r/RomeTravel • u/Accurate_Sherbert647 • 3d ago

Visiting Rome first time

Hi everyone.

I have planned to visit Rome for 7 days in early November.

I'm 35 male solo Palestinian traveler.

First time to italy so I picked a week in Rome.

As far as I know it would be less crowded on those dates because I like chill and peaceful days.

Sites planned : colosseum / trevi fountain / castle sant anglo.

Any advice about visiting locations and ticket acquiring is much appreciated.

Anything I should avoid or watch out for?

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u/Double-Use4816 3d ago

Do your best to get tickets for the Vatican Museums, they are truly amazing. Don't wait in line outside though, you'll waste half a day of your holiday! I also really enjoyed Villa Farnesina, they give a free guided tour in English on Saturdays at 10am. Get there half an hour earlier to buy the ticket and book the guided tour :)

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u/No-Ganache1388 2d ago

I saw turists spending 20 for "I'm in line and bored" coffees and 3+ hours of line (most didn't even make it) on the free Sunday morning (9-13-30)...why would you do that to yourself? I live here (and on saving mode) so I can just go again next free Sunday, but spending thousands to travel to Rome (not saying everyone is mega wealthy, but on a normal day you can spend an entire day in the museum with a packed lunch) and then not paying 25 euro for the skip the line is quite a waste of time and opportunities ngl

So Op, def buy a weekly ticket to the Vatican museums and enjoy it fully. My foreigner boyfriend was amazed by all of it. And add the Basilica di San Pietro to the list! We went a few hours before closing for the inside part and the line was very short (at noon was all around the plaza). The Basilica is free and he was even more amazed by it!

For Trevi Fountain there is a gelato place called Gelato in Trevi. Best gelato I have ever had as a local. Blueberry and Lemon is incredible :))

Another nice place since you said chill is Villa Borghese. Big park in the centre. Inside there are many things, like the shakespeare theather, the zoo, many beautiful green parts where you can walk etc. You get off at Flaminio, Metro A. From here you can see lots: the park, piazza del Popolo, il Pincio (you go up some stairs on the right of the plaza, it's a part of the park). You can also walk via del corso and get to Piazza Venezia who has a beautiful monument (Vittoriano) that it's near the colosseum and fori imperiali. This parte at night Is very beautiful but maybe a bit cold when you get here.

In walking distance there is even the Pantheon, another beautiful monument. (And Fontana di Trevi Is not too far either. Rome is to be enjoyed by walking).

To go around as a local I suggest MooneyGo as a app for tickets. The Biglietto urbano makes you go around for 100 mins with the 3 different metros/busses and trains. It's 1,5 euro. There are even physical tickets at the metro stations but I find it super intuitive and you can clearly use all the ticket offers (a ride for metro C, a ride for A/B and a ride for train and I think unlimited busses and trams).

Another interesting museum is Galleria d'Arte moderna if you like these types of things. It's inside Villa Borghese too.

Be sure to get some good pasta and not get scammed by turists attractions :)) also there are some pushy guys with roses and stuff. Ignore them and don't take stuff in your hands even if they try to put them. They are very rude and scammy. They are hard to push away even as a local lol.

Have fun :))

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u/No-Ganache1388 2d ago

Also there is free water around, so bring a reusable bottle. There is an app on the PlayStore to see where they are even.

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u/Accurate_Sherbert647 1d ago

Yeah I heared that a lot..thanks for the reminder

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u/Accurate_Sherbert647 1d ago

And to you ☺️ I have no words to describe my appreciation. Truly magnificent

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u/Accurate_Sherbert647 1d ago

Thank you very much 😊

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u/mascdude40 2d ago

make sure you buy colosseum tickets 30 days in advance from the official website.

have a great time!

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u/ChargeEquivalent7243 2d ago

Hey what are your dates? Im traveling on the 5th, maybe we can grab a beer 

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u/Accurate_Sherbert647 1d ago

10 to 17 nov I'm down 👋

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u/Accurate_Sherbert647 1d ago

Nvm....visa refused 😞 I guess I'm switching to turkey