The Ultimate Rome Bucket List: Top 30 things to do in Rome

Rome has plenty to offer the discerning tourist, but when you have a guide book stuffed full of ideas and inspiration there’s almost too much to choose from. So, we’ve compiled our own bucket list of things to do in Rome when you visit:

1. Tour the ancient thermal baths of Caracalla
2. Visit the House of the Owls
3. Et tu Brute… visit Largo di Torre Argentina (where you’ll also find a cat sanctuary)
4. Watch a summer concert at Teatro Marcello
5. Go to Galleria Sciarra
6. Walk round the Galeria Antica ghost town
7. Take a photo in the Galleria Sciarra
8. Enjoy a sunset drink on the roof at Hotel Eitch Borromini
9. Look through the keyhole at Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on the Aventine Hill
10. Admire the gardens at Villa Doria Pamphili
11. Go on a Caravaggio tour in Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
12. Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain
13. Partake in a tour at Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
14. Eat lunch outside the Pantheon
15. Climb the Spanish Steps
16. Go to the museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino
17. Seek out some modern architecture in the EUR district
18. Head to Pyramid of Cestius
19. Wander round the Colosseu
20. Visit on of the many street markets
21. Explore the Vatican City
22. Walk the Appian Way
23. Go bargain hunting at the Porta Portese Market (on Sundays)
24. Head underground in the Santa Maria della Concezione crypts
25. Visit the Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
26. Put your hand in the Mouth of Truth
27. Walk the Via Appia
28. Go to the pasta museum
29. Tour the Zuccari Palace
30. Visit the Mamertine Prison

Feeling inspired?