Hello all,
Going to Rome in a couple of weeks with the wife for five days and planning to visit all the obvious sites (Pantheon, Colleseum, Vatican etc) but would welcome any tips and recommendations from anyone on here who has been there. Thanks in advance!
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If you love arrancini and want a bite on the go, visit 'Mondo Arancina' Via Marcantonio Colonna, 38, you are spoilt for choice and will want to force as much in as possible.
For St Peters I would reccomend going in the last couple of hours of the day, much shorter line to get in and you don't miss anything.
Don't buy any tickets from the touts for anything, it is easy to get tickets for everything.
Try this for something different, a crypt decorated with human bones.
If you'd like to see Rome or Lazio then let me know and I can look into tickets for you.
Try the Birra Peroni restaurant near the Trevi Fountain. If you like beer of course. The food is decent too.
Me and my (new) fiancé got engaged in Giardino Degli Aranci (the orange garden) which is very pretty. That's the other side of the Roman forum. Travestere region I think.
Try not to get fed up with the selfie stick sellers, they are persistent.
Make sure you try the gelato. It's tough to find a proper bar in the evenings, but if you just fancy a beer most of the pizza cafes sell it.
You'll have a great time anyway, enjoy
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Here's my favourite restaurant in Rome, I'm always glad I bother to go there, it's a little way out of the centre but you won't be sorry
Nice people, nice place, you'll need to make a reservation.
Another recommendation is to visit the current French Embassy which is in the 16th Century Palazzo Farnese, amongst other things the frescos are simply stunning! You'll need to pre-book to go, here's a website http://www.inventerrome.com/index.php/en/visiting-the-palazzo-farnese
Close to the bottom of the screen you'll see the button to take you to the Booking Calendar.
Lastly, but not leastly, the Jewish quarter in Rome is well worth going to, there are a couple of decent cafes and a number of good restaurants. If you're interested Google can help, but here's one to get you started http://www.fodors.com/news/foodies-guide-to-romes-jewish-quarter-6869
Not been for a while but away from the usual stuff like the Colosseum etc., we went to the Villa Borghese. Some nice artwork etc and set in very nice grounds. Book tickets in advance online.
Colosseum, the palatine, forum, arch of constantine, trajan markets, circo massimo & monument to vittorio emanuele are all on top of eachother and can be done in a day.
Want to do the appian way & catacombs that lead away from the colosseum too.
Spanish steps, villa borghese, vatican, travestere (a little 'local' part of Rome across the river on the vatican side), trevi fountains, all the piazza's, campo de fiori etc etc
Just a quality place to wander around, get lost, have a coffee/beer, eat and wander off again! I'd go every year if I could.
An obvious one - but watch your pockets, lots of theft going on in Rome - as always.
Try 'Trattoria Vecchia' for some grub,great value and real Roman dishes, Carbonara is the dish of Rome this place serves it like no other.
'Pizzarium Bonci' is also worth a visit, best pizza I've ever had hands down.
Avoid the tube, LU puts the Rome metro system to shame.
1 million people during rush hour and only two (and a half) lines, it's beyond crazy. Rome is mostly accessible by foot or bicycle anyway even a bus would be a better option.
As mentioned by someone else, head towards Trastevere. Plenty going on and the locals flock there. Not as many tourists in the way.
Only tips I can offer - if you are going the Vatican, get tickets in advance online or you'll be waiting half a day to get in. Try and get there earlier as well because there really are hordes of tourists taking bleeding selfies everywhere.
Don't eat anywhere within 5 minutes walk of a major tourist attraction. There's a very high chance it will be crap and expensive (this goes for anywhere in the world, onviously but Rome seems particularly bad).
For a very special occasion dinner, the La Terrazza dell Eden restaurant is truly superb.
https://tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d798098-Reviews-La_Terrazza_dell_Eden-Rome_Lazio.html.
A rooftop restaurant with adjoining cocktail bar, close to the Via Veneto with superb views over Rome. Wonderful to watch the sunset from up there and then see the sights of Rome picked out in the floodlights as night falls.
Pricey, but an evening you will always remember.
Went in November and used Dark Rome for tours of Colloseum and Vatican. Both very good if want a whistlestop tour. Still get a good experience, loads of knowledge but could easily have spent longer at both sites but as we were only there for 4 days/3 nights was ideal. Q jump too.
If you want to go to watch Roma or Lazio play then listicket is the company to use. Can buy tickets and print at home. Went to Champs League game and atmosphere was quality. Since then i heard league games at Stadio Olympico are deserted due to penning the home fans in behind glass windows.
There are supposed to be some really good rooftop restaurants. We went to Hotel Forum rooftop restaurant which was cack, so don't go there!
Whatever you do, pick up a free map from any hotel. Pretty much standard across Rome and very very useful.