Is seven too young for Rome?

[Pardonyou1]

Just that really.

I'd like to spend a week in Rome but I'm wondering if DS who is seven is too young for sightseeing. Should I wait until he's a bit older?

He loves learning and is interested in history but I'm just worried that he'll be too young to actually appreciate all the sights.

I wouldn't go in the summer but I know one of mine at 7 would have got a lot out of it - especially the ancient Roman sites. I think you can also do gladiator training and food is very easy for that age. It would obviously be a different experience going with teenagers

We took DS to Florence when he was seven and he really enjoyed it, particularly the art inspired by the Greek myths at the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti. I enjoy taking the kids on city breaks, you have to go at a slightly slower pace and do a variety of activities to keep them interested but they get a lot out of it and I've done things I wouldn't have done without them.

Go in the October half term so it's cooler and quieter.

We went when our eldest was 7. He loved it. We stayed at a eurocamp just outside Rome and got the bus in.

My son loved and still loves history and so thoroughly enjoyed looking round the sights. He particularly enjoyed the colosseum but everything was interesting to him.

We went in July so it was scorching! Would recommend going when it is a little cooler as it would be easier getting around.

Definitely not too young if interested in history!! Have an amazing time.

Take lots of snacks, do lots in the morning and then chill more in the afternoon and don't go in the summer holidays - then I'd say yes.

I went when I was 8 & I still remember it so well. I loved it, is was just when I was doing the Romans at school & it all came alive.
I wouldn't go in the summer though.

I took my 2 when they were 7&9. They loved it. Lots to see and do. My 7 year old ate so much pizza and ice cream. We stayed in a hotel with a pool near the station, and went in May half term, so we’d sightsee in the morning then go back to the pool before they got too bored or tired. Fab.

Budapest is a particularly awesome city break for kids.
Parks everywhere, water fountains, tons of history too.

Rome was a big hit with my 7 and 9 year olds earlier this year! My 9 year old did the Romans last year at school, 7 year old doing them next year so they were really interested in all the historical sites. The area with most of the tourist stuff is quite compact so easy to get around everything even with small kids. Very easy to feed them too as plenty of pizza and pasta on menus!

Not to young at all! Take some good books about Rome with you and watch horrible histories before you go!

No I don’t think it’s too young, I’d suggest a hotel with a pool so you can break up the sightseeing with some chilling time. I stayed at the Waldorf Astoria with my DC and it worked well. It’s on the outskirts of Rome but they ran a regular shuttle service into the center.

Definitely not too young! Me and ds went to Venice, Florence & Rome when he was 7 and he loved it. His favourite was Venice.

They have 7yos in Rome.

Read the Roman Mysteries children’s books before you go - they are ace.

I've just come back from Rome. We noticed a lot of very unhappy small children there, not enjoying the sights, although it is summer and perhaps they'd rather be on a beach.

Having said that, I first took ours aged 6, 9 and 11. The eldest hated it but is a cultural desert even now as an adult. The other 2 loved it and have been back since as children and adults. One is studying Classics, the other History. My point being, it very much depends on the individual.