What to do in Rome when it rains
When Rome turns grey, head for the indoors — centuries of history in its museums, art to lose an hour in, and markets and cafés out of the rain.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Vatican Museums 00120, Vatican City
- Castel Sant'Angelo Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
- Roman Forum 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
- Circus Maximus 00186 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
- Galleria Borghese Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
- Sistine Chapel 00120, Vatican City
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Galleria Borghese Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
- Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica - Palazzo Barberini Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
- Galleria Doria Pamphilj V. del Córso, 305, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Gran Cafè Marcel Via dei Canestrari, 9, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Palazzo Merulana Via Merulana, 121, 00185 Roma RM, Italy
- Il Margutta Via Margutta, 118, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Colosseum P.za del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
- Trevi Fountain Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
- Pantheon Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Castel Sant'Angelo Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy
- Piazza Navona Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Piazza del Popolo Piazza del Popolo, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Testaccio Market Via Aldo Manuzio, 66b, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
- Città dell'Altra Economia Largo Dino Frisullo, snc, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
- Mercato Trionfale Via Andrea Doria, 41, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
- Nuovo Mercato Esquilino V. Principe Amedeo, 184, 00185 Roma RM, Italy
- Alcazar Live Via Cardinale Merry del Val, 14, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
- Mercatino Usato Roma Garbatella Franchising Via Manfredo Camperio, 25, 00154 Roma RM, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Giolitti Via degli Uffici del Vicario, 40, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Sant' Eustachio Caffè Piazza di S. Eustachio, 82, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- McDonald’s Via delle Muratte, 31, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
- Barnum Roma Via del Pellegrino, 63/65, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- La Casa del Caffè Tazza d'Oro Via degli Orfani, 84, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
- Starbucks - Roma Flagship San Silvestro Piazza di S.Silvestro, 6, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- RINASCENTE Rome V. del Tritóne, 61, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
- Galleria Alberto Sordi P.za Colonna, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
- Centro Commerciale Aura Viale di Valle Aurelia, 30, 00167 Roma RM, Italy
- Happio Via Appia Nuova, 448, 00179 Roma RM, Italy
- Centro Commerciale Roma Casal Bertone Via Alberto Pollio, 50, 00159 Roma RM, Italy
- An Megastore Via Giacomo Bove, 11/19, 00154 Roma RM, Italy
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