Three Days in Rome, Italy | Tips for a First-Time Visitor 

Glad you enjoyed the video. We would also be back over and over if we were only an hour away! 😊

Buses are more frequent and way cheaper.

34x!

Thank you so much fkr your comment! I'm planning a short trip for my husband's birthday and i don't know where to start. This helps!

Would love to watch a video of you sharing all your top recommendations!

We're so glad you found it helpful! Hope you have a great trip!

We're so glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful. Have a great trip!

I plan to be there this July. Any advice on how to best best the best the crowds for best views of these beautiful places. Also where did you stay? I’m Intimidated by having to take busses to get around. Thanks for your help.

You're welcome! That sounds amazing - Florence is on our list to go to soon. Have an awesome trip and birthday!

How much is the room ,per night?

Thanks so much! Really glad it was helpful for your own research.

We went this month November and it was 16 euros each that Includes entry into the forum

Depending on the time of year you go, there will be LONG LINES, and I do mean LONG to get into most attractions in Rome in summertime. Particularly in the Vatican but also the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. You might wait in line for two hours or more. You can often purchase tickets in advance.

Oh wow, that's awesome! That's what we had expected for our tour, but we didn't get to skip any lines or get any special access. I'm so glad you got to experience that. 🤗

Thank you! We're glad you enjoyed watching!

Glad you liked the video! The view from St. Peter's is definitely worth the climb!

What a nice compliment!! 🤗 🎉

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! Hope you have an amazing time in May.

Seen various videos made this year. It's terribly crowded in various places. Recommend getting up at 5:45am and zooming straight out to the various major attractions. Grab a cab if staying in certain areas such as near Termini.

Thank you for watching! ☺️

Have fun! Glad you found the video useful!

Im also go in January !

Thank you for the kind words!!

That's awesome, so glad y'all enjoyed it!!

Al 34 is a shitty tourist restaurant by Roman standards.

We're happy you found the video useful. Have an awesome trip!

good time to go to rome , near the end of the season of very hot days, and crowds and make sure its near the end of september. rome is my favourite city in the world been there many times and still havent seen it all.

Go bills ✊🏾

We're glad you found it helpful and hope you have a great trip!

Hi, how was your trip? I plan to visit this summer. I’m curious as to how much you paid for the hotel? Also is there any advice you have for a first time traveler to Europe? Thanks😊

I'm so glad we climbed it, definitely worth it if you're able to climb!! My husband jokes that we always end up climbing things everywhere we go since I love the views. 😍

I live in a high rise condo. I exercise by climbing the interior (fire) stairs. You mentioned there were 551 steps (after the elevator ride!!!). That's a heck of a climb. In my building, it's 14 steps per story so this represents a 39 stories climb. Wow, that's beyond my old body's ability. I'm good for 20 but no more. Thanks for the info.

@@bill9989 hi! To my knowledge (internet) 551 is the TOTAL number of steps if you DO NOT take the elevator. If you take it you will skip about 200 of them in the renovated and less fascinating part of the climb. As far as I can remember steps vary a lot during the climb, from long "horse steps" to short steep steps in the final spiral stairs. The climb starts with the renovated large, tiled stairs in the huge pillars to the internal balcony, out to a spectacular external balcony over the square, and then climbs inside the curved walls of the cupola to end with a very narrow spiral stair that leads to the top, just under the cross. A little short of the total 133 metres (436 ft). It's not too hard for an adult in decent conditions. It gets narrow, so if you are very large or suffer from claustrophobia I wouldn't suggest it.

@@mariocioffi188 Mario, thanks so much for your very detailed response. That changes a lot for my decision. I might do it. Can I ask you one more question? Do the people coming down use the same stairs as the people going up? From the descriptions of the narrow, claustrophobic stairs, it seems that might be a problem in passing.

I think Mario is right! We saw 551 steps on the warning sign after the elevator ride, so we definitely assumed it was from that point. And we certainly weren't counting! 🤣 If I recall correctly, we came down via different set of stairs than we went up, so we didn't bump into people. We also went near closing time so there were not a lot of people after us!

Good catch! We realized after we uploaded we misspoke in our voice over 🤦. Appreciate the correction and hope you liked the rest of the video!

What did you think of it

@@Kim-ss5bb amazing time definitely going back

@@716kicks2 Glad you liked it I wasn't sure first 2 days as It was our first time abroad on our own but on the last day I didn't want to leave, Next time we are definitely climbing st peters and visiting the smaller churches

@@Kim-ss5bb I wanna take the day bus to almafi and try more restaurants

@@716kicks2 That sounds amazing I would love to go to Florence

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the add!

😮😢 I booked 3 days for October 24 😢

I’ve got 4 full days in time, know I won’t see it all hoping that will be enough 😅

I did it all in 5 days ao

We're just back from Rome in January '24. We took the elevator to the top ( 17 euro each!) at dusk time. Beautiful sunset followed by full moon. Great view of the city from there. Highly recommended. Enjoy

Glad you liked the video! We didn't use any skip the line passes at the Vatican and St. Peter's; when we went the security line for the basilica was only ~10 mins and then another 10 min for the dome elevator (no line for the stairs). However, we also visited when crowds were very small due to both the season and pandemic, so things may be a bit different as summer season picks back up!

definitely purchase skip the line passes, if you're going in summer.

We stayed at the Doubletree hotel (part of the Hilton family) and that was about a 15 minute walk from the Trevi Fountain. There are many options in Rome, though, if you want to stay closer!

Easy to judge, man. Go on then and make your 100% accurate video.

@@mabillycoxhbdias9329 as well as ignorant, even rude, if you don't know how to do a good job, change jobs

@@fabriziopastorino3792, Exactly, then other tourists listen to these people, go where they go, and don’t actually learn anything. It’s amazing that anyone would listen to two people who have never been to Rome before just because they can make a nice video.

@@FactsnotFiction101 Exactly,the same happens when they talk about our economy, cuisine and with that Italian-like background music, which even my great-grandmother doesn't know😂😂

@@fabriziopastorino3792, I bet they went home and ate pizza with chicken and pineapple on it while they told their friends “how into Italy” they are and “how they’re thinking about learning Italian” 🤣

It's called Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato. There are a few different locations, but we went to the one on Via del Corso near the Trevi Fountain.

@@DiversifiedDiversions thank you

We had zero trouble communicating in English! And the tourist sites are inclusive of many different languages.

@@DiversifiedDiversions Thank you!

Not too bad, maybe about 20 minutes! After the elevator, you exit onto this rooftop area where you can explore on your own and there's a little shop. Then when you are ready, you go into the interior of the cupola where you can overlook the actual basilica from above. After that, you really start to squeeze into little walkways and staircases before popping out at the very top for the amazing view! 😍

Thank you! We booked our tour directly as well, but it was just for the Vatican Museums, not the Basilica. We did that completely on our own. And since we went in November 2021, there weren't really any long lines to skip at the time! I'm sure that has changed now. 😆

Hi! The only tour we booked was directly through the Vatican Museum website and it was called Guided Tours for Individuals - Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. We did not book a tour for St. Peter's but we did purchase the tickets to walk up to the top of the Basilica on site.

It's really up to your personal preference! We tend to just explore most cities on our own, but we're sure there are great guided tours available if that's more your style.

@@DiversifiedDiversions is it easy to navigate with public transportation there or is not so safe

We found it very easy to navigate with public transit and felt perfectly safe. As with all major cities, just be aware of your surroundings!

Hi there! We shoot most of our stuff on a DJI Osmo Pocket, and we also occasionally use an Osmo Action if we need something a bit more rugged.

@@DiversifiedDiversions thank you!!

Fun! Yes, for our Vatican Museum guided tour, we booked that in advance directly! m.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani-mobile/en.html For St. Peter's, we just showed up and bought tickets to the top on site. 😀

Hi! Almost all of our footage is shot on a DJI Osmo Pocket. It's a great little camera!

@@DiversifiedDiversions thanks for the response

One more thing. I’ll be going in may. How did you get the satellite footage of the city?

That sequence was done in Google Earth. Have a great trip!

@@DiversifiedDiversions my camera finally came in yesterday🙏🏼 what do you use to edit your videos?

I think three days would be the minimum amount of time if you want to make sure you can see all the major highlights in the city center and still have time to relax over meals and not feel overwhelmed. I'm also curious to know from others if that is enough time depending on when you go! We got lucky when we went it was not very crowded which saved a ton of time.

Hi! The only tickets we purchased in advance were for the Vatican museums and Coliseum. We just bought them directly from the Vatican and Parco Colloseo websites.

Hi! We primarily film with a DJI Osmo Pocket.

get the Roma pass

@@clivebaxter6354 isn’t that crazy expensive?

@@RDK_Productions was OK 5 years ago but would not get it now looking at it again. People complain about getting one then not being able to book attractions 3 day is 52 euro you can get 3 day travel pass for 18. Probably not worth it now