Visit Rome - What to Know Before You Visit Rome, Italy

Roma, The Eternal City. If you are heading to Rome there are quite a few things you should know before you go. Here we go over all the basic tourist information and necessities that a traveler needs to get the most out of their visit to Rome. The airports, the public transportation, safety issues, accommodation in Rome, what to eat and Roman specialties, and so much more. This is made for first time visitors to Rome so they can get the most out of their visit.
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[richardhunter]

The best 3 tips we got from our cruise operators:
1. The drinking water fountains - fill your bottles from these street fountains - no need to keep paying for bottled water.
2. Tickets for the Colosseum are also valid for the Forum and the Palatine Hill and visa versa - the queues for either of these places tend to be much shorter than at the Colosseum so buy your tickets at either place and walk straight past the queues at the Colosseum.
3. If you are travelling with children under 14 - entry to the Forum etc is half price providing you can prove their age - take their passport and ask for the cheaper tickets - don't ask, don't get!

These 3 tips saved us many Euros and a stack of time as we didn't have to queue at all for the Colosseum - really important if you have limited time in this city.

[johnjolly]

Just returned from a week in Rome. Your vids proved invaluable. Many thanks. All your points were spot on. We wouldn't have had such a nice trip without your vids. We noticed that the better we dressed the less hassle we received from street venders. Possibly unsure if we were tourists or locals. just wanted to say thanks! Next trip...Israel.

[scaramouchesealion]

just a little tip from a Roman follower: there's a local train from Fiumicino Airport to Tuscolana station (which is located in the south-eastern part of Rome, just 2 metro stops from San Giovanni). That's a lot cheaper than the 13 euros Leonardo Express (it costs 8 euros per person per trip) and the journey takes just a few more minutes.

[mb-wnhl]

I absolutely love your videos! I studied abroad in Italy and London this summer and watched a ton of your videos to make sure I was prepared and I love how you really just get straight to the point and explain things, it makes it so much easier to explain!

[taddyxc]

We are just spending our last day in Rome & we prepared for our 7 day vacation here by watching all your videos & have had the BEST time!!! Your advice was completely spot on. Thank you!♥️

[andymaher]

Anytime I have a trip booked i always look up videos for tips and helpful information regarding the place....every single time I end up seeing your videos for that place (Cancun, Rome etc) so thank you for all the help!
You’re a wealth of worldwide knowledge!

[woltersworld]

I am watching this myself and it says "No views" but there is 1 like and already a comment... I feel that YouTube may be a little tricky with their numbers :) Big Roman Hug to You All!!

[jasontrott]

Great video, Rome was my first trip anywhere from Ohio when I was 31. I love Rome. My favorite sites were the the scavi tour under the Vatican, the colosseum, and the Borghese Gallery. Your videos are spot on with all the info we may need. Thank you

[laurietaft]

I LOVED Rome and Vatican City. I can't wait to go back. I did a pilgrimage tour but next I want to do a Foodie tour.
The pilgrimage tour included hotel food that catered to the Americani and not representative of authentic Italian food. Florence and Assisi had the greatest examples of Italian hotel food. Thanks, Mark for all your great travel tips and advice.

[mliving]

We were there for 1 full day and we highly recommend the Segway tour. We would have never been able to see all that we saw in 2 days. 4 hour tour was like 70 US prepaid and our tour guide Roger was amazing!

[kamarrobinson]

Day 3/5 in Rome, Italy and thanks for the videos. Last year was Greece and you helped out and this year you’ve done it again 🙌🏾

[chukkie_chukkie]

You have a great demeanor for presenting!! Thanks for all the tips dude

[johnshepard]

Thank you Wolther, Rome is very greatest city in heart, and most most beautiful in the world, not other city comparison with Rome. Thank you dear friend.

[claudiacervantes]

I love Rome! And would love to go back. The history, the food, the fashion! ❤️ but... if I had to choose my favorite Italian city, it would have to be Florence. ❤️❤️ something about that city that just calls me. All of Italy is amazing and you can’t go wrong with any place to visit. The people are amazing and I just love the history. Pompeii was another amazing visit that I feel I need to do again cause after walking around for 8 hours there, I still didn’t see it all.

[SilverlakePrincess]

I’ve been to Rome twice and I’ve always been finding things that I love more about the city! It’s so gorgeous. The history is also amazing

[nerso]

We were there 1st week of Sep. 18 and we absolutely loved it, everyone speaks English and people were friendly. I avoided public transportation all together and only moved around in Uber. For 10-12 euro it's not worth it to risk being pick pocketed that can ruin your vacation. ✌😉

[nakedpilgrim]

The catacombs are awesome! I'd definitely recommend seeing at least one of them! Also the Scavi tour, where you go under St Peter's Basilica and walk through the ancient necropolis upon which the Vatican is built (but you do need to book months in advance!)

[BaYeTV]

Thank you Wolters! Rome is truly captivating.❤️Everywhere you look is bursting with history and beauty. We visited the city during Spring as part of our DIY EUROTRIP video. The entire city is rich with art, sculpture and architecture. 🤩🤩🤩 Its like walking inside a huge museum. ❤️❤️❤️

[MrJoeyben]

I was just there back in june... rome was amazing. We also stayed near termini station. The hotel we stayed at was called Princeps Boutique hotel. It was a great stay and the hotel was really nice breakfast was really good too. I recommend everyone to stay at that hotel.

[annieroche]

Just adding a point about pick pocketing. I was "crowd crushed" whilst getting on a bus. And then I realised my back pack was wide open. I'm fanatical about making sure it's closed properly so I believe it was definitely a pick pocketing attempt.