Rome in late November must sees and what not

Download Rick Steves app and take his Heart of Rome, Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere walking tours. This way you won’t miss seeing anything. Good day trip options are Ostia Antica and take Rick’s self-guided walk there too. There is also Orvieto and Naples. If it rains check out the Capitoline Museums.

Rick's guide book on Rome will cover all the must sees. If you don't want to buy it, check it out from your local library.

I would suggest getting one of the early morning tours of the Vatican Museum that operate before it opens to the general public. The crowds become a slow moving herd later in the day.
Something like this tour. https://theromanguy.com/tours/italy/vatican/sistine-chapel-vatican-tour

Buy tickets in advance for Borghese Gallery and the Colosseum.

I second a half day trip by train to Ostia Antica. I thought it was better than Pompeii (minus the lava.) Take the train from the San Paolo station and get off at Ostia Antica. Walk across the pedestrian bridge and buy a ticket. Lovely day- they have a cafeteria and gift shop.

Thanks so much. So Cooler weather in late November shouldn't curtail any of my options?

The only thing worse than a slow moving herd at the Vatican is a fast moving herd at the Vatican. Our regular hours but first-thing- in-the- morning visit to the Vatican was like the stampede in The Lion King, and shoulder-to-shoulder, back-to-belly through corridors and up and down stairs —- our 2nd worse travel experience, right behind general strike at the Paris airport (also a stampede with people leaping barriers and running up the down escalators). Yeah, find a tour.

I can’t find the links for you right now, but search this forum for the less famous things to do in Rome —- there was one fairly recently. You have a nice amount of time in Rome and can see a lot there. My two favorite day trips would be Orvieto and Ostia Antica. I enjoyed seeing the Forum from the balcony of the Capitoline museum more than actually being down there in it. It makes more sense from above.

I like Orvieto very, very much. It has more than a day's worth of interesting things to see. The historic area is on top of a hill. I imagine it could be chilly on a windy November day, so I'd check the weather forecast for a day expected to be comparatively warm. Choose a regionale or regionale veloce train rather than an intercity so you don't have to worry about the fare escalating if you buy the ticket at the last minute. The current R/RV fare is 8.60 euros one-way. The intercity trains aren't a lot faster.

acraven, Is Orvieto better as tour or do it yourself exploring? thanks

Here's a good resource right here in this site, under the Explore Europe tab rome suggestions

Ideas for Rome: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/8-days-in-rome-off-the-beaten-path-recommendations

Orvieto is really easy to do on your own. Take train round trip from Rome. Walk around, see the Duomo, for sure, pop into shops, eat lunch and more. Catch the train back. No need for a tour. We did that last year, and it was easy peasy. I have also stayed overnight which is worthwhile if you have the time. Have fun. November is my favorite time in Rome. And yes, pick the better weather day to go as acraven says. Have fun!

I've been to Rome twice in late Nov and was not cold although it rained. A hooded poncho will keep you, your day pack and purse dry. This way you won’t have to carry an umbrella which could blow inside out, even if the manufacturer says it won’t. If you wear glasses buy a rain hat.

I'm with acraven as to the viability of Orvieto as an ideal daytrip from Rome.

We did it in February 2017--FYI weather for the week was 50's/60's, just perfect for sightseeing. We left our apartment overlooking Campo de' Fiori at 9:30, catching the bus to Termini station around 10:00 for an 11:00 train to Orvieto (we bought the ticket at Termini on the spot, you never know how the buses are going to run!), arriving there about 12:15. Took the funicular from the station up to the plateau that is the magnificent hilltown. Walked around for awhile as we worked up an appetite, found a tiny restaurant that specialized in homemade tagliatelle with cinghiale (wild boar). Locating great food in Orvieto is definitely not a problem!

Afterwards, we walked off the meal by wandering the rabbit-warren cobblestoned streets & shops, and spent quite a bit of time at Duomo di Orvieto, possibly my favorite cathedral in all of Italy, which is saying a lot. Took a 5:30 train back to Rome, arriving at Termini before 7PM...just in time for dinner, then gelato! A well-spent day!

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