Will you spend your money while visiting Rome? Actually, it’s easy to avoid the false artists and pickpockets, but it is much more difficult is to get more value for the money you spend.
Fodors.com, last March, asked the traveler on the Travel Talk to share their experiences when visiting the Eternal City at the canal site forums (Fodors.com / forums). The question asked is, “Where do you spend the money as the Romans do in Rome?” Below are some answers from the forum members
1. “Entering the Basilica of San Clemente for free and will be charged only three euros when visiting the excavation site of the church of the 12th century, church-4th century and the first-century house is equipped with a shrine to Mithras.” -Nikki
2. “Bars are always given two different prices: if you drink coffee on the counter then the price will be cheaper than if a waiter deliver it to the table of coffee you.” -Quokka
3. ‘For art lovers berbudget insufficient: most of art I saw in Rome can be enjoyed for free. Where else can you see the work of Caravaggio countless, two works of Michelangelo, Bernini and even just for your sole depletion? ” -Amyb
4. “Rather than take Leonardo Express from Fiumicino to Termini, take the FR1 to any station you want. FR1 departs every 15 minutes (instead of Express departs every 30 minutes), at a cost of 5 euros (instead of the euro issue for Express 9:50), and avoid the noise in the Termini, as well as to avoid hitting the tourists who still jetlagg for carrying too much baggage. ” -Therese
5. “Stepping up the boat along the Tiber River, from the Bridge to the Castle of San Angelo for Isloa Tiberniam just 1 euro (a great way to get to Trastevere from St. Peter’s Basilica).-Annhig
6. “One way to save expenses for the tour guide is to register online at Sound Guides (http://www.sound-guides.com/) and download a variety of facilities to the iPod tour guide or your MP3 player.” -Monicapileggi
7. “I ate at the place of ordinary workers do, sort of” Goose, “at the Vatican. Dinner (three meals) for 20 euros with wine; If you’re hungry, your own wrong.” -JoanneH
8. Kunjunngi refill wine shops in Italy; find cheap wine from a wooden container for 2-3 euros per liter. At Rome we can get in Testaccio market, but as people say, can also be obtained in many other places. I usually ask at a local bar where I used to drink coffee. ” -Susanna
9. “Our old strategy was to find the courthouse in big cities. In the place you will always find a small restaurant designed to serve the lawyers and their clients. Fast food available at reasonable rates. Usually there is a special price Besides daily. If you find such a place, not go in during peak hours, so the place is more comfortable and not crowded. ” -USNR
10. “Invest with a bus schedule, at any place they sell the tickets. The cost of 4 euros. You’ll get information about routes available, how long the distance between the bus is coming, how many long hours of operation, where you can come down to the transfer route, and sebaginya. ” -JoanneH
11. “Smallest restaurant in Trastevere also offers more value for every penny you spend, rather than say, a restaurant in the hills near the Spanish Steps or in other areas around the center of Rome.”-Friendindelhi (Fodors.com)
