Mercure Roma Delta Colosseo, Rome

Advantages: Former Ancient World Wonder
Disadvantages: Long ques to wait to buy tickets.

...When I visited Rome this New Year Holidays it was the best decision I have ever made in travelling. It was really worth. The very first stop which we wanted to see is the Colloseum which is called Colosseo by Italians is a very fantastic spot. The ticket will cost around 10 euros. Beware as there are plenty of theives roaming around and plenty of locals trying to cheat the travellers. We where cheated by two people dressed as roman warriors to take a picture of us and charged 10 Euros per picture. Without asking us, they took plenty of pictures and charged us 60 Euros. After coming home, when we printed the pictures, they were all out of focus. Do not ask any locals to take a picture of you. Rather trust a tourist. Collosseum it self a huge and beautiful ancient ruin. You need atleast and hour to have a view at the whole place... Read review

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Advantages: History, lots of things too see and so, food, amazing museums, Gelato
Disadvantages: Too much to see, crowded around major sight, fear of being pickpocketed

...A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to Rome in the period from July 2nd - 7th 2005. We targeted out places that we wanted to see during our trip. On our list was the usual stuff such as the Vatican, Pantheon, Piazza di Spagna, Colosseum, Forum, Capitol etc. With all of this on the list there was no rest for the wicked :-) Please visit my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com to see pictures from our trip. Get in touch if you have any questions or comments. Prelude A couple of years back we went to Milan and Venice and we had a great time there. I guess we decided that we had to return one day to check out some other Italian cities and especially Rome. After all Rome is one of the classical destinations along with places like Paris, New York City, London etc. Our chance came when we were... Read review

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Advantages: Central, cheap, clean,
Disadvantages: holiday was too short!!

..., there are two metro stations nearby too, only 5mins in either direction from the hotel. Unfortunately the metro in Rome is limited, there are currently only two lines although they are in the process of building a third. Therefore we tended to use buses, an extremely cheap and easy way to get around the city, once you realise you can't buy tickets onboard the bus but you have to get them from a newspaper stand or snack bar. Once on board the bus you have to stamp it in the machines provided. :::The Main Sights::: From the hotel it is only a 5-10 minute walk to the colosseo (colosseum) and the Roman Forum, the social, economic and political central of ancient Rome. The Vatican is of course a must on any visit to Rome. We found this fasinating. Although be aware that the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums tend to only be open in the morning... Read review

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