ROMA Economic Travel Guide
City of Matadors…
Rome, the capital of Italy, where you feel officially in an open-air museum with its nearly 3000-year-old history and rich culture, its historical buildings, churches, chapels and basilicas on almost all its streets.. It is divided into two parts as old (old town) and new (new town) city center.. The old city center is on the UNESCO world heritage list and not a single nail can be nailed in any building in this area.
During the Roman Empire, Rome was the capital of Eastern Rome, and Istanbul was the capital of Western Rome.. In this city built on 7 hills like Istanbul, especially the old city center has been preserved better than ours.. Although it is similar to the historical peninsula structure in Istanbul, the most important difference in our opinion is the issue of water: You can drink water with peace of mind from approximately 1500 fountains and taps in this city.
HOW TO GET TO ROME: HOW TO GET TO ROME?
“All roads lead to Rome ” This city has a structure that confirms its promise.. Transportation from other cities and even countries is very convenient and practical as in the city.
By plane: There are two main airports in Rome.. While Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino International Airport is a large airport where you can find flights from many countries, G.B.. Pastine/Ciampino International Airport is mostly an airport where cheap airline companies such as RyanAir, WizzAir, Easy Jet depart.
By train: Roma Termini, the city’s main train station. Apart from this, Roma Tiburtina, Roma Ostiense, Roma Trastevere and Roma Tuscolana train stations are other major stations in a very central location in terms of transportation.
By vehicle: It can be a comfortable and practical way to reach Rome by renting a car, as is the case everywhere else.. Keep in mind the lack of parking spaces and the abundance of thefts.
ROMA CITY TRANSPORTATION?
From Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino airport, you can use the city buses or the connecting train lines, as well as our suggestions for the most comfortable and convenient journey: 30-35 You can reach the city center of Rome by trains called The Leonardo Express in minutes or Terravision Bus, which you can reach the city center by taking a 55-minute bus ride.
G.B. At Pastine/Ciampino Airport, there is usually a connecting transportation to the city center, but you can still consider Sit Bus Shuttle, Terravision alternatives for direct flights.
Rome is a city you can explore on foot, but if you’re in Rome If you are going to stay in Istanbul for more than 3 days and you do not want to walk too much, we recommend that you buy a Roma Pass.. With this card, you will not only have free transportation within the city, but also have free entrance to a few important museums and 50% discounted entry to others.
According to your travel preference and plan, you will have both transportation options You can also consider getting the Rome ComboPass, where you can use the hop-on hop-off touristic buses free of charge, and the OMNIA Vatican and Rome card, which also allows you to enter the Vatican and Sistine Chapel free of charge.
You can buy your tickets from Tobacconists marked with the letter “T” in addition to the toll booths at metro, tram and bus terminals.. Small yellow automatic ticket machines are also available at the new tram and bus stops.. After you buy your ticket, don’t forget to get your ticket approved at the machines on the platforms before you get on the transportation vehicles so that you don’t face the risk of being penalized during the control. WHERE TO STAY IN ROME?
There are many alternatives for accommodation in Rome. You have many options such as hotel, hostel, camping area, room rental and sharing in this city, which can attract intense tourist interest in all seasons.
We are located a little far from the city center of Rome. We stayed in a camping area called Camping Village Roma, rented a two-bedroom bungalow and had a very nice one-week vacation.. In addition to areas such as cafes, discos and swimming pools in the camping area, you can rent a bicycle and go to the beach in 10 minutes, and you can ride your bike on the tree-covered pathways or take a nice and quiet walk.. We can also recommend you if you want to relax and experience Rome to the fullest.. However, you have limited time and if you are going to stay in Rome for 2-3 days, you can also choose the hotels located in the city center.. For this, booking.com or airbnb.com are our priority suggestions as always.
THAT SHOULD BE DONE IN ROME?
Walking: Rome is a city you can definitely enjoy on foot. Every building and every street smells of history.
Rent a Fiat 500 or Vespa and enjoy the panoramic roads surrounded by natural beauties.. You can even rent a carriage…
A.S. Rome or S.S.. Lazio Roma’s two big football teams. If you come across it, you can watch the football match of these teams in the Olympic stadium.
You can join the Food & Wine tours and learn how to make Italian style pizza and pasta by attending workshops if you have interest and time. it will be a very fun activity. We recommend you to review the BonAppetour website for different alternatives.
To relieve the tiredness of the day in Rome, you can choose a cafe by the Tiber River. After the sunlight is drawn from the top of the Tiber River, the river becomes very attractive with the illuminations. The cafes along the river, which keep their activity with the Romans and the tourists, are located right by the river.
WHAT TO EAT IN ROME? WHAT TO DRINK?
Of course pizza, pasta, ice cream and espresso!
You’ve either heard or seen the definition of Roman Ice Cream, which is synonymous with the word ice cream.. Yes, Rome is a city also famous for its ice cream.. To eat a delicious ice cream, you only need to stop by the “gelateria”, but we definitely recommend you to go to the most popular place, Giolitti.
In Italy, usually “espresso” You should taste the strong coffees served in small cups called. If you like to drink coffee like us, you are in the right place to be.. Although we drink plain and unsweetened coffee, Italian espresso always makes our faces turn sour, so we have to add milk to soften it a bit, but maybe you may fall in love with this strong taste.. Be careful, do not pierce your stomach
You can join wine tours in this region, which is also famous for its wines, so you can visit the vineyards with its magnificent beauties and taste the most exquisite wines.
SHOPPING IN ROME
Rome where you will not have any trouble shopping a big and metropolitan city. The main shopping centers in the city are via del Corso, where you can shop more cheaply, via Condotti and the surrounding streets full of boutiques where more designer products are sold, and via Cola di Rienzo. via del Tritone, piazza Campo de’ Fiori and Pantheon.
For those who want to spend the whole day in a big shopping mall, we recommend that there are more than 230 shops and restaurants. located at Euroma2.
ROMA CITY TOUR
DAY 1 ROME TOUR: Rome City Center
It is very easy to understand that you have come to Rome city center. First of all, the walls almost surrounded the city of Rome. As you get closer to the old city center of Rome, you will pass through the walls and pass one by one historical buildings towards the city center.
Rome is like a museum. Each corner has a separate historical building.. We saw the structures you should see in our 2-day tour of Rome.. Otherwise, if we are to visit every historical building in Rome, it is necessary to allocate 1 week to Rome. But if you are not deeply interested in history, mythology or art, a 1-day tour of Rome will suffice.
on the route we charted on your first day in Rome. click for 1. The important structures you will see in Rome today: museums, the main churches; Colosseum (Colosseum), Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine), Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio), Foro Romano Roman Forum (Roman Forum), Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria), Palazzo Valentini, Piazza Venezia, Campo de ‘ Fiori, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza del Popolo, Villa Borghese Gardens- Galleria Borghese, Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti (Spanish Steps) (Spanish Steps), Trinita dei Monti (renaishance church steps), next to span Piazza del Spagna, Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, Archbasilica of St.. John Lateran
Colosseum (Colosseum, Colosseum or Flavianus Amphitheater): The Colosseum, which is thought to have taken its name from the Colossus Neronis statue of Emperor Nero, is the first magnificent structure that comes to mind in Rome. Rome Colosseum is the largest amphitheater not only in Italy but also in the world. MS. The Colosseum, which was started to be built during the reign of Emperor Vespasian in 70-72 AD,. It was opened during the reign of Emperor Titus in 80… Beyond the name of the Amphitheatre, it was used for gladiator fights, encounters between animals and gladiators and animal fights.. These fights, which were the biggest entertainment of the people at that time, were looted with the spread of Christianity and the fights were ended.. Today it is possible to tour inside. You don’t even have to wait in line with the Roma Pass card.
But we think the Colosseum is more beautiful from the outside, especially in the evening, with lighting… Because you won’t be able to see anything but ruined stones inside.. If you want to take a tour while you’re here, we recommend you to take a tour with a guide.
There is such a crowd in front of my Colosseum that once you get the Colosseum in the frame, the press go to the shutter button
It’s impossible not to see the gladiators of today waiting to be photographed in their gladiator costumes in front of the Colosseum. Fun moments will be waiting for you, but don’t forget to bargain! Or take gladiators from the coast to the corner, like us, shshs.
Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine): The Arc of Constantine, between the Colosseum and Palantine Hill, Roman Emperor Constantine It was built in 315 AD as a commemoration of the victory of God after defeating Maxentius.
Palatine Hill: BC. 10. Palatine Hill, which is thought to have been used as a living space since the 16th century, is one of the oldest regions of Rome and one of the seven hills of Rome.. According to Roman mythology, twin brothers Romulus and Remus were found by their four-legged mother who raised them in the Lupercal Cave located here.. And Romulus decided to build a city here and founded the Roman Empire… Although it is only in ruins today, palaces were located here in his time… Among the ruins Septimius Severus Palace (Palace of Septimius Severus), Domitian Palace and stadium, Domus Flavia, Temple of Apollo, Cybele Temple, Domus Augustana, house of Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia. In addition, the Farnese Gardens, one of the world’s first botanical gardens by planting plants among the ruins in 1550, are among the structures on Palentine Hill.
Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio): The excavation carried out. According to studies, the Capitoline Hill, which is thought to have been used as a settlement in the Iron Age, is located between Arx in the north and Capitoline in the south.. The region in between is called Asylum.. The smallest of the seven hills of ancient Rome, but the most important one, the Capitoline Hill, with its position as the political and religious center of Rome, became the heart of Rome, the center of the sultanate.. The first people to come to Rome symbolized Rome’s position in the world as the Caput Mundi, the head of the World, on this hill.. The Temple of Jupiter (Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus) located here, before the Roman Empire, BC. 6. It was built in the century. Tarpeian Rock, Juno Moneta Temple and Tabularium state archive are the most important structures on the hill.. We continue our route from the Cordonata stairs in Piazza del Campidoglio, designed by Michelangelo in 1536.
Foro Romano Roman Forum (Roman Forum or Forum Romanum): Today we recommend that you look at old photos before going to the Roman Forum where there are only ruins. So it might be easier to imagine that glorious forum.. The maps you will see between the Roman Forum and the Colosseum will help your imagination a little.
The three Triumphal Arches, Curia Julia Senate, are among the places to see in the Roman Forum. Building, Rostra platform, Saturn Temple, Vespasian and Titus Temple, Castor and Pollux Temple, Antoninus and Faustina Temple, Basilica Julia, Basilica Aemilia, Temple of Vesta, House of Vestal Virgins, Temple of Romulus Divus, Temple of Maxentius Phocas, Pillar of Rome and Rome , Temple of Concord, Sacellum of Venus Cloacina, the Porticus Deorum Consentium, the arch of Actium, the Regia, Temple of Divus Julius…
Also especially in Roman Forum SPQR (Latin: Senātus Populusque Rōmānus; the Senate and People of Rome) in many places.
Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria or the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Il Vittor iano): The marble structure built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of the united Italy, is the largest national monument of Italy. In addition, Victor Emmanuel was at the head of his army in Italy’s war against the Ottomans in 1911.
Palazzo Valentini (Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini): Rome’s above is excuse, six is amazing structure 16. The building, which was used as the Roman provincial administration in the 19th century, was discovered in 2005 when archaeologists excavated under the building named Domus Romane.. 4. The complex, which includes the aristocratic house of the 19th century and a private thermal bath, found the remains.
Piazza Venezia: the Altare della Patria, located at the end of Via del Corso Street. The square, which includes the city, was named after Cardinal Venezia, who ruled his own palace (Palazzo Venezia) in 1455 and later became a member of the Republic of Venice (Serenissima).. We do not leave the route without seeing Piazza Venezia, which is considered one of the centers of Rome and is open to traffic unlike other squares.
In addition, this is another place in Rome where you can take pictures with the gladiators of today.. Then let’s take a photo this time
Campo de Fiori: The triangular square located south of Piazza Navona, It turns into a square where the pulse of his life beats.
Pantheon: One of the most magnificent structures of the Roman Empire, the Pantheon was the largest cathedral in the world until the Florence Cathedral was built in 1436.. Pantheon, with its magnificent interior design, consists of 16 huge columns named Portico and a magnificent dome (Dome).
Piazza Navona (Stadion des Domitian): MS. one. The square, which was built in the century, was built inside the Stadium of Domitian (Stadion des Domitian, Stadium of Domitian).. Ancient Roman people used to go here to watch plays called agones.. That’s why this place is also called the Circus Agonalis, that is, the racing ground.. Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fiumi Fountain, Fountain of the Four Rivers) meaning the fountain of the four rivers symbolizing the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Rio de la Plata Rivers in the middle of the square, Fontana del Moro (Moor fountain) in the south and Fontana del Nettuno (Neptune) in the north fountain) There are fountains. In addition, another building you will see in the square is the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone (Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone). Today, it is one of the most active squares in Rome.
Castel Sant’Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel): 2. Castel Sant’Angelo, meaning the palace of the holy angel, which was built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian in the 19th century, was later transformed into a great castle where the popes housed refugees in times of turmoil.
Piazza del Popolo : Piazza del Popolo, which means People’s Square, BC. It opens to Via Flaminia Street, one of the most important streets of Rome, which was built in 220 and connects Rome to the Adriatic coast.. There is a magnificent gate called Porta Flaminia (Porta del Popolo) to impress the pilgrims entering the city of Rome from Via Flaminia Street.. The Egyptian Obelikski Sety I, which Pope Sixtus V brought from the Circus Maximus, is located in the middle of the square.. There are also three fountains in the square.. These; The Flaminio Fountain (Flaminio Fountain), the Neptune Fountain (Neptune Fountain or Fontana del Nettuno) located to the west of the square and the Fontana della dea di Roma (Fountain of the goddess of Rome) fountains located directly opposite it, that is, at the entrance of the Pincio Gardens.. To the south of the square, there are twin and symmetrical churches named Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto.
Villa Borghese Gardens- Galleria Borghese: Inside the museum and various must-see buildings The English-style garden is Rome’s third largest open to the public.
Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti (Spanish Steps) (Spanish Steps): Piazza di Spagna Stairs on the ramp between Piazza Trinità dei Monti and Piazza Trinità dei Monti are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Rome.. Don’t miss the stairs, you can have a picnic on these stairs and listen to music.. A great resting point to relieve your tiredness. Of course, you have to find a place for yourself from the influx of tourists
Trinita dei Monti (renaissance church next to spanish steps): by the French King Charles VIII, his dying father Helping Louis XI St.. The church, which was built to show his gratitude to Francis of Paola.
Piazza del Spagna: The square where you will suddenly find yourself with the activity and intense interest of tourists, just below the Spanish steps.
Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain): The largest Baroque fountain in Rome and the most beautiful fountain in the world Trevi Fountain, designed by Architect Nicola Salvi, Pietro Completed by Bracci. Don’t be discouraged by the often repair work, find a coin and make your wish and throw your money into the fountain.. What if it doesn’t? Of course, for this you have to pass the crowd around the fountain first.
Trevi Fountain and us in the minimum square we could find
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore: The most important basilica of the Papacy and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Archbasilica of St.. John Lateran: Built during the time of Pope Melchiade between 311 and 314, the church is the oldest church in the world.
2. DAY TOUR TO ROME: Vatican
You can’t do without seeing the Vatican while you’ve been to Rome. There are many artifacts in the Vatican that you may not notice while passing by.. [/box] This is why we wanted to give this information as a blog post about the works that should be seen in the Vatican, clickss. [/box]
FUN AND NIGHTLIFE IN ROME
The places preferred for entertainment especially after dinner on weekends are around Testaccio.
Because it is close to the university, it is generally preferred by students and is cheap. however, many bars where you can have a pleasant time are located around San Lorenzo.
Of course in this big city, there are bars, pubs, restaurants, discos, clubs or whatever. If you prefer, because there are many alternatives, if you do not know a local who can guide you in the city, we recommend you to go from one bar to another by doing a pub crawl and experience many different places.
ROMA OTHER PLACES TO VISIT NEARBY: ALTERNATIVE TOURS
If you definitely have time in Rome, we recommend renting a car. We recommend that you not only stay in the city center, but also visit beautiful places in the areas outside the circle surrounding the city, and have a deep understanding of Italian culture and history.. For this, we propose 3 different alternatives for you below.
- For the magnificent cities you will see by drawing a circle around Rome, You can review the google map we have drawn for.
- Ostia Antica: Rome’s former military port. If you don’t have a car, Rome Porta S is located near the Pyramid of Caius Cestius.. It is possible to reach the Paolo train station by the Rome-Lido Train line, which departs every 30 minutes.. You can witness what a real Roman city looks like by paying a 10 euro entrance fee to this area, which looks like the Roman Forum.
- BC. 6. In the light of the information given by the Greek historian Herodotus and the information accepted by modern historians and archaeologists, Etruria, where the “Etruscan” people who migrated from Anatolia (Lydia) to the region between the Tiber and Arno rivers of Italy lived. You can visit the cities of Cerveteri, Tarquinia and Vulci to explore the region.
- 21 km from Rome. You can visit the city of Frascati, also known as Castelli Romani, located in the southeast. This city is a quiet and historical region far from the noise and crowd of the city, famous for its white wines.. It is possible to reach this city in half an hour by bus and trains departing approximately every hour from Termini station.. While you’re here, we recommend renting a car for Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano and the smaller villages around, a little further south of this city, which is a summer weekend destination for the locals of Rome.. Especially watching the sunset here is a privilege…
- Tivoli, Anzio, Civitavecchia, Canterano, Viterbo are on this route other cities you will see.
- Moving north from Rome, like Siena and Florence you can visit important big and touristic cities. In this direction, we also recommend you to visit other cities such as Lucca and Pisa, within your time and budget.
- Departing from Rome to the south, in the direction of Naples; Ischia, Capri and Pompeii are must-see cities.. Also, if you don’t have a car and your time is limited, you can only take a day trip to Pompeii by trains departing from Termini.. This journey, which takes about 3 hours even with the slowest train, can be taken in one hour by Frecciarossa trains in the direction of Naples.
ROMA TRAVEL NOTES
- Rome is one of the most beautiful European cities you can choose for a long weekend.
- Because there are many historical, touristic and cultural places and activities in the city, you need to plan your time and organize your city tour in advance.
- Walk through the busy streets of the city that smell of history , we recommend that you experience the magnificent cafes where you can sip Italian coffee, taste Roman ice cream, observe the local life as much as possible, and chat with friendly Italians without hesitation. The Italians are very talkative and will not delay in intimacy with you.
RESOURCES
- http://www.aviewoncities.com