Author: Bob Handford Rome’s public transport is a great way to independently visit Rome without use of guides or hop on, hop off tour buses. The buses and limited Metro system are excellent in terms of coverage and frequencies and are also very cheap. The only minus points are that the system is very crowded [...]
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Buying Tickets For Rome’s Public Transport
Posted in Bob Uses Public Transport Also tagged Bus, Metro, Price Check, Public Transport, Video Clip 1 Comment
Walking Between S Pietro Station and St Peter’s Square
S. Pietro Station is particularly useful for those visiting Rome independently from a cruise ship from Rome’s port Civitavecchia. Regular commuter style trains run to Termini Station in Rome. Its a 10 minute walk from S. Pietro Station to St Peter’s Square at the heart of the Vatican, but the way through a residential district [...]
Visiting Ostia Antica – What To Expect
If you have more than a couple of days in Rome and have completed the “must see” attractions, St Peter’s , Vatican Museum, Colosseum, Roman Forum and Trevi Fountain etc then a visit to Ostia Antica, the port of ancient Rome is an option you may well soon come across. Ostia Antica is about 20 [...]
Civitavecchia Cruise Ship To Rome By Train
Civitavecchia the cruise port for Rome is 80 kms north-west of Rome but its very easy fo the independent minded traveller to do their own thing in Rome cheaply by train whether it be mid-cruise on a day excursion or a transfer to your Rome hotel or airport. There are regular commuter style trains about [...]
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