Anyone who has stood the long queue for tickets to Rome’s popular tourist sites at the peak of the season will not lie - this is a tedious and unpleasant thing, especially when the thermometer goes over 40. I happened to talk with tourists who spent more than an hour on these lines. It is clear that this did not contribute very much to the good impressions of the visit. But, fortunately, civilization does not stand still, and many problems are solved using the Internet.
Important: This article was written in 2012 and has not been updated since. The information in it may already be irrelevant. Updated in 2018, the article is here.
In the first part of the Rome Attractions post, where you can buy tickets online, we already talked about some interesting places in the city where you can minimize the time spent in queues by ordering a ticket via the Internet. However, the Eternal City is too rich in tourist attractions to fit all of them into one post.
But, before we go directly to the topic, we recall that you can buy tickets online not only in interesting places of Romebut also Florence and Venice. In more detail BlogoItaliano wrote about this in posts:
- Sights of Venice where you can buy tickets online
- 10 points of interest in Florence where you can buy tickets online
Well, now let's continue ...
Ancient Rome
An ideal on-line ticket for archeology lovers, which includes visits to ten historical monuments located in the heart of ancient Rome: the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Palatine, the Palazzo Massimo, the Palazzo Altemps, the Crypt Balbi, the Terme of Diocletian, the Therma of Caracalla, the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella, Villa quintiles.
Roman Palatine
The ticket is valid for seven days from the moment of its activation, and the savings "for wholesale" is about 35%.
Children under 5 years old do not need a ticket.
The ticket price for Ancient Rome online is $ 50 per person. You can make an order here.
Vatican Secret Archives
For the first time in history, the Vatican has made public some of its most valuable treasures, selected from thousands of volumes of parchments, papal orders and letters, which are usually kept in the Apostolic Palace. Documents are collected here, from the VIII century to the present. Among them are priceless scrolls that hold the handwriting of the Templars and Galileo, Martin Luther and King Henry VIII. One of the most unusual archival documents is a Canadian Indian letter written to Pope Leo XIII on birch bark in 1887.
The most valuable parchments are kept in the Apostolic Palace
This exhibition was organized at the Capitol Museum in honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the secret archives in the Vatican and will last only until September 9, 2012. Its main goal is to dispel the myths and legends generated by some works of fiction, such as Dan Brown’s sensational novel “Angels and Demons”.
Free admission to the exhibition is provided for children under 6 years of age and for disabled people.
Address: Piazza del Campidoglio 1 (Piazza del Capitol, 1)
The cost of a ticket to the Vatican’s Secret Archives online is $ 23 per person. You can make an order here.
Audience with the Pope
Every Wednesday morning, if the Pope is in his Roman residence, an audience of the Pope with many foreign guests and pilgrims takes place in the Vatican. If you want to be among the elect and receive the blessing of the Pope, book your ticket online and join other pilgrims.
Due to the fact that the audience with the Pope is very popular, getting on it is not so easy. You need to book tickets at least 2 weeks before the desired date.
You need to book your audience tickets with the Pope in advance.
You can read more about exactly how the audience with the Pope goes in the post: TOP-10 ideas for what to see in the Vatican. Part I
If you decide to see the Pope, remember about the dress code: in the Vatican it is forbidden to appear in shorts, short capri pants, miniskirts, with bare shoulders and other parts of the body.
Address: Piazza Pio XII
The cost of an online Audience ticket with the Pope is $ 30 for a group of 1-10 people, $ 50 for a group of 11-20 people, $ 75 for a group of 21-30 people. You can make an order here.
Altar of Peace
The Altar of Peace or the Altar of Augustus Peace is considered one of the highest examples of classical art ever created by man. The Altar of Peace was erected in 13 BC on the Field of Mars in honor of the triumphant victorious return of Emperor Augustus from Gaul and Spain. The altar was decorated with magnificent marble reliefs depicting the emperor Augustus, members of the imperial family, ancient Roman gods and mythical creatures.
The Altar of Peace is decorated with reliefs of Emperor Augustus
The Altar of Peace, located in the vicinity of the Tiber, was repeatedly subjected to floods and floods, which destroyed it in order. The first serious attempt to recreate the Altar was made by the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Augustus in 1938 under Mussolini. In 2006, the American architect Richard Meyer designed a new building specifically for the Altar of Peace to protect it from the vagaries of nature.
Opening hours of the Museum of the Altar of Peace: from 9.00 - 19.00. The day off is Monday.
Address: Lungotevere in Augusta at Via Tomacelli
The cost of the ticket to the World Altar Museum online is $ 32 per person. You can make an order here.
Journey to Imperial Times Palazzo Valentini
A fascinating journey during the time of the Roman Empire will provide an opportunity to look into the past of almost 2000 years ago. Thanks to computer technology, multimedia, sound and lighting effects, viewers feel themselves participants in the events that took place in the everyday life of the inhabitants of ancient Rome.
In the Palazzo Valentini you can look into the past
An excursion to the dungeons of the Palazzo Valentini, where during excavations, buildings of the 2nd-4th centuries were discovered. BC, lasts 75 minutes. Children under 6 years of age and persons with disabilities do not need a ticket.
Opening hours: from 9.30 - 17.00. The Palazzo Valentini dungeons are closed to visitors on Tuesdays, December 25th and January 1st.
Address: Via IV Novembre 119 / A.
The cost of the ticket "Travel to the Imperial Times of the Palazzo Valentini" online - $ 21 per person. You can make an order here.
