Rome

Pros: An amazing city with a wonderful mix of the old and new.
Cons: Hot in the summer.

My wife and I celebrated our thirtieth anniversary with a trip to Italy. We stayed in Rome for a week before moving on to other parts of the country. We decided not to do Italy through a tour but rather on our own. We used the internet including ...

Pros: History, art, shopping, architecture, museums.
Cons: Beware of pickpockets!

Pros: May be one of the best places in the world for people watching.
Cons: If you don't like watching people, too bad.

This isn't a typical review of Rome. It's an extract from the journal I kept during my recent trip to Italy. So, it doesn't mention a lot a specifics about Rome, but I hope it creates an impression that makes you want to visit this amazing city (but ...

Pros: An incredible mixture of history, legend, museums and monuments
Cons: The price tag can be steep!

Whether you are staying a day or a week, make sure that you bring a good pair of walking shoes with you to Rome. This large and somewhat chaotic city can seem difficult to master at first, especially during the summer months and the height of the...

Pros: Ruins ruins ruins everywhere...
Cons: ...pickpockets, crowds, beggars, rude Romans.

Rome is full of startling contradictions- it is the centre of Christianity yet has a 24-hour Tarot channel largely hosted by an effeminate man named Luis. Italy is the world's seventh largest economy but with a social structure more akin to a teetering ...

Pros: rich history, breathtaking scenery, the charming people, the culture, the sights, the list goes on forever...
Cons: a very hectic city that may intimidate some

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Review Topic:  Sights & AttractionsI cannot begin to put into words all of the splendor that is Rome. It is a city of romance, a marriage of ancient and modern, a...

Pros: historical significance
Cons: none

I read with great interest in this morning's newspaper that the ancient Roman Colosseum, site of so much killing in the days of the Roman Empire, is entering a new era. The Greek National Theater has put together a production of Oedipus Rex, which...

Pros: Stunning art in a stunning setting without the crowds
Cons: Funny opening hours, advance booking required

I've finally come to the conclusion that in this age of mass consumption there is very little difference between a visit to the British Museum and one to your local shopping centre. Also I'm fed up with queuing hours in order to join an army of ...

Pros: Unique blend of history, religion and culture - great ruins, churches, and museums
Cons: Can get crowded and hot in summer months

While Paris may be more beautiful, Florence may have more art, and New York may have more energy – Rome is my favorite city in the world. Nowhere else will you find such a unique combination of history, religion, art, and culture. It has ancient ruins, ...

Pros: The historic sites are amazing and beautiful.
Cons: I preferred other cities in Italy.

Rome was the last stop on the vacation I took with my mother in March. We had two and a half days in Rome (part of that was at Vatican City) and I wanted to make sure I saw as much a possible while I was there.

We started out in ancient Rome....

Pros: In what inventive way can I suggest the richness of the Eternal City's history?
Cons: The newer monuments seem laughably grandiose compared to the older.

Part 1: In which the omens of travel and room and board portend misery

The trip to Rome hurt. It hurt because our flexi-rail passes were good for any train that we wanted to take from Venice to Rome, but not for particular seats on a...

Pros: Beautiful, pedestrian-friendly city
Cons: Need to allocate a week for your first visit to see everything

My Roman Holiday took place in late April and early May of 2001. Since we flew in and out of Rome, we both started and ended our trip to Italy in the Greater Rome area.

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In planning for this trip, we...

Pros: The art, the history, the gorgeous churches more plenteous than Starbucks in the U.S.
Cons: Incessant traffic, the noise of thousands of motorbikes, the utterly unpredictable victuals, the filthy subways.

You may be reading a lot about my trip to Italy over the next few weeks, so I'll skip the formalities and get right to it. After I say that as much as I enjoyed Italy, two weeks seems like a long time, especially when your country and the cities you...

Pros: History, lots of things too see and so, food, amazing museums, Gelato
Cons: Too much to see, crowded around major sight, fear of being pickpocketed

A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to Rome in the period from July 2nd - 7th 2005. We targeted out places that we wanted to see during our trip. On our list was the usual stuff such as the ...

Pros: Tranquil setting for a romantic picnic overlooking Rome.
Cons: Some uphill walking.

The "Borghese Gardens", named for the 16th century Roman family, covers almost 1/3 of the northern part of Rome. It is more like an enormous natural park, than a garden.... plan on taking something to eat and drink; it is a great place for a...