Popular Wheelchair Accessible in Rome

The skip the line ticket was a great recommendation from friends. We saved so much time and hassle by using this option. Even though it costs a little extra, I highly recommend it. If you don't like crowds then I highly suggest you don't go round these museums or go to the Sistine chapel. We did not go during peak season, but even so it was so busy that we were basically just pushed along the whole time. We somehow managed to get a few of the seats around the edge of the Sistine chapel and were glad of it so we could actually appreciate what we were seeing. You are otherwise made to stand in silence in the centre of the room, or ushered straight out. There was of course an overwhelming amount to see and it was a great (if claustrophobic) experience.

I had seen a television documentary about the Colosseum so knew quite a lot about it but there's nothing like waling round it and seeing how it was built. I was disappointed that my audio player ran out before I visited the Palatine Hill because I found this fascinating. I asked for a refund but was refused. I hadn't been warned that the player only lasted for 2 hours and would have gone to the Palatine Hill before the Forum had I known. The English was excellent and I found both places very interesting and could have stayed longer. Well worth a visit.

It was a wonderful walk through the ancient history with two very knowledgeable guides. The first part covered Roman forum and Palatine hill with a very smart guide, who turned out to be a history teacher. He has given us a lot of information. I wish we had at least a couple of hours of more time with him so as to assimilate all the information. The colosseum trip, including the underground and arena was amazing too. Besides the guides, the two ladies whom we met at the meeting point were very nice and welcoming.

We have visited St Peter's Basilica on two previous occasions as part of other packages, and each time we learned different information. This visit was purely to the basilica and Paola, our guide, gave us a third perspective which concentrated on the history of the basilica, its key features, and the more important men and women associated with it, what they had contributed to past times, and their burials etc. within the basilica. She was really good and I'm sure the small group appreciated her efforts.

We visited the historic sites of Rome that we wanted to. Our experience was pure magic, the ancient history, often so spectacularly preserved! Rome is authentic and a special city. Even the shopping streets are special. This was an enriching and thoroughly enjoyable few days in our lives. The only problem was that it was way too short and absolute reason to return!