Rome offers a wide range of options for shopping. Whether fashion for every budget, culinary specialties, antiques, flea markets or esotericism, Rome has a lot to offer.
We give you an overview of the most important shopping streets and inform you where you can find the best specialties.
Rome is wonderful but it is also full of trash too!! Such a shame! The authorities should spend some of the millions of euros they get from the tourist tax of 3 euros per day and really clean up the city. Its appalling.
The Romans also pay a lot for garbage collection. Let’s see what the next election will be. Joseph de Maistre: “Every nation gets the government it deserves.”
I live in Virginia in the USA. My desire is to come for several and do the 2020 Marathon. I would appreciate any and all info on marathon. It will be my first time to Italy, so I need lots of guidance.
Thank you,
Teresa
Hi Teresa,
there are more events in Rome during the year. I believe, you are asking about the Rome Marathon in April. Registrations are not yet open. Here you find information about the Rome Marathon, procedures are every year the same. Only the location of the Marathon Village may change.
If you have more questions, let me know.
Best
Bernhard
appreciate your efforts for bringing us such informative article. Planning my visit soon.
thanks !
🙂
Will be in Rome during Christmas. I need to get to a dinner Christmas day evening around 7:30 pm & be picked up around 11:30 pm. Are the taxis running at that time? I heard that transportation is limited on Christmas.
Hi Thomas,
Very few taxis are available on Christmas Eve. I would therefore recommend you to reserve a driver in time.
Hello,
I really appreciate all of your practical tips for visiting Rome at Easter. Are all of the tours self-booking, or can you make specific recommendations for me somehow? I could use the help figuring out the best way to spend our time, making tour bookings, and an Easter meal reservation.
Thanks!
Jen
Hi Jen,
the tours are self booking but if you tell me about your preferences (eg. visiting churches, ceremonies, ancient Rome, etc) and the length of your stay, I can give some recommendations. Here I have put together recommendations for the Easter menu and information about the dates.
Enjoy your preparation and your stay in Rome.
Bernhard
Hello. I would like to climb to the top of St Peters Basilica. I will be taking an early tour of the Sistine Chapel and St Peters, which does not include a climb up the dome. I would like to climb the dome after my tour is over at 11:30. Is there a way of doing this without waiting in a long line for the elevator? Someone told me if I book a Vox Mundi audio tour that I could skip the line for the dome. Is this true and how do I do this?
Thank You
Hi Loren,
L’m sorry, but the Vox Mundi tour for the dome is no more available since last autumn. At the moment I know only one tour including St. Peter’s Basilica and the dome but it starts already at 8:15. I suggest to ask your guide of the St Peter’s tour for help.
Enjoy your stay in Rome!