Day 1 — Rome

11:00–12:30 Arrive FCO → city
💰 Leonardo Express train $16 | 💎 Same + taxi to hotel | 👑 Private van $90/car 💡 Taxi flat rate to the walls is €50/car — often beats trains for a family of 4 ✈️ Base in Monti or Prati — walkable to everything
Fiumicino Airport, 41.8003, 12.2389
13:00–14:00 First pizza al taglio
💰 Taglio slices $10 | 💎 Sit-down pizzeria $22 | 👑 Emma Pizzeria $40 🧒 Pizza by weight = kids point, they cut, everyone wins 🌦️ All year
Bonci Pizzarium area / Monti, 41.8950, 12.4910
15:00–18:00 Warm-up loop: Pantheon → Piazza Navona → Trevi coin toss
Pantheon $6/under-18 free; the rest free 🧒 Left shoulder, right hand — the coin ritual is binding family law 📅 Pantheon same-day online fine
Trevi Fountain, 41.9009, 12.4833
19:00–20:30 Trastevere dinner
💰 Pizzeria ai Marmi $15 | 💎 Tonnarello $30 | 👑 Antica Pesa $80 💡 19:00 arrival beats the queue — Romans come at 21:00 🌦️ All year
Trastevere, 41.8890, 12.4700

Day 2 — Rome

09:00–13:00 Colosseum + gladiator school combo
💰 Standard $20/under-18 FREE | 💎 + arena floor $28 | 👑 2h gladiator school (tunics, wooden swords) + entry $150 🧒 Gladiator school first, ruins after — armed children appreciate architecture more 📅 Slots release 30d ahead, 09:00 CET
Colosseum, 41.8902, 12.4922
13:15–14:30 Lunch in Monti
💰 Taglio $10 | 💎 Trattoria carbonara $30 | 👑 + dolci $45 💡 Kids' carbonara = cacio e pepe without the pepe — ask, they'll do it 🌦️ All year
Via dei Serpenti, 41.8950, 12.4910
15:30–18:00 Villa Borghese: rowboats + bike carts + zoo option
💰 Gardens free | 💎 Rowboat on the laghetto $4 + 4-seat bike cart $15 | 👑 Bioparco zoo $20/child $16 🧒 The pedal carts fit the whole family — chaos guaranteed, injuries rare 🌦️ All year
Villa Borghese gardens, 41.9142, 12.4922
19:00–20:30 Dinner near the Pantheon
💰 Supplì + pizza $18 | 💎 Armando al Pantheon $45 | 👑 Same, it's the one that matters $60 💡 Armando books days ahead — 60 years of Roman cooking beside the Pantheon 🌦️ Book ahead
Armando al Pantheon area, 41.8990, 12.4770