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Is Rome in 3 days worth it? An honest Colosseum, Vatican and Trastevere itinerary
Three days work, but they pinch. This is the itinerary from someone who already messed up Rome and came back to fix it.
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Three days work, but they pinch. This is the itinerary from someone who already messed up Rome and came back to fix it.
Three days work, but they pinch. This is the itinerary from someone who already messed up Rome and came back to fix it.
Three days kill Rome if you follow the calendar Colosseum (Day 1) → Vatican (Day 2) → Trastevere and Historic Center (Day 3).
Buy the Colosseum+Forum+Palatine combo ticket (€18) in advance. No reservation = 2h queue in the heat.
Lodging in Trastevere is pricier but worth it; Termini is cheap but the worst neighborhood to start Rome.
Pizza al taglio, real cacio e pepe, and gelato at San Crispino or Giolitti are the three mandatory rituals.
Most non-EU travelers (US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia) get 90 visa-free days in the Schengen area — just passport and return ticket.
Three days work, but they pinch. This is the itinerary from someone who already messed up Rome and came back to fix it.