6 days in Rome - what can you tell me about it?

i recommend hotels along the via della conciliazione (www.hotelcolumbus.it) - right by te VAtican and close to the metro - very central. also right by the Borgo Pio which has great shops, bakeries, tratorria's etc.

the pope usually has a general audience on wednesday's - free but you need a ticket.

vatican museum 12 euro's and another 3 at the coffee shop on the corner while you're waiting in line and take turns to run and get cofee LOL

postcards are between 1 or 2 for 1euro

when you go into churches you will have books for purchase -some of them are worth it and very interesting - about 5 euro - they will also have lighting for the main artwork - this ranges between the half and 1 euro - hand on to your coins as you can't usually get change!

colossuem was 10 euro (and watch out for the crooks in front in roman garb who pose for pictures with you -- i got rooked when i had nothing smaller than a 20 and he said 5 euro's each! they are NOT part of the facililty!!!)

castle san angelo 6 euro and make sure you know the history - made it more worth while

roasted chestnuts in Piazza Navonna - 3 eor's and a must!

pizza (lunch) 7-10 euro's

dinner 30 euro's should work - sometimes more sometimes less.

2-5 euros - gelato

1.10 euro - candy bar

go to www.romaturismo.it and they had a SUPER map that was our saving grace! i still have it as i mapped out various walking tours. it has the metro and city all mapped out and detailed.

please feel free to email me if you'd like the walking tours - we had 4 of them and the main and not so main things to see along the way.

you have to get up to the Gianicolo & San Pietro on the Janniculum Hill and there is a church atop the mt. where they say St Peter was crucified -- it's a spot most people DO not visit as it's not the "famous" one -- it was darling na dreally something to see!

the other book i recommend = knopf mapguides - it's just perfect in size and has most of the informaion for the basics.

one thing i did that might sound silly.... i had a small journal with me everywhere and took notes - sometimes simple ones but.... with 6 days it can get a little overwhelming and you don't want to missout on remembering just what that picture was! for example - to the left of the street coming up to the vatican is a little know church called Santo Spirito - it was built in the 1200's Michelangelo did the ceiling - it was a hospital at one point during one of the many sieges/battles and returned to a church! the ceiling was beautiful!

thanks for the trip down memory lane and have a lovely time!!! Ooh dress in layers and take a scarf or hat!!! a strurdy wind proof jacket would work best!

sorry this is sooooo long but i had to *** becuase i almost forgot - the Scala Santa - right acorss from St John Lateran - it was really something!

ooh and most places close int he afternoon about 4p then the restuarants open at 7-8pm. i took snacks and a fruit and nut type trail mix & diet pepsi becuase they don't have diet anything! i'm glad too beucase i shopped, boy did i shop!

You can have a decent lunch at any street cafe for around 10 euros. It's nothing special, just a decent little lunch. For dinner, it will probably be at least around 30 euros. Italians tend to have big dinners, at least 3 or 4 courses - antipasto, pasta, and then meat or fish, followed by dessert and wine, etc. I'm not sure about entry fees to the various attractions, but you can probably search that on the internet. However, a lot of the attractions are spread apart so you'll probably be spending quite a bit of money on taxis. When my husband and I went to Rome, we tried to walk everywhere (good exercise!) so it wasn't a problem for us, but the taxis there are expensive.

You can try the Gladiatori. It's right by the Colliseum so you don't have to go far. Rates are very reasonable for Rome. I have stayed at their sister hotel in Capri which is spectacular, so I'm sure that this will be wonderful too. Everything in Rome is expensive - even pricey hotels are roach motels. So try this one. Sometimes they have deals and discounts.

http://www.hotelgladiatori.it/en/home

what to visit in rome is easy: colosseo,fori imperiali, campidoglio (and musei capitolini), piazza venezia and bocca della verita', poi naturalmente piazza navona and the little streets around,vaticano,vatican museum (if i'm not wrong should be free the last sunday of the month but be there very very early),fontana di trevi,piazza di spagna via del corso and most enjoy the walking. To eat go to Trastevere, roman people eat there. For lunch I suggest you to eat at Pizza al taglio that you can find around rome, a tranch of pizza could be around 3 euro..have a good time in rome

I'm italian and i know a nice hotel, it is Santa Maura (2buildings one 3stars and the other 4stars) it is just in front of a bus station that will bring you directly to the city center in half an hour; the hotel is good and it is quite cheap. Perhaps museums are a bit expansive, i don't know the prices in US but i think you will not spend a lot of money for eatin'. Enjoy your trip, ciao