Today I want to post the itinerary traveled for my last trip to Rome on the blog, we are talking about a fairly intense tour with about 80,000 steps covered despite the use of the metro. Anyway, if you want to visit Rome in three days, it is very possible, you just need to have some initial precautions to keep in mind.
Preliminary organization for your visit to Rome
Is this the first time you've come to Rome or have you already seen it before? Evaluate your tour based on what you are looking for and given the few days available, also evaluate the museums you want to visit, always booking admissions for everyone.
Another important point is to use the metro, although it is not the most beautiful, clean and safe means of transport in Rome, it is convenient for covering very long stretches in a short time.
What I will suggest to follow is exactly what I traveled, the stages that I touched on the strength of the fact that I had already been to Rome so I made a kind of mix between less touristy places and tourist places. If this is the first time you go to Rome, I suggest you read my dedicated post with the must-see places in the city, but now, let's start!
Day one, the exploratory tour of Rome
The first day, also thanks to the arrival in the city (then this varies according to the means taken, etc., but oh well) the first day I always consider it as an exploration, taking it a little lightly and relaxing, turning in the area next to your accommodation , going to see maybe only one main point of interest and starting to savor the atmosphere of the place.
I, having arrived in Rome by train with Italo at 2.00 pm, had half a day free to go around and I dedicated it to the Centrale Montemartini and to the keyhole of the Palazzo dei Cavalieri di Malta, which is honestly, however nice , did not drive me crazy and I do not justify queuing to take a picture, but degustibus of course.
I did this short tour passing through the Colosseum and the Imperial Forums which were just 5 minutes walk from my apartment.
Second day, the full day in Rome
Dedicate it to all the tours you want to do, museums, places of interest, this must be the highlight.
I had to make two scheduled visits that both failed within an hour, yet if I think about it I find it absurd ... So I changed my itinerary by visiting some important places where I wanted to take photos.
If you want to take an outdoor tour without going into museums, I suggest:
Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Spagna, Trinità dei Monti and Pincio (two splendid panoramic points), Piazza del Popolo, Via del Corso, Vittoriano (check the times to enter, admission is free and you can enjoy another splendid view overview on the imperial forums).
Third day, what you have left to see of Rome
The last full day in Rome before leaving was dedicated to the other side of the Tiber, with San Pietro, Castel Sant'Angelo and the Trastevere district, and then returned to the Colosseum passing through the Tiber Island and greeting the city from the Capitol.
Some time-saving tips:
- Booking luggage storage in Rome is an excellent advice, as moving around with suitcases can be very uncomfortable in the Eternal City.
- Book all entrances to museums to avoid queues, especially it is essential to book the Vatican Museums.
- If you want magnets or souvenirs for yourself or to take to friends and relatives, don't waste too much time around, they are all the same everywhere all with the same price, there is a bit of laziness on tourist merchandising, so at the first shop you find , get them all so you solved. In case I recommend Via Cavour, right next to the Colosseum and the forum area, with several souvenir shops all for 1 euro.
- First select the places to stop and book them, so as to avoid looking for them wandering around the streets. Again, there is little competition and the prices are all very similar.
I hope the itinerary is useful to you, Rome is a splendid city, indeed unique in the world, and three days are very few to see it all. To fully enjoy it, I recommend you stay here at least a week
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