Holiday to Rome!

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I'm looking to go this summer. I've visited Paris last year after getting MN advice. Paris was quite nice. So those who have been to Rome tell me all about it!

(I don't know Italian)

I love Rome but it's very dirty and busy. Make sure you book tickets for the collusium etc weeks before you go as otherwise you'll be unlucky

Ignore the people selling bottles of water.. I learnt how to say get lost "Val a quel paise" very quickly.. They are very persistent!!! 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡

romes amazing. Too too go to the Roman forum first and buy the duo ticket for the colesseum. It’s will allow you to skip the longer queue. Also the basilica de san Clemente is a real hidden gem. Definitely with a visit

Ahhh man! That will be interesting if so. We had to deal with persistent Italian boys knocking on the girls doors once on a ski trip!

All very helpful tips thank you! As i said, never been led a trip before, or been to Rome, so I still need all the tips and advice I can take!

There’s no train from Ciampino airport. The buses are cheap but take 40 minutes from there to Termini railway station.

Officially licensed taxis (white) have published fixed prices from the airports to the centre of Rome.

Absolutely loved my trip to Rome. History on every corner, lovely food. It's expensive but so is every major city

Love Rome. Trastevere has lots of little cobbled streets and amazing cafes and restaurants. Recommend a food tour if you go, it was a highlight for us and takes you off the beaten track to find some real hidden gems and delicious wine.

We went last February. It was a great visit.

It was 19°C and sunny. I was in a vest top spraying on my factor 30. The Italians were in coats and scarves. 😂

The Colluseum and Roman Forum are a must. We booked tickets 30 days in advance. You get 24 hour entry to both on the same ticket.

We stayed near the Termini. Posts on here got me a bit worried that it was a dodgy area but it was absolutely fine. The food on the outskirts of the city is better value than by the tourist attractions. Andrea's restaurant near the Termini was delicious.

We were too slow booking Villa Borgehsi. The museum was fully booked but we did go around the park for an hour on a crazy 4 seater bicycle. Not very cultural but a great family bonding activity with the teens. We laughed so much.

We got a prebooked shuttle coach from the airport to the Termini. It was only about €6 and they run regularly.

Have a great trip.

"Vai a quel' paese" means "Go to which country" 🤔 But were you really trying to tell them "Vai in tuo paese" - "Go back to your country"- in other words "Go back where you came from"? In which case, please please don't 😬

"No, non mi interessa" - "No, I'm not interested" is what I'd recommend. Or "Non ci voglio"- "I don't want it".

I've been a few times but my favourite was with my sil and mil for the latter's 60th. We stayed in an Airbnb right by the Spanish steps. Could walk to absolutely everything. Booked advance tickets to sistine Chapel. Did not have a bad meal. Went in April it was boiling. Absolutely loved all of it

Whoops apologies

When I was first in Italy I was told "Che cazzo" means "Fuck off". It doesn't, it means "What the fuck" (Although it literally means "What a penis" 😆). So, some guy started hitting on me and I just kept on shouting "Che cazzo! Che cazzo!" at him, wondering why he wasn't going away....🤦‍♀️

Actually it means "Go to that country".

It's been a while...

I absolutely love Rome. One of my favourite cities. The markets are fabulous, full of really fresh colourful produce and interesting foods. The restaurants are so good. I love going into the trastevere district as its mostly pedestrianised, full of cheap but amazing restaurants where you can sit outside and watch street entertainment. The shops are expensive but window shopping is great fun. The tourist attractions are all fascinating but busy. Although I usually go in may which is a lovely time of year as not too hot and not too packed either.

Downsides are the scammers and beggars but just have your wits about you and be aware.

Wear flat comfortable trainers or you will regret it. The cobblestone is not kind to feet and you will be doing an awful lot of walking (mostly flat though, not really any steep hills).

Thanks all. Can't wait.

We saw a group of students all wearing identical neon baseball caps, as a teacher I thought this was an awesome idea!!!

Sounds great! Many of our trips they get tour hoodies. Not sure the weather in June in Rome will work with hoodies though!

Favourite place to go.
It is easy to walk between areas such as the Pantheon and the Trevi fountain, but do not discount the idea of using the metro which is very efficient and you can also get tickets that allow you travel on the metro and bus within a time frame and region.
Go to Villa Borghese- a garden above Piazza del Popolo - hire a bicycle and cycle around under the trees . Also Leonardo da Vinci Museum near Popolo is entertaining
Have a gelato at the excellent places near the Trevi fountain then walk to the Pantheon (or the other way round as early and late is a good time to go to the Pantheon as there are less tour groups.)
if you go to the Colosseum pre book entry tickets
Have drinks in Piazza Navona and people watch
Go to the flower market Campo de' Fiori or the food market Campagna Amica
The Spanish steps are very nice to see ( but this is an area for pickpockets just be careful) then walk down Via Condotti and look at the silly prices in the designer shops
Go to the gruesome Museo e Cripta Cappucini
If it is hot go on a boat trip on the Tiber
Take a trip out to the tivoli gardens Villa d'Este
Food wise get off the tourist track and go to Trastevere and Testaccio. Roman pizzas are thin and crispy. Famous dishes include Saltimbocca Romana. Trattorias are usually cheaper than restaurants.
Cover shoulders and down to knees for churches
It will be hot in July and August
Wear very comfortable shoes - walking on cobbles is hard.

In the evening you eat slow then walk and get an ice cream

I loved it. Felt very safe. And I was there in my own. So much to see and do.

Hot, hectic, tiring, beautiful. All of these and more. Of course you are in a great city, a film set, a work environment, a living museum. Just the film bits can entertain you. Roman Holiday, Gladiator, Italian Job, Spectre plus others. I stood in Vatican Square and thought no wonder the Pope is here, the biggest acts in the world haven't got a venue like that. There is a point in the square where all the columns line up. Amazing.

It's been a few years since I visited Rome, and it was with primary school aged kids (just the two of them not a school tour!) We found the hop-on hop-off bus tour was a good shout.
Gelato, pizza and pasta, Pantheon, Colosseum, St Peter's piazza, there's shopping streets to browse in, even a walk through the city and you'll come across fountains, little squares, statues all sorts. It's not a huge capital city. Hope you enjoy it.

Yes, exactly! There’s a real irony to a tourist mangling Italian to tell someone to go back to their own country when they’ve just tried to sell them a knock-off bag.🙄

I love Rome, but I’d find it unbearable in summer. I tend to go in March, and have had lovely strollable weather the last two times. I can’t remember the last time I went to the Vatican, though. Lots of art and archaeology to enjoy.

It’s very easy to manage with just English. It’s hot and hectic. There are loads of beggars and people trying to sell you stuff but no worse than other places. There are various catacombs you can visit which you might be glad of as they are cool. I like the Vatican but it will be busy and if you aren’t particularly bothered then give it a miss. If you do want to go then a tour might skip the line. The basilica of St Peter is really something - some amazing art. St John in the Lateran is also worth a visit and won’t have such appalling queues. There are endless restaurants and ice cream places - you won’t go hungry, but there aren’t endless public lavatories. A hop on hop off tour bus is an easy way to get around iirc there is a Vatican one and a normal one but both with similar routes. If I could only see one thing in Rome it would probably be the colosseum, but St Peter’s a very close second.

I love Rome. I went last year and I miss it so much. I wish I could afford to move there!

It was just perfect. Stayed in Trastevere which was amazing. My favorite days were the ones we had after we had done all the main attractions. We spent 5 days walking around, relaxing, siting outside the amazing restaurants and soaking it all up.

They have a festival in the summer where they have stalls and entertainment along the River Tiber (Lungo il Tevere). We had the best evening there.

I felt very safe. Ignore the people who are trying to sell you things and keep your bags at the front of you.