Ciao. A me non piace girare Roma con l'auto (per paura di finire in ZTL e comunque per il traffico). venendo da fuori di solito giungo a Roma con i mezzi pubblici. Quando vengo in auto di sabato o domenica parcheggio nella zona dello stadio Olimpico/foro italico (venendo da nord per me è comodo) dove ci sono molti parcheggi liberi (ovviamente non custoditi, ma la mia auto ora è vecchiotta), quindi attraversato Ponte Milvio c'è la fermata del tram 2 che in pochi minuti giunge al capolinea di piazzale Flaminio (fuori di piazza del Popolo). Ci sarebbe poi il parcheggio coperto a pagamento di Villa Borghese che dovrebbe essere fuori della ZTL (quando mi capitava di utilizzarlo, diversi anni fa, entravo dall'ingresso di Muro Torto, poco distante da piazzale Flaminio): l'uscita pedonale più vicina a p.zza del Popolo ritengo sia quella di p.zza di Spagna; la tariffa oraria attuale, da quanto rilevo in rete, è di Euro 2,30/h.

anything is good. walk up the steps and Villa Borghese lies before you. or turn left and go to the river.

Yes, just ask your host for the closest one. There is a Valeri Alimentari and further away a Carrefour Express for example.

Most of the tours start around Colosseo. You can reach Termini metro station by express, regional train or bus from airport. Booking around Termini metro station would be sensible.

Hej! Flygplatsen ligger en bra bit utanför men vi tog bussen till staden och tåg när vi skulle åka hem. Båda fungerar enkelt och smidigt! Vi valde att bo på promenadavstånd från stationen för att slippa ta ytterligare buss när vi anlände. Så vi bodde ca 15 min promenadväg från Termini. Terminiområdet är inte det mest charmigaste men lättillgängligt. Vi bodde på Hotell Raffaello som ligger nära stora gatan Via Cavour som går rakt upp till Termini. Finns många hotell i samma område. 20-25 minuters promenad till många sevärdheter som Colosseum o Fontana Di Trevi. Var första gången i Rom för mig också så det kändes bra att bo nära stationen. Hoppas det är till någon hjälp, är inte en expert på Rom :) / Nina

With the apparent strikes and difficulties maintaining city transportation, I want to emphasize that we, a family of four, walked from Piazza del Popolo. Our condo was just across the river and we walked the ten minutes east to Popolo and headed south from there. To be sure, it was a brisk walk and we did it in the morning - there were TONS of people on the sidewalks. We never felt unsafe. We stopped to see obelisks and sites on a tourist map, and walked all the way down to Vittoriano. It took about 30 minutes. After riding up to the top and viewing the city (a MUST), we continued down southwest to the Jewish quarter and across the river to Trastevere. We ate dinner there (reviewed in that thread) and, because it was after dark by the time we finished, we took a 15 min harrowing cab ride back to our place by Popolo. We also walked from our Popolo area condo to the Vatican in about 15 minutes. Next day we waked from Popolo to Castel St. Angelo, and south across the bridge to Piazza Navona, Campo dei' Fiori, The Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and back to Popolo in time for dinner. And we stopped at many sites along the path each day. The area immediately south from Popolo is packed, and I mean packed in every alleyway and thoroughfare, with pizza places, gelato places, shops, sit down restaurants on the sidewalks and alleyways (see my Rome reviews). You don't have to go far from Popolo to have a wonderful time any time of day. Piazza del Popolo is the northern entry to the city and is dedicated to "the People" of Rome. It's no wonder it makes a good anchor from which to see the city on foot. We're mid-life ages and our kids are young teens. If you're able to walk, stroll really, for several hours a day you don't need public transport to see the vast majority of Rome from Popolo.

Trip Advisor is a great way to get a good perspective of things! That is a great area and you will have a blast!