What to do near Rome, Italy?

Question

I will be visiting Italy with my boyfriend -- we'll see Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan together.

However, I'll arrive in Rome (by myself) 3 days before he does. Since we'll see Rome together, I thought I should go somewhere else on my own.

Any suggestions on what to do or where to go (neighboring cities, etc.) on my own before he arrives?

Thanks!

Answer 1

because there is a lot to see in Rome, you can take the chance to look around the city and then plan a schedule of places to visit when you boyfriend arrives.

It's probably best to go with your boyfriend to explore the sorroundings of Rome.

Answer 2

yeah maybe you go at the beach to latina or anzio..

Answer 3

I would be glad to help you.... Send me a message here at YA ..... There is a lot to see and do ; you could plan your stay with your boyfriend in Rome and the other cities.. I can help you with this... I hope to hear from you...

I have been to Rome many times...

You may want to go to the seaside and relax until he arrives ...

This is just a rough idea for you stay in Rome. I am not sure of how many days you will be in Rome..... I will also help you plan your 3 days before your boyfriend arrives....Going to the seaside /beach would be relaxing ... What do you think?

.... Contact me for the other info.

If you can get a good guidebook on Rome: DKEyewitness, Lonely Planet, Rick Steves, etc. Choose which one your like best.

Good sites to read up on Rome..

http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/rome/home.h...

With 4 days:

Day of Arrival- Get settled into your hotel room; take a stroll around the area to get acquainted with the area so you can find your way back.; Go to some of the sites near your hotel; Go window shopping, etc.

Dinner (in Rome it usually begins at 8pm sometimes 9pm)

Take a stroll after dinner to the Trevi Fountain or Piazza Navona are fabulous in the evening.

****The first full day:

Go to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel

If you are going in the summer the lines will be long, I would advise you to join a tour group as they get head of the line treatment. or go very very early.... The Church opens at 9am.

This will take you most of the day.

Information for the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel -Rome- Vatican City.

Musei Vaticani e Cappella Sistina

Viale Vaticano - 00165

00120 Città del Vaticano

Tel. [phone] - Fax [phone]

Dal 1° aprile al 31 ottobre: 8.45-16.45

Dal 1° novembre al 31 marzo: 8.45-13.45

Chiusi tutte le domeniche eccetto l'ultima del mese, nella quale i Musei sono aperti con ingresso libero.

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From April 1 to October 31: 8.45-16.45

From November 1 to March 31: 8.45-13.45

Closed all Sundays and holidays, except for the last Sunday of the month when the Musei are open with free admission.

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home....

Get free tickets at Santa Susanana for the papal audience

At St. Peter's Basilica You can view the tomb of Pope John Paul and St. Peter by lining up just left of the line for climbing the dome. A guide will take you under the church. There is no charge.

Please Read

Vatican Takes Steps to Control Overcrowding

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/tra...

Have lunch- food in Rome can be pricey. I would advise you to either buy a sandwich off one of the vendors or bring a picnic lunch. If you are near a supermarket, buy fruit, water, cheese, prosciutto, and bread(wine or a soft drink if you prefer)--

Campo dei Fiori( South of Piazza Navona and Corse Vittorio Emanuele, near the Piazza Farnese.) You can pick up your picnic lunch here--

Return to your hotel and rest... After a little rest... If you want to go window shopping go...

In the evening before or after dinner,take a stroll to some of the sites. .

*** If your first full day is a Wednesday, do the Vatican and Sistine Chapel another day-- The Church is closed Wednesday mornings until 1pm.

When I was in Rome in May, our first full day was on Wednesday so we saved the church and sistine chapel for the last day- using the sightseeing bus to get to and from the church.

2nd full day: Go to see the Borghese Galley. Reservations are required. (you are only allowed 2 hours in the gallery) I would highly recommend seeing the gallery.

the Borghese Gallery Tel. [phone] and .

You can speak to someone in English by selecting 2. You just reserve your time and date... and you pay when you arrive at the gallery.

Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy it in the park. If you want to see all of the park, rent a bike or an electric bike and tour the park on one of these. In May, we rented a electric bike(10 euros per hour) We had a great time. You find the bike rentals in the park.

Go back to your hotel and rest...

After your rest, go to the Train Station and see about the Bus 110 sightseeing bus ; get your tickets for the next day.

You can purchase the tickets at the Bus 110 ticket booth near Termini station located between the city buses in the booth there or aboard the bus.

110 Bus is an open sightseeing bus which makes stops to the main attractions in Rome... It is a hop on/hop/off bus...

Good idea if you have children or adult who cannot walk a lot.

A bus ticket cost 16 euros. and children under 6 do not pay.(children 6-12 years Euro 7,00)

From Termini Station, departing every day, every 15 minutes. You can also hop on one of the buses at one of their stops and buy a ticket

The Bus 110 stops are the nearest stop to the attraction. see the list of stops

http://www.romaturismo.it/v2/romatiaccog...

Take a walk to the Pantheon, The Colosseum, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps,Trevi Fountain (near the Trevi Fountain you can get a great ice cream),

Gelateria Della Palma

Via della Maddelena

(If you are facing the Trevi Fountain, Della Palma is about two doors down Via della Maddelena which goes off to the right.)

or

Gelateria di San Crispino--

City Centre -Fountain of Trevi

Via della Panetteria,42

www.ilgelatodisancrispino.com

Dinner

After dinner, go to any of the places you missed earlier

***3rd full day- Take the sightseeing bus to all the attractions and enjoy some more time at any of the ones you liked the best or missed. Lunch: Grab a bite at the one of the vendor stands or grab a pizza. Enjoy your day...

Go back to your hotel and rest.. Organize your things for your departure..

Dinner, a stroll, etc.

****You could also do this on the first full day and go to the church and sistine chapel on your last full day. This way you can see where all the attractions are and the distance from your hotel --walking; metro etc purposes.

Metro map

http://www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/metrom...

Go buy your gifts and things--leave this for the last day so you will not have to carry them around . However, if you see something at the street market buy it. Your little trinkets and things get them the last day.

Answer 4

Tivoli and Hadrian's Villa

Pompei

Answer 5

Ostia Antica is a neat place to visit....it's the ruins of a Roman city not far from Rome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antic...

http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinati...

http://www.ostia-antica.org/

http://www.ostia-antica.org/visiting.htm

From the Metro Line B stations of Piramide or Magliana, you can catch a train on the line going to Lido, getting off at the stop called Ostia Antica