Hi all. WOOOOHOOOOOO...after hitting refresh about 7,542 times I scored tickets for the arena floor admission to the Colosseum. But it completely changed some scheduling and I need some advice.
11:45am: admission to Colosseum including arena floor (through coop and not through a tour group).
I want to take us to 2 churches that are in opposite directions:
1. Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio (which is 'south' of the Colosseum - open 3:30 to 6:30pm) and
2. Basilica di Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (which is 'north' of the Colosseum. (open 3 to 7pm)
AND after we thought we'd walk the Monti neighborhood and find dinner.
Here are the limiters: The people who are going to the Colosseum (my sister, brother-in-law and my husband - I've been too many times so not going ...going to do something else and meet them after) 2 of them get back REALLY late the night before from a trip to Pompeii so we are grateful that the tickets I scored are 11:45am - in other words, not doing either of the churches prior.
- How long do you think they'll be in the Colosseum for this schedule?
- Should we then walk south and do Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli and see the Moses with Horns (this was my request - I saw it briefly once before and really want to see it again). then
- North to Santo Stefano and then
- right into the Monti neighborhood near the restaurants and shops?
or do I have this tangled in the wrong direction?
I KNOW someone here will have a great clear-headed view of how to handle this. Many thanks. We're a mere 3 weeks away from leaving and I am so excited.
bean