🇮🇹 Rome in 2 Days: Brutally Honest Takeaways

🏛️ Attractions ✔️ Trevi Fountain ✨ – Way more magical at night (no tourist hordes!) ✔️ Colosseum 🏟️ – Honestly? The exterior > interior (save €18 unless you're a history buff) ✔️ Vatican Museums 🖼️ – Book online ASAP or weep in 3-hour lines (Sistine Chapel = worth the neck cramp) ✔️ St. Peter’s Basilica ⛪ – Go at 7am or kiss 2 hours goodbye in queues ✔️ Borghese Gallery 🎨 – Caravaggio & Bernini’s greatest hits (book slots!) 🍝 Food & Coffee 🍦 Gelato Rankings: 1️⃣ Fatamorgana 😍 – Creative flavors (basil-walnut-honey = 🤯) ❌ Venchi – Overpriced sugar bombs (fight me!) 🍝 Pasta/Pizza: Google Maps 4.5+ ratings never lie ☕ Must-try coffee: La Casa del Caffè Tazza d'Oro – Their granita di caffè is liquid gold 🍽️ Saltimbocca Ristorante – Oxtail stew & seafood pasta = chef’s kiss 🤌 🚌 Logistics 🏨 Stay between Lepanto ↔ Termini (Metro A) – Walking distance to everything 🚶 Rome = best explored on foot – Cobblestone alleys > bus rides (unreliable AF 🚍💢) #RomeTravel #SeenOnTripAdvisor