whitleybay
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We are just back after spending an action packed 4 days seeing this spectacular city with the children.
Went on three walking tours with the most informative guides, they brought the history alive with their descriptions. Also went out to Ostia Antica to see the ruins, could not belive that it just went on and on. Streets of ruins and the ampitheatre is awe inspiring.
Super central hotel if anyone needs to know of one. Large circular tables so you joined other guests for breakfast and evening meal if you dined in.
Weather gorgeous and now as the scot's relatives would say "Back to old clothes and cold porridge"
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SassyGranni
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Im glad you enjoyed Rome.I have been twice and will never tire of that lovely city. 
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gyp
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I'd love to go too, it's on my 'to do' list.
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aec13cat
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Just spent a day there and definitely want to go back. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.
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Gem17
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Glad you had a fab time in Rome whitleybay! I've been to a few places in Italy, but not Rome - it's on my 'to do' list too. I know where to come for recommendations when I do!
See you soon!
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skippy
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Hi Whitley, could you tell me where you stayed - was it part of a package or did you book the flights yourself etc.
Im hoping to go there sometime this year but get so confused looking at all the options. thank you
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Kezabel
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I absolutely love Rome, was lucky enough to stay there for 5 nights with a girlie friend.
It's not too big that you can't just wander around the streets and parks. We walked for miles and probably saw more than we would have done if we'd used the bus all the time.
I am not at all religious but The Pantheon took my breath away. It was awesome.
Found the TimeOut guide really good, especially for restaurants.
Will definitely go back again.
Kez x
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PLASMO
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Whitley Bay and Everyone,
Rome, the city supposedly built on the Seven Hills. Does anyone remember an old film with Mario Lanza about the Seven Hills, saw it not long ago on the TV.
What a treat it is to visit this city, have been there twice, and loved every minute of it. So many beautiful places to visit, just not enough time to see them all, although a good reason to visit once again.
One of our favourite places to visit were the beautiful parks and gardens with some amazing sculptures.
Plasmo x
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whitleybay
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Hi Skippy I will pm you with details
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JulieJ
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Rome definitely great. For children, there is a place (damn, can't quite remember where - off the Via Veneto I think) that is an audio-visual experience of Rome. You end up watching a movie about the history of Rome, and it's very 3D, and the chairs shake, and lots of noise etc.
OK, it's not the 'real' think like the ruins etc, but our group of kids loved it! It's called the Time(something) - sorry to be vague - it was quite new when we went. (It was all in English)
They also loved seeing all the 'tour guides' (or whatever thy are!) dressed as Romans wandering around outside the Coliseum. Again, a bit naff, but the children loved it.
It's also idea for children in that (a) the Italians are so child friendly and (b) so much pasta and pizza around (food heaven for kids!)
Julie
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whitleybay
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Hi Jule I think the 3D thing was in the same street where our hotel was, I seem to remember it being called something like "Rewind Rome" or something similar.If it is just off from the colosseum it is the same one.
We did not go because we were on a exam mission to see the ruins! Good excuse to go somewhere sunny.
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JulieJ
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Thanks! Though I think the one we went to was called Time Elevator, as I did a quick search, and that seems to be the best match for what we saw. It's off the Via Corso. If anyone is interested there is a web site on http://www.romeguide.it/mostre/time_elevator/indexeng.htm
But I also found your Rome Rewind 3D on
http://www.3drewind.com/
I think that must be since we went a few years ago.
I agree it's much better for the children to see the real thing than a video, but I was just wryly amused that ours listed 'Time Elevator' as the 'best bit' of their two days in Rome (oh, and the hotel swimming pool...)(and the spagetti and the icecream)(and the trams).....
Julie.
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millie1
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I am trying to plan my holiday for next year and was thinking about 3 or 4 nights in Rome and then moving to the Tuscany Coast or up near Venice. Quite difficult to plan. I have never been to Italy before and don't know the best place to go or how best to travel round (have 2 boys 9 &5). What hotel did you stay in and would you recommend it.
Millie
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scottishmags
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Millie, if you are thinking of Tuscany then Lucca is a lovely place to stay. It's a large town/ small city still surrounded by mediaeval walls, which have a road on top which you can cycle bikes round. On one side you look into the old town, on the other over the Tuscan countryside. The walls are as wide as a main road,with a market running alongside, old men sitting at tables playing chess, grassy areas etc. An old amphitheatre in the middle of the town with cafes and restaurants and no cars, so safe for the kids to charge around. Little old winding roads with interesting shops. A tower to climb to look over the city.
We visited originally because it was where my husband's family came from to Scotland almost 100 years ago, but we fell in love with the place and took a group of friends back with us for my husband's 50th birthday. Can't wait to go again.
There's plenty to do in Lucca but it's a more manageable size and less full-on than a city for young children. There's an easy train to Florence if you do fancy visiting somewhere bigger and generally we found train travel in Italy to be very straightforward.
We stayed in the Villa Romantica.. very nice but with a tiny pool, so maybe for two lively boys somewhere with a bigger pool would be better. I think Italy is a great country for a holiday and of course they love children!
Have fun planning your holiday!
Mags
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JulieJ
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I would definitely ensure that wherever I stayed, there was a pool! Boys that age will get bored, understandably, with too much 'old stuff', so a pool will come in really handy for them.
Must say, I think you're very brave going to Italy for the first time with two young children on a DIY holiday!! (Though as Mags says, the Italians do have a lot of time for kids, which is great. Plus there is all that gorgeous pasta for them to eat...)
Julie.
PS - If you are going up the Tuscan coast, then there are a lot of seaside resorts along the way, like Via reggio. Don't know what they are like though.
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