Shops opening hours in Rome What time are the shops and supermarkets open in Rome? Any day of the week they are closed? Lets figure out what you need to know about it! General speaking, most big shops and supermarkets are open every day of the week. Monday to Saturday many of the shops keeps […]
Piazzas in Rome
Which Piazzas to visit when you are in Rome? This was a question I asked my self before going on our trip. There are many piazzas, how many? who knows right!? The ten top ones are: Piazza Navona Piazza del popolo Piazza Venezia Piazza di Spagna Piazza Santa Maria Piazza del Campidoglio Piazza San Pietro […]
How many days to stay in Rome?
When we started planning our trip to this big beautiful European city, we asked our self how many days to stay? Is 4 days enough, or do we stay longer? I believe it all depends if you bringing kids on the trip or not! If you bring kids then it all depends on the age […]
When to visit Rome?
We had the opportunity to visit Rome in end October/beginning of November. Weatherwise was wonderfully warm and sunny. This got me thinking, were we only extremally lucky with the weather, and when is the best time to visit this wonderful European town? Lets look at the different options according to the season. I think that […]
What to know before going to Rome with kids!
Rome have always been one of my dream places to go to, and finally it happened. We went the whole family, that means going with 2 small kids. I know the experience might not have been the same as going as a couple on a romantic get away. Everyone with kids knows it is a […]
The Vatican City
Address: Piazza San Petro, 00120 Città del Vaticano To have the nicest view while entering the Vatican, I would recommend to go to the Sant Angelo castle and start the nice walk over to the Vatican City. The closer you get the bigger you see St Peter’s square and how impressive it is. We went […]
The Pincio Promenade and terrace
Address: Salita del Pincio, 00187 Roma This is not considered one of Rome’s 7 hills but it is worth a visit. We found this nice terrace with a wonderful view all the way over to the Vatican and Rome´s historic center. We took a walk over to the Piazza del Popolo and noticed that is […]
The Roman Forum
Address: Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma Old ruins today but back i the days it was a center of public life for the romans. If you are going to the colosseum visite this old important place of history and try to imagine how life could have been in the ancient Roman capital. We […]
Castel Sant Angelo
Address: Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma This castle was originally a mausoleum but is more associated with the arch angel Michael on top of the building raising his sword, marking the end of the epidemic of the plague. Now in modern time most people might associated this place to the Dan Brown movie Angels and […]
Colosseum. Where to buy the tickets!
After finding all the information About the Colosseum and our trip was getting closer. It was time to decide where to buy the tickets, at site at the Colosseum or to buy them from home. After some discussion about the stress of standing in long ques of waiting with small kids, we decided to buy […]