Travelling to Italy in April

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Mark

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 VeritÃ

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 "PietÃ " 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 GesÃ¹
Fontana Acqua Paola (Gianicolo)

PANORAMIC SITES: Gianicolo, Pincio, Piazza del Quirinale, TrinitÃ 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.

R,,

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.

drcswalker

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.

mukky

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

Paul O

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

confussed!

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...

sedat Ã§

there's no better value http://www.cheapholidaysun.com

jock Mc doogle

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

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