This is the Centro Storico chapter from Lonely Planet’s Rome guidebook.
Rome - Centro Storico (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
The historic centre is the Rome that many come to see - a warren of cobbled alleyways, lively piazzas, Renaissance palazzi, cafes, restaurants and stylish bars. Hidden among the star turns you’ll also find a host of monuments, museums and art-laden churches.
step into the Pantheon and feel the same sense of awe that the ancients must have felt 2000 years ago
maps
revel in the colourful daily circus of street performers, hawkers, artists, tourists, fortune-tellers and pigeons in the Piazza Navona
transport
browse the fabulous art collection at the Palazzo e Galleria Doria Pamphilj
restaurants & bars
Coverage Includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Pantheon & around, Piazza Navona & around, Campo de’ Fioro & around, the Jewish Ghetto, Isola Tiberina, Piazza Colonna & around, Sleeping, Centro Storico walking tour, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping.
Rome - Centro Storico (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
The historic centre is the Rome that many come to see - a warren of cobbled alleyways, lively piazzas, Renaissance palazzi, cafes, restaurants and stylish bars. Hidden among the star turns you’ll also find a host of monuments, museums and art-laden churches.
step into the Pantheon and feel the same sense of awe that the ancients must have felt 2000 years ago
maps
revel in the colourful daily circus of street performers, hawkers, artists, tourists, fortune-tellers and pigeons in the Piazza Navona
transport
browse the fabulous art collection at the Palazzo e Galleria Doria Pamphilj
restaurants & bars
Coverage Includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Pantheon & around, Piazza Navona & around, Campo de’ Fioro & around, the Jewish Ghetto, Isola Tiberina, Piazza Colonna & around, Sleeping, Centro Storico walking tour, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping.