Rick Steves Rome

by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw

Overview

Explore ancient ruins and view Renaissance masterpieces in this truly modern Eternal City. Inside Rick Steves Rome, the most up-to-date 2021 guide from Rick Steves, you'll find:

• Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Rome
• Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites
• Top sights and hidden gems, from the Colosseum and the Sistine Chapel to corner trattorias, cozy wine bars, and the perfect scoop of gelato
• How to connect with local culture: Indulge in the Italian happy hour tradition of aperitivo, savor a plate of cacio e pepe, or chat with fans about the latest soccer match
• Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight
• The best places to eat, sleep, and experience la dolce far niente
• Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and sights like the Roman Forum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican Museums
• Detailed neighborhood maps and a fold-out city map for exploring on the go
• Useful resources including a packing list, Italian phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended reading
• Updated to reflect changes that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic up to the date of publication
• Over 500 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down
• Coverage of Central Rome, Vatican City, Trastevere, and more, plus day trips to Ostia Antica, Tivoli, Naples, and Pompeii

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Rome.
 
Spending just a few days in the city? Try Rick Steves Pocket Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641712958
Publisher:	Avalon Publishing
Publication date:	01/19/2021
Series:	Rick Steves Travel Guide
Edition description:	22nd ed.
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	1,109,965
Product dimensions:	4.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Since 1973, Rick Steves has spent about four months a year exploring Europe. His mission: to empower Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick produces a best-selling guidebook series, a public television series, and a public radio show, and organizes small-group tours that take over 30,000 travelers to Europe annually. He does all of this with the help of more than 100 well-traveled staff members at Rick Steves' Europe in Edmonds, WA (near Seattle). When not on the road, Rick is active in his church and with advocacy groups focused on economic and social justice, drug policy reform, and ending hunger. To recharge, Rick plays piano, relaxes at his family cabin in the Cascade Mountains, and spends time with his son Andy and daughter Jackie. Find out more about Rick at www.ricksteves.com and on Facebook.


Connect with Rick:
facebook.com/RickSteves
twitter: @RickSteves
instagram: ricksteveseurope


Gene Openshaw has co-authored a dozen Rick Steves books, specializing in writing walks and tours of Europe's cities, museums, and cultural sites. He also contributes to Rick's public television series, produces tours for Rick Steves Audio Europe, and is a regular guest on Rick's public radio show. Outside of the travel world, Gene has co-authored The Seattle Joke Book. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera called Matter, a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, enjoys giving presentations on art and history, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.

Table of Contents

Rome 5

Rome by Neighborhood 9

Planning & Budgeting 14

Travel Smart 22

Orientation to Rome 25

Overview 25

Tours in Rome 38

Sights in Rome 42

Ancient Rome 43

Pantheon Neighborhood 67

Vatican City & Nearby 71

North Rome 77

East Rome 91

Trastevere & Nearby 104

South Rome 109

Self-Guided Walks & Tours

Central Rome

Heart of Rome Walk 123

Pantheon Tour 141

Colosseum Tour 161

Roman Forum Tour 176

Palatine Hill Tour 194

Capitoline Museums Tour 207

St. Peter-in-Chains Tour 218

Jewish Ghetto Walk 223

Vatican City

St. Peter's Basilica Tour 233

Vatican Museums Tour 258

North Rome

Borghese Gallery Tour 296

East Rome

National Museum of Rome Tour 311

Pilgrim's Rome Tour 327

South Rome

Trastevere Walk 345

Ancient Appian Way Tour 359

Sleeping in Rome 370

Eating in Rome 389

Rome with Children 416

Shopping in Rome 425

Nightlife in Rome 436

Rome Connections 441

Day Trips 451

Ostia Antica 453

Tivoli 466

Naples & Pompeii 474

Roman History 527

Practicalities 536

Tourist Information 536

Travel Tips 537

Money 538

Sightseeing 544

Sleeping 547

Eating 556

Staying Connected 572

Transportation 577

Resources from Rick Steves 587

Appendix 589

Holidays & Festivals 589

Books & Films 590

Conversions & Climate 593

Packing Checklist 596

Italian Survival Phrases 597

Index 599

Map Index 616

Editorial Reviews

"The country's foremost expert in European travel for Americans."—Forbes

"Steves is an absolute master at unlocking the hidden gems of the world's greatest cities, towns, and monuments."—USA Today

“Every country-specific travel guidebook from the Rick Steves publishing empire can be counted upon for clear organization, specificity and timeliness."—Society of American Travel Writers

"Pick the best accommodations and restaurants from Rick Steves…and a traveler searching for good values will seldom go wrong or be blindsided."—NBC News

"His guidebooks are approachable, silly, and even subtly provocative in their insistence that Americans show respect for the people and places they are visiting and not the other way around."—The New Yorker

"Travel, to Steves, is not some frivolous luxury—it is an engine for improving humankind, for connecting people and removing their prejudices, for knocking distant cultures together to make unlikely sparks of joy and insight. Given that millions of people have encountered the work of Steves over the last 40 years, on TV or online or in his guidebooks, and that they have carried those lessons to untold other millions of people, it is fair to say that his life’s work has had a real effect on the collective life of our planet."—The New York Times Magazine

"[Rick Steves] laces his guides with short and vivid histories and a scholar's appreciation for Renaissance art yet knows the best place to start an early tapas crawl in Madrid if you have kids. His clear, hand-drawn maps are Pentagon-worthy; his hints about how to go directly to the best stuff at the Uffizi, avoid the crowds at Versailles and save money everywhere are guilt-free."—TIME Magazine

"Steves is a walking, talking European encyclopedia who yearns to inspire Americans to venture 'beyond Orlando.'"—Forbes

“…he’s become the unofficial guide for entire generations of North American travelers, beloved for his earnest attitude and dad jeans."—Outside Magazine

"His books offer the equivalent of a bus tour without the bus, with boiled-down itineraries and step-by-step instructions on where to go and how to get there, but adding a dash of humor and an element of choice that his travelers find empowering."—The New York Times

"His penchant for creating meaningful experiences for travelers to Europe is as passionate as his inclination for making ethical choices his guiding light."—Forbes

"[Rick Steves'] neighborhood walks are always fun and informative. His museum guides, complete with commentary about historic sculpture and storied artworks are wonderful and add another dimension to sometimes stodgy, hard-to-comprehend museums."—NBC News

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