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🇮🇹 Rome — your itinerary

5 days · 14h 30m of activities · $59 per person in tickets & dining

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Day-by-day plan

Day 1 — Arrival

2026-08-05
3h 30m · $20
Light afternoon after travel — ease into the city.
  • 14:30
    18:00
    Afternoon
    🏛️Colosseum & Roman Forum
    The greatest amphitheater ever built — book online to skip the 2-hour queue.
    3h 30m · €18–22 · must-see

Day 2

2026-08-06
4h 30m · $24
  • 09:30
    13:30
    Morning
    🎭Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
    Michelangelo's ceiling and 20,000 works of art — book 2 weeks ahead.
    4h · €20–27 · must-see
  • 14:00
    14:30
    Afternoon
    🏛️Trevi Fountain
    Baroque masterpiece — throw a coin and make a wish. Best at 7am.
    30m · Free · must-see

Day 3

2026-08-07
3h · $0
  • 09:30
    11:30
    Morning
    🎭Vatican St. Peter's Basilica
    Free entry to the world's most magnificent church — climb the dome for views.
    2h · Free (€8 dome) · must-see
  • 14:00
    15:00
    Afternoon
    🏛️Piazza Navona
    Magnificent baroque square with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers — all free.
    1h · Free · recommended

Day 4

2026-08-08
3h 30m · $15
  • 09:30
    11:30
    Morning
    🎭Borghese Gallery
    Italy's finest private art collection — strictly 2-hour timed entry, book far ahead.
    2h · €15 · recommended
  • 14:00
    15:30
    Afternoon
    🏛️Palatine Hill Sunset
    Included with Colosseum ticket — panoramic views of the Roman Forum.
    1h 30m · Included · recommended

Day 5 — Departure

2026-08-09
0m · $0
Quick morning visit before heading to the airport.
Free time — explore on your own.

Budget breakdown

1 traveler · 5 days
CategoryPer personPer person
Attractions & activities
Entry tickets and activity fees from your plan.
$59$59
Restaurants (dinner each day)
Midpoint of cost ranges; lunch usually $10-20 extra per day.
$0$0
Lodging (estimate, mid-range)
4 nights × ~$140/night
$560$560
Local transport (estimate)
5 days of metro / taxis / ride share.
$75$75
Total trip estimate$694$694

Mid-range estimates. Travel hackers can cut 30-40%; luxury 2-3×. Lodging assumes mid-range hotel/Airbnb.