Some people like it and some don’t. Rain has something magical about it, its sound in fact instills peace. Are you bored at home? Well, then grab an umbrella and go for a walk. We, fans of entertainment, could not help but compile a list of things to do in Rome when it rains.
The capital, in fact, offers many opportunities to spend the day among art, culture and good food.
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Visit the Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are the museum hub of Vatican City and represent one of the largest art collections in the world. In addition to Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel, you can see the Gallery of Maps, a vast collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, some contemporary art paintings, and many other works. In short, here’s how to spend a culture-filled afternoon in the city, especially if it’s bad weather outside.
Where: viale Vaticano, Rome. Sunday closed. Tickets: full 17 euros, reduced 8 euros.
Visit The Mamertine Prison.
Rome’s oldest prison, located on Via dei Fori Imperiali, is open daily from 9am to 5pm. It is a historical and religious site of great importance, known for having housed, according to tradition, the apostles Peter and Paul. The visit includes a special video guide available in Italian, English and Spanish, which tells the history of the prison, the exploits of St. Peter and the stories of ancient prisoners, including Roman emperors and kings.
Visit the Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums are Rome’s main municipal civic museum facility. It dates back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues to the Roman people. In the building sections you will find different collections. The works have a close connection to Rome.
Where: piazza del Campidoglio 1, Rome. Admission: full 10.50 €; reduced 8.50 € (prices for residents).
An evening as a judge.
Your couch is calling, but justice needs you. It’s raining and cold outside-the perfect excuse for a marathon of your favorite crime series-but what if fiction became reality? Forget the screen, with The Jury Experience in Rome, you won’t be a spectator, but the absolute star. Step into the shoes of a popular juror, examine the evidence, and, for the first time, you’ll be the one who has to decide the verdict of an unprecedented trial.
Find out more here.
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Lunch at the Testaccio Market
Testaccio Market is a landmark for those who live in the area but also a not-to-be-missed food hub for all foodies. In the market there are more than 60 stalls for shopping, shopping or eating something in street food mode. Here you will find traditional Roman dishes: tripe, coda alla vaccinara, meatballs with sauce, coratella with artichokes, tarts, homemade bread and many other products.
Go shopping
Rome is not only the Eternal City rich in monuments and history, but also an ideal shopping destination. The city’s first shopping center, Galleria Colonna (now Alberto Sordi), was opened in 1922, kicking off a long evolution that led to the birth of numerous shopping centers, especially in the suburbs.
Today, these spaces offer a wide range of stores, from clothing to technology, as well as gastronomic proposals and places to spend leisure time. The 10 best malls in Rome have been selected, evaluated for variety, aesthetics, accessibility and culinary offerings.
Discover some particular bookstores
Do you love to read? Then you might discover some nice bookstores in the city where you can find some rare and very nice books. Some also allow you to listen to good music and grab a bite to eat.
Indoor Karting
For those looking for a little adrenaline, there are indoor karting tracks where you can have fun even in bad weather. For example, in Giardinetti there is HolyKartRoma, 440 meters of indoor track with a printout of the times of each lap of all drivers on the track with a ranking of the best. Open every day.
Another track is E-gokart (The Village Roma, Parco de’ Medici), on 3 levels of 460 meters with latest generation electric karts suitable for all ages. Open all year round.
Go to the cinema
There are some really interesting movie theaters in Rome. Choose the movie on the schedule that you like best and enjoy two hours of relaxation in good company or alone*.
Attend an event
If it’s raining outside, why not attend unique events in the city?
Titanic
Titanic – A Journey Through Time” is an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience available in Rome, at the Forte! Triumphal Urban Factory. Lasting approximately 45 minutes, it offers a unique journey that begins with a virtual exploration of the wreck of the Titanic at a depth of nearly 4,000 meters in the Atlantic Ocean, and then transports participants back to 1912, at the time of the ship’s maiden voyage.