Italy ... for what do I have to buy tickets beforehand?

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Jul 25th 2007 | 8:32 am

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Re: Italy ... for what do I have to buy tickets beforehand?

"Thornhill" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Obviously flying out of Venice would be ideal, but I'm assuming
> that the poster has planned Rome because of price, which is why
> I suggested Milan.

What we did at the tail-end of our Rome-Venice trip:
Stayed in Venice until mid-afternoon, took a boat to the Venice
airport and flew back to Rome, where we stayed at the airport
Hilton B4 our return flight.

Jul 25th 2007 | 10:22 am

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Re: Italy ... for what do I have to buy tickets beforehand?

The URLs below are from my Fodors posts, read the entire thread because
sometimes I have rewritten them, added info/corrections or other posters
have.

I'm going to stick with Rome which I know more about.
I see you have an interest in history so I would recommend the 'Oxford
Archaeology Guide-Rome' for the historical sites and the 'Blue Guide
Rome' more for the museums.
If you decide on any tours I would recommend www.contextrome.com
high-end, small groups of 6 or less and check-out their Docents/guides
bios on their homepage (archaeologists, authors, PhD's, MA's, etc).

[email protected] wrote:

>Day 1: arrival flight
If arriving at FIUMICINO http://tinyurl.com/mywgk

>Day 2: Rome / Colosseum, Arch of
>Constantine, Forum, Domus Aurea, >Baths of Caracalla,
Circus Maximus, Aqua
>Claudia, Aqua Appia, La Bocca della
>Verita, Temple of Hercules, Temple of
>Portunus, Teatro di Marcello,
>Campidoglio, Vittorio, Trajan's Column

This will get you around the long queue at the COLOSSEUM
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...d=2&tid4606583
Except for the Colosseum, Domus (if open), Forum and Baths those other
sites are basically just walk-bys or a walk-thru.
Some info on the ROMAN FORUM
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...d=2&tid4713215
What remains of the Circus Maximus is buried ~6m below the present-day
ground level but on the eastern end there are some nice remains of the
stands that you can view from the sidewalk.
Also some of the substructures you can see thru the fence from the
sidewalk on the eastern end of Via dei Cerchi.

>Day 3: Rome / St. Peter's, Sistine Chapel,
>Vatican Museums, Hadrianeum

You might be interested in booking this limited tour ST. PETER'S
NECROPOLIS SCAVI TOUR http://tinyurl.com/ydmw88
VATICAN WEBSITE www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm MUSEUM HRS
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/z-In...fo_Orario.html
RESERVED TICKETS (Commercial company-10.5e overcost but will get you in
at 0815 vs 1000) www.rome-museum.com/vatican2ind.php VATICAN OFFICIAL
TOUR TICKETS
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/z-In...zi_Visite.html
(I'm not sure what this is as I cut & copied my urls and don't want to
back-out of here because I might lose what I have written already:-),
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...d=2&tid4808734

>Day 4: Rome / Vincoli, Holy of Holies,
>Lateran, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme,
>Via Appia, catacombs

CATACOMBS http://tinyurl.com/j9w3d
Also consider San Clemente Church for its underground remains dating
back to the Late C1 AD and its Late C2 AD Mithraeum. This underground
visit is very easy, it's just a walk-up and buy a ticket.

>Day 5: Rome / Pantheon, Theatre of
>Pompey, Piazza Navona, S. Luigi dei
>Francesi, Trevi, Spanish Steps, Ara Pacis,
>Tomb of Augustus, Galleria Borghese,
>Maria Maggiore

For the Theatre of Pompey you'll want to visit this site JULIUS CAESAR
ASSASSINATION http://tinyurl.com/y4mxvq

>Day 6: Pompeii day trip to Pompeii

I would do the POMPEII DAYTRIP http://tinyurl.com/mhnvr but if you
decide on OSTIA ANTICA http://tinyurl.com/2fnu28
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...d=2&tid4619236

>Day 10: Florence / History of
>Science Museum

Don't overlook the display case with the 2 lens that Galileo used to
1st discover the 4 moons of Jupiter.
Also in that case are the bones of his right middle finger, along with
his compasses and loadstones
Another room has 2 of his telescopes.

And if you get the urge