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You can only book here: www.scavi.va/content/scavi/en/prenotazione.html

Scavi means excavations. It refers to the archaeological finds underneath St. Peter's. scavi.va

Their tours are excellent. The website is just fine. Try booking your tour. Use your own email. Don't use amex. If you have any questions, come back.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel our April cruise. All refunds were made within 24 hours.

The Hera is within easy walking distance of the Acropolis, Acropolis museum and the Plaka. You can visit all on your own. Get your own tickets to the Acropolis. You cannot walk inside the Parthenon, but you can walk all around it.

romecabs.com for a private transfer.

That plan works fine. All trains will accommodate your bags. Search for train advice on this forum. Book on the Trenitalia official website. Bring a cable lock to secure your bags in case you don't get seats near them. Check recommendations for Rome hotels in the 'pinned' thread on top. No need to stay near the train station. There are much better choices and more pleasant areas in central Rome.

Don't stay near the Vatican unless that is your only interest in Rome. It is out of the way for all other sightseeing. You will have a much better choice of hotels and restaurants in the central Rome areas, such as Colosseum, Pantheon/Navona or Trevi.

And I am sure we all appreciate your note. Don't forget to pick up some wine at the Casino supermarket for your picnic. Their pastries are also very good. If you like to visit nice houses, go visit the Prince's Palace for a view of a really "old money" house. The Grimaldis have been the rulers since 1297 and have occupied the palace (with lots of renovations) for 700 years. https://visitepalaisdemonaco.com/en/ Also fun to see are the mega-yachts at the harbor. If you want "rich and famous" you are at the right place.

I have NOT used this company. Santorini Day Tours is new to CC posts. They posted above (posts #11 and #13). @John Bull made a comment about their posts (post #12). I was curious about this new poster and I looked them up. I found their website and I posted that they were a tour company. I didn't take the time to look at their offerings. They did post some very useful information here, but I do not know anything else about them. Maybe they offer some good excursions starting and ending at the Cable Car port. If anyone tries them out, please post.

One hour.

There is no road that will save you much time and this way you have decent sidewalks. Once you get to Cap Ferrat the shore gets pretty rocky and steep. The path that goes around Cap Ferrat starts (or ends) further down the road by the plage des Passables. D&N will enjoy that path; it is really beautiful.

It can be if you are looking at it now when it is 11 pm in Rome. It can be closer to one hour in morning traffic.

Follow the road marked as M25 (the name changes) all the way to Av. Ephrussi de Rotschild. It is a switchback there up to the villa. There are sidewalks.

We prefer the convenience of the transfer and the nicer vehicle, but I think the taxi would be just fine. We do take taxis for short rides in Rome with no issues.

My old neighborhood. 😁 But a picnic at Col Notre Dame! Yikes! But nice views, I am sure.

Taxis are lined up outside the airport. We have always used Stefano's because of their excellent service, but there is no reason not to use a taxi.

Mmmmm. From Cros de Cagnes or St Laurent du Var?

Good plans. You can wait until you sre there to decide what to do with your extra time. The hotel can even help you book something while you are there, like going to Villa d'Este. The taxi from the airport to central Rome is about 50 euros. It is a fixed rate. Also check the Stefano's Rome Cabs website for their prices. romecabs.com In Naples have the hotel call you a taxi. And let us know how you enjoyed your trip.

You have plenty of time for your 11:30 flight to Dublin. Ask for an 8 am pickup.

For the 5th day you could also visit the Villa d'Este and Hadrian's palace just outside of Rome.

Actually,that is a very good suggestion. Fly from Munich to Florence. You will probably arrive early in the morning. Enjoy the say and evening there. Next day do your wine tour with one of two options: bring your luggage on the tour and have the tour either take you to Rome or take you to a train station for a train to Rome (Siena or Florence). Evening in Rome.

It is still getting very good reviews. We were there before covid and it was as good as ever.

If you are there on a Sunday, the people (dance afficionados) dance the Sardana in the plaza outside the Cathedral. Anyone who is interested on a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter should look up the "free" tours given by Runner Bean.

It is between the hotel and the Spanish steps. Plot a walking route using google maps. Go in the afternoon of Day 2 or 3. You can also add Piazza del Popolo and Mausoleo de Augusto. The other afternoon you could go to Castel Sant'Angelo. (Same side of the river as the Vatican.) In the other direction near the hotel: Pantheon, the church of San Luigi dei Francesi (Caravaggio paintings), Piazza Navona, Campo de Fiori, Piazza Farnese. Roscioli Salumeria e Cucina is near the Campo de Fiori.