Day 1 — Rome

11:00–12:30 Arrive FCO → Monti/Trastevere base
💰 Leonardo Express $16 | 💎 Taxi flat $55/car | 👑 Private car $90 💡 Monti = vintage shops + wine bars two blocks from the Colosseum ✈️ Base near the centro — evenings are the point
Fiumicino, 41.8003, 12.2389
13:00–14:30 Long first lunch
💰 Taglio + supplì $12 | 💎 Roscioli carbonara (the benchmark) $50 | 👑 + burrata & wine $90 💡 Roscioli is deli-as-theatre — book the counter days ahead 🌦️ Book ahead
Roscioli Salumeria, 41.8940, 12.4720
15:30–18:30 Centro storico passeggiata: Pantheon → Navona → Trevi
Pantheon $6; espresso at Sant'Eustachio $3 standing 💡 Return to Trevi at 23:00 tonight — lit, hushed, and finally yours 🌦️ All year
Pantheon, 41.8986, 12.4769
20:00–22:00 Trastevere candlelight
💰 Tonnarello $30 | 💎 Osteria der Belli $45 | 👑 Antica Pesa (Sinatra's wall) $95 💡 After: Gianicolo hill — 15 min up, all of Rome glittering below 🌦️ All year
Trastevere, 41.8890, 12.4700

Day 2 — Rome

08:30–12:00 Colosseum underground + Palatine gardens
💰 Standard $20 | 💎 Underground + arena $50 | 👑 Private evening opening $200 💡 The hypogeum tour is the one that rearranges your imagination — book the release day 📅 30d ahead, 09:00 CET
Colosseum, 41.8902, 12.4922
12:30–14:00 Monti lunch + vintage lanes
💰 Taglio $10 | 💎 Ai Tre Scalini wine bar $35 | 👑 + Barolo $70 💡 Via del Boschetto for the vintage crawl after 🌦️ All year
Monti, 41.8950, 12.4910
15:00–18:00 Galleria Borghese (Bernini's marble miracles)
$17 strictly timed 2h slots | 💎 Guided $60 | 👑 Private art historian $220 💡 Apollo and Daphne turns marble into wind — stand on the story side. Books out weeks ahead 📅 Mandatory reservation, 2h max visit
Galleria Borghese, 41.9142, 12.4922
20:00–22:30 Rooftop aperitivo → dinner
💰 Enoteca + osteria $40 | 💎 Rooftop spritz + Emma dinner $70 | 👑 Aroma * (Colosseum-view) $220 💡 Spanish Steps at 19:30 from above — Rome's golden hour is a rooftop sport 📅 Book rooftops ahead
Hotel de la Ville rooftop, 41.9060, 12.4830