03-30-2010, 03:21 PM
Besides the forum, of course, you should certainly visit the Palatine and the Colosseum - you need to pay for these, on a combined ticket. A good tip for avoiding the queues is to get your ticket from the Via di San Gregoria entrance of the Palatine, just down the road from the Arch of Constantine. It's sort of the back door to the Palatine, and there's hardly ever anyone there... From there, you can walk easily over to the Colosseum and stroll past the (usually mammoth) queue, or enter the Palatine itself by either that gate or the usual one just past the Arch of Titus.
Other stuff - the Baths of Caracalla are pretty impressive, although a little out of the way. There are some sections of the Aurelian wall in the vicinity, though, which can make the trip a little more diverting. On the Campus Martius, there's a little group of surviving Republican temples in the Largo di Torre Argentina that are worth a look, plus some surviving masonry from the Theatre of Pompey, where Caesar was murdered. Nearby is the Pantheon, of course, and also the Theatre of Marcellus, which looks very good at night. It might be worth checking if the Domus Aurea is open to the public when you visit too.
But. as Jona suggested, rather than rushing about trying to see everything it would be better to take things easy, explore and enjoy. Oh, and I recommend Trastevere for eating - the streets around Piazza San Callisto have some excellent pizzeria, away from the tourist ripoff zone...
- Nathan
Other stuff - the Baths of Caracalla are pretty impressive, although a little out of the way. There are some sections of the Aurelian wall in the vicinity, though, which can make the trip a little more diverting. On the Campus Martius, there's a little group of surviving Republican temples in the Largo di Torre Argentina that are worth a look, plus some surviving masonry from the Theatre of Pompey, where Caesar was murdered. Nearby is the Pantheon, of course, and also the Theatre of Marcellus, which looks very good at night. It might be worth checking if the Domus Aurea is open to the public when you visit too.
But. as Jona suggested, rather than rushing about trying to see everything it would be better to take things easy, explore and enjoy. Oh, and I recommend Trastevere for eating - the streets around Piazza San Callisto have some excellent pizzeria, away from the tourist ripoff zone...
- Nathan
Nathan Ross
