Pick how long you have. Every plan is a fixed, curated route through Rome — the places worth your time, what they mean, the small rules locals follow, and one useful phrase a day.
April to June, September to October
Mid — coffee is cheap standing
Ancient Rome on foot
Easy but sunny
Add baroque squares and church art
Comfortable
The Vatican and a Roman lunch
Steady
Trastevere, the old road, villas and the sea
Slow, local