Rome for free
 

Hi everyone! I'm interested in hearing what you did or experienced in Rome that cost very little or nothing at all (I like to believe that the best things in life are free):)

What are the best experiences in Rome that cost little or even nothing at all?

Thanks!
Patricia

Walking around Centro Historico (sp?).
The experience of being able witness and soak in the historical significance of the Pantheon and the Forum which goes back thousands of years and imagining Roman life of ages ago as one wanders around the piazzas (Novona and Campo di Fiore).

Visit the ENDLESS number of gorgeous churches. I just returned after 12 wonderful days in Rome and must have toured over 50 of them. A great website listing/describing many of them is on www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/churches.htm.It was an great tool for my visit. Mike

Pigeons...

Hey Ziana,

STFU, YM !

Sipping a cappucino in Piazza Navona and marveling at the Bernini sculptures.

Borghese Gardens.

When your feet just can't take it anymore, buy a 75 minute bus ticket (1 euro) and ride the bus from one end of the line to the other. You'll see things you don't see in Centro Storico! (The number 23 is a good one)

Ziana,

I don't know what ezlivin is saying either, but the original poster (Patricia) asked for the best experiences in Rome that cost little and, I have to admit but your "pigeons" response appear contrary to the information the Patricia needed. I'm sorry but it also looked to me that you are making a mockery of her thread.

The Trevi fountain.

Are you guys, crazy?
Simple word pigeons is making mockery?
I pictured that famous Plaza with fountains that is always shown whenever Rome is in zenit - and I simply imagined pigeons watching and feeding.

Why are you suppose to be so nasty ?
Is this left overs from being bullied in HS, now you fulfilling your dream of being bully rather then bullied?

I left my husband soundly sleeping on the Sunday morning we were in Rome and walked from our hotel, near Piazza Navona, to the Spanish Steps in the light rain, pretending that I was a Roman citizen. The (very slippery) Steps were almost deserted. I climbed to the top and looked out over Rome and felt as if it were all mine. One of my favorite Europe experiences and it didn't cost a cent (or, at the time, Lira).

I'm probably crazy for responding to you, Ziana.
What started out as a promising and interesting thread is slowly turning into a meaningless wasteful thread as soon as you posted your response.
Anyway, the original question was for your best experiences in Rome and your pigeon response was just based on a MENTAL picture and imagination. You go figure.

My apologies to Patricia for getting off-tangent. Anyway, the suggestion on the churches is good. What a better way to start off than with a visit to St. Peter's in the Vatican. There's Michaelangelo's masterpiece, the Pieta, in full display - for free.

What a great thread! I was amazed at the volume of free stuff to do in Rome. These suggestions are not new, but my favorites included each and every one of the piazzas with their amazing fountains and obelisks and people watching, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and churches, churches, churches! My kid enjoyed scouring the city for the ancient water fountains! I want to go back!

Look through the Maltese keyhole for a perfect view of St. Peter's. It will make you gasp with its beautiful perfection! It's in the Piazza di S. Anselmo, in the Aventine neighborhood. This and many other lesser known treats of Rome are mentioned in the book City Secrets Rome. A $20 investment (easily found on amazon.com) that will yield more than its weight in gold in touristic delights.

hello everyone! Thanks for the great responses so far.

I do have to disagree about the response to Ziana's posting --I thought it was an imaginative response...and maybe what she's trying to say is that we shouldn't take for granted what some might consider the smallest details in life --especially the smallest wonders (including our feathery friends) and the natural life of the region. I think to mention the pigeons she just demonstrates she has a great and deep affinity with nature and has the eye to observe them in one of the most beautiful regions of the world. I think she has a poetic soul.


Thanks again everyone and please keep the suggestions coming!
Patricia

Well, then you should have clarified your question to include "best experiences in Rome - imagined or otherwise...".

???Well, that's of course your opinion, but I believe my posting is suitably and purposefully left open to allow for all types of creative responses whether dealing with the concrete (things that may require money) to those that don't require money at all. Didn't know there was only one type of response allowed and therefore that I must limit my question to presuppose for those answers.

Thanks again to everyone! Please keep the suggestions coming!
Patricia

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