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Rome hot spots & events

It is not possibile to give a short description of all you can enjoy in Rome... ... all Rome downtown is an amazing stone of history, so do not miss the historical sites of the "ancient Rome" such as the Colosseum, the Fori Imperiali area, Terme di Caracalla, Circo Massimo, Ara Pacis ... all Rome downtown is an amazing stone of history. More, Rome offer many events, interesting art-shows & more!

Main sites for events, concerts and artshows :

 

Tips & tricks from our crew (how to save some money;)

BIRG ticket (6 Euro, valid 1 day till midnight) offers no limit acces to all public transports of Rome (included the train Wiki-Rome-Wiki).

Children travel for free on all public transport of Rome (but they pay the half on the train Wiki-Rome-Wiki) if aged 9 or less.

All historical & cultural sites and artshows of Rome are free entry on the last Sunday, every month !

Colosseo, Palatino & Foro Romano are all included in one ticket, valid for 2 consecutive days.

Eu citizens aged under 18 or over 65 have free entry at Colosseo, Palatino e Foro Romano, if aged 18-24a reduced ticket it is available.

Sistina Chapel and Vatican Museums are also free entry on the last Sunday of the month (but expet long lines!)

A special dress code it is always needed if you are going to visit Vatican city, San Peter square, the Vatican Museums, the Sistina Chapel.

Iy you have some time to visit Piazza Navona, do not miss the nearby Governo Vecchio street, Campo dei Fiori square and the Pantheon.

If you are going to visit Spanish square do rest in Villa Borghese Park thru the Spanish Step, if yuo have time go also to the romantic Pincio's terrace and from there you can come down again in Piazza del Popolo.

The 64 bus it is a good public transport from Termini to the Vatican... but take care of your pocket on this bus ;)

San Lorenzo block offer pubs, pizzeria and restaurants with good rates and good food, it is located nearby Termini and it is always full of people of Roma, specially young universitarians.

The social centres (centri sociali) are special places, featured by political activism and very very underground musical and culural events on week-end, if you are a curios and open minded person do not miss to visit one on week-end.

 

Colosseo, Palatino & Foro Romano
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An all inclusive ticket open the door to 3 main sites of the ancient Roma : the Anfiteatro Flavio better known as Collosseo and the Palatino and Foro Romano. It is possible to visit this site with an all inclusive ticket, valid 2 days.


Tickets and opening : Those sites are close just on Dec25th and the 1st of Jan. The tickets are valid for 2 consecutive days, and they are sold at different rates : normal (about 12 Euro), reduced (about 7,5 Euro for european citizens aged 18-24 years old). Free entry for european citizens aged under 18 or over 65 years old. An entry fast line is possible if you buy online the tickets in advance (+1,5 Euro).


How to get there : from Termini station just walk for 10 minutes thru via Cavour or just take the subway (B line, blue, direction Laurentina), "Colosseo" is your stop.


Updates, infos and on-line tickets :  the official tourist's site of the City of Rome, "TurismoRoma.it" suggest the online site Pierreci.it for updates about opening days, events, rates & tickets on line :

Sistina Chapel & Vatican Museums

T he Vatican Museums are located in the Vatican city, they area a huge cultural site you will not able to visit in just one day. The area, and the ticket, it is inclusive also of the visit of the Sistina Chapel. A decorous dress code it is needed for this and all the Vatican city area.


Tickets and opening : The museum are open from Monday to Saturday (entrance from 9 am to 4 pm, exit at 6 pm). On religious holidays and on Sunday the museums are closed, except for the last Sunday of the month that it is the free entry day (entrance from 9 am to 12,30, exit 13.45) ! The rate for a ticket it is about 15 Euro. Children and kids aged 6-18 years old pay a reduced ticket (about 8 Euro) and so the students aged under 26 and with a ISC (International Student Card) or a universitarian card. Please note the museum require a special dress code ("decorous"). The long lines are a must you can not avoid... an entry fast line is possible if you buy online the tickets in advance (+4 Euro).


How to get there : from Termini station just take the subway (A line, red, direction Battistini), "Ottaviano-Musei Vaticani" is your stop or you can take the bus 64... but in this case please take care of your pocket! ;)


Updates, infos and on-line tickets :  the official tourist's site of the Vatican city, "Mv.vatican.va" it is the main resource for updates about opening days, events, rates & tickets on line :

 

Museums & artshow hot spots :

Macro Contemporay Art Museum | www.macro.roma.museum
Galleria Nazionale D'Arte Antica | 06 68802323 | www.lincei.it
Museo Nazionale D'Arte Orientale | 06 4874218 | www.museorientale.it
Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi | www.museoboncompagni.beniculturali.it
Museo Nazionale L.Pigorini | 06 549521 | www.pigorini.arti.beniculturali.it
Galleria Nazionale D'Arte Antica | 06 4824184 | - www.galleriaborghese.it
Museo Delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari | 06 5920210 | www.popolari.arti.beniculturali.it
Museo Nazionale Degli Strumenti Musicali | 06 7029862 | www.museostrumentimusicali.it
Keats-Shelley Memorial Association | 06 69921066 | www.keats-shelley-house.org
Museo Mario Praz | 06 6861089 | www.museopraz.beniculturali.it