Rome

Pros: Rome is a must-see
Cons: Go "must see" it in the off season. Eurail is a RIPOFF.

I purchased a 3 day Eurail pass to Italy for my wife and I, which cost 306 Euro. I travelled from Rome-Florence, Florence-Venice, and Venice-Milan (a typical tourist itinerary in my opinion). Each segment required a 30 Euro supplement since we ...

Pros: Shops, nightlife, History, Culture, Food and Drink..what more can a girl need?
Cons: Nothing, Rome is Fabulous

I have just returned from one of the most memorable weekends of my whole life, celebrating my 21st birthday in where better than Rome. Rome is a must visit of the world, by far one of the most magical cities I have ever visited, with something for ...

Pros: So much history to see. Amazing sights.
Cons: Safety concerns for women travelers.

I went to Rome with a couple friends on a backpacking trip over Christmas 2000. We were there for Midnight Mass and couldn't have been more excited over the experience - despite the rain! We stayed for 4 days, and could have easily stayed longer. The ...

Pros: Unique blend of history, religion and culture - great ruins, churches, and museums
Cons: Can get crowded and hot in summer months

While Paris may be more beautiful, Florence may have more art, and New York may have more energy – Rome is my favorite city in the world. Nowhere else will you find such a unique combination of history, religion, art, and culture. It has ancient ruins, ...

Pros: The Eternal City has plenty for the compulsive shopper and the curious tourist alike
Cons: Baking heat, lethal traffic, and your own personal pickpockets - but I still love it.

If you're too sexy for Milan and think Florence belongs on the Magic Roundabout, perhaps it's time you took a Roman holiday. Italy's capital city offers monumental sights, stylish shops, delicious food, wall-to-wall sunshine, lethal traffic, ...

Pros: History, lots of things too see and so, food, amazing museums, Gelato
Cons: Too much to see, crowded around major sight, fear of being pickpocketed

A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to Rome in the period from July 2nd - 7th 2005. We targeted out places that we wanted to see during our trip. On our list was the usual stuff such as the ...

Pros: Good food, wonderful architecture
Cons: Smells a bit

Well, I'm back from my Christmas present of a trip to Rome and boy do my feet hurt. But it was rather wonderful! I've decided not to do just a list of all the attractions like the Vatican, etc, but be a bit more basic, a bit more gritty, that is, my own ...

Pros: Ruins ruins ruins everywhere...
Cons: ...pickpockets, crowds, beggars, rude Romans.

Rome is full of startling contradictions- it is the centre of Christianity yet has a 24-hour Tarot channel largely hosted by an effeminate man named Luis. Italy is the world's seventh largest economy but with a social structure more akin to a teetering ...

Pros: Stunning art in a stunning setting without the crowds
Cons: Funny opening hours, advance booking required

I've finally come to the conclusion that in this age of mass consumption there is very little difference between a visit to the British Museum and one to your local shopping centre. Also I'm fed up with queuing hours in order to join an army of ...

Pros: The greatest nightlife. Chicest people. Most unique venues. Hands down.
Cons: Watch out for aggressive (but often hot) Italian men (and women) and pricey venues.

Rome definitely has one of the most vibrant and exciting nightlifes that I have ever experienced. Most people who I've spoken with have little regard for the night-time events and venues in Rome, but that's because most of the best places to go are kept ...

Pros: May be one of the best places in the world for people watching.
Cons: If you don't like watching people, too bad.

This isn't a typical review of Rome. It's an extract from the journal I kept during my recent trip to Italy. So, it doesn't mention a lot a specifics about Rome, but I hope it creates an impression that makes you want to visit this amazing city (but ...

Pros: Amazing, beautiful, a lot to see
Cons: A lot to see. You will probably not get to see everything. Can be pricey.

My husband and I spent 3 nights and 4 days in Rome. We had an amazing time. We spent most of our time in Ancient Rome because that was the most interesting to us. It was amazing to see all the ruins and historical artifacts of such an important part ...

Pros: Incredible! that all I can say!
Cons: Expensive, can be very hot, and crowded

I have spent about 10 days in Rome between a couple of trips and I have to say the city is complete amazing! There is so much to see, you may never see it all in a lifetime. Around every corner there is history, whether its a statue, or building, there ju ...

Pros: Art and ancient architecture: St. Peter's Basilica; the Sistine Chapel; the Coliseum
Cons: Sexism; pickpockets; dirty, dirty city; rude people; bad food

I'll be the sixth person out of the 121 so far to give Rome a very low rating. Plain and simple, here is the Rome I visited: 1) The People: If you are female, you really ought to rig yourself to deliver an electric shock to the many Italian men who wil ...

Pros: Culture and History first hand
Cons: Very hot and crowded in some places

As we arrived at the airport in Rome in July 2003, we were lucky to find a taxi to fit 5 of us and t ...