"Full-color guide" "Make your trip to Rome unforgettable with spectacular illustrated features, 43 maps, and 200 color photos." "Customize your trip with simple planning tools" "Convenient overview of each neighborhood and its highlights" "Best bets for local dining" "Easy-to-Read color neighborhood maps" "Explore the Coliseums, the Vatican, the Spanish Steps, and beyond" "Discerning Fodor's Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more" "Word of Mouth" tips from fellow Fodor's travelers" "Illustrated features on Bernini's masterpieces, the Roman Forum, and the Sistine Chapel" "Opinions from destination experts" "Fodor's Rome-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts" "Frequently updated to provide the latest information" "Introducing Fodor's On the Go Map" Explore with confidence using this compact, easy-to-use pullout map. Keep it in your pocket for quick access to all the essential details you need to navigate the city, visit top attractions, find nearby dining, and experience great walks.
Be a Fodor's Correspondent 3
About This Book 7
1 Experience Rome 9
Rome Today 10
What's Where 14
Rome Planner 18
Top Rome Attractions 20
Top Rome Museums 22
Top Rome Churches 24
Rome Like a Local 26
Rome With Kids 28
Great Itineraries 30
Free and Almost Free 32
Beating the Euro 33
Romantic Rome 34
2 Roamin' Holiday 35
Enjoying the Gilt: A Stroll Through the Baroque Quarter 37
Trastevere: The Village Within the City 44
Rome of the Emperors: A Roman Forum Walk 51
3 Ancient Rome 57
The Campidoglio 61
The Roman Forum 67
The Palatine Hill 72
Feature: Rome Was Not Built in a Day 74
The Imperial Forums 87
The Colosseum and Environs 89
4 The Vatican 93
Feature: Agony and Ecstasy: The Sistine Ceiling 108
5 Navona And Campo 129
Navona 133
Campo 143
Feature: Life is a Piazza 144
6 Corso And Spagna 153
Around Via del Corso 157
Spagna 162
7 Repubblica And Quirinale 167
Repubblica 171
Quirinale 176
Feature: Baroque and Desperate: The Tragic Rivalry of Bernini and Borromini 177
8 Villa Borghese And Piazza Del Popolo 187
Villa Borghese 191
Piazza del Popolo 196
9 Trastevere And The Ghetto 199
Trastevere 203
The Ghetto 209
10 Aventino 211
Aventino 215
Testaccio 217
11 Esquilino And Celio 219
Monti and Esquilino 224
Celio 228
The Catacombs and Via Appia Antica 231
12 Where To Eat 235
The Scene 236
Where to Eat Planner 238
Best Bets for Rome Dining 240
Pantheon, Navona, Trevi, and Quirinale 242
Campo de' Hod and Ghetto 244
Monti, Esquilino, Repubblica, and San Lorenzo 246
Veneto, Borghese, and Spagna 248
Vatican, Borgo, and Prati 250
Trastevere and Glanicolo 252
Colosseo, Aventino, and Testaccio 254
Restaurant Reviews 256
Dining and Lodging Atlas 283
13 Where To Stay 293
The Scene 294
Where to Stay Planner 296
Best Bets for Rome Lodging 298
Hotel reviews 299
14 Nightlife and the Arts 335
Nightlife and the Arts Planner 336
The Arts 338
Nightlife 347
15 Shopping 353
Shopping Planner 354
Piazza di Spagna 356
Piazza Navona 358
16 Side Trips From Rome 389
Ostia Antica 391
Tivoli 394
The Castelli Romani 397
Italian Vocabulary 404
Travel Smart Rome 409
Getting Here and Around 410
Essentials 420
Index 436
About Our Writers 448
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Overview
"Full-color guide" "Make your trip to Rome unforgettable with spectacular illustrated features, 43 maps, and 200 color photos." "Customize your trip with simple planning tools" "Convenient overview of each neighborhood and its highlights" "Best bets for local dining" "Easy-to-Read color neighborhood maps" "Explore the Coliseums, the Vatican, the Spanish Steps, and beyond" "Discerning Fodor's Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more" "Word of Mouth" tips from fellow Fodor's travelers" "Illustrated features on Bernini's masterpieces,