ROME: ALL THE INFO YOU NEED

Are you ready to read all the useful information you need to travel to Rome?

All the streets lead to Rome, of course, but what is the best way to get to the city from the airport? First of all you should know that there are two airports: Fiumicino and Ciampino.

♣ From Fiumicino

From Fiumicino Airport there are different options (taxi, train, bus).

• If you travel in a backpacking plan you are surely interested in cheapest option:Bus: the airport-Termini Station, the train station of Rome where the metro lines A and B are, takes about 60 min.
  The cost of the ticket varies by company:
  - SITABUS costs € 5
  - COTRAL costs € 4.5 (if you buy it directly on the bus it costs € 7!)
  - TERRAVISION costs € 4 Normally buses leave every 30 minutes.

• But if you're in a hurry, you may be interested in fastest option:
  Train: at the airport station we can take the “Leonardo Express” train that in 30 min (good 31!) Will leave us at the Termini Station. It works from 6.36h to 22.36h. Trains leave home 30 min. It costs € 14

♣ From Ciampino

• Cheaper option: The COTRAL bus leaves you in 20 min at the “Anagnina” subway station. From there you can reach every corner of Rome. The bus ticket costs € 1.20
• More comfortable option: If you want to get directly to Termini Station, it is best to take the Terravision bus that will leave you there for € 4 in 40 min.

The first thing you'll notice when you arrive in the city is its traffic ... what a disaster! We only saw one city with more movement: Hanoi! So, unless you want to suffer post traumatic travel syndrome, or directly thinking about committing suicide, we do not advise you to rent a car! To see the historic center it is best to move on foot: it is also the ideal way to know the less touristy and hidden corners of the eternal city.

If the distances are long and you have to move with means of transport, we recommend the metropolitan (The bus network is immense, but depending on the traffic it can be VERY strenuous to travel on wheels! The same goes for the taxi, besides it is not a very cheap means that is said!) The Rome metro is tiny: it only counts with two urban lines (A, B) so it won't be too complicated to understand.Individual tickets, both metro and bus, cost € 1.5.

There are tickets that allow unlimited travel by subway / bus, valid for one person:

• 1 day voucher: € 7
• 2-day voucher: € 12.50
• 3-day voucher: € 18
• 7-day voucher: € 24

We personally advise against staying in the area near the Termini station, because at night it is not an ideal place to walk with a good gelato in your hand, if you do not want to run out of gelato or wallet! Clearly it would be best to stay in the historic center, so that you can fully enjoy the Roman night. As for the options, there is something for everyone (and wallets!): Luxurious hotels overlooking the colosseum, hidden and half-illegal bed & brekfast, beautiful tourist apartments, cheap hostels where travelers from all over the world share a room!

If you do not find good options, or rather, if you find good options but not good offers, an idea may be to stay on the outskirts to reduce costs (yes, make sure you have a metro / bus nearby).

Here you have a few cheap options to stay in Rome.

Roman cuisine uses simple, tasty and popular ingredients that give life to delicious dishes that are hard to resist ... our favorites are:

• FETTUCCINE PAJA E FIENO (a type of pasta with ham and peas)
• BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA (a type of pasta with bacon, tomato, onion and pecorino cheese)
• PENNE ALL'ARRABBIATA (a type of pasta with tomato, garlic, chilli)
• SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA (with bacon, pepper, egg and pecorino)
• SPAGHETTI CACIO E PEPE (with cacio cheese and pepper)
• GNOCCHI ALLA ROMANA (baked “semolino” gnocchi with parmesan and butter)
• CODA ALLA VACCINARA (oxtail cooked with lard, butter and herbs)
• SALTIMBOCCA ALLA ROMANA (veal roll with ham and sage cooked with butter and white wine)
• ABBACCHIO AL FORNO (baked lamb)
• CARCIOFI ALLA GIUDIA (artichokes with lemon, salt and pepper)
• SUPPLI (rice croquettes, with tomato and mozzarella) There are many restaurants with menus for € 10 (escape the most touristy!) But if you want to eat for less money look for cut pizza sites (pizza in the trancio) where you can find pizzas, Panini, suppli and other fast foods.

Pizza in Italy is very well priced (a Margherita costs € 4-6) so it is also a good option to eat well and cheaply!

We have recommended some cheap places to eat great in Rome. This is the article.

And how not to name ice cream: mmm how rich they are! When we are in Italy we cannot stop eating them: in summer, in winter, at night, during the day, under the sun, in the rain ... and in Rome there are delicious ice cream parlors as we have already told you in this post

Do you have other questions about Rome? Do you have any advice to visit the city? Leave us a comment!