Fun Rome for First-Timers

Enjoy a magical holiday and the very best of Rome with this insider’s guide to the Eternal City.


If you’re heading to Rome and you want something a bit different to the usual guidebook fare then this eBook is for you.


The Fun Rome eBooks are a series of 5 travel guides, written by popular author and Italophile Lucy Wright, in partnership with her close friend Reena Grewel, a long-time travel guide living and working in Rome.


Together, they offer an insight into ‘hidden’ Rome. A more authentic, local Rome. The Rome of the ancients, of Bernini, Caravaggio, the middle Ages, Renaissance and beyond, but with fewer queues and a more chilled out feel.


There are masterpieces and delights in every corner of this magnificent city, and Fun Rome for First-Timers contains everything you need for the perfect holiday. Fun Rome for First-Timers features the best art and architecture, markets, shops, restaurants and bars that Italy’s capital city has to offer.


Explore:

Rome through a key-hole

Piazza Navona

Old Trastevere

La Villa Borghese: The Borghese Villa

Il Vittoriano: The Victor Emanuel Monument


Enjoy:

Tuck into some Roman aperitivo

Browse the Porta Portese market

Indulge in an ice-cream at Gelato di San Crispino

Test your honesty with the Mouth of Truth

Learn about the Romantics at the Keats museum

Get blessed by the Pope at St Peter’s Square

Experience football, Rome-style, at the Stadio Olimpico

Shop for vintage in Monti

Watch the sunset from a rooftop terrace 

Dine in style at Angelina


The other titles in the Fun Rome series are available on iTunes:

Fun Rome for Frequent Visitors

Fun Rome for Foodies

Fun Rome for Night-Owls

Fun Rome for Art Lovers