While Rome is undisputedly gorgeous during the day, it’s also busy, noisy and chaotic. As the sun sets, however, the city begins to unwind, revealing a more serene side to its personality. Illuminated by moonlight, cobbled piazzas seem more romantic, ancient monuments more stirring and panoramic vistas even more breathtaking. The Eternal City is especially charming after dark – and these photos prove it.
Sunsets in Rome really are this colourful
As dusk falls, ancient ruins are especially thought-provoking to gaze upon
On winter evenings, look out for murmurations of starlings performing mid-air acrobatics above Rome’s church domes and historic palazzi
And then there’s the monuments
Illuminated against the night sky to show off their magnificence
Each monument grander than the next
Whether you head to Rome’s most famous fountain…
…or one a little further afield
The city’s water features also sparkle at night
Packed with tourists in the day, Piazza Navona reveals its dramatic side at night
Even the roundabouts are impressive
While cosy neighbourhoods like Trastevere become the perfect meeting place to begin the evening
Whether you walk along the water front…
…or stroll across its many bridges, don’t forget to admire the Tiber River
In fact, every angle of the city – from church cupola to cobbled piazza – deserves to be explored at night!
About the author
Emma’s first trip abroad without the safety net of responsible adults may have involved an expired passport and a suitcase of badly chosen clothes, but it certainly whet her appetite for travel. In 2014, after two previous trips to the Eternal City, Emma was inspired to pack up her desk and leave her PR and Marketing job to experience Rome as a local. Now, she does her best to live, breathe and especially eat the Roman lifestyle, all while managing to simultaneously improve and worsen her Italian language skills.
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