Things to do in Rome

meolwan

Bring herself to Rome on 1st Dec for 3 nights. Looking for suggestions where to go and places to eat as she is coeliac. We have never been to Italy so not sure how easy it is to get gluten free food.

per aspera ad astra

Do as the Romans do...

MarkY91

Colosseum, Vatican City, Trevi fountain, Spanish steps, Roman Forum.

mfceiling

10 of the best trattorias in Rome

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/13/top-10-trattorias-rome?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

10 of the best restaurants in Rome

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/13/10-best-restaurants-rome?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
10 of the best open spaces in Rome

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/13/10-best-outdoor-spaces-rome?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

10 of the best pizza places in Rome

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/13/top-10-pizza-places-rome?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

coylemj

You'll have no problem finding gluten-free food in restaurants, I have been all over Europe with a family member who is a coeliac and it's never a problem.

The main thing is to be able to clearly say 'gluten-free' or 'no gluten' in the local language and in Italy it is 'senza gluten'.

You probably need to steer clear of small pizza restaurants and the like but restaurants with table (waiter) service will be able to offer you options no problem. Study the menu in the window and see if they mention 'senza gluten', if they do then you're in business.

naughtysmurf

Rome is very coeliac friendly, you have time to do a bit of research on restaurants, one we enjoyed a couple of times, the Mrs is coeliac, is http://www.pantharei.it, very close to The Pantheon

As your only there for three nights, stay in the Historic center, we stayed close to the Pantheon & walked everywhere, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Dela Rotunda all within a few minutes walk, if planning on visiting the Collosseum or the Vatican museum, pre-book in advance from the official sites

There is a metro system but to be honest, it's a great city to walk around

meolwan

coylemj wrote: »

You'll have no problem finding gluten-free food in restaurants, I have been all over Europe with a family member who is a coeliac and it's never a problem.

The main thing is to be able to clearly say 'gluten-free' or 'no gluten' in the local language and in Italy it is 'senza gluten'.

You probably need to steer clear of small pizza restaurants and the like but restaurants with table (waiter) service will be able to offer you options no problem. Study the menu in the window and see if they mention 'senza gluten', if they do then you're in business.

Thank you great advice

Irish Kings

Don't try to see everything, it's a city with a vast history and places and things to see.
The Vatican alone would take 3 days to see everything in it. Pick out what you want to see most and concentrate on those and enjoy them.
I've been three times now and it's one of my favorite cities. They don't call it the eternal city for nothing.
Essentials for me would be the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and St. Peter's Basilica . . . after that just dander around and enjoy !

meolwan

Thanks for all the advice guys and links .:)

meolwan

per aspera ad astra wrote: »

Do as the Romans do...

We intend to just looking online as to best place to get the togas.;):D

Hitman3000

Word of advice, if using any form of public transport be very wary of pickpockets.

coylemj

An aspect of Italy that people who have never been there are probably unaware of......

There are thousands of Italian chippers, ice cream parlours, cafes and restaurants all over the UK and Ireland and every summer, hundreds of teenage Italians (mainly boys) are sent to stay with Uncle Antonio in Norwich/Waterford/Lisburn to improve their English. So when you go into a restaurant in Italy and they hear your accent, they will often send out their son or brother who has excellent English from the summer he spent working in his uncle's chipper and charming the local girls in the UK or Ireland.

We were in a restaurant in Rome a few years ago and a lad who spoke English was sent out to deal with us. He told us that he had worked for a summer with his uncle in Portadown and was mad keen to tell us about all the shenanigans with the Orange Order trying to march down the Garvaghy Road. The poor fellow was extremely put out when we said we didn't want to hear about it!

nim1bdeh38l2cw

meolwan wrote: »

We intend to just looking online as to best place to get the togas.;):D

Bargain alert, just use the sheets off the bed in your hotel room. They won't mind.

gozunda

coylemj wrote: »

An aspect of Italy that people who have never been there are probably unaware of......

There are thousands of Italian chippers, ice cream parlours, cafes and restaurants all over the UK and Ireland and every summer, hundreds of teenage Italians (mainly boys) are sent to stay with Uncle Antonio in Norwich/Waterford/Lisburn to improve their English. So when you go into a restaurant in Italy and they hear your accent, they will often send out their son or brother who has excellent English from the summer he spent working in his uncle's chipper and charming the local girls in the UK or Ireland.

We were in a restaurant in Rome a few years ago and a lad who spoke English was sent out to deal with us. He told us that he had worked for a summer with his uncle in Portadown and was mad keen to tell us about all the shenanigans with the Orange Order trying to march down the Garvaghy Road. The poor fellow was extremely put out when we said we didn't want to hear about it!

Not exactly polite to the young lad was it ....

joeysoap

Definately book a Vatican tour, avoids most of the queueing ( though if you know where the ‘other’ entrance is you can do this anyway,

Book a Coliseum tour that includes a guide through the Forum as well. Again you skip the queues. A lot of the streets around the Coliseum are traffic free on Sunsday .


Ask the receptionist in your hotel for recommendations for restaurants nearby, we were recommended one which we passed a few times. Turned out to be the best (and there a lot of good ones) one and full of locals



Take a hop —on hop - off bus on the first day, you’ll get your bearings easier.

This has put the longing on me to go again

Enjoy

angeldaisy

we were there in June and booked a tour, we used withlocals.com

found it worth every penny.

RobertKK

coylemj wrote: »

An aspect of Italy that people who have never been there are probably unaware of......

There are thousands of Italian chippers, ice cream parlours, cafes and restaurants all over the UK and Ireland and every summer, hundreds of teenage Italians (mainly boys) are sent to stay with Uncle Antonio in Norwich/Waterford/Lisburn to improve their English. So when you go into a restaurant in Italy and they hear your accent, they will often send out their son or brother who has excellent English from the summer he spent working in his uncle's chipper and charming the local girls in the UK or Ireland.

We were in a restaurant in Rome a few years ago and a lad who spoke English was sent out to deal with us. He told us that he had worked for a summer with his uncle in Portadown and was mad keen to tell us about all the shenanigans with the Orange Order trying to march down the Garvaghy Road. The poor fellow was extremely put out when we said we didn't want to hear about it!

I was stopped in Rome by this guy, he looked around 20, he wanted me to sign some petition, I told him I am from Ireland and he said he spent a few months here and spoke some Irish to me :pac:

RobertKK

As said earlier, Rome is a great city to walk around and just a great city overall.
You could take a day tour to somewhere like Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius if you wanted a day put of the city.

zoe 3619

Crypt of the capuchins is amazing.
Macabre,disturbing and incredibly beautiful.
Museum/art upstairs,but the tombs downstairs are the highlight.
Cheap enough to get in,and usually quiet.

FunkyDa2

Trastevere is my favourite district....until I find a new "favourite" district(maybe Testaccio?)...