Food and drink are vital parts of any holiday, and weekend breaks to Rome are no exception. Eating and drinking in the Italian capital are exquisite experiences. With any major European city, there are expensive restaurants, but eating out on short breaks to Rome doesn’t have to mean forking out a fortune.

You’ll want a coffee stop after sightseeing, but try and go for local cafes rather than the pricy tourist coffee shops which line the more popular squares. Another tip for city breaks in Rome is that many places charge less if you drink your coffee at the bar rather than a table.

If you stick to pizza and pasta, you can eat cheaply and well, paying under a fiver for a great thin-crust margherita. Or there are places offering cannelloni, a tomato salad and a quarter litre of house wine for less than a tenner. Even a good three-course meal with wine can set you back less than £25.

And, of course, the Italian language gave us the phrase ‘al fresco’ – so why not enjoy your meals and drinks outside as you soak up the amazing architecture?

At Golf Weekend Breaks, we’ve some of the best city breaks to Rome you’re likely to find anywhere online, whether you want flight and hotel or just accommodation. (Though booking both through us saves you money.) See our website for more details. You could be enjoying the Eternal City within days.