Link Getting there/around in Rome

You are going to be very lucky in terms of transportation if you stay in my apartment in Rome.

If you don't feel like walking too much that day, or want to save energies for more touring action later, then you can easily get to the major locations by metro in no time from my home in Rome, your temporary apartment to enjoy the Eternal City like a resident.

My roman apartment in Piazza Dante is just 3 minutes walk away from the metro train stop Vittorio, in Piazza Vittorio, alongside the metro line A, the one marked in red/orange on your Rome maps (the line B is blu).

Metro A touches all the top roman highlights from the Central Train Station (Stazione Termini, metro stop Termini) to Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi, metro stop Barberini), to Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna, metro stop Spagna), and all the way up and across the Tiber River (il Tevere) to get you to the San Peter Basilique (Basilica di San Pietro, metro stop San Pietro) and the Vatican (il Vaticano, same metro stop as San Pietro).

If you get in Rome by train, you will be just one metro train stop away from the Central Train Station and the Termini station - your arrival is one stop away alongside line A, metro stop, Vittorio. And when you go out, you'll follow the signs directing towards the many exits around the large Piazza Vittorio square, and you'll find your way out towards Piazza Dante.

You can also take a cab from the Termini train station, it's not going to charge you a lot as it's very close, and it's more convenient if you have luggage with you or if you are tired from flying - I always take a cab as I'm very lazy, but most of my friends come by metro - other just walk, it's a nice 10-15 minutes walk to Piazza Dante.

And if you get in Rome by air, do as the romans do - do not take a cab.
It's going to be a long ride all the way to the city costing you up to 60-70 Euro (80-90 dollars) and you can also get stuck in traffic depending on which time you get there so it can cost you up to 80 Euro (100 bucks!!! no way!!!). Well, of course if you don't mind because you sign it off or get it reimbursed, just take it, and say you want to go to Piazza Dante, next to Piazza Vittorio - everybody knows...

The advice for air travelers who want to save some of their budget (to spend it later) can take the Express Train that has its main terminal at the Central Train Station, and gets you there from the Fiumicino airport in just 31 minute for 14 Euro each - very comfy fast train, then you pay 6 Euro to a cab et voila' --- you arrive at your home in central Rome in the fastest and most economic way.

Here is a link for you to can download a pretty cool and detailed digital map of Rome, provided by a roman agency of tourism tour *I'm not associated with*, but they have a very cool map - click on the Imperial Forum archeologic area to get to the interactive map of the Imperial Forums provided by the City of Rome (mouseover on numbers to get a description, in Italian only, sorry!).

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