Hi all, I'm a college student studying in Madrid this semester and I impulse-bought tickets to Rome for Thanksgiving ($60 roundtrip!!). I fly in Weds morning and out Mon morning (and have zoom class Weds evening). My friend is joining me Weds evening so we will have four full days together - and neither of us have been to Rome (I have been to Northern Italy). I definitely want to see the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, etc... but the websites are really confusing. Does anyone have sites they specifically recommend seeing and booking, with possibly links to book it at? I'm pretty good at navigating the internet but finding this one a challenge. Maybe things don't open up to book until a month ahead of time? Because on the coopculture site there is lots avail for October but none after Nov 10, which is odd... seems unlikely it's all sold out? Also any specific food tours or restaurants, advice for getting around the city, hotels/hostels... all are welcome!! Thanks everyone!!
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
it's all sold out?
No it's just too early because of Covid. Nobody else, including re-sellers and scalpers, can book. Don't worry.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
15861 posts
Izzy, you've found the coopculture site so use that for ticketing for the Forum/Palatine/Colosseum and some other archeological sites/museums - such as the National Museum of Rome - offered on that site which look interesting to you.
A couple of others:
Vatican Museums; timed entry/guided tours:
https://m.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani-mobile/en.html
Tickets ARE currently available for Thanksgiving week.
Galleria Borghese; timed entry:
https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/
https://www.tosc.it/en/artist/galleria-borghese/
Tickets not yet available for Thanksgiving week.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32921 posts
the reason they aren't available is because of the covid pandemic. They don't want to sell tickets if they have to shutdown. Not saying that they will, they just recognise that changes and restrictions come and go so don't want things locked in too far ahead.
I'm sure that similar things happen in Spain...