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Which would you pick?

Just when I thought I had our trip all planned out, up pop the I-love-Orvieto posts and I get all confused again :-)

I've planned a half day visit to Ostia Antica, and another to Tivoli. We're taking the train to Florence after Rome, but we're only going to be there for a day (husband wants to see the David, and I want to see Lake Como more than Florence. COMPROMISES!!!)

Should we go to Orvieto instead of one of the other half-day trips I have planned? That would, of course, mean losing half a day of seeing other Rome sites.

Opinions???

Posted by
1901 posts

Ok...don't second guess yourself. You've got your holiday planned, and probably have been working on it for some time. Just go with your plan. There will always be someplace else that you will read about that someone has been to.

I've been to Orvieto 2x now. I'd go back...but then I've never been to Tivoli, and I want to see that!

Each place in Italy is amazing to us....you can't see it all in one trip.

Take in all of Rome that you can...if you have time to see Orvieto, then go. if not, it's really not a big deal - you've seen other things. Spending the time in Rome is worth it...

Posted by
8293 posts

A few years have passed since we visited Ostia Antica, but I believe a half day would suffice and do it justice.

Posted by
102 posts

merritt take the good advice above and plan a return trip, many return trips. i loved ostia, been three times and will go again. fellow eugenian frances has it right, so you will not go wrong, keep those plans.

Posted by
7737 posts

Ostia Antica is very cool and worth the trip. If you're REAALLY into ancient Rome, you should allow more than half a day. If not, half a day is about right. It is large, though. Almost as large as Pompeii, if memory serves.

And do stop second-guessing. Enjoy the places where you'll be. Any combination of these sites you named will be wonderful.

Posted by
5 posts

Tivoli is so memorable. But I don't think it's a half day--more like 3/4 of a day. There's Hadrian's Villa and Villa d'Este--both must sees. We signed up for a bus tour out of Rome for this and it was worth it.

Posted by
138 posts

Thanks for all the replies - it is alot of fun planning a trip when you have all these helpers to guide you!

I have a car coming to pick us up and drive us to Tivoli. My plan is for them to pick us up at the hotel early the last day we're there, put our suitcases in the car, drive to Tivoli (45 minutes is their quoted time) spend three hours there, 45 minutes back. Have them drop us at Termini, put our stuff in luggage storage, visit the last few minor places on our "want to do to" list that are near Termini, return and catch the 5 something train to Florence.

Doable?

How much time would you give the Baths of Dioclesian and the National Museum of Rome?

Thanks!

Posted by
157 posts

I was in Ostia Antica two weeks ago and it took me from 10 to 2 to get through it and i did not go through everything. If you are really into its history, it would take more than half a day. You can take the blue line from Termini to get there.

Posted by
138 posts

Thanks Jennifer! I'm not sure how much we're going to be into history - we're traveling with our three kids, so I imagine they will surprise us by what they're "into". Their favorite part of Washington DC was the art museum - you could've knocked me over with a feather at that!!

I am glad you had a fun day there. I can't wait!! One month and three days!!! Whoopee!!