Hi all, I’ve already booked our flights for next summer (yes, I’m that parent) and we’ll have a stopover at Fiumicino at the end of June. We land early in the morning and fly out late in the evening, so over 12 hours. Bags are checked through so we’ll only have backpacks. We did a full week in Rome two years ago so no pressure to see the big sights again, this time we’re really just passing through. 

Our son is 10 so ideally something low key that he’d actually enjoy, not another day of walking between monuments. But we’d rather make the most of the day than just sit at the airport. We love Italy, it would be such a shame to waste it. My only worry is getting back to the airport in time with a kid. 

Any ideas for what we could do? Any suggestions welcome, thanks! 

My flight just got cancelled and I gotta call the airline’s Italian number. I can’t make my home phone Line work. Where could I go to make a local phone call? Thank You!

The stories behind the luminaries on the Vatican Museum's School of Athens.

oing to be in Rome tomorrow (Tuesday 20th) until Saturday morning (23rd). Are there any karaoke bars or bars that have karaoke? I’ll be in the Trastevere area so bonus points for being close (less than 15 mins).

Veduta da lungotevere castello

Spero vi piaccia 😊

We are reading in the news that there are protests and riots in Rome. Are they still ongoing?

Please help

Tl;dr at end

Trigger warning: Child death

In autumn 2024, my family decided to save up for a trip to Munich the following year to visit the Christmas markets.

In December of 2024, my firstborn, Alex, was diagnosed with leukemia.

When we asked them about what they would like their Make-a-Wish to be, Alex immediately responded with “I want my book to be published!”

As each treatment failed, this trip to Munich expanded to other countries as well - including Rome. We would take a month to travel when Alex’s treatment was over. 

Alex turned 13 in March. With huge effort from so many people we got their book sent to print the week of May 19, 2025. 

Alex died on May 23, 2025.

We will be taking this trip in honor of Alex this coming December. I will be bringing copies of their book to leave in each city we visit, so that a part of Alex gets to be with us.

I am looking for a people/ a library/ a community center - ideally LGBTQ+ or an ally, as Alex themselves was so proud of being, I can donate a copy of Alex’s book in Rome.

It is a 488-page fantasy novel that has not been through full editing (due to the rush to get it printed while Alex was still alive). 

Thanks for helping a mom out.

Tl;dr

If you know someone or an organization who is LGBTQ+ or an ally in Rome who would accept a book donation of a kid who died who wanted to visit, I’d love to hear from you.

My parents are in Rome at the minute and didnt reallise you had to book the vatican! As we went some 20 years ago and he said he didnt need to book then but opvoouwly times have moved on! Unfortunatly the tickets are all out of stock for this week that hes there!

I red online you can turn up for general admission at lik 7:30/8am and that this will gove you a good chance of getting into the museum has anybody dont this? And do you know where he would need to go to do this! Im just trying to make it easy as possible to explain to them as im not actually in rome with them haha

Also os there any 1 day that is better than another any help would be very much appricated 💕💕

Does anybody know of any good wellness & recovery businesses in rome that do ice baths, sauna's etc?

Going from Zurich and the train will stop at Milano Centrale, where I saw there was some chaos going on. Also, any disturbs in Rome?

It’s my first time in Europe and would love some advice. Thanks :)

Hello!

I'm looking for an affordable hotel for two families of five. We can split each family into two rooms. I just have no idea where to start. Ideally a hotel that we can easily access touristy stuff from (first timers!)

I was unable to book tickets for the colo and I'm pretty bummed. I have tickets for the Vatican and the catacombs. Any additional recommendations? I will be there in early November.

Hello guys! I am finally in Rome and I really want to book a hairdressers appointment where I can finally treat my frizzy curly hair of a mess… any recommendations on good salons that has these services?

If you've ever stood at a stop in Rome looking at a printed timetable and wondering whether your bus is two minutes away or not coming at all, this post is for you.

Leidaro is an Android app that shows buses, trams, trolleys and metro moving live on a map. Rome is one of the 30 European cities it covers. Vehicle positions refresh about every 3 seconds, so you can see where your bus or tram actually is instead of guessing.

Tap a stop to see real-time arrival times. They're colour-coded: red is under 2 minutes, orange is 3 to 5, and green is further out. Tap a vehicle to follow its route.

A few other things that may help in Rome:

• Offline maps: you download the city's routes, stops and timetables once, and they work with no signal. That helps if you're a visitor without a local data plan.
• Transit alerts: pick a line, a stop and a direction, and it tells you when to head out. It runs in the background with the screen off, so you can wait inside instead of at the stop.

What's free: installing and using the app. You don't need an account and there are no ads. A small paid upgrade unlocks some extras.

Some limits to know about. It's Android only (7.0 and up). It isn't an official app and isn't affiliated with any transit agency. The arrival times come from the public real-time GTFS / GTFS-RT feeds that transit agencies publish, so they're only as accurate as the feed. If the feed is off, the app will be too.

Link: https://leidaro.com

A question for people who ride in Rome every day: which lines or stops do you find the real-time information is least reliable for? And if you're a visitor, what would you want to know before your first ride? Honest feedback is welcome, including where it falls short.

Disclosure: I'm posting this on behalf of the leidaro.com team.

I have reservations at both and the former is a lot closer and more convenient, but I’m not sure if the latter is better in terms of food?

I also have a chance for a table at Pommidoro dal 1890

Everyone throws coins into the Trevi Fountain. I went down a rabbit hole about the coins that were already hiding nearby.

In 1999, workers renovating an old cinema around the corner stumbled across Roman ruins about 9 metres underground. Among them: an ancient apartment block, a water reservoir, a later Roman house with marble and mosaics - and 800+ bronze coins hidden in a gap in a wall.

They were stashed away in 455 AD, when the Vandals sacked Rome. Whoever hid them apparently never made it back. Imagine surviving the chaos, hiding your savings for safekeeping, and then your emergency fund just becomes an archaeological discovery 1,500 years later 💀

The site is called Vicus Caprarius, aka the City of Water. Its reservoir was fed by the Aqua Virgo, the aqueduct built in 19 BC that still supplies the Trevi Fountain today.

You can actually visit the ruins beneath the modern city.

Bonus: The coins people throw into the Trevi today reportedly raise around €1–1.5 million a year for Caritas.

Has anyone been down there? Is it worth visiting?

Disclosure: I came across this while writing the Trevi stop for an audio guide app I’m making: https://wanderlight.app/rome/trevi-fountain

Hi everyone. I am travelling to Rome in early January for 4 nights, and trying to find a hotel to stay at. I’d like to stay very centrally (near the Pantheon perhaps) and have a budget of around £700 max. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Some pictures I took last week