Rome — March 2027
Rome, for the fifth time: five days, from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 March 2027, in an apartment in Prati, close to the Vatican. Below is the planned mission file: the Vatican Museums, the Colosseum, the Palatine and Castel Sant'Angelo, and of course our regular haunts. During the trip this log will be filled with the real pictures.
Outbound journey
By car to Rotterdam, a burger on the way, and at 17:35 flight HV6035 from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Fiumicino. By bus to the Vatican and the last stretch on foot to the apartment in Prati. On the first evening, pizza gets delivered.
Vatican Museums and Colosseum
Breakfast at Coffee Time 49, and at 10:00 the Vatican Museums: they are closed tomorrow for San Giuseppe. By metro on to the Colosseum, around 13:00, and then along Via dei Fori Imperiali to Antica Roma 013 on Piazza Venezia. Dinner at Gli Archi in the evening.
Schematic, positions approximate. Yellow dashes: on foot. Blue dots: bus, metro, funicular or taxi. Diamonds: landmarks.
- Breakfast at Coffee Time 49
- Vatican Museums (10:00)
- Colosseum (13:00)
- Via dei Fori Imperiali
- Antica Roma 013, Piazza Venezia
- Dinner at Gli Archi
Palatine, Forum and Capitoline Museums
After breakfast, with yesterday's Colosseum ticket to the Palatine and the Roman Forum, leaving on the Capitoline side and on into the Capitoline Museums. Then down the Cordonata to Antica Roma, and back to Gli Archi in the evening.
Schematic, positions approximate. Yellow dashes: on foot. Blue dots: bus, metro, funicular or taxi. Diamonds: landmarks.
- Breakfast at Coffee Time 49
- Palatine (Via di San Gregorio entrance)
- Roman Forum
- Musei Capitolini
- Antica Roma 013, via the Cordonata
- Dinner at Gli Archi
Castel Sant'Angelo and Palazzo Altemps
On foot along Via della Conciliazione to Castel Sant'Angelo, across the bridge to Palazzo Altemps, and past the Pantheon to Piazza Venezia. The last evening at Gli Archi, and then packing the suitcases.
Schematic, positions approximate. Yellow dashes: on foot. Blue dots: bus, metro, funicular or taxi. Diamonds: landmarks.
- Breakfast at Coffee Time 49
- Via della Conciliazione
- Castel Sant’Angelo
- Palazzo Altemps (buy the combined ticket)
- Pantheon
- Antica Roma 013, Piazza Venezia
- Dinner at Gli Archi
Baths and journey home
One last breakfast at Coffee Time 49, check-out, the suitcases into storage at Termini, and with yesterday's combined ticket to Palazzo Massimo alle Terme and the Baths of Diocletian. Then taking it easy until the bus to Fiumicino, and at 19:45 flight HV6036 back to Rotterdam.
Schematic, positions approximate. Yellow dashes: on foot. Blue dots: bus, metro, funicular or taxi. Diamonds: landmarks.
- Breakfast at Coffee Time 49, check-out
- Luggage storage near Termini
- Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
- Baths of Diocletian
- SIT bus stop, Via Marsala
// Mission file complete. Footage to follow during the mission: sensors remain inactive until then.