i will be in rome during july.
what passes would you recommend to cut down on costs?
two adults and two children
Posted by
Chicago, Il, USA
126 posts
Definately the Roma Pass, http://www.romapass.it/?l=en
Posted by
Edmonds, WA, USA
88 posts
It depends on how long you're staying & what you want to see. I used the Archeologia card because it lasted a full 7 days, so there was no need to rush between sites:
http://www.rome.info/museums/cards/
Includes Colosseum, Forum/Palatine Hill (incl. museum), Baths of Caracalla, national museums, and a couple other sites. It says you can only go into each site once, but I didn't find that to be the case. I entered Palatine Hill one day on my own & was able to return the next day with a friend & use the same card to get a new ticket. It might be a convenient option if your children are younger & you don't want to have to rush them around everywhere in just a few days.
Here's a site comparing the different passes:
http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/qt/rome_pass.htm
Posted by
OP
pottstown, pa, us
19 posts
anyone else have suggestions?
Posted by
USA
85 posts
I have a question that is similar to this thread.
Today I made reservations and bought a ticket for the Borghese Gallery in Rome. I read in RS book Rome 2009 that you can make the reservation and book a tour online. When I got online, it never mentioned any tours. And it said that if you have a RomaPass (which I will), you could just call an Italian phone number to make a reservation without buying a ticket. That's what I wanted to do, so I tried calling but my cell phone wouldn't put the call through. I don't have another phone. So, reluctantly I just went ahead and bought the ticket too. Anyone know how I could have done it online? I used www.ticketeria.it.