If you are travelling to Italy with kids, then we’ve got a list of the best things to do in Rome with kids. There is so much to explore from ancient ruins, to parks and museums. Marta Correale – a mum of two who is in love with her native city Rome, helped us build this guide. On her blog, Mama Loves Rome, Marta shares insider tips and advice to help families visiting the Eternal City.
Activities in Rome for kids between the ages of 0-5
- Villa Borghese
- The Roman Zoo
- Explora, il Museo dei bambini di Roma
- The cat sanctuary for cat loving kids
- Piazza Navona
- The Golf cart tour for a quick overview of this beautiful city
Activities for older kids in Rome
- Leonardo Museum
- Pizza making class
- Visit the Colosseum
- The Golf cart tour
- Piazza Navona
- Welcome to Rome exhibition
- The Rome cat sanctuary at Largo di Torre Argentina
Parks and Playgrounds for kids in Rome
Piazza Vittorio: Equipped play area in the centre of a historical piazza, between the Colosseum and the Train station
Borghese Gardens: Merry go round, playground, rowing boat rental, bike rental,
puppet theatre
Villa Doria Pamphili: Playgrounds, bike rental, lots of space, family friendly café
Villa Ada: Playground, pond
Villa Torlonia: Playground, pond, family friendly restaurant/café’
Toy Shops for kids
Al Sogno: A historic shop on Piazza Navona with lots of cuddly animal toys of all sizes, sometimes as large as the real thing (think giraffes or polar bears!).
La Citta’ del Sole: A fantastic toy shop with also wooden toys, creative games and books. Address: Via della Scrofa 65
Family-friendly cafés & restaurants
Almost all restaurant in Rome are child friendly, in the sense that they welcome kids; however, it isn’t easy to find places with space for them to play.
That said the possibility of eating good food is endless.
For quick options that are useful for on the go moments or early dinners, you’ll also find lots of bakers or pastry shops in almost every corner serving warm food, quick snacks and sandwiches.
Restaurant suggestions:
Vast menu, will please all at the table, delicious. A must.
Nice outdoor area, good quality menu, family friendly
atmosphere.
In front of the Colosseum, colourful and family friendly bistrot.
A nice outdoor patio and kid favourites from hot chocolate to full meals.
Traditional restaurant close to the Colosseum.
Getting around to see the best places with kids in Rome
Rome has a public transport system with buses, trams and metro.
They bring you pretty much anywhere in the city but they are sadly not very easy for prams/buggies to navigate.
Buses/ trams
Kids are free up to age 10. The network is extensive but subject to delays due to traffic.
Metro
This is a good option if you are staying outside of the centre. Not recommended for families with prams/ strollers due to hit and miss accessibility.
Taxis
Official ones are white and they operate with a meter. Child seats are not compulsory on taxis and they are not provided so with very small kids, we recommend you bring your own or use private app based companies where you can request a car seat.
Family Friendly Rome Travel Guide
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