When in Rome...

Stay near Campo d’ Fiori, it’s got a great fresh produce market in the mornings where you can collect fruit, veggies, cheese and meats for breakfast. The square is also home to the bakery Il Forno di Campo de' Fiori which sells a delicious range of fresh bread and pizza slices. Try the tomato and garlic – simple but the best. Wonder up to Piazza Navona.

You can get lost in the little lanes filled with a great range of independent stores including the gorgeous MAM boutique (Via Delle Coppelle, 73A).

Lunch at Cul de Sac (Piazza Pasquino, just near Piazza Navona), a tiny local wine bar with an endless selection of cheese and wine!

Stroll up to Villa Borghese, you can walk through the beautiful gardens or hire a number of bikes, go carts or ‘assisted’ four wheel bikes. I say assisted tentatively as the motors don’t necessarily work up hill!

Sample the gelato at any number of stores like Giolitti (Via Uffici del Vicario, 40) a huge selection and generous serves if you have the patience to wait your turn; or Il Gelato San Crispino (Via della Panetteria, 42) which is famous for not using any preservatives, they have a great selection of creamy rich meringue filled flavours and unusual fruit sorbets like plum and fig.

Drink at Palatium near the Spanish Steps (Via Frattina, 94); a great selection of wines, you can fill up a plate with marinated olives from the bar to sample while you drink. The bar showcases products from Lazio which you can sample there or take away. Unusually modern interior for Rome, you’ll need to book if you want to stay for dinner.

Splurge on a night at Villa Laetitia and admire the beautiful original fashion sketches and interiors.

Carry a good map or a phone with Google maps! Most fold out maps omit the smaller and best streets.

Wear sensible shoes, those cobble stone streets will kill your feet!

Enjoy!