Rome

Espressos and a tub of gelato in Piazza Navona, multicultural markets on the Esquiline and a taste of the Empire at the Colosseum - encounter the Eternal City with this essential guide. 20-page colour-map section, return to a glorious past with details on Michelangelo's handiwork at the Sistine Chapel, Bernini's Baroque and the city's hidden mosaics, festival lowdown includes Roma Jazz Festival and open-air cinema season, convents, camp sites, palazzi and pensioni : accommodation options to suit every pocket, get out of the city with excursions to Ostia Antica and Lazio's impressive Etruscan sites.