The Rome City Guides answer what every visitor wonders: where Romans eat carbonara done right, how to book the Vatican and the Colosseum without losing hours, which churches show a Caravaggio for the price of a coin and where the evening goes after aperitivo. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place. It opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Rome City Guides
- 167 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Rome guides
Food guide
28 places
Carbonara, cacio e pepe, gricia and amatriciana at their best, pizza by the slice, Testaccio trattorias and gelato worth the detour.
Things to do guide
28 places
The Vatican and the Colosseum with booking tricks, churches with free Caravaggios and the hills Romans climb for sunset.
Family guide
28 places
Parks with rowing boats, a real gladiator school, museums children enjoy, rainy-day plans and food kids will finish.
Nightlife guide
28 places
Aperitivo squares and terraces, two world-ranked cocktail bars, serious wine bars, beer in Trastevere and Pigneto and pizza after midnight.
Day trips guide
28 places
Ostia Antica, the villas of Tivoli, the Castelli wine towns, Orvieto and Naples by train, hot springs and beaches, each with the exact train or bus.
Budget guide
27 places
Caravaggio and Michelangelo for free, free walks and views, museums that cost nothing, lunch for €5 and the transport tickets worth buying.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Felice a Testaccio
Via Mastro Giorgio, Testaccio
Cacio e pepe tossed at your table until pecorino and pepper melt into a glossy sauce. A noisy Testaccio favourite since 1936, so book ahead. From the food guide.
Basilica of San Clemente
Via Labicana, five minutes from the Colosseum
Go down through three layers of Rome: a medieval church with gold mosaics, an older church below it and, at the bottom, a Roman street and a Mithras temple with water rushing past. From the things to do guide.
Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica, 30 minutes on the Metromare train
Ancient Rome’s harbour town, kept under river silt: a theatre, sea-god mosaics, apartment blocks and a shared latrine that makes children laugh. Allow three hours. From the day trips guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Rome scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. The guides carry on from there: supplì and pizza bianca near Campo de’ Fiori, a free Caravaggio a few streets away, a wine bar in Monti or a train out to Ostia Antica.
Questions about the Rome guides
What do the Rome City Guides include?
Six guides with 167 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the reason to go, the neighbourhood, opening notes and one practical tip.
When do I get the guides after buying?
Straight after payment: the links are on your order page and in your order email. They run in any browser on a phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Will the guides work offline in Rome?
Yes. Open every guide once while connected and it works offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
What languages are the Rome guides in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish, and you can switch language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Rome guides cost?
€4.99 for one guide, €8.99 for two, €15.99 for four and €19.99 for all six. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and the full set of six is €14.99.
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