When in Rome!
The top sights are the Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, St Peters Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, and many more. I recommend at least 3 nights to make the most of a fabulous break away.
We arrived into Ciampino airport to be met by our driver, who gave us a guided tour to our hotel, the Visconti Palace.
The hotel was ideally situated for walking to various famous sights, one way to the Vatican, the other towards the Spanish steps, and Trevi Fountain.
The weather was glorious, and just around the corner of the hotel was a fabulous ice cream parlour (we knew it was fab due to the many Italians queuing outside).
A pleasant walk amongst the shops to these beautiful buildings, taking lots of photos along the way. The beautiful blue sky against the magnificent buildings with all the greenery is a photographers dream!
Wandering through the many little shops, our eyes were everywhere, so much to see. A tip - flat shoes please, you will walk and walk!
To stand in the Colosseum and imagine the gladiators fighting, being watched by up to 80,000 spectators back in the day is surreal.
A fun afternoon was spent sitting in a street café, watching the Italians try and squeeze their little cars and mopeds into the tiniest of spaces, even a bunch of people lifting up a car and nudging it along!
Each evening we dined in some lovely outside restaurants to be serenaded by local bands, which really nice.
There is a little gem of Rome, an area called Trastevere.. It's a corner of Rome full of little shops, cobbled streets and cafes and is well worth a visit.
We loved it so much, we're already talking of going back next year, just to taste the Gelato again!