Rome Italy
May 23rd, 2015, 10:47 AM
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Going to rome this summer with our 3 kids who are all in there early 20's. Looking for recommendations on how to best view this great city. We will be there for only 4 nights in late July 2015. Hoping to avoid as much as we can line ups so any tips on how to to get tickets for Vatican and other historic sites would be great. Want to optimize our time there.
May 23rd, 2015, 12:27 PM
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You can order tickets for the Vatican, Colosseum, etc. online.
http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/musei/tickets/do
http://www.coopculture.it/en/colosseo-e-shop.cfm
Lee Ann
http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/musei/tickets/do
http://www.coopculture.it/en/colosseo-e-shop.cfm
Lee Ann
May 23rd, 2015, 02:35 PM
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Want to optimize our time there.>>
work out what you all want to see, and looking at a map see where they all are.
Then find out what the opening times are and organise your sightseeing so that you group places together which are near each other, but paying attention to the opening times.
You also need to make allowances for the time needed to get to and in between sights, lunch and coffee/drink stops, etc,.
The centre of Rome is relatively small, but this can actually leave you feeling more tired as the temptation is to walk everywhere; you may conserve your energy more by using the buses - tickets from Tabac and other little shops and also from ticket machines at some bus stops. [very cheap].
An alternative to buying individual tickets on line is a Roma pass which lasts 3 days and gives you two free sights [eg the Colosseum and the Castel San' Angelo] and 3 days' worth of free transport. [has to be 3 consecutive days]. This could work well for you are you are planning to be there for 4 nights so it would cover virtually all your time there.
The only major sight it would not cover is the Vatican museums; another less popular place but well worth visiting is the Galleria Doria Pamphilij which again is not covered by the pass.
work out what you all want to see, and looking at a map see where they all are.
Then find out what the opening times are and organise your sightseeing so that you group places together which are near each other, but paying attention to the opening times.
You also need to make allowances for the time needed to get to and in between sights, lunch and coffee/drink stops, etc,.
The centre of Rome is relatively small, but this can actually leave you feeling more tired as the temptation is to walk everywhere; you may conserve your energy more by using the buses - tickets from Tabac and other little shops and also from ticket machines at some bus stops. [very cheap].
An alternative to buying individual tickets on line is a Roma pass which lasts 3 days and gives you two free sights [eg the Colosseum and the Castel San' Angelo] and 3 days' worth of free transport. [has to be 3 consecutive days]. This could work well for you are you are planning to be there for 4 nights so it would cover virtually all your time there.
The only major sight it would not cover is the Vatican museums; another less popular place but well worth visiting is the Galleria Doria Pamphilij which again is not covered by the pass.
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