Rome on a Sunday

Open on Sunday

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  Colosseum · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 08:30–16:30 · €18
  The Roman amphitheatre: timed slot required, ticket is also valid for the Forum and Palatine.

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  Roman Forum & Palatine Hill · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 09:00–16:30 · €18
  The political heart of ancient Rome and the Palatine hill, on the same ticket as the Colosseum.

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  Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 09:30–19:30 · €15
  The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.

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  Vittoriano (Altare della Patria) · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 09:30–19:30 · Free
  The white marble monument on Piazza Venezia; the panoramic terrace lift gives one of Rome’s best views.

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  Circus Maximus · Ancient Rome · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The long grassy valley where chariot races once drew 150,000 spectators; a good sunset spot.

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  Monti · Ancient Rome · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome’s village-like old quarter of vintage shops, wine bars and small trattorias, a step from the Forum.

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  Pantheon · Centro Storico · Sunday: 09:00–19:00 · €7
  The best-preserved building of ancient Rome, with its open oculus; still a church, timed ticket.

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  Piazza Navona · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Baroque square on the shape of an ancient stadium, with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers.

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  Trevi Fountain · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome’s largest Baroque fountain; toss a coin over your shoulder. Very busy, go early or late.

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  Campo de’ Fiori · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Lively square with a produce market in the morning and bars in the evening.

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  Largo di Torre Argentina · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Sunken ruins of four Republican temples where Caesar was killed, now home to a cat sanctuary.

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  Jewish Ghetto · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome’s old Jewish quarter: Portico d’Ottavia, the Great Synagogue and the best carciofi alla giudia.

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  Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The 135-step stairway to Trinità dei Monti above Piazza di Spagna. Sitting on the steps is fined.

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  Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: open all day · Free
  A grand neoclassical square with an obelisk; climb to the Pincio terrace for a sunset view over Rome.

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  Villa Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome’s big central park: boat pond, Pincio views, bike and rickshaw hire, and its museums.

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  Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 09:00–19:00 · €16
  Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.

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  St. Peter’s Basilica & Square · Vatican & Prati · Sunday: 07:00–20:00 · Free
  The world’s largest church, with Michelangelo’s Pietà; the dome climb needs its own ticket. Cover shoulders and knees.

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  Castel Sant’Angelo · Vatican & Prati · Sunday: 09:00–19:30 · €18
  Hadrian’s mausoleum turned papal fortress, with a terrace overlooking the Tiber and St. Peter’s.

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  Trastevere · Trastevere · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Cobbled lanes, ivy-covered houses and trattorias; liveliest in the evening.

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  Santa Maria in Trastevere · Trastevere · Sunday: 07:30–21:00 · Free
  One of Rome’s oldest churches, with a glittering 12th-century apse mosaic on the piazza.

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  Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) · Trastevere · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Hilltop terrace with the best panorama over Rome’s rooftops; a cannon fires at noon.

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  Aventine Hill, Orange Garden & the Keyhole · Aventine & Testaccio · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The Orange Garden terrace and the Knights of Malta keyhole that frames St. Peter’s dome.

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  Bocca della Verità · Aventine & Testaccio · Sunday: 09:30–13:00, 14:00–17:50 · Free
  The ancient marble mask in the portico of Santa Maria in Cosmedin; "tell a lie and it bites".

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  Baths of Caracalla · Aventine & Testaccio · Sunday: 09:00–16:30 · €8
  The vast ruins of 3rd-century imperial baths, with mosaics and an underground complex.

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  Santa Maria Maggiore · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 07:00–18:45 · Free
  One of Rome’s four papal basilicas, with gilded ceilings and 5th-century mosaics.

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  National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 09:30–19:00 · €15
  Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.

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  San Giovanni in Laterano · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 07:00–18:30 · Free
  Rome’s cathedral and the mother church of the world’s Catholics, with a huge nave and a 13th-century cloister.

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  Mercato Centrale Roma · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 08:00–23:59
  Artisan food hall beside Termini station: pizza, pasta, gelato, bread and street food under one roof.

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  Eataly Roma Ostiense · Aventine & Testaccio · Sunday: 09:00–23:59
  Huge Italian food emporium by Ostiense station with counters, restaurants, a bakery and a rooftop.

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  Via del Governo Vecchio · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Pedestrian-feeling lane near Piazza Navona with vintage shops, small designers, bakeries and trattorie.

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  Via del Corso · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome's long main shopping street from Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo: high street brands and department stores.

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  Via Condotti · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Rome's luxury shopping street from the Spanish Steps: fashion houses, jewellers and the historic Caffè Greco.

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  Via dei Coronari · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Renaissance lane of antique dealers, art galleries and restorers between Piazza Navona and the Tiber.

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  Porta Portese Market · Trastevere · Sunday: 07:00–14:00 · Free
  Rome's huge Sunday flea market: clothes, antiques, bric-a-brac and bargains along Via Portuense.

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  Open Baladin Roma · Centro Storico · Sunday: 12:00–23:59
  Showcase of Italian craft beer by Baladin with dozens of taps and bottles, open from lunchtime near Campo de' Fiori.
• Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà · Trastevere · Sunday: 11:00–23:59
  Tiny Trastevere beer pub with a long list of Italian and Belgian craft beers on tap, a classic for Rome beer fans.
• Said (San Lorenzo) · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 10:00–19:00
  Historic chocolate factory in San Lorenzo (1923) with a shop, pastry counter and café-restaurant for tasting.

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  Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 10:00–18:45
  Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.

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  Bioparco di Roma · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 09:30–17:00 · €19
  Historic zoo in Villa Borghese park with elephants, big cats and a reptile house; a family classic.

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  Villa Borghese Lake Rowing Boats · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 10:00–17:00
  Rent a rowing boat on the small lake with the Temple of Aesculapius; a relaxed break for families.

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  Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 10:00–19:00
  Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.

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  Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 09:30–19:30 · €14
  Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.

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  Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 09:30–19:30
  The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.

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  Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · Sunday: 10:00–20:00 · €16
  Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.

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  Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · Sunday: 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
  Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

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  Baths of Diocletian · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 09:00–19:00
  The largest baths of ancient Rome, with a Michelangelo cloister and the epigraphy section of the National Roman Museum.

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  Domus Aurea · Ancient Rome · Sunday: 09:15–17:15
  Underground rooms of Nero's palace on the Colle Oppio with frescoes and a virtual-reality tour; booking required.

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  Appian Way & Catacombs of San Callisto · Aventine & Testaccio · Sunday: 09:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00
  Walk the ancient Roman road lined with tombs and visit the early Christian catacombs; about 4 km from the Baths of Caracalla.

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  Piazza del Quirinale & Quirinal Palace · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Hilltop square with the Dioscuri fountain, an obelisk and a view to St. Peter's, in front of the president's palace.

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  Turtle Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe) · Centro Storico · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Tiny Renaissance fountain in the Jewish Ghetto where four bronze youths lift turtles into the basin.

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  Basilica of San Clemente · Termini & Esquilino · Sunday: 12:00–18:00 · €10
  Three layers in one: a medieval church, a 4th-century basilica below and a Roman house with a Mithras temple under that.

Sunday markets

• Porta Portese flea market · 07:00–14:00
• Campagna Amica farmers' market (Circus Maximus) · 08:00–15:00

All markets, days and times →

Closed on Sunday

• Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
• Mercato di Testaccio
• Mercato Trionfale
• Moriondo & Gariglio
• Grezzo Raw Chocolate