Rome

Une page de destination est organisée autour du temps : quand le lieu est incontournable, quels événements le rendent tel, et comment il évolue au fil de l'année — puis la géographie pratique (aéroports, marinas, quartiers, zones hôtelières).

Rome's founding legend places the city's start at 753 BC, though archaeological evidence points to a more gradual growth of hilltop settlements across the same centuries; either way, it went on to serve as capital of a kingdom, a republic and an empire that at its height ruled from the Atlantic to the Euphrates. After the Western Empire's fall, the papacy built temporal control over the city and the surrounding Papal States, a rule that lasted until Italian unification absorbed Rome as the new kingdom's capital in 1871. The municipality today holds about 2.75 million residents, the largest of any Italian city, with a metropolitan area of roughly 4.2 million.

Rome's one fixture on the international sporting calendar is the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the clay-court tennis Masters played each May among the marble of the Foro Italico, in the final tune-up before Roland-Garros. Everything else that draws visitors, the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica (inside a separate sovereign state), the Trevi Fountain, the Galleria Borghese, runs on the steady rhythm of a heritage capital rather than a seasonal calendar.

01Quand Rome matières

Douze mois d'activité calculés à partir des événements figurant au calendrier de cette destination — l'importance de chaque événement est répartie sur les jours qu'il occupe. Les événements à l'origine de chaque mois sont indiqués en regard de la barre.

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May Internazionali BNL d'Italia

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Italian Open (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) · MayEaster and Holy Week · Apr

Capitoline she-wolf (Latin Lupa Capitolina), a bronze figure showing Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of the city of, Rome

View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus, taken in April 2019, Rome

The Piazza del Popolo and the Flaminio Obelisk in Rome

02Le calendrier ici

À venir

27 Apr → May 16, 2027

Rome · Italy · Tennis Internazionali BNL d'Italia April 27 – May 16, 2027 Confirmé

Notable

Chaque événement du calendrier

Foro Italico-Campo Centrale, Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Tennis Internazionali BNL d'Italia Apr 27 – May 16, 2027

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03Pourquoi c'est important

Rome's international draw needs no seasonal justification: it is one of the world's most visited cities in any given month, on the strength of ancient and papal history rather than any modern trade or sporting fixture. The Italian Open is the exception, a genuine stop on the international tennis calendar that briefly overlays a sporting audience onto a city whose pull is otherwise constant and largely unrelated to timing.

04L'année, mois par mois

JanvierA relatively quiet month by Rome's standards, with mild but wet winter weather and shorter lines at the major sights.

FévrierStill a lower-visitor month, though Carnival season brings some regional visitors in the run-up to Lent.

MarsSpring's arrival lifts visitor numbers steadily as Easter approaches, with the Vatican's Holy Week observances drawing particular attention.

AvrilEaster week is one of the year's busiest, followed by a strong spring stretch through the rest of the month.

MaiThe Italian Open fills the Foro Italico for roughly two weeks in the first half of the month, the city's one dedicated sporting fixture, days before the players move on to Roland-Garros.

JuinEarly summer brings comfortable evenings and the start of the year's heaviest tourist season at the major ruins and museums.

JuilletHigh summer heat sets in, and visitor numbers, while still substantial, ease slightly compared with the shoulder months.

AoûtFerragosto, in the middle of the month, empties the city of many residents even as summer tourism continues.

SeptembreCooler weather and thinning crowds make early autumn one of the more comfortable months for extended sightseeing.

OctobreAutumn light and mild temperatures keep Rome busy with visitors well into the month.

NovembreRain increases and visitor numbers fall toward the year's lower end, outside the Vatican's ordinary pilgrimage traffic.

DécembreThe Christmas and New Year period brings a rise in visitors around the Vatican's own festive calendar, including the Pope's Christmas and New Year addresses.

Pantheon in Rome (Italy) - Front view with the Piazza della Rotonda and the Fontana della Rotonda in front of it

05Météo par mois

Source: Wikipedia climate table for Rome (Rome Ciampino Airport station, 1991-2020 normals; the article also carries a separate Rome Urbe Airport series with very similar values). Moyennes à long terme ; une semaine donnée peut différer.
Mois	°C max.	Bas °C	Pluie mm
Janvier	12.0	3.4	65.6
Février	13.0	3.4	62.8
Mars	15.8	5.9	58.6
Avril	18.8	8.6	68.6
Mai	22.3	12.6	56.9
Juin	28.1	16.7	30.1
Juillet	31.0	19.3	19.8
Août	31.6	19.8	30.2
Septembre	26.7	16.0	64.9
Octobre	22.2	12.4	88.1
Novembre	16.9	8.5	108.2
Décembre	12.7	4.7	98.3

06Comment s'y rendre et se déplacer

AéroportsRome Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO) · 30 km · commercial — the main international gateway, southwest of the city.Rome Ciampino (CIA) · 16 km · commercial — closer to the center than Fiumicino, used mainly by low-cost carriers and general aviation.

Aviation privéeCiampino, closer to the center than Fiumicino, handles most business aviation serving Rome.

Se déplacerTermini station is the main rail and metro hub, with high-speed connections to Florence, Milan, Naples and Venice. Fiumicino Airport handles most international traffic; Ciampino serves low-cost carriers. Rome's metro network covers the center unevenly, and traffic makes cars a poor option for visitors.

07Où se trouvent les choses

Quartiers

Centro Storicothe historic core around the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Campo de' Fiori.

Trastevereacross the Tiber, a dense, cobbled quarter known for nightlife and trattorias.

MontiRome's oldest rione, between the Colosseum and Termini, now known for boutiques and small restaurants.

Pratian orderly nineteenth-century grid near the Vatican, largely residential.

Testacciobuilt around the city's former slaughterhouse, now a center for food and nightlife.

Quartiers d'hôtels

The Centro Storico, around the Pantheon and Piazza Navona, and the streets near the Spanish Steps hold the highest concentration of hotels within walking distance of the main sights. Prati, near the Vatican, offers a quieter, more residential register. During the Italian Open, demand shifts partly toward the Foro Italico and the Parioli district immediately north of it.

Quartiers gastronomiques

Trastevere, across the Tiber, carries Rome's densest concentration of trattorias and evening life. Testaccio, built around the city's former slaughterhouse, holds a more local, ingredient-driven restaurant scene. Monti, north of the Colosseum, mixes small restaurants with independent boutiques.

Institutions culturelles

Colosseum and Roman Forumthe excavated center of ancient Rome.

Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilicawithin the separate sovereign state of Vatican City, enclosed by but not part of Rome.

Galleria Borghesethe Borghese family's collection, in a park north of the center, with timed-entry tickets required.

Foro Italicothe 1930s sports complex that hosts the Italian Open each May.

Commerce

Via dei Condotti and the streets around the Spanish Steps hold Rome's concentration of luxury boutiques; Via del Corso carries a higher-volume, more general retail mix through the center.

08Comment le lieu évolue

Rome's tourist calendar runs year-round with a wide summer peak and an Easter spike layered on top of a heritage city's steady baseline traffic. The Italian Open is the one week when a sporting rather than historical or religious calendar sets the pace.

09Historique

The Foro Italico, the marble sports complex built under Mussolini in the 1930s and originally named the Foro Mussolini, has hosted the Italian Open since the tournament's 1930 founding, one of the longer-running fixtures on the professional tennis calendar. Rome's deeper history is better read at the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill than in any single museum.