Rome airports can be confusing: the closer one is not automatically the easier one. Fiumicino (FCO) is farther from the centre but has direct trains and many more facilities. Ciampino (CIA) is smaller and closer, but most public transport options involve a change. We arrived at Ciampino with our children, and for us its small […]
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Where to Stay in Rome: 5 Areas and 12 Places I Checked
Where should you stay in Rome? For a first three or four-day visit, the historic centre around the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Largo di Torre Argentina is the easiest base because you can walk to most major sights. Monti, between the Colosseum and Termini, is my favourite compromise between location, atmosphere and price. Prati is […]
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Vatican Tickets and Entrance 2027: Don’t Lose Hours in the Wrong Queue
Vatican tickets explained: what to book for the Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s, current prices, entrances, dress code and queue-saving tips.
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3 Days in Rome: Avoid my queue mistakes and enjoy my itinerary 2027
Do not make the same mistake in Rome that I did. I underestimated how busy the city’s biggest sights would be and did not book our tickets in time. We spent far too much time standing in queues and nearly missed the Sistine Chapel altogether. You can do it better than I did: reserve the […]
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