This collection gathers places and events you can visit or attend without paying an entry fee, such as open-air exhibitions, public spaces, street concerts, and free-admission series. It suits anyone looking to go out on a small budget, though it helps to check conditions before heading out.
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999CONTEMPORARY999CONTEMPORARY - Via Ostiense, 110 D, 00146 Rome RM, Italy- Abbey of Tre FontaneAbbey of Tre Fontane - Via di Acque Salvie, 1, Rome RM
- Abbey of ValviscioloValvisciolo Abbey is at Via Badia 14, in the territory of Sermoneta, in the province of Latina, and is inhabited by a community of Cistercian monks…
- Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National ParkThe Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park has its seat in Pescasseroli (AQ), where the Authority's administration is located. The Visitor Center…
- Accumoli (RI)You reach Accumoli from State Road 4 Salaria, at around kilometer 142, at an elevation of 855 meters, in the province of Rieti. The town hall is at…
- Acquarossa Waterfalls (VT)The Acqua Rossa Waterfall rises powerfully amid the dense vegetation of the area next to the ancient Etruscan city of Acquarossa (in Viterbo Provin…
- Alatri (FR)Alatri (FR) - Via del Duomo, 31, 03011 Alatri FR
- Albano Laziale (RM)Albano Laziale is in the province of Rome, in the Alban Hills, just under 25 kilometers from the center of the capital along Via Appia (State Road…
- Alberto Moravia House MuseumAlberto Moravia House Museum - Lungotevere della Vittoria, 1, 00195 Rome RM, Italy
- Altar of the Fatherland (Vittoriano)Altar of the Fatherland (Vittoriano), Piazza Venezia, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Amatrice (RI)Amatrice stands at 955 meters above sea level in the province of Rieti, at the far northeast of Lazio, where the region touches Umbria, Marche and…
- American Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome can be visited, but not like a museum: you enter at Via Angelo Masina 5, on the Janiculum, either with the free guided…
- Anguillara Sabazia (RM)Anguillara Sabazia is on the southeastern shore of Lake Bracciano, in the province of Rome, about 40 kilometers from the center of the capital alon…
- Aniene Valley Nature ReserveAniene Valley Nature Reserve - Via Vicovaro, 00155 Rome RM, Italy
- Antica Norba (LT)Antica Norba (LT) - Archaeological Trail, Circonvallazione Antica Norba, 04010 Norma LT
- Antrodoco (RI)Antrodoco (RI) is a municipality of a little over 2,000 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, spread out at about 500 meters of elevation at the so…
- Antuni – ghost town (RI)Antuni is the uninhabited hamlet of the municipality of Castel di Tora, in the province of Rieti. You reach it from the turnoff for Castel di Tora…
- Anzio (RM)Anzio (RM) - Via Fanciulla d’Anzio, 00042 Anzio RM
- Anzio BeachHead MuseumAnzio BeachHead Museum - Museo dello Sbarco di Anzio - Via di Villa Adele, 2, 00042 Anzio RM, Italy
- Aqua Virgo aqueductAqua Virgo, the last Roman aqueduct still working.
The Aqua Virgo (Acqua "Vergine") dates to 19 BC and was the sixth of the 11 ancient Roman aquedu…
- Aqueducts ParkAqueducts Park - Via Lemonia, 221, 00174 Rome RM, Italy
- Arcazzi di Piscina (Anagni)The Arcazzi di Piscina: a singular structure from the Roman era, Anagni
- Arch of ConstantineArch of Constantine - Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome RM
- Arch of DolabellaThe Arch of Dolabella is on Via di San Paolo della Croce, on the Caelian, and you look at it from the street: free entry, no ticket, no booking, no…
- Arch of DrususThe Arch of Drusus is on Via di Porta San Sebastiano, at the start of Via Appia Antica, a few meters inside Porta San Sebastiano, and you look at i…
- Arch of GallienusThe Arch of Gallienus stands on Via di San Vito, on the Esquiline, and is viewed from the street: free, with no ticket, no reservation and no openi…
- Arch of the ArgentariiThe Arch of the Argentarii stands on Via del Velabro, leaning against the left side of the church of San Giorgio al Velabro, about 100 meters from…
- Archivio Storico e Museo Birra PeroniArchivio Storico e Museo Birra Peroni - Via Renato Birolli, 8, 00155 Rome RM, Italy
- Ardeatine Caves MausoleumArdeatine Caves Mausoleum - Via Ardeatina, 174, 00179 Rome RM, Italy
- Ariccia (RM)Ariccia is the town of the fraschette, one of our favorite destinations in the Castelli Romani for spending a day or an evening with friends withou…
- Arpino (FR)Arpino (FR) -
- Arsoli (RM)Arsoli sits 470 meters above sea level on the last rocky spur of the Aniene Valley before the Abruzzo border, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capi…
- Atina (FR)Atina is in the province of Frosinone, in the Valle di Comino, about 490 meters above sea level and a little under two hours by car from Rome: you…
- Aurelian WallsThe Aurelian Walls are the city walls built in Rome between 270 and 275 by Aurelian to defend the Capital from the Alemanni, who had invaded Italy.
- Aurunci MountainsAurunci Mountains - 03045 Esperia FR, Italy
- Autumn horse races at Ippodromo Capannelle, October 2 to December 31, 2026Autumn horse races at Ippodromo Capannelle run from Friday, October 2 to Thursday, December 31, 2026, with 49 race days of flat racing and harness…
- Aventine: Things to See, from the Orange Garden to the KeyholeThe Aventine is the hill of Rome where the noise stops. You climb about 100 meters from the Circus Maximus or from the lungotevere, and within five…
- Bagni di Sant’Agostino (Tarquinia)Bagni di Sant’Agostino is reachable from Rome in just one hour and is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Lazio!
- Bambole BeachBambole Beach - Bambole Beach, SR213, 04020 Itri LT
- Barbarano Romano (VT)You reach Barbarano Romano (VT) by car along Via Cassia and then on the provincial roads of the lower Tuscia, or by Cotral buses, which connect the…
- Basilica di Sant’ApollinareThe Basilica di Sant'Apollinare is at Piazza di Sant'Apollinare 49, at the northern end of Piazza Navona, and is open only Monday through Friday, f…
- Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the WallsBasilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls - Piazzale San Paolo, 1, 00146 Roma RM
- Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaThe Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola stands on the Tiber Island, in the Ripa district, and is the only monumental church in Rome built in the m…
- Basilica of San Giovanni Battista dei FiorentiniDedicated to Saint John the Baptist of the Florentines, the Basilica was begun in the 16th century and completed in the 18th at the start of Via Gi…
- Basilica of San Lorenzo in LucinaAddress: Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Colonna district, 00186 Rome. The street number changes depending on the source: the parish's official si…
- Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the WallsPiazzale del Verano 3, 00185 Rome, phone 06 491511: the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls is a parish church and admission is free, but it…
- Basilica of San Pietro in VincoliThe Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli is a Catholic place of worship in the historic center of Rome, in the Monti district, on the Oppian Hill. It…
- Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le muraVia Appia Antica 136, Ardeatino neighborhood, third mile of the Regina Viarum: the Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura can be visited for free…
- Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo MarzioThe Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio is one of the first great Renaissance churches built in Rome and, in all likelihood, the one with the…
- Basilica of Sant’Andrea della ValleBasilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 00186 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Cecilia in TrastevereThe Basilica of Santa Cecilia is a Catholic place of worship in the Trastevere district, outside the Historic Center of Rome, located at Piazza di…
- Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei MartiriThe Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri occupies the northern flank of Piazza della Repubblica, inside the great enclosure of the Ba…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in AracoeliThe basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli was erected on the Capitoline Hill over the ruins of the Temple of Juno Moneta in the 6th century.
- Basilica of Santa Maria in CosmedinThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin is at Piazza della Bocca della Verità 18, in the Ripa district, right where the Circus Maximus ends and the…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in TrastevereBasilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere - Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, 00153 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Maria MaggioreThe Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four papal basilicas, stands on top of the Esquiline Hill and is the only one to have preserved it…
- Basilica of Santa Maria sopra MinervaBasilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Piazza della Minerva, 42, 00186 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa PrassedeBasilica of Santa Prassede - Via di Santa Prassede, 9/a, 00184 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Sabina on the AventineBasilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine - Piazza Pietro D'Illiria, 1, 00153 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santi Pietro e Paolo at EURThe Basilica of Santi Pietro e Paolo at EUR is open and active: a parish of the Diocese of Rome entrusted to the Conventual Friars Minor of the Alm…
- Basilica of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiBasilica of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti - Viale del Monte Oppio, 28, 00184 Roma RM
- Basilica of the Holy Cross in JerusalemThe Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem stands at Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 12, 00185 Rome, in the Esquilino district, leaning again…
- Basilica of the Most Holy Four Crowned SaintsBasilica of the Most Holy Four Crowned Saints - Via dei SS. Quattro, 20, 00184 Roma RM
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart of JesusThe Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is at Via Marsala 42, on the north side of Termini station. It is the parish church entrusted to the Sale…
- Bassano Romano (VT)Bassano Romano is a village in the Tuscia that you can walk around freely, and its main monument, Villa Giustiniani-Odescalchi in Piazza Umberto I,…
- Bassiano (LT)Bassiano is a town of just over 1,400 inhabitants in Latina Province, perched at 562 meters on the Pontine side of the Lepini Mountains, on a munic…
- Biblioteca AngelicaBiblioteca Angelica - Piazza di S. Agostino, 8, 00186 Roma RM
- Biblioteca CasanatenseBiblioteca Casanatense
Via di Sant’Ignazio , 52
Rome
- Blackmarket Hall, restaurant and concerts in MontiBlackmarket Hall is a restaurant, mixology bar and concert space at Via dei Ciancaleoni 31, in Rione Monti in Rome, set in a building that the offi…
- Bocchignano (RI)Bocchignano is a hamlet of the municipality of Montopoli di Sabina, in the province of Rieti, about 55-60 kilometers from Rome. The village is an i…
- Bolsena (VT)Bolsena is a town of about 3,000 600 people in the province of Viterbo, on the northeastern shore of the lake that bears its name, in the upper Tus…
- Borgo Velino (RI)You reach Borgo Velino from the Salaria, State Road 4, at the kilometer that separates Antrodoco from Castel Sant'Angelo. The town hall and the Civ…
- Boschetto delle Faete – Rocca di PapaThe Boschetto delle Faete is the equipped area and loop trail that the Castelli Romani Regional Park has carved out on the wooded slope of Rocca di…
- Bosco Parrasio, Accademia dell’ArcadiaIn 1724, with a major donation from King John V of Portugal, construction began on Bosco Parrasio to house Accademia dell'Arcadia, whose aim was to…
- British School at RomeThe British School at Rome is at Via Antonio Gramsci 61, in Valle Giulia. It is not a museum. It is a British research institute with a library, an…
- BullicameThe Bullicame is on Strada Bulicame, with no street number, in the countryside west of Viterbo toward the Tuscanese. It's a thermal park of the Mun…
- Caelian HillThe Celio is the hill where the noise of the Colosseum suddenly stops. Climb 200 meters up from Piazza del Colosseo and you find yourself on a stre…
- Caffarella ParkCaffarella Park - Via della Caffarella
- Calcata (VT)Calcata is a village “out of the world and out of time,” a town of witches, hippies and artists less than an hour from Rome's G.R.A.
- Caldara di Manziana (RM)Caldara di Manziana (RM) - 00062 Manziana RM, Italy
- Cammino dei BrigantiCammino dei Briganti - 4633+75 Sante Marie, Province of L'Aquila
- Campo de’ FioriCampo de' Fiori, full of bars and restaurants and home to the historic neighborhood market, is the only historic piazza in Rome with no church, bet…
- Campo Imperatore (AQ)Campo Imperatore (AQ) has no street number: it has a road, the SS 17 bis del Gran Sasso, which branches off state road 17 above Assergi (a hamlet o…
- Campo Soriano (LT)Campo Soriano (LT) -
- Campodimele (LT)Campodimele (LT) is a town of a little over 500 residents perched on a karst hill between the Ausoni Mountains and the Aurunci, in the province of…
- Campoli Appennino (FR)Campoli Appennino is a municipality of about 1,600 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, at 650 meters above sea level, resting on the edge of…
- Camposanto TeutonicoThe Camposanto Teutonico is inside Vatican City, on the left flank of St. Peter's Basilica, and admission is free: no ticket, no reservation for th…
- Canale Monterano (RM)Canale Monterano can be reached in a little under an hour from the Grande Raccordo Anulare: the town hall is at Piazza del Campo 9, at 378 meters a…
- CaninoCanino is a comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio Maremma, and the town can be walked freely, with no tickets and no reservation. The tow…
- Cantalice (RI)Cantalice is a municipality of a little over 2,400 residents in the province of Rieti, perched on the southwestern slopes of the Reatini Mountains…
- Canterano (RM)Canterano (RM) is a municipality of just over 350 inhabitants in the upper Aniene valley, in the province of Rome, set at 602 meters above sea leve…
- Capitoline CordonataThe 'Capitoline Cordonata' or 'Capitoline Hill cordonata' is the distinctive staircase leading up to Rome's most famous hill, designed by Michelang…
- Capocotta (RM)Capocotta (RM) - Via Litoranea, 00128 Rome
- Capodimonte (VT) – Lake BolsenaCapodimonte is a town in the province of Viterbo of about 1,650 inhabitants, at 334 meters above sea level, built on a promontory of volcanic rock…
- Capranica (VT)Capranica (VT) is a municipality of just over 6,300 inhabitants in the province of Viterbo, on the southern foothills of the Cimini Mountains, at k…
- Carabinieri Historical MuseumThe Carabinieri Historical Museum is at Piazza del Risorgimento 46 in Rome, in the Prati district, a few steps from the Vatican.
- Casa della Memoria e della StoriaCasa della Memoria e della Storia
Via San Francesco di Sales, 5
Rome
- Casamari AbbeyCasamari Abbey is at via Maria 25, in the Casamari district of Veroli, in the province of Frosinone. Entry is free, visiting hours are 9-12 and 15-…
- Cascata del Picchio (Nepi)The Cascata del Picchio, near Nepi, is a secret and spectacular corner that not many people know but has nothing to envy other waterfalls found in…
- Cascate di Diosilla – Monterano (VT)Cascate di Diosilla - Monterano (VT) - Via della Madonnella, 18, 00060 Near Rome>Villages and Small Towns>Canale Monterano (RM) RM, Italy
- Cascia (PG)Cascia (PG) is in Umbria, in the southeastern corner of the province of Perugia, on the Sant'Agostino hill, above the valley of the Corno river. Th…
- Casperia (RI)Casperia (RI) - Via Rivellini, 02041 Casperia RI
- Cassino (FR)Cassino (FR) -
- Castagneto PrenestinoCastagneto Prenestino - SP42b, 00030 Capranica Prenestina RM, Italy
- Castel d’AssoCastel d’Asso is the easiest Etruscan rock-cut necropolis to reach in the whole Tuscia: nine kilometers from Viterbo, a paved road up to a dirt par…
- Castel di Tora (RI)Castel di Tora is one of the wonders of Lazio, set in an evocative scenery of woods, gorges, streams and lakes. About an hour from Rome, it is cons…
- Castel MadamaCastel Madama is a municipality of the Metropolitan City of Rome, at 428 meters above sea level on the slope that overlooks the Aniene valley, abou…
- Castel San Pietro Romano (RM)Castel San Pietro Romano is a small Italian town with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in Lazio.
- Castel Sant’Elia (VT)Castel Sant'Elia (VT) is a town of about 2,400 inhabitants in the province of Viterbo, in the Agro Falisco, built on the edge of a tuff cliff that…
- Castelli Romani ParkThe Castelli Romani regional park is a protected area of the Lazio region - 15,000 hectares - in the area of the ancient Lazio Volcano of the Alban…
- Castelnuovo di Porto (RM)Castelnuovo di Porto is a municipality of a little under 9,000 inhabitants on Via Flaminia, about 30 kilometers north of Rome, with the old village…
- Castiglione in Teverina (VT)Castiglione in Teverina is in Viterbo Province, on the ridge that separates Lazio from Umbria, 228 meters above sea level and about 40 kilometers f…
- Castro dei Volsci (FR)Castro dei Volsci is a municipality of about 4,300 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, at an elevation of 384 meters, on the last spur of the…
- CentocelleCentocelle is visited without a ticket. The Centocelle Archaeological Park, along Via Casilina between Via di Centocelle and Viale Palmiro Togliatt…
- Ceramics Museum in SermonetaCeramics Museum in Sermoneta - Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 35, 04013 Sermoneta LT, Italy
- CeriCeri is an inhabited hamlet of the Municipality of Cerveteri, built on a tuff cliff, and can be visited freely: you enter the village on foot, with…
- Cervara di Roma (RM)Cervara di Roma (RM) is the highest town in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital: the built-up center sits at 1,053 meters above sea level, and th…
- Chiostro del BramanteChiostro del Bramante - Arco della Pace, 5, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Christmas in Rome: markets, nativity scenes, lights and MassesChristmas in Rome is not a single day. It's a period a month long, which opens on December 8 with the feast of the Immaculate Conception and closes…
- Christuskirche, Evangelical Lutheran Church of RomeThe Christuskirche is at Via Sicilia 70, in the Ludovisi rione, and is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran Community of Rome, the German-speakin…
Over 1,000 places and events in Rome and up to two hours away, each one checked and all on the map.
