Neighborhood 48H guide
Pantheon & Piazza Navona: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the old-centre lanes.
The Centro Storico inside the Tiber bend packs the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and lanes of trattorias, churches and gelato shops into a walkable tangle.
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Photo: Julian Lupyan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Everything in the old centre is on foot.
Who it's for: First-timers and walkers.
Pros
- Major sights at the door
- Restaurants
- Walkable
Cons
- Crowds
- Pricey
- Noisy at night
48H by the Pantheon
Temple, piazza, dinner.
09:00 – Pantheon
Daily 9:00–19:00; ticketed.
11:00 – Piazza Navona
Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers.
20:00 – Dinner in the lanes
Trattorias between Navona and the Pantheon.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda
The 2nd-century domed temple, now a church.
Photo: Julian Lupyan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel, Autograph Collection
Via di Santa Chiara 4/A
79-room hotel with a rooftop terrace, a minute’s walk from the Pantheon.
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Vacation rentals
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