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  1. mike9 avatar

    RE: Rome - Day Trips Outside of Rome Advice

    by mike9 13 May 2012

    Agree with MTL above - either base yourself with car somewhere out in the countryside (and he's given you a good list of places to visit)…

  2. Italianfun avatar

    Re: Help with my Rome itinery

    by Italianfun 30 April 2012

    Adam, Consider these destinations outside both Rome and Naples, they are great, Ostia Antica, 28km south of Roma is its ancient port.…

  3. Pekkle99 avatar

    Villa d'Este

    by Pekkle99 07 March 2012

    Is Villa d'Este a must see or would it suffice to only visit Villa Adriana? The day that I can go to Tivoli is a Monday and Villa d'Este…

  4. tallybalt avatar

    Re: Planning tour of Italy is overwhelming!

    by tallybalt 10 January 2012

    I'm mildly curious as to how many days you've allocated for Italy? Pisa is a quiet town with little to offer other than the leaning…

  5. dant avatar

    Re: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by dant 03 September 2011

    There is a lot to choose from; it depends most on what you'd like to do. I got some suggestions for Rome day trips for one of my vacations…

  6. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by a_brit_in_ischia 23 August 2011

    Try this excellent pdf, which will tell you all you need to know... http://www.ostia-antica.org/touristguide.pdf Peter

  7. johnskis avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by johnskis 23 August 2011

    guys im trying to figure out how to get to Ostia Antica from Rome. I know you have to catch a metro and then a train from Lido. I'm trying…

  8. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by a_brit_in_ischia 22 August 2011

    For lots of us, that's what you do when it's hot! Either hardwired that way at birth, or due to conditioning during childhood.... and…

  9. sushi75 avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by sushi75 22 August 2011

    True. That's why I never understand why foreigners want to go to a beach when in Italy.

  10. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by a_brit_in_ischia 22 August 2011

    No, the only real problem with that problem is that one so rarely finds the long open stretches of gorgeous sand that are to seen in countri…

  11. sushi75 avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by sushi75 21 August 2011

    +There's a particular problem with Italians and beaches - they like them!+ I wouldn't call it a problem - and I'm +not+ a beach person.…

  12. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by a_brit_in_ischia 19 August 2011

    There's a particular problem with Italians and beaches - they like them! I was rather taken aback yesterday when one of the guidebooks…

  13. sushi75 avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by sushi75 18 August 2011

    +I've been told by many travellers that Australia has the best beaches.+ Those must have been Australian travellers :) Jokes apart, I…

  14. a_brit_in_ischia avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by a_brit_in_ischia 18 August 2011

    We've stayed in Sperlonga twice, for perhaps seven or eight days in all, and enjoyed many a dip in the sea there - where it seems they've…

  15. MTL avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by MTL 16 August 2011

    > Those genuinely interested, rather than trolling, what is that supposed to mean? the (helpful) link that you provided says the follow…

  16. MTL avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by MTL 16 August 2011

    #5, that makes complete sense. A trip to Pompeii can also be quite expensive. Unfortunately I don't think Sperlonga is much faster to…

  17. MTL avatar

    RE: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by MTL 15 August 2011

    Ostia Lido is a brash beach resort. OK if you want a quick beach fix. But it's not as nice as some other beaches. Sperlonga IS nice beach…

  18. wateenmooiedag avatar

    Re: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by wateenmooiedag 15 August 2011

    I liked Orvieto. Nice cathedral, nice museum with Etruscan stuff. Not so far with the train.

  19. coconut_skin avatar

    Re: Day trip from Rome besides Ostia Antica and Tivoli

    by coconut_skin 15 August 2011

    What about paying a visit to the Montecassino Abbey? Such a historical place, I felt pretty overwhelmed when I went there. Also very spiritu…

  20. flyingdutchgirl avatar

    RE: Italian holiday itinerary

    by flyingdutchgirl 12 August 2011

    I agree that six days in Rome is not enough to see the city, but I don't think a day trip to Florence would hurt if that is a city you…

  21. wateenmooiedag avatar

    Re: Italian holiday itinerary

    by wateenmooiedag 09 August 2011

    Buy a travel guide as soon as possible, you need it anyway. There is a high speed train to Florence and Florence is much closer to Rome…

  22. mike9 avatar

    RE: Cut my itinerary, now not enough to do?

    by mike9 04 August 2011

    You don't tell us where you're from (will you arrive jet lagged and be too tired to achieve much on day 1) when you are coming (can you…

  23. mike9 avatar

    RE: parking in rome.

    by mike9 14 July 2011

    A similar question was asked by someone 3 or 4 weeks ago, who eventually decided to stay in Tivoli and travel in.

  24. ColoradototheWorld avatar

    RE: Sotpover in Rome

    by ColoradototheWorld 12 July 2011

    To answer your questions, it depends first on what airport you're flying into. If it's from Fiumicino, take the Leonardo Express to Rome…

  25. cgbleak avatar

    RE: Camping & Itinery Advice

    by cgbleak 22 June 2011

    Sounds like someone needs to do a bit more reading....preferably in a guidebook, as well as searching on this site. 10 days isn't even…

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