Children in Rome

Rome's romantic section rests on the evening: nearly everything of interest here starts after sunset, when the daytime flow leaves the streets and the lighting comes on. A city bike tour with the sunset and stops lasts three hours at 81 dollars. A golf cart on a night route with hotel pick-up runs two hours at 152 dollars — collection from the door removes the question of how to get around in the dark.

The daytime half is quieter and cheaper. An e-bike through the Villa Borghese takes two and a half hours at 76 dollars, the cheapest entry after a Vespa rental. The park is closed to traffic, so the route follows the alleys rather than the streets, and holding a conversation while moving is actually possible there.

The upper limit is a vintage Fiat 500 with a driver. Two programmes cost the same, 459 dollars for three hours, and differ in content: one is a night sightseeing run, the other includes a wine tasting. Between them by price sits a private golf cart through the historic centre with a local driver, three hours at 163 dollars. GetExperience lists 17 romantic programmes in Rome, from 63 to 459 dollars, and nearly all are private.