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To: SunkenCiv
My wife and I went there last March, and while I agree that those sites are overcrowded, for a first time visitor, they really need to be seen.

We stayed in an apartment in the Monti neighborhood, close to the ancient sites. The city was very accessible from there, with a Metro station (Cavour) just blocks away. I'd also recommend spending time at Villa Borghese.

The main reason we were there, though, was to run the Rome Marathon, which gave us an extraordinary tour of the city through the streets, which were blocked for the runners.

We spent a week there, but are planning on returning, and skipping the big attractions. Staying in Monti gave us a fantastic view of the Colosseum many times a day, and it never disappointed. It was an odd sensation of how familiar it became as we went about the city.

15 posted on 05/29/2024 8:08:39 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

It boggles to consider how much is *left* and visible, considering the amount that was rendered into lime mortar during the Middle Ages, demolished even during imperial times, and reused or left buried over the centuries. :^)


16 posted on 05/29/2024 8:10:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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