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Route 6 days

6 días / 6 noches

Basílica de San Pedro, Vatican Museums, Castel Sant’Angelo, Jewish Ghetto, Palazzo Farnese, Enoteca Palatium

Route 6 days

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DAY 5 Itinerario

09:00

Basílica de San Pedro

You can get one of the best views of Rome from the top of the cupola. You should go early to avoid the queues; then immerse yourself inside to be dazzled by Bernini’s Baldachin and Michelangelo’s La Pietà.

Adresse Piazza di San Pietro

Duration 1 hour

Price Lift €7; museum €16

10:30

Vatican Museums

Vast art collection with two stand-out must-see Renaissance pieces: Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura frescos and Michelangelo’s frescos in the vault of the Sistine Chapel. The queues are anthological.

Adresse Viale Vaticano

Duration 2 hours

Price 16€

13:00

Castel Sant’Angelo

Close to the Vatican, next to the Tiber River, stands this stronghold converted into a museum. Castel Sant’Angelo, with its original star shape, was the refuge for Popes in times of war.

Adresse Lungotevere Castello

Duration 1 hour

Price 5€

14:00

Jewish Ghetto

For lunch head over to the Jewish Ghetto, a good opportunity to walk downstream along the Tiber River and cross it at Garibaldi bridge next to Tiber Island. La Taverna del Ghetto serves kosher food.

Adresse Via del Portico d'Ottavia 8

Duration 2 hours

16:00

Palazzo Farnese

Behind Campo de’ Fiori, where you can have a cup of coffee, lies Piazza Farnese, majestically overshadowed by Palazzo Farnese, the home of the French embassy. Its gardens and some rooms are open to the public.

Adresse Piazza Farnese

Duration 2 hours

Price Free reservation

18:00

Enoteca Palatium

Back in the centre, a good place for a break for an aperitivo is Enoteca Palatium, an exquisite restaurant and wine bar where you can discover and try typical Lazio products, such as white wine from the Castelli Romani area.

Adresse Via Frattina 94

Price 5€