Rome itinerary help

Have you plotted it out on a map? Google Maps is great for that. Then you can see for yourself if you're doing it in a logical order.

That said, it sounds EXHAUSTING. This isn't your plan for the day after flying in, is it?

Sounds like you have two busy days planned. Start off at San Clemente and be sure to go down into the lowest layer of old Rome and walk along narrow streets, between Roman houses. It gives you a good idea of how Rome has been built up over the centuries. The Forum and Palatine Hill are close together and if you go from the Colosseum to the Palatine Hill and then on the the Forum you exit by the Capitoline Museum (Hill)/Piazza del Campidoglio. Il Vittoriano which is on Piazza Venezia, and the Imperial Forums are just over the Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Capitoline Hill. Leave San Pietro in Vincoli until you are on your way home depending on where you are staying near the Colosseum. The Boca del Verita is a bit out of the way but there are some other interesting monuments nearby if you have the time and the energy. I would probably do this as would be nice but not necessary.....

According to other postings on this Forum the Spanish Steps, or at least the church and fountain are under wraps for repair....(as is the Trevi Fountain).

Sounds like you have two busy days planned. Start off at San Clemente and be sure to go down into the lowest layer of old Rome and walk along narrow streets, between Roman houses. It gives you a good idea of how Rome has been built up over the centuries. The Forum and Palatine Hill are close together and if you go from the Colosseum to the Palatine Hill and then on the the Forum you exit by the Capitoline Museum (Hill)/Piazza del Campidoglio. Il Vittoriano which is on Piazza Venezia, and the Imperial Forums are just over the Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Capitoline Hill. Leave San Pietro in Vincoli until you are on your way home depending on where you are staying near the Colosseum. The Boca del Verita is a bit out of the way but there are some other interesting monuments nearby if you have the time and the energy. I would probably do this as would be nice but not necessary.....

According to other postings on this Forum the Spanish Steps, or at least the church and fountain are under wraps for repair....(as is the Trevi Fountain).

Thanks Lesley! I have moved the Basilica of San Clemente to the beginning of the day and put the Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli at the end of the day as you suggested. I have also removed Boca del Verita from the proposed itinerary because it doesn't seem like we will have enough time to get there.

I did read that the Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps are under wraps but feel a walk by is still needed or should we not?

The Trevi fountain and the Spanish Steps are, as you say, under wraps. What could possibly be the point in a "walk by"? Save your time and energy and fit in a little time to sit at a cafe and watch the Italian world go by.

The Trevi Fountain - while underwraps, can still be seen and you can walk past and toss your coin in. You can also see parts of the Spanish Steps. We enjoyed walking past both .

The Basilica of San Clemente is one of my favorite spots in Rome. Double check the opening/closing time--I remember it closes in the middle of the day, but you should double check just to make sure it will be open when you choose to go. http://www.basilicasanclemente.com/index.php/informations/excavations. I also enjoyed the Victor Emmanual Momument.

That being said, I cannot imagine doing all of your agenda on one day! Oh my!
Enjoy!

I agree with the advice you have received so far. That is a lot to do in one day. Although all the sites are next to each other on the map it takes a while to walk through them all. Remember you gotta eat! If you feel bound and determined to see all of these sites in one day then get up early start at one end and work your way across to the other. Most sites open at 8:30. However, if you plan to see everything on your list you will not have time to go into every site. You could take photos of the Victor Emmanual Monument (in the Piazza Venezia), the Piazza del Campidolglio (on the Capitoline Hill), Imperial Forum and Trajan's column before the other sites open at 8:30am, (do not go in the museum or up to the observation deck of the V.E. Monument, you likely don't have time). You could try to fit in a visit to the Pantheon, not sure why it is less important to you than the other basilicas but incase it was an oversight on your part.... It is free, can be done quick and opens at 8:30. Next head to the Palatine Hill to buy your pass, see that area first, the Forum second and then break for lunch. Next The Basilica di San Pietro In Vincoli. After that continue down Via del Fori Imperial with Imperial Forum ruins and the Parco del Colle Oppio on your left until you get to Basilica of San Clemente. Finally, finish your day at the Colosseum who's crowds start to thin around 3pm.

This will be a very intense day and you will be tired! You may get to a certain point and throw in the towel, but in theory it could be done this way. If you get too hot or want to give up walking around in the heat, the museums on the Capitoline Hill are air-conditioned. However, if you go into those museums you will be forfeiting time to see other sites on your list. Most travelers have a saying "I'll get it on the next trip" and then we make sure we go back. Be willing to try this out, it is impossible to see everything cool in and around Rome in only 2 days. Buena Fortuna!