Syt in Rome - 22nd October

[Syt]

I will be in Rome on business in two weeks time. Our event is until Friday lunch time, though there might be a few meetings afterwards. I will leave on Sunday afternoon, meaning I have all of Saturday for tourist stuff. This is my first time in Rome.

What's a reasonable program if I'm there just one full day?

I'm mostly interested in antique history. I'm not particularly interested in the Vatican or other renaissance/baroque sights, unless there's something that's MUST SEE you guys recommend.

[garbon]

I guess Baths of Caracalla, Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon.

I would think a trip wouldn't be sound without at least see St. Peter's Cathedral which is much easier to get into than the Vatican. I'd look up online about when's best to go though to beat/manage queue time.

As was mentioned before, skip Circus Maximus. Just a field.

[Maladict]

I will be in Rome on business in two weeks time. Our event is until Friday lunch time, though there might be a few meetings afterwards. I will leave on Sunday afternoon, meaning I have all of Saturday for tourist stuff. This is my first time in Rome.

What's a reasonable program if I'm there just one full day?

I'm mostly interested in antique history. I'm not particularly interested in the Vatican or other renaissance/baroque sights, unless there's something that's MUST SEE you guys recommend.

Well, the Vatican is full of classical goodness so don't write it off immediately.

But, if you only have a single day, I would stick to:

- Pantheon
- Capitoline Museums
- San Clemente (mithraeum)
- Forum Romanum, add Palatine and/or Colosseum if you have time left.

After closing time, walk over the Circus Maximus and back along the Tiber past the Forum Boarium and the two little temples on the river bank. Then on to the theatre of Marcellus, columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius and the Mausoleum of Augustus, you can even get a glimpse of the Ara Pacis through the glass wall of the building it's in.

[garbon]

Oh and Palatine Museum. You can also see Arch of Constantine near the Colosseum.

[Maladict]

Palatine Museum.

Really? The old antiquarium?

[Zanza]

St. Peter's Cathedral qualifies as a must-see. It's truly breathtaking and the view from the cupola is very beautiful. Augustus' Mausoleum is nearby for your antique taste.

The Forum and the Capitoline Museums are the best antique sites, followed by Pantheon and Colloseum.

[garbon]

Palatine Museum.

Really? The old antiquarium?

Ah you are right, I was thinking of the Capitoline Museums but when I quickly typed that in, seemed directly in line with what Syt mentioned. As I recall Capitoline Museums have cool Roman stuff but also mix of era that Syt says he doesn't care that much about.

[Syt]

Thanks for the tips; I'm not completely against non-antique attractions, so please feel free to recommend, but I'm currently in more of an Ancient Rome mood.

[Maladict]

Thanks for the tips; I'm not completely against non-antique attractions, so please feel free to recommend, but I'm currently in more of an Ancient Rome mood.

If you're into late antiquity/early Christianity, add Santa Sabina and Santo Stefano Rotondo to San Clemente.

If you're strapped for time you could skip the Palazzo Nuovo part of the Capitoline Museums, but do take in the view from the Tabularium.

[Josquius]

The Vatican can be done at night. Its when it looks it's best. The inside is nothing special.

[Razgovory]

The Vatican can be done at night. Its when it looks it's best. The inside is nothing special.

Yeah, the Sistine chapel is nothing special.

[Valmy]

Visit the Mausoleum of Augustus. Say hi to Livia for me.

If you prefer the Emperor Hadrian you can visit his tomb as well but people keep calling it 'Castel Sant'Angelo' these days.

[The Brain]

Visit the Mausoleum of Augustus. Say hi to Livia for me.

If you prefer the Emperor Hadrian you can visit his tomb as well but people keep calling it 'Castel Sant'Angelo' these days.

Sad to have a gay lover in denial.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

should you decide to go the Colloseum as well as the forum and Palatine: iirc those three can be done with the same ticket. So it's interesting to get your ticket at either forum or Palatine, rather than standing in line for the colloseum. Cause that is a mighty long line!

[The Larch]

Even if you're not into Renaissance stuff, St. Peter's sheer awesomeness has to be reckoned with. I mean, christianity split because of the bill!