Rome Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Hotels and Places to Visit

Prati

Outside Vatican City’s walls, abstemiousness gives way to indulgence, with tasteful boutiques, restaurants, hotels and bars sprinkled around Prati’s orderly grid of tree-lined streets and monumental squares. On the left bank of the Tiber, Prati has an abundance of elegant buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries evoking a Parisian vibe.

Best for: Sophisticated travelers, Vatican sightseers.
Where to stay: The First Musica ($$$).
Things to do: The second-century Castel Sant’Angelo.
Where to eat and drink: Gli Esploratori ($$); Pulejo Ristorante ($$$); 33 Giri ($).