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Rome is the capital and the largest city in Italy with 2.7 million residents.
Civatavecchia is the port  which is about 50 miles from Rome.  A short walk and a single train makes several stops in Rome including Vatican City.

2007 Disney Mediterranean Cruise Excursions from Civatecchia

Temperature (Rome)
         April average high is 66 and the average low is 44 F ; May 73/57; June 82/62, July 86/68; 
         Aug 86/68; Sept 79/63
 Currency:     Euro                                                  Universal Currency Converter
                      1 Euro = 1.10 US Dollar                   1 Dollar =  0.91 Euro (10/15)
Time: CEST (UTC/GMT+2)  adjusted for daylight savings- for reference London is UTC/Greenwich Mean Time
                                            (6 hours ahead of EST)         
Calling Code: 39  6- Rome          (Italy's calling code is 39)

Places of Interest
Baths of Caracalla - public bath ruins from 200 AD

Castel Sant'Angelo (Hadrian's Mausoleum)

Circus Maximus


Colosseum
       purchase tkts online
       You can now tour the lower lever and the third level
      - info on obtaining special tour tkts

​

Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
​        state of the art recreation of Roman house using digital enhancements
Galleria Borghese
     large selection of Art - Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini, Rubens, Titian
     Cost: 10.5 Euro     Hrs: 9:00-19:30            Reservations
must be made.
Jewish Ghetto

Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
       Cost 7.5 euro
Palatine Hill
- ruins of the ruling homes of Rome

Pantheon (all the gods) -      completely intact Roman temple
      Cost:free         Hrs: 8:30-19:30  (Sun 9:00-18:00)
Piazza del Popolo

Piazza Navona 

     built on former stadium, contains 3 fountains including La Fontana dei Fiumi (four Rivers)
     surrounded by open air cafes
Piazza Venezia

Roman Forum                                           Clickable map of the builidings
    former city square, between Palatine Hill and Capitoline Hill
    Numerous ruins include temples, Basilicas (public buildings0, Arches
Spanish Steps - bulit in 1725, lead to the Spanish Embassy

     I'd skip it
Trevi Fountain - Baroque fountain with Neptune, god of the Sea
    - immortalized in the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain"

The Vatican  -                                                ticket office link
     Saint Peter's Square
    
Sistine Chapel  
     St. Peter's Basilica
Lower level of the Colosseum
Transport from port and mass transit within Rome
           BIG Ticket
         It is well explained by The Rome Toolkit
Picture
The Colosseum
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Trevi Fountain
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Restaurants

    minimal tipping
Centro
Pascucci - fruti smoothies
Fileting di baccala - fried catfish to go

Prati
Pizzarium_ - pizza/ quick order - my favorite - worth the hype 
     1 block walk from Cipro metro station
Gelateria dei gracchi -gelato
Cacio e Pepe - cacio e pepe
Lo Zozzone - panini - Via del Teatro Pace 32

cinema al belvedere
E. Volpetti - italian deli (in Testaccio)                                
Sora Lella - trattoria (isola tiberina)                                                                                                            A bench outside Pizzarium

Al Pompiere - ghetto                            

Gelato
San Crispino - gelato
Giolliti - near the Pantheon , via Uffic del Vicario, 40i

Italian DJ Fights to Keep Culinary Traditions - NY Times
Where to Eat Artichokes In Rome - American in Rome

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