Travelling to Italy in April - Rome?

Question

Best places to see and best Sights in Rome?

Answer 1

vatican city - sistine chapel, st peters...

spanish steps

colosseum

trevi fountain

pizza restaurants

ice-cream shops......

there is so much to do - all is worth while

if you are there at easter, going to st peters would be quite special...

Answer 2

there are alot of romans there they might be able to tell you

Answer 3

Vatican Museum

St. Peter's Basilica

St. Peter's Square The pope says mass every wednesday but you need a ticket in advance I think

Sistine Chapel

Trevi Fountain

Collosseum

Spainish Steps

Pantheon

You have to have the Bruschetta (pronounced Brusketa) absolutely to die for

Be prepared to do loads of walking but it's pretty flat so not too bad

Answer 4

bearing in mind seasons in Italy are behind England though it is generally hot try to go for plenty of indoor places to avoid missing out. Also make use of metro trains.

Go to anywhere reccomended in guide books and search for a little restaurant across the road and up towards a park from the Colleseum. Its worth a visit though it may take a while to find.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I went for the first time in November just gone and it blew me away.  Lots and lots to see.  Colosseum, Vatican city, Pantheon, Palatine, senate ruins, Trevi fountains, and on and on.  Recommend you buy a guide book and get a handle on (i) the layout and (ii) what you'd most like to see on your trip, though you really are spoilt for choice.  That way you can really make the best of your time.  Careful of beggars and pick-pockets - though they're not really too much of a problem. You MUST try out Taverna Flavia on Via Flavia, the best restaurant ever.

Answer 7

Best places to see in Rome:

ANCIENT ROME:

Colosseo

Arco di Costantino

Foro Romano

Palatino

Pantheon

Castel S. Angelo

Teatro Marcello

Tempio di Adriano (Piazza di Pietra)

Colonna Traiana and Antonina

Bocca della Verità

MEDIEVAL:

S. Maria in Trastevere

S. Maria Minerva

S. Sabina

Chiesa dell'Aracoeli

S. Maria Maggiore

S. Giovanni in Laterano

RENAISSANCE:

Piazza del Campidoglio

S. Pietro (Cupolone and "Pietà" di Michelangelo)

Campo de' Fiori

Villa Farnesina

S. Maria del Popolo (with two of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces)

S. Agostino (Madonna di Caravaggio inside and Raffaello's Sybils)

Palazzo Farnese

Villa Medici

BAROQUE:

Piazza Navona

Piazza di Spagna

Fontana di Trevi

S. Ignazio

S. Ivo alla Sapienza

S. Maria della Pace (Bramante cloister and Raffaello's Sybils)

S. Luigi dei Francesi (with three of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces inside)

Chiesa del Gesù

Fontana Acqua Paola (Gianicolo)

PANORAMIC SITES: Gianicolo, Pincio, Piazza del Quirinale, Trinità dei Monti, Altare della Patria (Piazza Venezia)

PARKS: Gianicolo, Pincio, Villa Borghese, Villa Pamphilij, Villa Torlonia, Villa Celimontana, Villa Sciarra.

BEST MUSEUMS:

Vatican Museums, Capitoline Museums, Galleria Borghese, Museo di Palazzo Altemps, Galleria Doria Pamphilij, Galleria Spada, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia.

BEST NIGHTLIFE: Trastevere (pub, pizza, restaurant), Campo de' Fiori (pub, disco), Testaccio, Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna.

Answer 8

there's too many best sightseeings in Rome...depends how long you will stay there.

Have a look at these links http://www.travelplan.it/rome_guide.htm

http://www.virtualrome.com/index.php