Lazio and Rome Travel Notes

Contents

Recommended Books about Rome

Books on Rome: Recommended guidebooks and books about Rome (art, architecture, history, memoirs, coins, etc.).

A Few Guidebooks for Roman Travelers: Recommended guidebooks.

Guidebooks to Ancient Rome: Recommended books to study Ancient Rome.

Things to Do in Rome

Catholic Church Mass Times: List of Catholic churches with contact information and mass times, masses in English.

The Vatican's Scavi Tour - Excavations under St. Peter's Basilica: What you will see on the tour, how to book.

The Vatican Necropolis (Via Triumphalis) Tour: New tour of ancient burial area in the Vatican.

The Lesser Rome: Some of the less popular sights in Rome: National Etruscan Museum, Museo Atelier Canova Tadolini, Crypto Balbi, Museo Quirinale, Chiese Bautista Evangelica, Baths of Diocletian, Piazza Vittorio, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj.

Day Trips from Rome: Descriptions of recommended day trips from Rome with links to relevant message board threads.

Chills and Thrills in the Eternal City: Rome is full of treasures for the history and art buffs, but a visit to some of these sights may be the most memorable part of a kid's visit to Rome.

Where to Find Bernini in Rome: List of the Bernini statues, architecture and fountains in Rome.

The Roman Holiday Tour - Walking into the Movie Scenes: Finding the locations where this 1953 movie was filmed.

Famous Piazzas of Rome: List of the famous piazzas in central Rome.

Rome's Aqueducts: How to get to the famous Parco Acquedotti of Rome.

Rome's Trastevere Neighborhood: An itinerary for visiting Rome's Trastevere neighborhood.

Accessible Rome

Accessible Rome: Several pages of information about seeing Rome in a wheelchair.

Things to do in Lazio

Sabina Gold - Annual Olive Harvest near Rome: Olive oil from this area north of Rome.

Gaeta, a Seaside Village South of Rome: Notes about this coast town, parking, shopping, day trips.

Calcata, a Village of Artists North of Rome: Notes about this village restored by Italian artists.

A Week in Northern Lazio: Basing yourself in the Bagnoregio area of northern Lazio.