Rome in Winter 3-Day Travel Itinerary 2019

My mum and I spontaneously decided to hop onto a plane to Italy and explore antique Rome offseason in January which turned out to be an incredible choice. We spent 3 nights in Hotel Milton Roma which we can highly recommend as it's only 15 minutes walk from the Colosseum and offers a delicious breakfast. We booked our flights so we'd have half a day on arrival and half a day on departure, making our trip 3 full days. Of course, we were not able to see all of Rome because it is simply a huge city with so much culture and history - you'd probably have to spend months and you wouldn't see it all. Anyway, we were able to explore most of the tourist attractions as well as a few spots off the beaten path. 

Day 1 (half day)

• Lunch at Hosteria I Buoni Amici
• Walk by Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II (go on top for a great view across Forum Romanum and Rome)
• Coffee at Bar Rossana
• Wander through Trastevere and have dinner in a traditional Pizza place 

Day 2

• Colosseum, Palatine Hil, Forum Romanum (you need at least half a day for this; consider a guided tour as particularly Forum Romanum is huge!)
• Eat Pasta Carbonara at L'Angoletto Romano 
• Pantheon 
• Gelato at Gelateria Della Palma with 150 gelato flavors 

Day 3

• Explore Piazza Navona and fountain of four river 
• Admire Castello Del Angelo
• Get a Maritozzi Romani con la Panna at Parenti (SO GOOD!)
• Guided tour through the Vatican (Vatican Museums, Sixtine Chapel, San Pietro) + Climb the top of San Pietro 
• Walk back across Piazza San Pietro
• Get dessert (I'd highly recommend trying Canoli) for later at Antico Forno
• Have a Margarita Pizza at Margherita 

Day 4 (half day) 

• Admire the Trevi Fountain 
• Climb the Spanish Steps
• Walk by Villa Medici with a great view across Rome
• Enjoy view across Piazza del Popolo from Pincio 
• Wander along Via del Corso for some shopping 

Read my blog post all about the best cheap eats in Rome here! 

Hugs, Laura x

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