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Rome in two and three days: two ready-made routes

Two days means ancient Rome and the centre; three adds the Vatican and room to breathe. Both routes broken down by half-days, with prices, places to sit and an honest list of what does not fit.

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The Pantheon in Rome: entry, queues and what to see inside

Since July 2026 entry has risen from EUR 5 to 7; under-18s still go free. Twenty minutes inside, a hole in the dome that lets the rain in, and a dome that after two thousand years is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.

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Where to eat with children in central Rome

There is almost no children's menu in Rome, dinner starts at eight in the evening, and a mysterious line called coperto appears on the bill. How it all works, how to spot a tourist trap and what to order for a child who eats nothing unfamiliar.

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The Roman Forum and the Palatine: tickets, route and what is left

The Forum is included in the EUR 18 Colosseum ticket — you do not pay separately, and not everyone knows it. How entry works, in what order to walk, what you are actually looking at and why the ruins make more sense from the Palatine.

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Seven mistakes that spoil a day in Rome

The mistakes almost everyone makes, which cost not money but a ruined day: three museums in a row, midday on the Forum, a restaurant with a tout outside and shorts at the basilica door. Seven of them, and what to do instead.

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Do you need to book the Colosseum in advance

The short answer is yes, and it is not over-caution. Tickets open exactly 30 days ahead, in summer they go on the first day, and buying on the spot is impossible in principle. How far ahead to buy in each season and what to do if you missed out.

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Ten free places in Rome

In Rome you do not have to pay for everything: the largest basilica in Europe, the best views of the city, an ancient road and a cannon that fires at exactly midday all cost nothing. Ten places that will not take a single euro.

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Rome in one day: a route a child can manage

The grown-up plan of “Colosseum, Forum and the Vatican in a day” does not work with children: by lunchtime everyone is exhausted and cross. Here is an honest one-day plan with places to sit and eat, and a list of what to drop without regret.

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Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa does not fall: explaining it to a child

The tower started leaning while it was still being built, stood crooked for eight hundred years and nearly collapsed in the 20th century. Simply put: why it tilted, why it still stands, how it was saved over eleven years — and whether to climb it with a child.

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Trains in Italy: how to buy a ticket without overpaying

Two carriers, four kinds of train and family fares hardly anyone writes about: with FrecciaFAMILY children under 15 travel free and adults pay half. Where to buy, when it is cheaper and what you are fined for on regional trains.

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How much money to bring to Rome in 2026

Prices for coffee, gelato, pizza and tickets, the tourist tax that children under ten are exempt from, and three places where visitors overpay simply because they did not know the rule. A day's budget for a family of four.

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Getting from Rome’s airports into the city

Four ways in from Fiumicino and two from Ciampino: the train at EUR 14, the commuter line at 8, the bus at 7 and a taxi at the flat fare of EUR 55. Plus what to do when your flight lands at night, and why a family of four should buy a group ticket.

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St Peter’s Basilica: getting in, climbing the dome and the dress code

Entry to the basilica is free, and people are most often turned away not over a ticket but over bare shoulders and knees. The dress code, the security queue, the dome climb at EUR 8 or 10, and which children it is worth taking up there.

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The sights of Rome: the ten main ones and a map

The ten places people come to Rome for, on one diagram: where each is, what entry costs, how much time to allow and which of them a child will manage. The map can be saved to your phone.

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The Trevi Fountain: why it started charging and where the coins go

Since February 2026 going down to the basin costs EUR 2, while the view from the square remains free. What exactly you pay for, when access is free, why a child pays full price from the age of six, and where the thrown coins end up.

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The Vatican Museums: tickets in 2026 and how to buy them

A ticket at the desk costs EUR 20, online EUR 25, and the extra five euros saves you a queue a block long. Children from 6 to 17 pay EUR 10, under-sixes enter free. Where the official site is, what time to arrive and how to get through the museums with a child.

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The Rome metro: tickets, opening hours and the stations you need

Three lines, 73 stations and a EUR 1.50 ticket that lets you into the metro once. Which ticket to buy with children, why a pushchair has to be folded, how late the trains run and where to check which lifts are out of service today.

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Rome with children: where to go and what to skip

Rome is a city of stones and queues, and half of its main sights hold no interest for a child. What almost always works, what works only with explanation, and what to cross out without regret — and how to build a day everyone can manage.

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Colosseum tickets in 2026: how to buy and what is included

A ticket costs EUR 18 or 24, is sold online only and opens 30 days ahead. Under-18s enter free but still need a ticket: all the ticket types, the personal ticket, the free days and how to plan the day with a child.

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Japan

A family holiday in Tokyo with children: what to see, where to go and the best tours

A trip to Japan with a child sounds difficult: a long flight, an unfamiliar culture, a language barrier. Parents worry that the children will tire or grow bored.

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Greece

A family holiday in Athens with children: what to see, where to go and the best tours

A trip to Athens with children is not only walks among ancient ruins but a small challenge for parents. How do you keep a child from tiring of long tours? How do you combine rest and learning?

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France

Paris with children: what to see, the best tours and family activities

Paris is a city of light, art and magic that seems made for family adventures. A trip to France with a child brings new impressions — and a small test for the parents.

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Overheard from guides

What family journeys really look like

At Kidster we talk to our guides a lot. Not to a script and not for reports — in passing, after routes, over coffee, in voice messages late at night. Take the names of cities and dates out of those conversations and what is left is the main thing: people on the road.

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Overheard from guides

About toilets, food and other things guidebooks do not mention

At Kidster we talk to our guides a lot. Not to a script and not for reports — in passing, after routes, over coffee, in voice messages late at night. Take the names of cities and dates out of those conversations and what is left is the main thing: people on the road.

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Travel with kids

How to prepare a child for a journey

A step-by-step plan: what to do a week before the trip, three days before, on the day of departure and in the first days there, so that the child feels supported and the journey goes without stress.

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