Discover Rome’s 200 best spots for a Senior Travelers' trip

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

★ 4.7 · 6,023 reviews

Step inside Rome's principal opera house for a formal evening of world-class performance. Take in the ornate boxes and tiered seating as opera or ballet unfolds on stage in the heart of the city.

Teatro Argentina

★ 4.7 · 2,534 reviews

Step into Teatro Argentina, one of Rome's oldest working theatres. Settle into a tiered private box and take in an opera, play, or classical performance amid genuinely historic 18th-century surroundings.

Pantheon Timeless Marvel Guided Tour with Entry Ticket

★ 4.8 · 5,270 reviews

Explore the Pantheon with a live guide who reveals what the audio version can't. Stand beneath the coffered dome and its oculus while learning how Roman engineers lightened the concrete and why the building survived so intact, with room for your own questions.

"The Most Beautiful Opera Arias" Concert

★ 4.3 · 2,645 reviews

Discover Rome's operatic soul at "The Most Beautiful Opera Arias." Enjoy beloved highlights from La Traviata, Tosca, and Carmen performed by a small ensemble in an intimate 75-minute evening concert.

Pantheon

★ 4.8 · 285,258 reviews

Step inside the Pantheon, the best-preserved building of ancient Rome. Stand beneath the massive concrete dome and watch light pour through the open oculus, shifting with the time of day.

Big Bus Panoramic Night Tour by Open-Top Bus

★ 4.2 · 1,284 reviews

Discover Rome after dark from the top deck of an open-top bus. Ride past floodlit landmarks like the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain area, listening to recorded commentary while you sit back with no walking required.

Saint Peter's Square

Step into Bernini's vast elliptical piazza, framed by two sweeping colonnades of over 280 columns reaching out like welcoming arms. Stand by the central Egyptian obelisk, watch for papal appearances, and time your visit early or late for the best light and fewer crowds.

Trevi Fountain

★ 4.7 · 519,201 reviews

Discover Rome's largest Baroque fountain, tucked into a small piazza where three streets meet. Watch Oceanus's shell chariot and sea-horses roar with water, then toss a coin over your shoulder for a promised return to Rome.

City Highlights Open-Top Bus Night Tour

★ 4.2 · 2,593 reviews

Discover Rome after dark from the top deck of an open-top bus. Watch the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and other floodlit landmarks glide by, no walking required after a long day on your feet.

National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

★ 4.6 · 6,328 reviews

Explore Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, a quiet branch of the National Roman Museum right by Termini station. Wander uncrowded galleries of ancient sculpture, marvel at Livia's villa garden frescoes, and browse a rich collection of ancient coins.

Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket

★ 4.5 · 154,811 reviews

Step into the Vatican Museums with timed entry that skips the guesswork. Wander sprawling papal galleries at your own pace, arriving at Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel before the tour groups crowd in.

Capitoline Museums

★ 4.7 · 18,878 reviews

Step into the world's oldest public museum atop Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio. See the iconic Capitoline Wolf, colossal fragments of Constantine, and the original bronze Marcus Aurelius across two palaces linked by an underground gallery.

Galleria Borghese

★ 4.6 · 30,270 reviews

Step into Cardinal Borghese's 17th-century villa for a two-hour window with one of the finest small art collections anywhere. See Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David up close, alongside Caravaggios, beneath frescoed, gilded ceilings.

Castel Sant'Angelo Entry Ticket & Digital Audioguide

★ 4.6 · 8,383 reviews

Explore Castel Sant'Angelo at your own pace with a digital audio guide in hand. Wander from Hadrian's mausoleum through papal apartments and former prison cells before soaking in Tiber views from the rooftop terrace.

Golf Cart Tour with Artisanal Gelato Tasting

★ 4.8 · 2,544 reviews

Cruise through Rome's historic centre aboard a golf cart, gliding past major piazzas and narrow streets without the fatigue of walking. Along the way, pause for an artisanal gelato tasting, a sweet, relaxed break perfect for families or anyone short on time.

Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica - Palazzo Barberini

★ 4.6 · 9,057 reviews

Step inside Palazzo Barberini, a Baroque palace built by Bernini and Borromini. Wander beneath Pietro da Cortona's dizzying ceiling fresco and stand before Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, with far shorter lines than the Vatican.

MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Art

★ 4.5 · 12,919 reviews

Discover MAXXI, Rome's bold answer to its own classical past. Wander Zaha Hadid's curving concrete galleries in Flaminio and explore rotating contemporary art and architecture exhibitions rather than a fixed collection.

Scuderie del Quirinale

★ 4.7 · 7,363 reviews

Step into Scuderie del Quirinale, the former papal stables turned Rome's top spot for blockbuster art shows. Book ahead and spend a couple of hours exploring major touring exhibitions, from pharaonic treasures to master retrospectives, just steps from the Quirinal Palace.

Piazza Navona

★ 4.7 · 217,015 reviews

Step into Piazza Navona, Rome's grandest Baroque stage. Wander past street artists and Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, then settle in at a café to watch the square come alive by evening.

Galleria Colonna

★ 4.9 · 3,289 reviews

Step inside Galleria Colonna, a private princely palace that only opens its doors a few hours a week. Wander the mirrored, frescoed Sala Grande lined with ancestral portraits and Roman antiquities, one of the most theatrical rooms in Rome.

Galleria Doria Pamphilj

★ 4.7 · 8,467 reviews

Step into the Doria Pamphilj's still-private palace on Via del Corso, where the noble family who lives here narrates your visit. Wander gilded, salon-style rooms packed with Velazquez's Pope Innocent X, Caravaggio, and Titian, guided by a free audio tour full of personal family anecdotes.

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art

★ 4.6 · 11,050 reviews

Discover the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in its grand Beaux-Arts palazzo near Villa Borghese. Wander spacious, uncrowded galleries tracing Italian art into modernism, with works by Klimt, Cezanne, and Van Gogh alongside contemporary exhibitions.

Ara Pacis Museum

★ 4.5 · 10,477 reviews

Step inside Richard Meier's glass-and-travertine pavilion beside the Tiber to see Augustus's Altar of Peace up close. Study the intricately carved marble reliefs of the 2,000-year-old monument, then browse rotating exhibitions on painting and design.

National Roman Museum, Baths of Diocletian

★ 4.5 · 5,002 reviews

Step into the Baths of Diocletian, once ancient Rome's largest imperial bathing complex and now home to the National Roman Museum. Wander the massive Roman ruins and Michelangelo's cloister, exploring clearly labeled epigraphic and protohistoric collections just steps from Termini station.

Pantheon Entry Ticket and Official Audioguide

★ 4.4 · 31,118 reviews

Step inside the Pantheon, the best-preserved monument of ancient Rome. With your official audio guide, explore its massive concrete dome and stand beneath the oculus, the open ceiling that lets sunlight and rain pour into the space below.

Castel Sant'Angelo Guided Tour

★ 4.7 · 1,864 reviews

Step inside Castel Sant'Angelo with a live guide who unlocks its layered past. Move through Hadrian's tomb, papal apartments, and the escape passage from the Vatican, then take in Tiber views from the upper terrace.

Teatro Sistina

★ 4.4 · 6,148 reviews

Discover Teatro Sistina, one of Rome's best-known musical theatre venues on Via Sistina. Settle in for a polished night of Italian musicals, complete with strong singing, acting, and staging that make for a crowd-pleasing show.

Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

★ 4.8 · 56,840 reviews

Step inside one of Rome's four great papal basilicas, near Termini station. See some of the city's oldest Christian mosaics beneath a coffered ceiling reputedly gilded with gold from the Americas, and visit the tomb of Pope Francis.

Piazza del Popolo

Step into Piazza del Popolo, Rome's grand northern gateway. Take in the twin churches, the ancient Egyptian obelisk at the center, and the open, uncluttered space perfect for a relaxed café pause before walking on to the Spanish Steps.

RINASCENTE Rome

★ 4.4 · 16,525 reviews

Discover RINASCENTE Rome, a sleek multi-floor department store steps from the Trevi Fountain. Browse floors of Italian and international fashion, beauty, and design, then head to the rooftop terrace for views over Rome's rooftops.