Free route
Audio guideRome audio guide
Antiquity to Baroque Grandeur
A free self-guided walk through the centre of Rome, from an ancient Roman column to Baroque fountains, with an audio story at every stop. Open the route in GoWee, press play and walk at your own pace.
- 5 stops
- 1 h on foot
- 4.6 km
Start with a free route. Android now, iPhone coming soon.
The route
The free route through Rome, stop by stop
Five stops from the Roman excavations under Palazzo Valentini to Piazza Navona, built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian.
- 1
Palazzo Valentini
A grand 16th-century palace that houses remarkable excavations of ancient Roman villas complete with intact mosaics and baths beneath its floors.
- 2
Trajan's Column
An ancient Roman triumphal column completed in 113 AD, famous for its detailed spiral bas-relief depicting the Dacian Wars.
- 3
Trevi Fountain
A masterpiece of Baroque architecture designed by Nicola Salvi and completed in 1762, renowned for its dramatic sculptures and cascading waters.
- 4
Pantheon
A spectacularly preserved ancient temple built by Emperor Hadrian around 125 AD, famed for its massive concrete dome and open central oculus.
- 5
Piazza Navona
A vibrant public square built on the site of the 1st-century Stadium of Domitian, featuring stunning Baroque fountains designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
These are the stops in the English version of the app. In other app languages the free Rome route has its own set of stops.
How it looks in the app
On the walk: GoWee notices you have reached the Pantheon and the story is ready.
On the map: every stop in one place, numbered in walking order.
Both screens come from a personal route through Rome with nine stops. The free route works the same way.
Good to know
Before you head out
Free in the app
You pay nothing for this route or its audio stories, and there is no subscription.
Sign in to listen
Without an account you can view the route and its stops. To listen and walk, sign in with Google.
Tickets are separate
The audio guide is free, but it does not include entry. Sights with paid entry charge for it as usual.
Walking time
1 h on foot counts walking only. Stops and listening take extra time.
Made with AI
Routes, texts and audio are created with AI. They can contain mistakes, and you can report any stop right in the app.
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