Rome sightseeing

we weere there this past april. buy the roma pass and go to the colloseum, forum and palatine hill , it's a no brainer plus you get to pass all the lines. if you want to do the vatican, we enjoyed angel tours, again passed all the lines 4 hr tour. you can walk to most sights except maybe the vatican. make the most of your day and enjoy :):) good luck :):)ps. we did book the vatican tour before we went to rome but the roma pass we bought when we arrived.

I don't know if the Rome Pass makes sense if you are there only for a day as it is valid for free transportation. We were in Rome last month....combined ticket to Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum cost 14 bucks and was valid for 24 hrs...which I thought was a great deal!!

I agree that the Roma Pass does not necessarily make sense. It is not necessary to avoid the ticket line at the Colosseum. You can buy your combo ticket (Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill - good for 2 days, entry any time during those days), in advance, on-line (print them out like Ticketmaster tickets), or you can avoid the line by buying them at the Forum/Palatine Hill entrance.

Hi Nancy
Touring Rome in a day is do-able! The best value and the best way to see the hi-lights of Rome would be to buy a "Hop On Hop Off" bus ticket - virtually from anywhere (we bought ours from the Vatican area)...you can't miss these double-decker buses. For one price, these buses will take you to the Colloseum, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Vatican City, Sisteen Chapel, King Emmanuel's monument (nicknamed The Wedding Cake)etc...about 10 major attractions. You take as long as you need at each venue, then pick up the next HopOnHopOff, and continue. The route is repeated and goes in a continuous circle and you can eventually end up where you started. Maps are provided and are user-friendly, and there are English speaking earphones in these buses that explain the history of each venue. You do have to pay admission to some of these wonderful places so basically you're paying for unlimited busfare. You will be awestruck. Good Luck and bring lots of film!

Nancy,

They have "hop on, hop off" tours busses in Rome that go by all the tourist spots. You can catch the busses outside of Termini station. Did this on my last trip and it was great.

As for the hop on / hop off bus, where do I get tickets for this? And, do you know how much? Thanks.

I'm trying to decide whether to use Rick's guidebook and audio tapes for the "Caesar Shuffle" ( Colosseum, Forum, etc) or to take a tour. Any experience with using the tapes or suggestions?