How to do Rome?
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- bainbridge0
Subway is easy and when I was there you could just walk in without paying (buses too). You're not supposed to, but everyone did it and no one stopped you.
Watch out for pickpockets though.
- nthkl0
Yes, watch out for pick pockets. Have your passport either in the hotel safe or on a sleeve inside your shirt. I had some friends in a sleeper train gassed and all their passports, valuables taken. When on the train, just put your back back in front, not back. So you can manage the zippers.
- goldieboy0
From my girlfriend who's from Rome:
You need at least three days in Rome to see all the sites. Best way to go around is by moped, cars are only allowed in the centre of town at certain times, parking is expensive and difficult to find plus traffic is a nightmare. You can visit Naples in a day, have pizza at Da Michele, the best in the world, but go early (before 1 pm) as the queue is crazy. You might be able to see Pompeii and Ercolano in one day if you have an early start. You should spend a couple of days in Florence and same for Venice. I can give you contact details for a cool apartment in Venice. From there is much quicker to go to Milan than Rome for your inbound flight.
- And visit the Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Via Veneto, 27. It's in Rome not far from Spanish Stepsgoldieboy
- I might be in Rome myself during June... Meeting her family for the first time :)goldieboy
- that venice info would be great, thanks!scarabin
- We stayed here:
https://www.airbnb.c…goldieboy - Great place, great location too. I'll get my gf to dig-out a direct email for yougoldieboy
- nice. cute place!scarabin
- jasontroj0
We walked everywhere, a few times though we needed a car so we use Uber now that they are in Rome. This will prevent you from having to deal with a taxi that just makes up a price that usually isn't fair. Cause half the taxis will rip you off with non-metered prices.
- jasontroj0
Oh and my favorite all time restaurant.
Osteria Margutta, it's near the Spanish Steps too.
- pablo280
Best pizza in Rome (near to Colosseum): https://www.facebook.com/La-Prez…
- kingkong2
in the ass
- kingkong0
I'm there every month.
best restaurant: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/pl…
best place to stay:
https://uk.hotels.com/ho450061/s…best pizza:
http://www.lirioni.it/en/homepag…do all the museums
Walk alot
- ridg00260
If you do end up in Florence, make sure you go and Michaelangelo's David at the Accademia -- it really is unbelievable.
- also, totally unrelated but watch SPRING -- I just watched it yesterday (takes place in Italy) and it was pretty good: https://www.youtube.…ridg0026
- dammit https://www.youtube.…ridg0026
- nthkl0
Favorites are Arrezo, Sienna, Rome, Florence, Venice.
But out of all of them, Rome belittles you. The ruins and coliseum are magnificent. Just be sure to rotate your backpack to your chest on the train. Pick pocketers making bank there.
- nthkl0
I actually used this site and the travel agents were great. They'll even get you a mercedes to the airport: https://www.italyvacations.com/v…
- microkorg0
If you are up Pisa way then go to Lucca. It's a beautifu car-less town.
Some awesome beaches at Forte dei Marmi. Out of (italian) season these beaches are dead dead quiet.