For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Rome, Italy Travel Guide has been your connection to Rome's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Attractions
Sightseeing in Rome is exhilarating and exhausting. That it wasn't built in a day is quickly evident when you start exploring. There are temples, residences, basilicas, churches, palazzi, piazzi, parks, museums and fountains. All this and the Vatican too! Visitors are certainly spoiled for choice in the Eternal City.
Entrance to many museums, including state run museums, are generally free. Where fees are required, they are typically heavily discounted for senior citizens (65+), or for children under 18. Passports are considered as Proof of Age.
Many Rome attractions are closed on Mondays. Hours of Operation vary, and often change (due to renovations, private viewings, etc) but schedule changes are rarely publicized. Many attractions close for the winter season.
If you have extra energy, and want to sample some of the more varied pleasures Rome has in store, your selection is vast. The Teatro dell'Opera, the city’s opera house, a reasonable number of smaller theatres, a variety of nightclubs and bars, literary cafes, football (soccer) matches and many more evening activities wait your discovery.
