Rome Free Walking Tour
2h30 · rated 9.1/10 in 512 reviews
Guided in English
Reserve a spotWhat is free in Rome on Wednesdays
Free museum hours in Rome change with the day of the week. This is the list for Wednesday: first what is free on this day in particular, then what is free on any day.
Free walking tours in Rome1
These have no fixed price. You reserve a spot, and at the end you tip the guide what you think the tour was worth.
Spots are booked through Civitatis.
Free on Wednesdays in particular0
No museum has a free slot on Wednesdays. Parks, viewpoints and the always-free museums are still open.
Free every day, Wednesday included19
- St Peter's BasilicaVaticanAlways · daily 7:00–20:00, last entry around 19:15. Closed to visitors during papal ceremonies, often Wednesday mornings.
- Museo delle MuraAppia Antica / San SebastianoAlways · Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–14:00, last entry 13:30. Closed Monday.
- Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi MemorialGianicoloAlways · Tuesday to Friday 10:00–14:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00–18:00, last entry one hour before closing. Closed Monday.
- San Luigi dei Francesi (Caravaggio)Piazza NavonaAlways · Monday to Friday 9:30–12:45 and 14:30–18:15, Saturday 9:30–12:00 and 14:30–18:30, Sunday 12:00–12:45 and 14:30–18:30. Closed the morning of the first Wednesday of the month.
- Santa Maria del Popolo (Caravaggio)Piazza del PopoloAlways · Monday to Saturday 7:30–12:30 and 16:00–19:00, Sundays and holidays 7:30–13:30 and 16:30–19:00. No visits during Mass.
- Sant'Agostino (Caravaggio and Raphael)Piazza NavonaAlways · Monday to Saturday 7:30–12:30 and 16:00–19:30, Sundays and holidays 8:00–12:45 and 16:00–19:30. No tourist visits during services.
- San Pietro in Vincoli (Michelangelo's Moses)MontiAlways · daily 8:00–12:30 and 15:00–19:00 from April to October, closing 18:00 from November to March
- Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill)Gianicolo / TrastevereAlways · open at all hours
- Pincio TerracePiazza del Popolo / Villa BorgheseAlways · open at all hours
- Giardino degli Aranci (Orange Garden)AventinoAlways · daily from 7:00. Closes 18:00 October to February, 20:00 in March and September, 21:00 April to August.
- Villa BorghesePincianoAlways · the park never closes, though it is best in daylight
- Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)Appia AnticaAlways · open at all hours. Car-free on Sundays and holidays 9:00–18:00 in summer time, 9:00–16:00 in winter time. Past the tomb of Cecilia Metella, traffic is restricted every day.
- Testaccio MarketTestaccioAlways · Monday to Saturday 7:00–15:30. Closed Sunday.
- Non-Catholic CemeteryTestaccioMonday to Saturday 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30), Sundays and holidays 9:00–13:00 (last entry 12:30). No fixed fee. A donation of at least €5 is requested.
- Papal General AudienceVaticanWednesdays at 10:00 when the Pope is in Rome. Gates open about two hours earlier. Check the calendar, some weeks are cancelled.
- Trevi Fountain (from the piazza)TreviAlways from the piazza · 24h. The paid basin area runs 9:00–22:00 (from 11:30 on Mondays and Fridays), last entry 21:00.
- Parco degli AcquedottiAppio ClaudioAlways · dawn to dusk
- Campo de' Fiori MarketCentro StoricoAlways · Monday to Saturday 7:00–14:00. Closed Sunday.
PAID · ONE PER CITY
If you spend on one thing in Rome, make it this.
Borghese Gallery
Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and the Rape of Proserpina are here, plus six Caravaggios, and no church or free Sunday elsewhere comes close for sculpture. Entry is by two-hour timed slot with capped numbers, so you can stand in front of the marble without a crowd. Book a week or more ahead.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
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