My wife and I will have a day and a half in Rome first week of June before flying home to the US after 2 weeks in Puglia region.
We have explored the main tourist sites in Rome during our visit a few years ago, including The Vatican, Trastevere, Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon.
This trip, we plan to revisit some of these favorites during the half day.
But then have a full day to explore some new areas.
Where would you suggest we visit?
We are considering the area south of the Colosseum, like the Baths of Caracalla and sites along the Appian Way. We'll be there on a Wednesday, so I understand that the bike/walking path parallel to the Appian Way will be closed. So I'm concerned it will be busy with traffic and not enjoyable. Would you recommend spending better part of a day on the Appian Way and Catacombs of San Sebastiano (Callisto Catacombs closed on Wed).
Very open to other ideas for how best to spend the day. We are fit and enjoy the outdoors, walking and of course, great food, pastries and gelato!
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
1424 posts
Have you already been to the Borghese Gallery? It’s wonderful
Posted by
Irving
3280 posts
My favorite square in Europe is Rome's Piazza del Popolo. Good day trip options are Florence, Orvieto and Naples.
Posted by
Miami
338 posts
You could go see all these great churches, all of them are within walking distance of each other except maybe San Giovanni:
- Santa Maria Maggiore
- Basilica of Saint Praxedes
- Santa Maria della Vittoria
- San Giovanni in Laterano
- Sant'Ignazio (close to the Pantheon)
- Sant'Andrea della Valle (close to the Pantheon)
- Chiesa del GesùSaint (close to the Pantheon)
- Saint Mary of Minerva (close to the Pantheon)
- Church of St. Louis of the French (close to the Pantheon)
- Sant'Agnese in Agone (close to the Pantheon)
- Santa Maria del Popolo
- Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Saint Cecilia in Trastevere
Posted by
OP
13 posts
Thank you for your suggestions!
Here's what I'm thinking at the moment. Does this seem worthwhile?
Our hotel is in the Ludovisi neighborhood, just south of the Borghese park.
- Walk south through Monti neighborhood
- Orange Gardens
- Keyhole View
- Avetine Hill
- Baths of Caracalla (about 90 minutes of walking to this point)
- Taxi to Appian Antica Cafe area
- Appian Way walk north
- Catacombs of San Sebastiano
- Taxi back to hotel
Additional options to possibly hit after all this.
- Vicus Caprarius (The Water City)
- Horti Sallustiani Gardens
Posted by
martinez, ca, usa
2421 posts
hey hey britdog77
going off the grid from the hustle and bustle of rome. since you've been to rome and seen many places why not get out to the countryside. just my 0.3 cents worth
withlocals.com/beautiful countryside day trip: castelli romani
take the train to frascati train station, about 30 minutes from roma termini and meet your guide, pierpaolo, to see the small villages and lake nemi and lake albano. this is where the pope spends summertime and it's garden
e-borghi.com
on june 2, 2024 they have their annual strawberry festival in the village of nemi, anything and everything using strawberries to make cakes, jams/jellies, ice cream, liquer, etc. a parade at 10am with residents in their local costumes. take the cotral bus or a taxi from station to nemi
mycastelliromani.com/blog/the town of nemi
see the bronze sculpture of diana the huntress and learn the history of her and ships found in the lake, hanging from the ledge of the crater, also taste it's wine grown in the region
visitlazio.com/11967
learn about strawberries that are well known here.
oldfrascati.com
read their blog and the tours they offer in the village of frascati.
buxom cookie from frascati. stop at el ceralli forno a legna (deli & patisserie) on piazza bambocci 15. walk through and buy some bakery/pastries and saw special few years ago about having the best "porchetta". nonna rosanna "the matriarch/general" for family: has since passed away, she was still baking till 94 years old.
taxi back to train station and back to rome, unless bus is neat to take you back. enjoy the day away, see another part of outside rome. have your last dinner in rome before flying home
aloha
Posted by
OP
13 posts
Thank you, but our stop in Rome is at the end of 2 weeks exploring Puglia, so we want to stick to Rome for the final 1.5 days.