in which to spend your last evening in Rome.
Sip a Prosecco accompanied by live music at Ombre Rosse, then head to Antico Arco for a gourmet dinner.
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