Rome in 2 days

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Day 1
1 Spend the morning strolling through ruins of the Roman Forum and then visit the Coliseum.
2 Eat lunch at Da Felice.
3 Wander the streets around Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori for the afternoon.
4 Dinner at Il Pagliaccio.
5 Have a night cap at Al Vino al Vino.

Day 2
1 A morning jaunt to check out the Trevi Fountain and, perhaps, some shopping around Via Veneto.
2 Lunch at Colline Emiliane
3 Tackle the Vatican in the afternoon, first wandering the halls of the Vatican Museums and then checking out St. Peter’s Basilica.
4 Dinner at Trattoria Monti.