Neighborhoods In Rome

Discover the best neighborhoods in Rome with curated recommendations from our editors.

Ancient Rome

If you ever wanted to feel like the Caesars—with all of ancient Rome (literally) at your feet—simply head to Michelangelo's famed Piazza del Campidoglio. There...

  • 13 Restaurants
  • 8 Hotels
  • 68 Things To Do

Aventino and Testaccio

While Romans consider these neighborhoods central, they are just far enough off the beaten path to be little known to tourists—and to have retained their...

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 17 Things To Do

Esquilino and Environs

Districts in the area just north of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum range from the bustling, multicultural Esquilino neighborhood to the hipster enclaves of...

  • 29 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 25 Things To Do

Piazza di Spagna

In spirit, and in fact, this area of Rome is grandiose. The overblown Vittoriano monument, the labyrinthine treasure-chest palaces of Rome's surviving aristocracy—even the diamond-draped...

  • 19 Restaurants
  • 29 Hotels
  • 69 Things To Do

Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto

The area around Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto, also known as the Campo Marzio (Field of Mars) for its martial past...

  • 38 Restaurants
  • 16 Hotels
  • 73 Things To Do

Repubblica and Quirinale

Just north of the modern Termini station, this area offers an extraordinary Roman blend of old and new. The stretch from Piazza della Repubblica to...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 14 Hotels
  • 22 Things To Do

The Vatican

Climbing the steps to St. Peter's Basilica feels monumental, like a journey that has reached its climactic end. Suddenly, all is cool and dark…and you...

  • 23 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 17 Things To Do

Trastevere

Trastevere ("beyond the Tiber") can feel a world apart from the rest of Rome and despite galloping gentrification, the bohemian neighborhood remains about the most...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 18 Things To Do

Villa Borghese, Piazza del Popolo, and Flaminio

While it may not feel like it amid the dense warren of cobblestone streets in the centro storico (historic center), Rome is actually a very...

  • 15 Restaurants
  • 9 Hotels
  • 26 Things To Do

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