{"id":998,"date":"2015-08-25T14:29:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T13:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afriendinrome.it\/?p=998"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:39:16","slug":"best-views-over-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=998","title":{"rendered":"10 views over Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4967 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rome-panorama.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>[revised April 2026] <\/em>Rome&#8217;s skyline is unique and magic, you cannot miss a general overview of the city from the top of a terrace or a\u00a0 famous monument. And you have plenty of options here! We recommend to take a stroll to one of these &#8220;belvedere&#8221; in a sunny day and possibly at the end of your Roman holiday&#8230; you will be able to identify several attractions that you have visited during your stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s start with a short list of <strong>free-of-charge\u00a0panoramic locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the garden on top of the Aventino hill (<em>Giardino degli Aranci<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the promenade of the Janiculum hill<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the Pincio terrace, especially at sunset!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just\u00a0investing few euros you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">climb the <strong>dome of St. Peter&#8217;s<\/strong> (the tallest building in town): there is a lift but\u00a0just to\u00a0half way, then you have to climb approx. 300 steps!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Less steps to go for the terrace of <strong>Castel S.Angelo<\/strong>, and you will enjoy St.Peter&#8217;s\u00a0dome itself from there.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you prefer an elevator, chose the terrace of the <strong>Vittoriano<\/strong>, the big white monument overlooking Piazza Venezia. The lift will take you to the top and Rome will embrace you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, if you can afford a drink or a gourmet meal in one of the 5 star hotels in town, you will enjoy a holistic experience pampering all your senses from a roof top restaurant. Among the best terraces for a <strong>dinner<\/strong> we suggest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orient-express.com\/en\/hotel\/europe\/italy\/rome\/la-minerva\/restaurants-bars\/gigi-rigolatto-roma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orient Express La Minerva<\/a>\u00a0near the Pantheon<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertonaldicollection.com\/ristorante-mirabelle\/en\/?_gfc_cli=16598021691235099&amp;_gl=1%2A1hnehik%2A_ga%2AMTQxMzEyODI0NS4xNjU5ODAyMTcx%2A_ga_EZL8Y0B8BL%2AMTY1OTgwMjE3MC4xLjEuMTY1OTgwMjE4NS4w&amp;_ga=2.197108008.546620861.1659802171-1413128245.1659802171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirabelle<\/a> near the Spanish Steps<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manfredihotels.com\/aroma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aroma<\/a>, Michelin star restaurant overlooking the Colosseum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orobistrot.it\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oro Bistrot<\/a>, overlooking Piazza Venezia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For a <strong>drink<\/strong> only (but most of them also have a restaurant service), read our article about <a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=4562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rooftop bars here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[revised April 2026] Rome&#8217;s skyline is unique and magic, you cannot miss a general overview of the city from the top of a terrace or a\u00a0 famous monument. And you have plenty of options here! We recommend to take a stroll to one of these &#8220;belvedere&#8221; in a sunny day and possibly at the end [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-your-own"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=998"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6329,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998\/revisions\/6329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}