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The Roman Forum
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St Peter's Square
Capitoline museums- Centaur.
My wife and I will be traveling through Europe in April and it turns out that our travel pattern will take us to Rome right over the Easter weekend. We have tried different travelling directions, but always end up with Rome on that weekend. We think it will be really busy in and around Rome at that time since it is predominently Catholic their.
First off, should I have any concern about being in Rome for the Easter weekend? Will there be a lot of crowds and line-ups?
Second, are there any suggestions for us as we travel in Rome?
Thanks.
It will be very crowded, yes, and the queues are likely to be longer than usual.
Apart from making sure you have booked your accommodation well in advance (now, preferably....look at www.venere.com, which is reliable, has honest guest reviews and is by far the best site for finding Italian hotels) Ican't see that you will encounter any particular problems (as long as you expect the crowds).
It would make sense to pre-book tickets to the Vatican Museums & the Colosseum etc. This will let you bypass the longest queues. There are lots of agencies if you google (www.tickitaly.com seems to be used by many VT-ers), all of which will charge commission, but the official Vatican site advance-sale site is here:
http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/tickets/index.html
and that for the Forum/Colosseum here:
http://www.pierreci.it/en/museums-and-monuments/foro-romano/avviso-biglietteria-colosseopalatino-foro-romano.aspx
There are no tickets for St Peter's, but you can expect long queues for security: try to visit in the late afternoon, when queues seem to be shorter. It will, of course, be much busier during the Easter period and there will be special masses led by the Pope:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/calendar/ns_lit_doc_20090101_calendar_en.html#APRIL_2009
Central Rome is extremely walkable, but also has an excellent transport system (bus, tram, Metro). You can buy passes for 1, 3 and 7 days which cover all transport, and commuter trains to places like Ostia Antica (well worth a visit). The easiest place to get passes is the booths at Termini bus station (adjoining Termini railway station). A 3-day pass costs 11 euro.
But Rome really is best explored on foot. You will see so much more (and avoid crowded buses and Metros over the holiday period).
You might also want to consider reservations for dinner, especially on Friday and Saturday night...many restaurants are likely to be booked full.
Such diversity in architecture, fountains, landscapes, and gardens.
The "Wedding Cake" building is actually The Victor Emmanuel Monument which begun in 1885 and inaugurated in 1911 in honor of Victor Emmanuel II the first king of unified Italy.
If you want a break from Rome, there are lots of places where you can take a day trip. Tivoli is a good one, and can be explored within a day. You can take the bus to get there and it doesn't take long. Assisi is also worth a visit, though it takes a few hours to get there even by train.
I know lot of people are wondering why would we go to an irish pub in Rome. Well my friends and I made a pact that wherevver we go we are going to find a Irish pub and drink a Guinness for them.
So after seeing Pantheon one day while we are walking around we find this nice little spot so we decided to check it out. Nothing beats a cold Irish stout after a full day of walking so for the rest of the trip this is where we end our day.
It was interesting because they wont let a group of local guys but they would let in a ladies or couples or like us tourist.
Lunch
11.00 am 15.30 pm
Coffee Shop
15.30 pm 19.00 pm
Pub Restaurant
19.00 pm 03.00 am
Brunch Sat and Sun
11.30 am 16.00 pm Casual
Roberto, the owner of Cremeria Monteforte makes his own gelato on the premises. We tried several and they were all very good but, the yogurt gelato my wife ordered was absolutely amazing! They have many flavors and you can get 3 flavors in one cup. If you are facing the front of the Pantheon, by the fountain, it is down the street to the right of the Pantheon. His shop is closed from mid-December to mid-February and on Sundays. This is the best Gelato in all of Rome!
If you have not been to Rome in a couple of years, you are in for a grand surprise! Opened in Autumn 2007, Trajan's Market now includes a Museum situated in the Great Hall and Central Block of the Mercati di Traiano - the Great Hemicycle section of his Forum. Rome does, indeed, know how to put on a show for us - they understand lighting, display, and give us every archetectural advantage. Outdoor walkways and indoor windows provide extraordinary views.
Dedicated to ancient architecture, the museum is the first of its kind. Shown here are displays of original fragments found in the Forums. You can view fragments also as shelved by our archeologists and placed in the stalls once used by ancient vendors.
From 2005-2007, the site has been the subject of cutting edge structural and protective restoration. The Museo dei Fori Imperiali is topographically and concepturally linked to the greater urban system of the Imperial Forums - Ceasar (46 B.C.), Augustus (2 B.C.), Templum Pacis (75 A.D.), Nerva (97 A.D.) and Trajan (112 and 113 A.D.).
You will start your tour in the Great Hall with an intro to the Forum area and presentation of each Forum based on the most important finds discovered within it. In the Central Block are pieces from Augustus' Forum, which was the model forum used in the Roman Provinces.
Built at the same time as Trajan's Forum, the monumental complex dominated by Mercati di Traiano (rediscovered from 1926-1934), was a multi-functional public work with administrative functions for the Forum. Although rebuilt and transformed over time, it was originally composed of units on six different levels which run in a Great Hemicycle along the base of the Quirinal Hill side. Detailed descriptions serve us very well along with the audio devices as we stroll through these impressive ancient ruins
A travelogue is in progress with detail on many items of particular interest.
Open: Tues - Sun 9am to 7pm - closed on Monday
Dec 24 & Dec 31 - 9am to 2 pm -- Closed Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25
Tickets: Full price 6,50 Euro - reduced 4,50 Euro
FREE to Italians & Citizens of EC under 18 & over 65
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