City guides

Places worth a journey.

One considered guide a week, from the Roamy app: what a place is, why it matters and how to approach it. Every claim has a source.

26 October 2026 · RomeAncient stones and Roman suppersRome stacks nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city. Wander past the Colosseum and the Forum, then settle in for a plate of carbonara.

• 19 October 2026 · LisbonSeven hills, tiles and custard tartsLisbon rises over the Tagus on steep hills, its lanes paved in patterned stone and its walls clad in tiles. Ride a rattling tram, listen for fado, and finish with a warm pastel de nata.
• 18 October 2026 · IstanbulFerries, simit and old streetsTravellers have been filling journals with Istanbul for centuries: a city split by the Bosphorus, where the oldest ferry company traces its roots to 1851. Begin with a sesame simit from a street vendor. Then let old quarters, quiet museums and long-established cafés carry you from Europe to Asia and back.