Roman Holiday walk: the real locations of the 1953 film: a walk in Rome

The places where Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck filmed Roman Holiday, from the Mouth of Truth to the Tiber, with one local deli stop.

Best time: Friday or Saturday morning, when Palazzo Colonna is open; the Bocca della Verità queue is shortest early

The route, stop by stop

1
Bocca della Verità
The 'mouth of truth' scene, in the portico of Santa Maria in Cosmedin; 15 min.
2
Galleria Colonna
The hall of the final press-conference scene. The gallery opens to the public only on Friday mornings (guided, booking needed) and Saturdays 9:15-13:15; 60 min.
The Colonna family has owned this palace for more than twenty generations; the baroque gallery holds Annibale Carracci's Beaneater alongside Bronzino, Tintoretto, Guercino and…
3
Via della Stamperia 85
Where Ann gets her haircut, next to the Trevi Fountain; 5 min.
4
Salumeria F.lli Ciavatta
Local stop, not in the film: deli near Trevi since 1956; 15 min.
A family grocery and salumeria open since 1956, one street from the Trevi Fountain and on the city's register of historic shops. RomaToday lists it with Rome's historic…
5
Spanish Steps
Ann's gelato scene. Sitting on the steps is now banned and fined; 15 min.
The 135-step 1725 stairway up to Trinita dei Monti; the top has a view down Via dei Condotti.
6
Via Margutta 51
The courtyard of Joe Bradley's apartment; 10 min.
7
Castel Sant'Angelo
The dance on the barge and the fight on the river bank below the castle; 20 min.
Hadrian's mausoleum turned papal fortress: a spiral ramp from the Roman tomb leads up through Renaissance papal apartments to a terrace overlooking St Peter's and the Tiber.