Roaming in Rome

The Vatican Museum is in Vatican City, its entrance on Viale Vaticano, phone 06-69884341; www.vatican.va. It’s open from 8:45 to 3:20 in high season (mid-March to mid-October) and from 8:45 to 12:20 the rest of the year (and on Saturdays and the last Sunday of each month). Admission is 12 euros, though the on the last Sunday of each month, admissions charges are waived.

Galleria Borghese, Piazza Scipione Borghese 5, off Via Pinciano, phone 06-8417645 in advance for reservations; www.galleriaborghese.it/. Admission is 8.50 euros, open Tuesday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dino & Tony’s, Via Leoni IV 60, phone 06-39733284. Closed Sundays.

Roman Forum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, phone 06-39967600. Admission to the Forum is free but if you add in the Palatine Hill, you’ll pay 8 euros (if you go to the Colosseum, though, you won’t have to pay anything extra for the Palatine). From April to September it’s open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., the rest of the year open from 9am to 4:30. The last admission is an hour before closing.

Colosseum, Piazale del Colosseo, Via dei Fori Imperiale, phone 06-39967600. Admission is 10 euros, with guided tours for an extra 3.50 euros (this admissions ticket covers both the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill).

Hotel Raphael, Largo Febo 2, phone 06-682031.

Agata e Romeo, Via Carlo Alberto 45, phone 06-4466115. Reservations recommended. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.

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