Tips 1 - 10 of 11 Rome General Tips
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Favorite Thing: When you arrive in Rome, pick up the brochure called "Un Ospite a Roma", (a guest in Rome). It's free in hotel lobbies. This is a great help in finding out when sights are open, restaurants, and all kinds of info. I found this most valuable because we traveled in the off-season, when certain sights have unusual hours.
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Fondest Memory: If you happen to be at the Quirinale at around 3:00 in the afternoon, you will see the changing of the guard in the piazza, which has some awesome sculptures. This is the official residence of the president of Italy. Keep in mind that the Quirinal Hill is the highest in Rome, so you have a steep climb, especially if you are starting out from Via Nazionale!( okay, not exactly a fond memory!)
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Favorite Thing: I would definitely recommend seeing the Sistine Chapel, even you are not into art. It is breathtaking and you cannot imagine that one man did this. This picture shows the ceiling above the staircase just outside the chapel. Pictures are not permitted inside and when you enter you hear the guards loudly enforcing this rule. Michelangelo painted over 300 figures on the ceiling, and there are also micro-mosaics which look like curtains all around the walls, and paintings by Botticelli as well.
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Favorite Thing: The view from the top is really spectacular. The climb, however, seemed endless. Be prepared to go all the way to the top, because there is no turning back!
Fondest Memory: My lttle seven-month month old baby meets another baby at the top of St. Peter's. We'll remember, but will she? We have the pics to prove it.
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Favorite Thing: The map gallery inside the Vatican Museum was really incredible! On display are old, huge maps, which are absolutely beautiful. I picked up reproductions of 16th century maps by Renaissance cartographer Ignazio Danti in the gift shop. I especially liked the Italy and Liguria maps.
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Favorite Thing: Will the baby behave in the museum? She sure did. It cost 10 Euro to get in and the baby was free. It was so noisy in the Sistine Chapel she could have thrown a tantrum and no one would have noticed! I think she really enjoyed the artwork!!!
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Favorite Thing: One of my most favorite places in Rome---you can sit, sketch, people watch, and admire the beauty. When I was there I was also able to admire the scaffolding for the resoration inside...hopefully it will be completed soon!
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Fondest Memory: This picture shows the bronze Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica. This door was opened by the Pope to begin the Jubilee Year 2000, on Christmas Eve, 1999. The door was closed on the day of the Epiphany, January 6, 2001. A very kind nun in a Vatican gift shop gave us a leftover brochure from the Jubilee year. The listed events were useless to us (as we were there in 2002), but the maps, bus routes, and street list of Rome were helpful.
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agree with you about the pantheon - and hi, we are neighbours on the ranking chart this week | AlexDJ Fri Sep 1, 2006 18:43 UTC
Ciao Nicoletta! Very useful tips in your Rome's page! You look like a real roman when talking about our Capital! Good job! | JohnEhrlich Thu Jul 27, 2006 18:56 UTC
Nicole, thanks for the great shopping tips. Since you don't like Vertecchi (I agree), can you recommend a top class paper store (not an art supply store) in Rome where I can find handmade paper? Any tips for Florence, Milan, or Tunin. Thanks! John | dookieshoe Mon Jul 17, 2006 00:25 UTC
My husband and I hope to visit Rome this November and was delighted to find your tips from your mid-November trip. Thanks for sharing! |
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