Roman Holiday!

We spent 4 nights in this historical City in early April and had we been travelling with young children we would have taken advantage of the ‘hop on and off bus’ to get around however with two, fairly fit (!), teenagers and four pairs of comfortable trainers we walked everywhere. In that time, we managed to visit the Vatican, St Peter’s, the Colosseum, the Forum, Palatine, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Trevi fountain (with the rest of the World!) and the Spanish Steps!

With skip the line tickets to the Vatican, a guided tour of the Colosseum with special access to the arena floor, which was simply fantastic, and an early morning ascent to the Coppola (dome) of St Peter’s Basilica, we managed to avoid some of the long queues and crowds.

Stopping to re-fuel each day we enjoyed some wonderful food – the carbonara was sensational not to mention the roman artichokes and of course the gelato!

Wandering around the charming Trastevere neighbourhood in an evening felt like we were walking around a small traditional Italian town with bars and cafes packed full of locals.

We travelled home with sore feet but with some wonderful memories of this fantastic City and will return for a second round I am sure.