Romantic Rome

Rome was a wonderful weekend escape, and a perfect place to spend our 10th wedding anniversary. We’d been to Rome before so in a way it took the pressure off seeing some of the sights, so we indulged in leisurely walks along the Tiber, night-time strolls around the city, and long people watching lunches.

We took the train out of the city and went to Ostia Antica, which is the old port of Rome: It has incredible ruins, similar to Pompeii and Herculaenem but much less busy, which we could have spent hours or days exploring but we hopped back on the train to go to the lido and wander along the coast, eating more gelato!

We enjoyed the late afternoon sun by the pool, then headed out for dinners of crispy based pizzas, tasty pasta, lovely glasses of sparkly wine and maybe a little too much gelato!

Great for romantic dinners, amazing architecture round every corner, shopping for every budget and all topped off with a papal blessing!

Shoe advice – you’ll need the comfy walking shoes, especially if you venture out to Ostia Antica because the ground is uneven and dusty. I did glam up in the evenings just to try and keep up with the beautiful Italian ladies!