Is guide of what to see in Rome in 4 days It will allow you to visit the main attractions of a fascinating city, with a unique history. Walking through its streets, sitting on the terraces of its squares, seeing its enormous monuments and ancient buildings, entering its thousands of churches or drinking from its fountains, is like going back several centuries in time.
After visiting many of the most essential places in the Rome guide in 3 days, which we published earlier, on this fourth day we will move away a bit from the center to complete the trip with some of its other wonders such as museums, catacombs, ancient streets and churches
Tips for traveling to Rome
All routes of Rome in 4 days They start from the Termini station area, an area where we stayed in the two visits we have made to the city. We recommend this sleeping area because it is much cheaper than the center, without being too far from it and because of the good communication with the airport. The hotels chosen for our stay were the Hotel Cherubini and the UNA Hotel, the first most affordable, although the second for us has a better value for money. If you want to stay in a more charming neighborhood, we recommend Residenza San Calisto, located a few meters from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere.
For more information on accommodation you can consult this post about the best neighborhoods and hotels to stay in Rome.
One of the best tips for traveling to Rome if you are going to visit the most famous monuments and buildings of the city is to book the OMMIA Vatican and Roma Card, you will save money and time, by skipping the long lines that are formed. You also have discounts on 30 other attractions in the city, free public transport and the tourist bus is included.
To learn more about the history of the city you can book this free tour of Rome or this free tour of mysteries and legends, both with a guide in Spanish.
To go from the airport to the center of Rome you have several options from the airports of Fiumicino or Ciampino: Terravision bus, regional train or Express, taxi or book this transfer directly to the hotel.
You can find more information about the transfer in this post of how to go from Fiumicino Airport to Rome and in this how to go from Ciampino Airport to Rome.
Another of the best best tips when traveling to Rome in 4 days, if you do not want to pay commissions when taking money from ATMs and always have the current change, is to use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money in the ATMs They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips to travel to Rome essential.
First day route in Rome
On the first day of Rome in 4 days you will see some of the oldest buildings and ruins that are preserved from the era of maximum splendor of the Roman Empire. The route will begin by visiting the famous Roman Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Palatine, and then tour the Roman Forum to Campidoglio Square, with its Capitoline Museums. To learn more about the history of all these places and skip the long lines, you can book this tour with a guide in Spanish that includes the Coliso, the Forum and Palatine or this offer that includes the Vatican.
Roman Forum
To eat nothing better than the Trastevere area, although before reaching the neighborhood you can not miss the Marcello Theater and the beautiful Tiberina Island. A good option to try delicious Italian food is to book a gastronomic tour of the neighborhood, where you will enjoy some of the best restaurants to eat in Trastevere.
After eating and touring all the places to see in Trastevere, we recommend walking along the Tiber to the church of Santa María in Cosmedin to see the Bocca della Veritá and the Forum Boarium, to finish the route in the Circus Maximus.
(Extended route information here).
Route of the first day of Rome in four days
Second day route in Rome
On the second day of Rome in 4 days You will make a route through the most beautiful squares and most important buildings in the historic center. The first part of the itinerary will include a visit to the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincole and the Trajan's Market, where next door you will find the spectacular Trajan's Column. After these visits you will pass through the Venezia Square, with the giant Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II Monument until you reach the Fiori Field Market, passing through the Turtle Fountain and the Sacred Area.
After eating you can follow the route walking through the historic center to reach Piazza Navona, enter the Pantheon of Agrippa, see the Temple of Hadrian outside and reach the Plaza Colonna.
Piazza Navona
To end the day in the best way you can approach the spectacular Trevi Fountain, one of the most essential places to visit in Rome. And if you have some time left in Rome, you can always add visits to the Plaza del Quirinale and the Republic Square.
A good option for the night of this day is to book this tour with a guide in Spanish that passes through the best-lit buildings and squares in the city.
(Extended information of the Rome route in 3 days here).
Route of the third day of Rome in 4 days
Route of the third day in Rome
On the third day of what to see in Rome in 4 days You will visit the Vatican where you can take a walking tour through the upper part of the city. The route starts by taking the subway to the Vatican, where you will spend the morning visiting the Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Square, St. Peter's Basilica and if you can book, the Vatican Catacombs.
A good option to save you long queues in the queues and learn more about the history of this small country is to book this visit to the Vatican with a guide in Spanish.
After eating in the area, you can reach Sant'Angelo Castle by walking on Via della Conciliazione and stroll along the banks of the Tiber to the Umberto I Bridge.
Sant'Angelo Castle
You can spend the last part of the day shopping on Via del Corso and its adjacent streets, see the beautiful Piazza del Popolo and reach the steps of the Plaza España, another of the most iconic places in the Eternal City.
(Extended information of the route through Rome in 3 days here).
Route of the third day of Rome in four days
Route of Rome in 4 days
The last day of this practical guide for tour Rome in 4 days It will focus on several of the most important churches and places farthest from the center, but no less interesting, of the city.
The route will start early by visiting the nearby Basilica of Santa María la Mayor or Maggiore, one of the four major basilicas of the city. A 10 minute walk is the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the first church that was built in Rome and one of the most beautiful, which you can not miss.
In addition, just in front of the basilica is the Holy Staircase, which says that Jesus went up for his trial on Good Friday.
To finish the route of the churches you can visit the Basilica of San Clemente, a spectacular temple where you can see different parts of the constructions that were made since Roman times, including frescoes of the ancient church of the fourth century.
About 20 minutes walk from the basilica is the Baths of Caracalla, a complex of thermal public baths of imperial Rome, which you can not miss either and that is to walk through the ruins of the hot springs and see its magnificent mosaics is one of the best Things to do in Rome.
A good option to know the history is to book this visit with a guide in Spanish that also includes the Circus Maximus.
Hot Springs of Caracalla
From the hot springs you can take bus 118 to visit the Catacombs of San Calixto, one of the most famous Roman catacombs and the next stop of Rome in 4 days. These underground galleries, where Christians were buried are huge, so to prevent someone from getting lost, the visits are guided.
To eat well in this area we recommend two restaurants that serve a quality menu such as the Antica Roma and the Garden Risto.
Very close to the catacombs is the Via Apia, one of the most important and still preserved roads of ancient Rome.
A good alternative to visit these places and get to know their history better is to book this tour that includes the catacombs and the Apia route or this tour of Christian Rome and the catacombs with a guide in Spanish, considered two of the best excursions from Rome.
Depending on the time you have left, you can choose to visit the magnificent Villa Borguese, beautiful gardens with one of the most important art museums in the world. To get to the gardens from the catacombs you can take bus 118 and change to C3 in Petrocelli, which will take you to the Victor Hugo stop. The journey time is about 40 minutes, if you do not have much time you can take the taxi that takes about 20 minutes. To visit the museum you have to buy the ticket in advance on this official website or book this guided tour in Spanish by an art specialist. After visiting the museum you can stroll through the gardens seeing its magnificent fountains and the Giardino del Lago, a garden with an artificial lake and an Ionian temple.
Borguese Villa
A good way to visit all the important points of the eternal city is to book the tourist bus, which is included if you buy the OMMIA Vatican and Roma Card
To say goodbye to Rome trip in 4 days We recommend you to the Pincio viewpoint, located at one end of the gardens of Villa Borguese. From this terrace you will have magnificent views of the city and a great sunset.
If you have more days you can follow this guide of Rome in 5 days
