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Vatican City is certainly open to visit for tourists at large; as you perhaps know, there is no actual boundary between Rome and Vatican City, meaning that nobody checks the papers of those who move from one to the other.
However, when I first read your question, I thought that you meant St. Peter's Cathedral, which takes up so much of Vatican City and ...
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With 109 acres (44 hectares) within its walls, the Vatican is easily traveled by foot; however, most of this area is inaccessible to tourists.
No reference about Anglicans, Muslims or any other - just tourists. Any where that a Catholic can get in, you can too, regardless of your background. And also importantly, regardless of your gender - a recent ...
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One option is to take the train. I've just looked for a random weekday in September, and there's basically one train an hour in each direction. It's direct, and takes just shy of 4 hours. To get train times, your best bet is to use Bahn.de and search from there. (Yes, that is the German railways rather than the Italian I'm suggesting, but they have a better ...
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A Roma Pass may be worth it for the discounts on tourist attractions, however, my wife and I found that most tourist attractions were not easily accessible from the public transit system (e.g., there are only a handful of metro stations that are close to the historic center of Rome, and they are on the periphery). The bus network is extensive, however, it ...
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On Hafas sites (I used the Belgian one), I found 10h41 with one change at Torino:
EuroStar Italia - ES 9630: Roma Termini (13h00) to Torino Porta Susa (16h52)
TGV - TGV 9248: Torino Porta Susa (17h35) to Paris Austerlitz, (23h51)
I got a quote on voyages-sncf.com, the french railways company: 208€ in 2nd class and 262€ in first class. For such a trip, ...
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I'm Italian and I visited Rome as a tourist myself about one year ago.
The image which mouviciel so usefully linked is self-explanatory, but it is not true for Rome or Vatican City only, all the churches in Italy have something similar being displayed IF they are regularly visited by tourists (otherwise, the same rule holds but there is no specific ...
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I was in Venice last year on 27th Nov. Based on my experience on that day :
You definitely need to wear jacket. It was around 6-8 Celcius. I put some of my photos below. As you can see, all the people wear jackets.
On that day, it was sunny. I love photography as you do, and my photos in Venice were my best photos during my trip in Europe.
However ...
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You can book this train on my website, loco2.com:
http://loco2.com/journey/rome-paris-1q0w3dk
Unfortunately we can currently only ship this ticket to a UK address.
If you cannot book elsewhere, I would recommend trying http://raileurope-world.com as they ship globally.
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The Schengen Agreement is an agreement between several states that created the Schengen Area within which there are little or no border or visa controls.
STATI Schengen in Italian means "Schengen countries", so those countries that are part of the Schengen Area.
You can find a list of these countries here.
I guess your Visa is stating that you can visit ...
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I've been to Rome several times for long durations and I did not notice any particular day of the week to be more busy than any other. However, weekdays I found were less busy and especially in the early morning you can see tourist sights and not be as overwhelmed with other bodies. Since you will be there in the summer the sun rises early so if you don't ...
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I remember having walked one evening from Vatican to Termini train station and found my way through Piazza di Spagna and Fontana di Trevi. Maybe Piazza Navona as well.
You definitivelly should discover Roma by foot. The city is not that big.
By the way, one full day in Vatican is what I would have suggested if you hadn't mentioned your schedule. The view ...
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Your aggressive sightseeing goals are entirely possible. We were in Rome when our cruise ship docked in Civitavecchia, which is about 1 1/2 hours from the city center! We were able to finish all these spots (although the Sistine Chapel was closed), with a few 60+ year olds in tow. That said, it was extremely tiring, and I wouldn't do it again the same way.
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I'd agree that the train is the least expensive option - especially if you take advantage of the Trenitalia MINI discounted tickets - see my blog article on Trenitalia fares for more information. These tickets can be bought 4 months in advance or the day before - if they are still available.
You also could fly via Easyjet. If you book in advance you can ...
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I think there will be almost always available tickets, but the price will be high.
If you can buy a lot in advance, you will have the lower prices:
Roma - Milano : from 19 €, 3 h, max 4 months in advance, http://trenitalia.com
Milano - Paris : from 29 €, 7 h, max 3 months in advance, http://voyages-sncf.com
If i look in one month, around 22 feb, it will ...
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Even if I do agree that during October you won't find super long queues, it's still a good to book some tickets in advance, where "in advance" stands for "one day in advance". The places you mentioned in your post are among the most crowded places in Italy so spending couple of minutes online would save you 30 mins to 1h of queues.
I strongly suggest you ...
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You can use www.tgv-europe.com to book the train tickets. According to the schedule there, the fastest train takes 10:09, with one change in Torino, Italy. However, there are also some direct trains, but all of them are slower.
The price depends a little bit on your country of residence, but it seems to be around 200€ for a one-way ticket in the 2nd class.
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According to historvius.com, among the oldest structures you can visit are the Mamertine Prison, dating back to the 7th century BC, as well as the Temple of Vesta (wikipedia link) on the Forum, which dates from the same period.
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Living in Rome for 3+ years we often rode the bus and metro. It's true that the metro system is limited (they are building a Line C currently), but the bus system is quite extensive. If you're going to be there for a full week, and you plan on riding the buses and metro, then the Weekly Bus Ticket can be a great buy! See my blog article on riding buses in ...
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You've pretty much sorted things out between Day 1 and Day 2. The only observation I'd make about Day 1 is that the two non Roman sights "book end" the Roman sights south and north.
Starting in the south, and moving north, you would see the Spanish steps, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain (nearest the Vatican) in that order. If you wanted ...
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From Wikitravel's great piece on Rome:
Rome has excellent shopping opportunites of all kinds - clothing and jewellery (it has been nominated as a top fashion capital) to art and antiques. You also get some big department stores, outlets and shopping centres, notably in the suburbs and outskirts.
Main shopping areas include Via del Corso, Via Condotti, and ...
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I would strongly suggest you to try Petrini
Another very famous one (which is part of a well known brand in Italy) is Grom
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Rome Toolkit .com says no.
What Is Not Covered By Rome Travel Passes
For buses, you can only use the Rome travel passes on the city buses.
You cannot use them on the Rome hop on, hop off sightseeing buses or
the airport buses to either of Rome's airports. On the trains the
entire Metro system is covered and local services in the city of Rome
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Taxis in Rome are more expensives than in other European capitals. For example, a short travel (10 minutes) in the city center cost us 10 euros. As you said, the airports have fixed fees.
Taxis are white and have a license number in both sides and inside. Also, obviouslly, they have the word "taxi". It's very important that you never take a taxi from ...
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On average, November in Venice is relatively chilly (average daily high is 11°C) and with a good chance of rain as it is the wettest month (weather.com). Still, as with most of Europe, the weather fluctuates and you might experience better (or worse weather). You will however definitely need to pack for chilly weather.
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Your question has taken me back to an incredibly pleasant trip to Rome which I had with my family (three people with a slightly older boy than your son) a few years ago in April.
We stayed in an extremely central place which I would recommend to you (Pensione Barrett), from which you can easily walk around Rome, which allows you to stumble into some of the ...
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I haven't been to Rome personally, but you can use Trip Advisor to find what you want reasonably easily. My approach is usually to:
Open the page with hotels in Rome
Click on Best Value - this will filter down the list to hotels with high rating at a good price (for that rating)
Then you look at the map at the right hand side and click the "Larger Map" ...
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There's an article on the Daily Mail that covered (heh) when this was released.
From the article:
'Inappropriately dressed' visitors to the Holy City have been told to
cover up by Swiss Guards or face a ban.
From this point, shorts skirts and bare shoulders are not allowed.
The guards drew aside men in shorts and women with uncovered ...
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