Rome Picture: Trevi Fountain

There are a lot of things to do in Rome if you are there for more than three days. Here are a few suggestions for what to see in Rome:

• Vatican City – Vatican City (also called Holy See) is home to the Pope Apartments, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel, and the great Vatican Museums. Vatican City is inside Rome, plan to spend at least a half day there.
• Baths of Caracalla – At the foot of the Aventine hill are the monumental ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, the baths were enormous buildings, with huge frescoed vaults covering the large rooms used from the Second to Sixth century AD.
• More of Rome’s Majestic Churches – Visit Rome’s Cathedral San Giovanni Laterno, Saint Peter in Chains with its Michelangelo statue of Moses, or Santa Maria in Cosmedin with its Byzantine mosaics and the Mouth of Truth.
• Ostia Antica – The ruins of the ancient Rome port of Ostia Antica are well worth a visit. It is a huge complex and you can easily spend several hours wandering around the old streets, shops, and houses. You should plan at least a half day for this trip. To get there, take the Metro Line B to Magliana and take the Ostia Lido train from there. Ostia Antica Pictures from Europe for Visitors.
• Rome Day Trips – Includes Tivoli and the Villa d’Este, Orvieto, Frascati, Florence, Etruscan tombs, and a day at the beach with information about how to get to each on public transportation.

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Good advice: Use Rome Limo Services rather than Taxis