4 Day in Roma Italy. Itinerary recommendations?

Question

July 3-6

Answer 1

Take a whole day to visit the Vatican. It is interesting. St Peter's Basilica has an awesome architecture. Go right up to the top and you will have a great view! Visit the Sistine chapel there. This is where the famous artist/painter /sculptor Michelangelo painted a mural on the ceiling. Take your time and enjoy so you can savor every detail and not tire out. I remember some places are closed at a certain time in the afternoons - it's siesta time!

The other days, visit these places of interests,at your leisure and your own pace: Trevi fountain, Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Castel Sant Angelo,Spanish steps, visit various piazzas (squares) with fountains and statues. That's typical of Rome or Roma as it's called there.

There's also the Vittorio Emanuele II monument, all painted white that it is knicknamed "the wedding cake", visit the Tivoli Gardens at night and in the day too. Very nice at night with all the lights. It is also called "Villa D'este", so as not to confuse one with the Tivoli in Copenhagen, Denmark! The Denmark one is like an amusement park. This one is full of fountains. Very pretty! Spend a day shopping or browsing in shops, enjoy some great Italian food or pizza. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

take a look at this official turism site of Rome:

http://www.romaturismo.com/v2/romain48or...

it's in english and give you intinerary for 48 or 96 hours in Rome with maps... you can do the 96 hours trip and last day see again what you liked more or do some shopping

Answer 3

We spent 4 days in Rome in March.  It was just lovely.  The first day we arrived at our hotel about 2 pm, so we didn't want to start a big tour.  Instead we walked around the neighborhood we were staying in.  We just meandered the streets, grabbed a panini and ate in one of the many piazzas.  The second day we woke up early and took the bus to Testavere.  What a lovely little neighborhood.  Once we were there we found this great flea market that sold everything from knockoffs to shampoo to screwdrives.  It was great.  I think we walked in there for about an hour and still didn't make it all the way through.  After having lunch we took a walk up the Tiber to a small island in the middle and walked around that.  That day we walked for about 8 hours, so we then went home to take a nap before dinner.

The next day we took the Trambus110 for 13Euro. You can catch it in front of the termini.   It's an open air hop on hop off bus.  Yes, you can get anywhere in Rome on public transportation a lot cheaper, but we opted for this because of time reasons and not getting lost, etc.  In one day we actually were able to visit and explore the Colosseum and Palentine Hill, Pantheon and Vatican City.  We also were able to see a lot of other things.  The bus had a audioguide, so we knew what we were seeing as well.  Basically we rode the whole tour once without getting off, then the second time around we were more familiar and got off on those stops.  That night we took a taxi (very expensive!) to the Ponto Vecchio for a lovely dinner overlooking the river.  We unfortunately arrived to late to see the jewelery stores, but  there were still a lot of young people out there listening to music and having fun.

The next morning we woke up early took a bus to the Campo di Fiore morning market. What a site!  Then we headed over to the Spanish steps for a lunch on them.  That night we were just walking around and stumbled upon a goup of people all dressed in the same color screaming in a bar/restaurant, so we went there of course.  There were a ton of people from England in there watching a rugby game.  Me made a ton of new friends and had a great time.

Two things I would suggest, because of the time of year you are going would be to purchase as many tickets in advance that you can.  The lines can get very long I hear and you waste a lot of time.  It wasn't bad in March.  For example, at the Colosseum if you walk up to the entrance of the Palentine Hill, you can get a ticket to both for 13Euro and you don't have to wait in line at the Colosseum.  There are a lot of places to do this at all the major sites.  Second, either get the "Let's Go Italy" book.  The book is for the whole country, but a very large section on Rome.  It will give you a whole bunch of tips like this, places to eat, festivals, etc. by neighborhood in Rome.  Even if you don't buy the book take a trip to Barnes and Noble with a notepad and make notes.

Have a blast!