Tickets for the Colosseum in Rome include an obligatory time-slot reservation and go on sale only a month in advance, but tours can be booked months earlier. The Colosseum is a highlight of many visits to Rome. Admission tickets include the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, but only entry to the Colosseum requires a reserved … Read more
Visit the Palazzo Altemps in central Rome to see a small but fantastic collection of top sculptures from antiquity displayed in a historic palace of the National Roman Museum. The Palazzo Altemps is part of the Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museums) and is used to display around 150 quality sculptures from antiquity. Highlights of … Read more
It is easy to visit Pompeii and Naples on a self-guided day trip by high-speed train from Rome but few would regret staying overnight in Naples and enjoy a less rushed visit. It is possible to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii on a do-it-yourself day trip from Rome. The fastest way to travel from … Read more
Time-slot reservations are essential to see The Last Supper while skip-the-line tickets are best to visit many top attractions in Italy including Pompeii, the Uffizi and sights in Rome. Time-specific admission tickets are increasingly popular, and in some cases essential, to see some of the top tourist sights in Italy. Prior reservations are essential to … Read more
Tickets to climb the dome of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome are only sold onsite — only tours including the Vatican Museum offer skip-the-line access to the church and cupola. Climbing the dome of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City leads visitors to the best aerial views of Rome and interesting close-up studies of … Read more
Admission to St Peter’s church in Rome is free but security queues are long and skip-the-line tours are only possible in combination with the Vatican Museum. Admission to St Peter’s Basilica is free and does not require a ticket but lines at security are often very long and slow-moving. Skip-the-line timeslot-reservation tickets are not sold … Read more
Buy skip-the-line tickets to visit the Vatican Museum and see the Sistine Chapel or book tours online with early timeslot reservations to avoid crowds and endless queues. Evening tours, if available, are also more pleasant. Advance purchase online skip-the-line tickets or guided tours are the only sensible way to visit the Vatican Museum and the … Read more
Skip-the-line tickets are essential to visit top sights in Rome such as the Vatican Museum with the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, and Borghese Gallery while only some tours will give priority access to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Online time-slot reservation tickets are essential to visit some of the top sights in Rome such as … Read more
Since mid-2023, visitors need time-slot reservations to enter the Pantheon in Rome — buy the cheapest tickets online or onsite (riskier at busy times). The Pantheon, for centuries one of the top free sights to see in Rome, in mid-2023 started requiring visitors to buy time-slot reservation tickets to enter the interior and see the … Read more
Visit the Palazzo Massimo Roman National Museum in Rome to see top sculptures, portraits, bronzes, mosaics, and even frescoes from antiquity. The Palazzo Massimo has one of the finest collections of busts and sculptures from antiquity in Rome. As the main venue of the Roman National Museum (Museo Nazionale Romano), the best archaeological finds in … Read more