A complete itinerary for Rome must include activities besides just seeing ancient monuments and incredible art. For me, that means getting out of the historic center by strolling through a local neighborhood, taking a day trip to a beautiful hill town in nearby Umbria, and resting my tired feet at a beautiful rooftop bar overlooking the city.

Just across the Tiber River is a former working-class neighborhood called Trastevere (literally translated as “across the Tiber”), which is considered to have a more “authentic” atmosphere than the historic center.