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Francesca believes Rome is one of the greatest cities in the world. She also believes most people see very little of it. A practical guide to walking the historic centre properly, with the queues avoided.
Massimo, a Rome local, reveals the city's most extraordinary hidden church, maps out a Caravaggio painting tour through the streets, and explains why the Colosseum is the wrong starting point for understanding Rome.
Maritozzo at the bar, pizza alla pala at lunch, aperitivo at sunset, dinner at 8:30, gelato on foot. A Rome local walks you through how to eat in the city the way Romans actually do it.
Most people drive through the Sabina hills on their way to Rome and never stop. Valentina, who grew up in Toffia, thinks that is a significant mistake.
Eleonora has a short list of things she wishes every Rome visitor knew before they arrived. Galleria Borghese is at the top. The Trevi Fountain is not.
Barbara has lived in Rome long enough to know what makes a trip truly memorable, and it is not always where you think. We asked her how she would actually spend 48 hours in the city.
Most travellers come to Rome and never realise the coast is an hour away. Giulia takes you to Anzio and Nettuno. Five seaside places where Rome locals actually escape to, where history meets the sea and the crowds disappear.
Seda spends her days finding the restaurants Romans actually choose for dinner. Not just the ones with the best Instagram shots. Her ten favourites, from a Tuscan trattoria to the gelato that stops you in your tracks.
