I'm going to be there for a day in a couple of days. Anything hunting, shooting, military worth seeing?

Naaaaa. Just a bunch of old buildings.



Are you kidding? There�s lots to see. Not much in the way of guns, shooting, and/or military, however, Rome was sorta the cultural center of the universe for a few years. You can spend days just in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Tons of great food and sites. The best thing to do is hire a driver and do the self guided thing. Pretty amazing place.



If nothing else, go the the Spanish Steps and check out the women. That'll keep you busy for a day...

Not much to do with guns/hunting in Rome, but I promise you won't be bored. Keep in mind that Rome controlled all the known world for about 500 years and their military was so advanced that their tactics are still being studied.



All that aside, there's so much to see in Rome that you couldn't even possibly begin to scratch the surface in a couple of days, it would take years. Buy one of the tourist guidebooks and read through it, write down what you want to see. In my opinion a car isn't needed, everything's fairly accessible by walking if your hotel is downtown. If it isn't downtown buses or trains run constantly.



In my opinion a few of must sees are the coliseum, the forum, and the Vatican. You almost can't turn a corner without running into something amazing. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a 2000 year old building there.

M<ichelangelo's Pieta! Probably the most amazing sculpture ever, bar none! The other guys are right, I assume you are kidding!
Peter.

You ARE kidding, Right?

I think there was a museum in Northern parts of Rome w(or was it Florence) which had one of the largest collections of weapons, mediaeval armour, swords, old muskets etc in the world. Maybe it had a name along the lines of St Hubertus (?) or something like that (?) It was well worth visiting but you have to go on a guided tour. We kept dropping out of our tour as the idiot woman wanted to walk straight through most of the rooms without any time to look at the exhibits and the price to get in wasn't cheap. So we lagged and got to join the next (two) tours following until we hitched a ride with a private tour group.

Nice gardens below the museum as well.

Naaaa, nothing to see in Roma. Just the greatest capital of the greatest empire of the ancient world.

I agree with those who say that it's a great city, and I agree with all those recommendations of things to visit. In fact, Rome may be my favorite city in the world of all those I've seen.



Among other things, Romes' a place where, if you wanted a bad meal, you could get it, but you'd have to work at it to do so.

If you make it out this way let me know and I can direct you to the worthwhile guns shops, which admittedly are few and small.

There is a natural history musuem, thoug it is rather dissapionting.

The city as a whole however, is nothing short of spectacular, especially at night.

bradhe,

If nothing else, go to some quite residenial area, find a litle resturant, order the local wine by the caraff(sp?)(vino de casa) and have a feast that will be very memorable. Also the Vatican museum, Sistine chapel, and St Peter Cathedral(all in the same genaral area) will be worth the time. If you have another day, check out old Rome and the colliseum. BTW, if you have not driven in Rome before, it best to use public transportation or walk!

BigBullet

Having traveled around the world Rome was one of the most awe-inspiring cities I've visited. Rome is not about "what to see" as much as it is soaking in the history of the place. The entire world was changed by Rome from the time of Christ onward. The ususual coloseum visits and other sites are "must see's," but it was the just standing there by the coloseum and seeing and visualizing the history of that place and city that drew tears and awe to my eyes. When I imagined the horror of the Christians being led to be slaughtered by the lions, or the gladiators or how the heck they built the structures without modern cranes and equipment. Maybe I'm just easily entertained, but I found Rome a life-changing event. Just don't expect the food to be like your favorite American Italian cuisine! Believe it or not, I had a difficult time finding spaghetti and meatballs that looked/tasted like Mom's! If I were to go again I would like to visit a custom gunmaker or two. Enjoy!

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There are a whole bunch of custom gunmakers up north, but it's a good 6 hour drive to get there.

forget guns and hunting for some day's, go into Villa Borghese and in the Pantheon.
I also fly to Rome on monday.

I obtained quite a history lesson of the Roman Empire on a guided tour of the catacombs. Highly recommended.

It takes a minimum of a month to see Rome and a week of that will be spent in the Vatican. Just avoid July for the heat. August is supposed to be good because all Europe goes on vacation that month and the place shouldn't be as crowded. Food? Another reason to use public trans is that you have at least a half chance to walk off the extra calories you will eat and drink onto your bod. I've seen the "usual suspects" kind of places to see mentioned but it would be a sin to miss the Pantheon. It's built, not of stone, but of concrete, a building material perfected by the Romans then forgotten for nearly 1500 years. Was it a good thing to build with? That building was built around 300 A.D. and is still in daily use today . . . not as a ruin, mind, but as an active cathedral! And, just incidently, across the piazza from its front doors, on the other side of the fountain, is a little place that sells the best ice cream in the world. Don't miss any of this.

Bradhe,

I recommend you to put on your hunting boots and start from St.Peter Cathedral, followed by the Vatican Museum and Castel St. Angelo.

Then I suggest to cross the river in front of Castel St.Angelo and look for a quiet restaurant without tourists.

The food will be generally good and reasonably priced. In the places for tourists you will pay about four times the price and the food will be normally quite revolting.

Keep walking to Piazza Venezia via Largo Argentina. Visit the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Then you my walk to Piazza del Popolo via Piazza Venezia, Piazza di Trevi and Piazza di Spagna.

You will find handy subway stations at Colosseum, Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Flaminia. If I remember correctly the closest to Vatican City is Ottaviano station.

Have a dinner in some restaurant in Trastevere and enjoy it.

If you need some one to take you around or to help you to find accommodation let me know it as I have relatives in Rome that may help you.

Bradhe,

Rome is one place that not only lives up to its billing, in my opinion it exceeds expectations.

The Vatican Museum has quite a bit of "arms and the man", but I don't recall any firearms or hunting places in the city.

jim