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Rome has plenty to offer the discerning tourist, but when you have a guide book stuffed full of ideas and inspiration there’s almost too much to choose from. So, we’ve compiled our own bucket list of things to do in Rome when you visit:

1. Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain
2. Partake in a tour at Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
3. Eat lunch outside the Pantheon
4. Climb the Spanish Steps
5. Go to the museum of Roman Ships at Fiumicino
6. Seek out some modern architecture in the EUR district
7. Head to Pyramid of Cestius
8. Wander round the Colosseum
9. Visit on of the many street markets
10. Explore the Vatican City
11. Walk the Appian Way
12. Go on a Caravaggio tour in Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
13. Visit the House of the Owls
14. Et tu Brute… visit Largo di Torre Argentina (where you’ll also find a cat sanctuary)
15. Watch a summer concert at Teatro Marcello
16. Go to Galleria Sciarra
17. Walk round the Galeria Antica ghost town
18. Take a photo in the Galleria Sciarra
19. Enjoy a sunset drink on the roof at Hotel Eitch Borromini
20. Look through the keyhole at Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta on the Aventine Hill
21. Admire the gardens at Villa Doria Pamphili
22. Tour the ancient thermal baths of Caracalla
23. Go bargain hunting at the Porta Portese Market (on Sundays)
24. Head underground in the Santa Maria della Concezione crypts
25. Visit the Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
26. Put your hand in the Mouth of Truth
27. Walk the Via Appia
28. Go to the pasta museum
29. Tour the Zuccari Palace
30. Visit the Mamertine Prison

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