Weekend in Rome: 2-day itinerary with walking times

Spending 2 days in Rome? This plan fits 11 sights into 2 relaxed days, ordered so you walk as little as possible. Highlights include Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill and Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio. Every stop lists opening hours, prices, the walk to the next one and good places to eat nearby.

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Day 1 Ancient Rome · Centro Storico

09:00
Colosseum

Ancient site · Ancient Rome · 90 min

The Roman amphitheatre: timed slot required, ticket is also valid for the Forum and Palatine.

Opening hours: Daily 08:30–16:30 (from 25 Oct; until 24 Oct 08:30–18:30), last entry 15:30
Price: €18

Eat nearby: Aroma (Italian · €€€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk
Il Bocconcino (Roman · €€ · Termini & Esquilino) · 6 min walk
🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
10:45
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

Ancient site · Ancient Rome · 120 min

The political heart of ancient Rome and the Palatine hill, on the same ticket as the Colosseum.

Opening hours: Daily 09:00–16:30 (from 25 Oct; until 24 Oct 09:00–18:30), last entry 15:30
Price: €18

Eat nearby: La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 5 min walk
Cavour 313 (Wine bar · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk
🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk → Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio
Lunch suggestion La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome)
near Roman Forum & Palatine Hill · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
14:30
Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio

Museum · Ancient Rome · 120 min

The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.

Opening hours: Daily 09:30–19:30, last entry 18:30
Price: €15

Eat nearby: Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk
Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 7 min walk
🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk → Vittoriano (Altare della Patria)
16:45
Vittoriano (Altare della Patria)

Landmark · Ancient Rome · 45 min

The white marble monument on Piazza Venezia; the panoramic terrace lift gives one of Rome’s best views.

Opening hours: Daily 09:30–19:30, last entry 18:45 (monument free; panoramic terrace with ticket)
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 3 min walk
La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 8 min walk
🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk → Largo di Torre Argentina
17:30
Largo di Torre Argentina

Ancient site · Centro Storico · 20 min

Sunken ruins of four Republican temples where Caesar was killed, now home to a cat sanctuary.

Opening hours: Always open (viewed from street level)
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Salumeria Roscioli (Market & deli · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
Sora Margherita (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
Dinner suggestion Salumeria Roscioli (Market & deli · €€€ · Centro Storico)
near Largo di Torre Argentina · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk

Day 2 Centro Storico · Tridente & Villa Borghese

09:00
Campo de’ Fiori

Landmark · Centro Storico · 30 min

Lively square with a produce market in the morning and bars in the evening.

Opening hours: Market Mon–Sat 07:00–14:00; square always open
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Forno Campo de' Fiori (Pizza · € · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk
Osteria da Fortunata (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk
🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk → Piazza Navona
09:45
Piazza Navona

Landmark · Centro Storico · 30 min

Baroque square on the shape of an ancient stadium, with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers.

Opening hours: Always open (square)
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Da Francesco (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 4 min walk
Pizzeria da Baffetto (Pizza · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
🚶 0.4 km · 6 min walk → Pantheon
10:30
Pantheon

Church · Centro Storico · 30 min

The best-preserved building of ancient Rome, with its open oculus; still a church, timed ticket.

Opening hours: Daily 09:00–19:00, last entry 18:30
Price: €7

Eat nearby: Armando al Pantheon (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk
Casa Coppelle (Italian · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk → Trevi Fountain
Lunch suggestion Armando al Pantheon (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico)
near Pantheon · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
14:30
Trevi Fountain

Landmark · Centro Storico · 20 min

Rome’s largest Baroque fountain; toss a coin over your shoulder. Very busy, go early or late.

Opening hours: Always open (square); the walkway down to the basin needs a €2 ticket: daily 09:00–22:00, Mon and Fri from 11:30, last entry 21:00
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Antica Birreria Peroni (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 9 min walk
🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk → Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna
15:30
Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna

Landmark · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 30 min

The 135-step stairway to Trinità dei Monti above Piazza di Spagna. Sitting on the steps is fined.

Opening hours: Always open (steps)
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Gina (Market & deli · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 3 min walk
Otello alla Concordia (Roman · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 4 min walk
🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk → Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio
16:30
Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio

Landmark · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 45 min

A grand neoclassical square with an obelisk; climb to the Pincio terrace for a sunset view over Rome.

Opening hours: Always open (square and Pincio terrace)
Price: Free

Eat nearby: Dal Bolognese (Italian · €€€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 2 min walk
Il Brillo Parlante (Pizza · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 4 min walk
Dinner suggestion Dal Bolognese (Italian · €€€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese)
near Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

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Last updated: 10 October 2026