{"id":12752,"date":"2017-03-28T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T15:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=12752"},"modified":"2017-05-22T07:54:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T11:54:06","slug":"roman-family-holiday-rome-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/roman-family-holiday-rome-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Family Holiday: Traveling to Rome with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post is part of my Traveling Tuesday Series<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n

Our last trip while living abroad was a Mediterranean cruise which culminated in Civitavecchia which is the nearest cruise port to Rome. \u00a0After disembarking the ship, we spent three days exploring Rome with the girls.\u00a0Honeybun was a few months shy of 4 years old and Sugarplum was nearly two.<\/p>\n

Here are the basics of traveling to Rome with kids:<\/h2>\n

Getting Around<\/h3>\n

Our first full day in Rome, we hired a tour company to pick us up from the cruise ship port and take us to see the Colosseum and to the Vatican. The following days, though, we walked everywhere covering more than 10 miles on foot over our few days in the city. Pretty much everything is within easy walking distance (the miles traveled came from seeing so much!) and many\u00a0of the streets within the city centre are pedestrian streets so getting around is fairly easy.<\/p>\n

Kid Accessibility<\/h3>\n

Traveling in Rome with a stroller\/buggy isn’t difficult though there can be large crowds and some of the sidewalks are narrow. There are also a lot of cobblestone and brick sidewalks and roads so a sturdier buggy with bigger wheels are definitely better!<\/p>\n

Getting in and out of some of the shops was challenging with the buggies as there can be many narrow steps getting in and out. And though we had two buggies with us, we usually only took one along for our outings because one of the girls always walked or I could carry tiny Sugarplum in my sling.<\/p>\n

Eating in Rome with kids<\/h3>\n

We loved dining out in Rome. We almost always chose to sit outside and watch the crowds and city bustle. We tried all sorts of Italian delights and loved every bite. We also found the staff at most restaurants very welcoming and kind to us and our girls.\"Traveling<\/p>\n

Preparing for a trip to Rome with Kids:<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m big on planning our trips ahead of time because traveling with kids makes things just a little bit more complicated as they aren\u2019t always very patient when you don\u2019t have a plan so I always did a lot of research and planning before our trips. Check out my tips and advice for:<\/p>\n