Welcome to Rome; the City of Seven Hills, the Caput Mundi, the Eternal City. You are the latest visitor in a tradition of pilgrims, immigrants, and travelers that dates back more than 2,500 years.\u00a0 Throughout its rich history, countless foreigners have flocked to Rome to find adventure, fortune, fame, or whatever else they couldn\u2019t find in their homeland.\u00a0 Now it is your turn.<\/p>\n
But if you’re on a budget, you can still see some\u00a0of the best sites in\u00a0Rome for cheap.\u00a0 It just requires a little local knowledge.\u00a0 Let me show you around a bit\u2026<\/p>\n
Admire the emigrant spirit at the Museum of Emigration located at the Vittoriano. You might even find the ship\u2019s manifest that contains the names of your ancestors. Free\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\nBe Awed<\/b><\/h3>\n
Be awed by Caravaggio, arguably the most (in)famous artist to ever live and work in Rome.\u00a0 He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0produce many paintings during his short life, but the very best of what he did produce is at San Luigi dei Francesi. Free<\/b><\/p>\nClimb<\/b><\/h3>\n
Climb the Holy Stairs\u2014the actual steps that led up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem; the ones Jesus stood on during his Passion.\u00a0 It\u2019s free<\/b>, but if you want to make the climb, you must do so on your knees.<\/p>\nContemplate<\/b><\/h3>\n
Contemplate the metaphor of Rome\u2019s layers of history.\u00a0 Enter into the 13th Century Basilica of San Clemente at street level, then descend into a 4th Century church\u2014and then go down further still into a 1st Century Roman house.\u00a0 \u20ac5<\/b> <\/b><\/p>\nCool off<\/b><\/h3>\n
Cool off with a grattachecca, the Roman version of a \u201cSno-Cone,\u201d similar to the Sicilian granita.\u00a0 Look for the famous kiosk along the river by the Ponte Cestio. \u20ac2-4<\/b><\/p>\nMarvel<\/b><\/h3>\n
Marvel at the Pantheon, rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian around 130 A.D. \u00a0Considered the best-preserved building from Ancient Rome. Free <\/b><\/p>\nPractice<\/b><\/h3>\n
Practice the art of the passeggiata. The object is to see and be seen; you are the star in your own little opera. \u00a0Every town has its unofficially designated street where this tradition is held.\u00a0 In Rome, it\u2019s Via Del Corso.\u00a0 Free<\/b><\/p>\nStudy<\/b><\/h3>\n
Study Bernini\u2019s most controversial statue, Saint Teresa in Ecstasy at Santa Maria della Vittoria.\u00a0 Is she experiencing religious bliss or is it something more worldly? Or perhaps she\u2019s just good at faking it\u2014decide for yourself. Free<\/b><\/p>\nWatch<\/b><\/h3>\n
Watch a free <\/b>movie from the bridge overlooking the Isola Tiberina Summer Cinema Festival. You may even catch \u201cLa Dolce Vita\u201d right where it was filmed.<\/p>\nWindow shop<\/b><\/h3>\n
Window shop along Via Condotti, the epicenter of Italian fashion houses. The most exclusive and expensive couture in the city. \u201cJust looking,\u201d however, is free<\/b>.<\/p>\nRome for Cheap<\/h2>\n