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
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Palace of the Holy Steps (Santuario della Scala Santa )
The Palace of the Holy Steps or to give it its proper name Santuario della Scala Santa is one of those places which you wonder why it is not given more exposure in guide books and the Rome tourism industry. The Santuario della Scala Santa is directly opposite the Basilica Di San Giovanni in Laterana, often [...]
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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 [...]
A Walk Along The Via Appia Antica – What To Expect
The Via Appia Antica is the old Roman Appian Way, which ran from Rome down to Brindisi. The stretch close to Rome, the Via Appia Antica, is now part of an nature and archaeological park, the Parco Regionale dell’Appia Antica. As well as being a genuine attraction its a delightful contast to the traffic and [...]
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 [...]
Walking Between The Trevi Fountain And Piazza Navona via The Pantheon
The main purpose of this blog post is the video clip at the bottom of this article. The main write-up is on the main web-site, the web page Trevi Fountain To Self Guided Walk Piazza Navona via The Pantheon gives directions, describes milestones and what you will see on the way. Both text and video are [...]
Piazza Navona – What To Expect
Piazza Navone is one of the most famous of Rome’s many squares. The large and lively square features no less than three fountains and the baroque church of Sant’Agnese in Agone. The central and largest fountain is the Fountain of the four rivers commissioned to Borromini, but it was ultimately handed to his rival Bernini. The aim of [...]
Walking Between The Trevi Fountain And Spanish Steps In Rome
This post is a supplemental blog to the page on the main web site that describes the logistics of walking between the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain a classic walk in Rome. The web page Spanish Steps To Trevi Fountain Self Guided Walk gives directions, describes milestones and what you will see on the way. [...]
The Spanish Steps – What To Expect
The Spanish Steps are at the eastern end of the ancient city of Rome, next to Spagna Metro station. The steps themselves are 138 steps climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinita dei Monti, dominated by the Trinita dei Monti church at the top. There isn’t any [...]
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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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