Information & Facts
Activities
Rome City Tour
Rome by Segway
Vatican Museums Walking Tour
Rome Hop-On - Hop-Off Bus Tour
Rome Walking Tour
Climate
Rome enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. Its average annual temperature is above 20 °C (68 °F) during the day and 10 °C (50 °F) at night. In the coldest month – January, the average temperature is 12 °C (54 °F) during the day and 3 °C (37 °F) at night. In the warmest months – July and August, the average temperature is 30 °C (86 °F) during the day and 18 °C (64 °F) at night.
December, January and February are the coldest months, with average temperatures around 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) during the day and 3.6 °C (38.5 °F) at night. Temperatures generally vary between 10 and 15 °C (50 and 59 °F) during the day and between 3 and 5 °C (37 and 41 °F) at night, with colder or warmer spells occurring frequently. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, with light snow or flurries occurring almost every winter, generally without accumulation, and major snowfalls once every 20 or 25 years.
The average relative humidity is 75%, varying from 72% in July to 77% in November. Sea temperatures vary from a low of 13 °C (55 °F) in February and March to a high of 24 °C (75 °F) in August.
Getting Around
BY BUS IN ROME
The most convenient and economic way of getting around Rome is by far the Public Transit Bus service.
Buses run 24 hrs. a day and cover the entire city. Bus tickets and subway metro tickets are interchangeable within the time validity of the ticket. Validation begins by punching them into the ticket counter found on both the bus or subway. Keep the ticket with you at all times during your trip because if there should be a check by the controller, you could get a fine ranging from €40 to €70.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at any tobacconists (easily found by the blue sign with a capital T outlined in white found throughout the city) and from vending machines at both the train and metro stations. Tickets are not considered used until they are validated, so you can keep a supply of them. To validate your ticket you need to put it into one of the 3 machines the bus; one in the front, one in the middle and one at the back. The machine will beep if your ticket is not valid. Place the ticket in the machine with the arrow pointing down and facing you.
BY UNDERGROUND/METRO SYSTEM
Rome offers 2 metro lines, Line A red line and Line B blue line, and their entrances are indicated by a large red sign marked with an M.
Line A runs from Battistini to Anagnina and includes stops near the Vatican Museums (Cipro), the Vatican (Ottaviano), the Cola di Rienzo shopping area (Lepanto), Piazza del Popolo (Flaminia), the Spanish Steps Spanish (Piazza di Spagna), Via Veneto (Barberini) and San Giovanni.
Line B runs from Rebibbia to Laurentina and includes stops near Eur, St. Pauls Outside the Walls (Basilica S. Paolo), Piramide (also the Ostiense train station), Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo), the Colosseum (Colosseo) and the Tiburtina train station. There will be signs in both the station and on the train showing the stops along the route. Your ticket will be validated when going through the turnstile.
Those with passes can walk through the open lane while showing their pass to the attendant.
Kids Attractions
Hydromania
The Vatican Museum
The Villa Borghese Gardens
The Catacombs
Cappuccin Crypt
The Colosseum
Trevi Fountain
Spanish Steps
Sistine Chapel
Language
Money
Sightseeing
Colosseum
Roman Forum
Pantheon
Appian Way
Catacombs
Baths of Caracalla
St. Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Basilica
Trevi Fountain
Fountain of Four Rivers
Roman Aqueducts
Spanish Steps
Sistine Chapel
The Vatican Museum
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