Audio tour · Italy

Rome

A self-guided audio walking tour of Rome.

Rome asks you to walk without a plan. The ancient and the everyday sit so close together that rounding a corner can feel like stepping through time, a ruin framing a cafe, a fountain tucked into a neighbourhood square as if it has always just been there. The city is generous to anyone willing to get a little lost. In the app, 100 stops in Rome are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Rome

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Colosseum. You are standing right in front of the largest ancient amphitheater ever built.
Vatican City. You are standing in a place that has seen massive shifts in power and belief.
Pantheon. You are standing in front of one of the most architecturally influential buildings in the world.
St. Peter's Basilica. You are standing before one of the largest churches in the world.
Pietà (Michelangelo). You are looking at a marble sculpture by Michelangelo, completed between 1498 and 1499.
Trevi Fountain. You might look at this magnificent fountain and think its story started in the 1700s.

All 100 stops in Rome

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Historic (31)

Colosseum
Circus Maximus
Palatine Hill
Arch of Titus
Saint Peter's tomb
Trajan's Column
Arch of Constantine
Mausoleum of Augustus
Domus Aurea
Baths of Caracalla
Ara Pacis
Mamertine Prison
Column of Marcus Aurelius
Cloaca Maxima
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Vatican Necropolis
Curia Julia
Basilica of Maxentius
Curia of Pompey
Baths of Diocletian
Temple of Vesta
Servian Wall
Arch of Septimius Severus
Circus of Nero
Trajan's Market
Lupercal
Rostra
Temple of Portunus
Castra Praetoria
Gemonian stairs
Forum of Augustus

Landmark (26)

Vatican City
Pantheon, Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
Pietà (Michelangelo)
Trevi Fountain
Sistine Chapel
Victor Emmanuel II Monument
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Spanish Steps
Augustus of Prima Porta
Vatican Museums
Domus Sanctae Marthae
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Apollo Belvedere
Santa Maria in Trastevere
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
San Clemente, Rome
Palazzo Colonna
Santa Sabina
Sant'Agostino, Rome
John Cabot University
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Borgia Apartments
Chigi Chapel
Porta Alchemica
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica

Religious (21)

Church of the Gesù
Temple of Caesar
Sant'Ignazio, Rome
Temple of Venus and Roma
San Pietro in Vincoli
Temple of Hercules Victor
Santa Maria del Popolo
San Luigi dei Francesi
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Temple of Saturn
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Santa Pudenziana
Trinità dei Monti
Santa Prassede
Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
San Pietro in Montorio
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Santi Apostoli, Rome

Square (12)

Roman Forum
Piazza Navona
St. Peter's Square
Piazza del Popolo
Largo di Torre Argentina
Piazza Venezia
Campo de' Fiori
Piazza del Campidoglio
Trajan's Forum
Piazza di Spagna
Piazza della Rotonda
Forum Boarium

Museum (4)

Castel Sant'Angelo
Galleria Borghese
Capitoline Museums
Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Palace (4)

Apostolic Palace
Palazzo Braschi
Chigi Palace
Palazzo Farnese

Theatre (1)

Theatre of Marcellus

Park (1)

Villa Doria Pamphili

Walking routes in Rome

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Colosseum and the Gladiators Quarter. A short loop through the ancient arena district taking in the Arch of Constantine, Palatine Hill and the golden house Nero built for himself (8 stops)
Inside the Walls of Vatican City. A compact wander through the smallest sovereign state on earth, from the underground necropolis to the Sistine ceiling (8 stops)
Pantheon to Piazza Navona. The grandest square mile in Rome, weaving from the ancient temple of all gods through candlelit Baroque churches to the oval piazza Bernini shaped (8 stops)
Trevi Fountain and the Corso. From the famous coin tossing fountain down the old merchants street, past imperial columns and palazzo courtyards, to the Spanish Steps at the top of the hill (8 stops)
Castel Sant Angelo to Campo de Fiori. A river bend walk from the fortress mausoleum that popes once used as a refuge, across the cobblestoned medieval city, to the market square where Romans still shop every morning (8 stops)
Through the Heart of the Roman Forum. A tight walk through the open air ruins where senators once argued, priests made offerings and victorious generals rode in triumph (8 stops)