4 Days in Rome
 

I am going to Rome the end of October and was wondering if 4 days was too much to spend in the city OR if I should plan some day trips out of the city.

I am open to suggestions but right now I am looking at

Spanish Steps
Colosseum
Trevi Fountain
Pantheon

Any other must see places in Rome?

Any other must see places near Rome that I could do as a day trip?

Thanks in advance!

We just did a 4 day trip to Rome. Visited all the places you've listed and also spent a day visiting Vatican. We felt we had just about the right amount of time. We didn't spend time doing shopping or relax much, as we were touring around quite a bit (walking mostly).

4 days is a decent amount of time. You'll want to add St. Peters/Vatican museums to your itinerary. Whether you are Catholic or not, it is magnificent structure, and one of the finest museums in the world. The Gallery Boghese/Borghese Gardens is also a must.

As for side trips: Pompeii will take an entire day, as would Florence. Rather than losing an entire day, I would add the Catacombs.

Four days is a nice amount of time, although you could accomplish most of that list in a single long day if you wanted; if you take Metro A to Spagna (the Spanish Steps) you can see those and then take a nice walk down Via del Corso to the Capitoline and the Forum (maybe a twenty or thirty minute walk, but always lively; I would spend another whole day there seeing the Musei Capitolini myself) and then a ten minute down Via dei Fori Imperiali to the Colosseum and you can hop back on Metro B from there...

4 Days in Rome
 

Thanks for the help ...

Does it make sense to fly into Frankfurt and spend the time to take a train to Rome? I expect to see a lot of country sides.

Thoughts?

4 Days in Rome
 

One more thing - are museums closed on Mondays?

IMO, no it doesn't make sense to take the train.

Some are but not all.

Agree with other posters: You must try to fit the Vatican City during your visit. No visit to Rome is complete without a trip there, whether you are Catholic or not.

Go by Piazza Navona. Soak in the atmosphere. Sit outside and enjoy a cup of coffee or gelato. Check out the people selling art of Rome.

Thanks for the advice -

Any great / must go to restaurants in Rome?? I hope this list won't be too exhaustive!

Thanks

Nope, You'll be best off flying. A quick search showed me that it would take more than 18hrs. Fist an ICE to Munich and then a night train to Roma Termini.

If you never listen to anything on FT, listen to this: Go to La Capricciosa and order the lasagna

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ome_Lazio.html

I'll just link this thread here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/italy...out-monti.html

You must have pizza at da baffetta at piazza navona

We, too, are going to Rome for 4 days at the end of October. I wanted to see some of the sculptures at the Borghese Gallery and read somewhere that one must make a reservation, even if you have the RomaCard. I think that museum is closed on Mondays.

Planning on going to Ostia Antica on Sunday. Our last attempt to do that was a disaster. They were closed that day and the taxi driver dropped us off in the middle of Ostia where no one, apparently, spoke a word of English nor understood our attempts at Italian. Finally found the train station and took a taxi back to our airport hotel.