Rome is an excellent base to explore some of the highlights of Italy on these day trips
Is the Vatican and Rome Pass worth it?
The pass offers free tickets and fast-track entries. I crunch the numbers to see if you can get value from the card.
History’s greatest meeting place
From this teeming heart of Ancient Rome, the empire was ruled and celebrated in the civic centre.
In the gladiator grandstand
Two thousand years ago, gladiators would fight to the death and wild animals would rip apart unarmed criminals. This is Rome’s home of the bloodsports.