I'll be taking a trip to Rome in a month and I'm wondeirng if anyone knows about any interesting places that are usually skipped by the tourist crowd. thanks for any suggestions
Anyone ever been to Italy?
- Thread starter fearofthedark09
- Start date
neal
wizard in black
I've been to Rome once for about a week back in '06. Aside from the infamous Colosseum it's a journey just walking around the city itself. There some catacombs in a city up north from there but I'm not sure what it's called... wish I could have checked it out though. Here are some pics I took if you're interested:
P.S. Gelato rules - I definitely recommend it
P.S. Gelato rules - I definitely recommend it
derek
Grey Eminence
I used to live there, if you're only there for a while you're probably stuck visiting all the tourist-like places.
The quietest place is to head out to the Via Appia, there are a few ruins and it's usually quite quiet a beautiful. The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius is nice too, as is the Protestant Cemetary beside, both are also somewhat quiet. The Capitoline Museums have a second site heading south (one stop after Pyramide) and it's almost always forgotten by the tourist crowd. In the main Capitoline Museum be sure to visit the Tabularium (it's up a stairwell off the underground passage between the two Museum buildings) because it has the best views of the forum and it's neglected.
They've recently changed the rules for visiting the forum - it used to be open and free and you just paid for the Palatine, but now the Palatine, Forum and Colloseum are all part of the same "site", so it's best to get to the Colloseum EARLY, because it gets busy and then use the tickets to see the Forum and Palatine, for the forum doesn't get busy until a bit later and the Palatine almost not at all.
The quietest place is to head out to the Via Appia, there are a few ruins and it's usually quite quiet a beautiful. The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius is nice too, as is the Protestant Cemetary beside, both are also somewhat quiet. The Capitoline Museums have a second site heading south (one stop after Pyramide) and it's almost always forgotten by the tourist crowd. In the main Capitoline Museum be sure to visit the Tabularium (it's up a stairwell off the underground passage between the two Museum buildings) because it has the best views of the forum and it's neglected.
They've recently changed the rules for visiting the forum - it used to be open and free and you just paid for the Palatine, but now the Palatine, Forum and Colloseum are all part of the same "site", so it's best to get to the Colloseum EARLY, because it gets busy and then use the tickets to see the Forum and Palatine, for the forum doesn't get busy until a bit later and the Palatine almost not at all.
