I have visited Rome dozens of times, and I still have to pinch myself when I walk around what I could easily believe is a movie set.
Rome is, in my opinion, timeless: a city that doesn’t shift and shape with trends. It’s nicknamed the Eternal City for a reason.
Although Rome’s most famed landmarks are worth a visit — especially the Colosseum and the Pantheon — for a more local feel of Rome, head to neighborhoods like Monti, Pigneto, and Testaccio.
Make sure to try some classic Roman dishes like carciofi alla Romana, pasta alla gricia, and scrocchiarella, a thin, crispy pizza. Some of my favorite spots in the city for true Roman cuisine are Trattoria della Stampa, tucked around the corner from the Trevi Fountain, and Trattoria da Zacca ar 20, near Vatican City.
