15 Tourist Mistakes to Avoid in ROME, ITALY | Things To Know Before You Visit Rome

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We’re talking about the top 15 tourist mistakes to avoid when you visit Rome, the capital of Italy!

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00:00 Don't make these mistakes!
00:47 Mistake 1: Water
01:21 Mistake 2: Language
02:23 Mistake 3: Awareness
03:10 Mistake 4: Sightseeing
03:48 Mistake 5: Planning
04:31 Mistake 6: Selfies
05:31 Mistake 7: Churches
06:16 Mistake 8: Neighborhoods
07:10 Mistake 9: Crosswalks
07:57 Mistake 10: Transportation
08:25 Mistake 11: Promptness
09:02 Mistake 12: Taxis
09:42 Mistake 13: Shoes
10:14 Mistake 14: Heat
11:01 Mistake 15: Food

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There are literally THOUSANDS of things to do in Rome, Italy:
🍝 Italian food, of course, like pasta, pizza, and Italian gelato!
🏛️ Museums and art galleries
🗺 Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, and other monuments
🏛️ The Roman forum, Roman pantheon, and the Colosseum which date back to the Roman empire. (In fact, the ancient city of Rome left behind loads of Roman ruins, which you can’t miss when you visit this city!)

But these incredible things have heightened Rome tourism. That translates to loads of tourists, long lines, and higher prices.

Which is why we’ve made this mini guide to Rome tourist mistakes!

💦 Rome travel tips about clean water and Italian food.
🇮🇹 Learn a little bit of Italian before you visit Rome.
🤑 Visit the Rome tourist attractions without getting pickpocketed or scammed.
🗺️ Look at a tourist map of Rome, Italy and decide which neighborhoods to explore. (hint: Trastevere!)
🏛️ How to make sure you don’t miss your favorite sites like the Roman Forum or the Vatican, OR wait in long lines.
👥 With so many places to see in Rome, Italy, you’re bound to see them with hundreds (or thousands!) of other tourists…but we're bringing you insider tips! (AKA: The best things to do in Rome — without the crowds!)
💡 Rome travel tips like what to wear (and what NOT to wear)
🚂 How to visit Rome using public transportation in Italy (trains, buses, metros, and taxis in Rome)
🥵 Rome weather can be hot, especially during peak tourist season. Here’s what you need to know about staying cool. (Tip: Even Rome hotels don’t always have air conditioning!)
🌙 Visiting Rome at night is safe — and lovely!
🍕 We all know that Italian food is delicious, and Rome is one of the most popular places to visit in Italy. So definitely try the local food! Watch our video for a list :)

Avoid these tourist mistakes to have a beautiful trip to Rome!

Note: We spent 8 months living in Rome in 2016-2017 and have spent months visiting there since then. These tips are based on our actual experiences and we are sharing them to help you have your best trip in Rome! Also, we truly love the friendly, lively Roman people and their incredible food!

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Watching this after my first trip to Rome and giving myself a pat on the back for not making any tourist mistake. When I went to our Airbnb, our host was so lovely and she would make us breakfast every morning and she helped us practice our Italian, she definitely made our trip 10x better. Already thinking of visiting Rome again!

ronwyn
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Hello! I am from Italy, and although I’m not really in the audience for these kinds of travel tips, it warms my heart to see people so so enthusiastic about my country when our citizens can’t be arsed to pick up their cigarette butts off the roads. Un abbraccio da Padova. Ciao!

creeproot
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I went to rome and the #1 thing I learnt was all the tourist traps, places close to famous monuments or has a board showing photos of their food. We ate at ‘side streets’ which was much more cheaper and so lovely!

penelope
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Mistake #16: ordering Fettuccine Alfredo. If it’s on the menu then it’s a tourist restaurant.

jerrismith
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#16 if your restaurant is close to a famous monument, or has a board showing photos of their food, it’s a tourist trap
#17 avoid the train stations area, for example Termini Station in Rome is an area with a lot of homeless people and the crime rate is high
#18 if the gelato place has bright, colorful and visible ice cream, avoid that and go to a traditional one

giovannil
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Great video as a first timer looking to prepare, thank you! Both of you do an excellent job of cutting straight to helpful tips and it’s short and sweet! Love the editing as well heh. Ty!

xxfreeromexx
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Thank you so so much for this, and for everyone in the comments! We're going to Rome in a couple months for the first time, super excited!

Chelsss
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I just came back from Italy. I miss it so I'm watching this video

beachlife
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Lovely video 👍
I was in Rome with my family in the summer of 2022. It’s an incredible city! Can’t wait to visit again this summer.

DrBsy
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The water from the fountains is so fresh and delicious, especially useful in the summer!

PS_Travels
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I've been thru Italy, Rome several times.
the last was w my grandkid, he was still in school then, so we went in June.
I'll never go in the summer again soooo hot and crowded. when I traveled by myself, I always did it a little off season, may oct etc.
but I'm glad I got to take him.

charlesbear
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I’m so glad I learnt to speak Italian 🇮🇹 many years ago. When I first came to Rome in 2008, my spoken Italian wasn’t great. In spring 2024 after years of improving, I speak more fluently. I went to Naples, noticed the Neapolitan accent and engaged in conversation with the locals. In Rome, I walked around. I’ve been to many of the ancient ruins. The driving and parking is terrible. As a British traveller it’s tricky crossing the road as I’m used to driving on the left and looking right while crossing. In Italy I have to remember to look left first.

lmusima
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I am in Rome right now & this is very helpful and so true! I even want to translate it into Japanese, so they can have better tips/understanding coming here! Thank you for sharing your great videos!

jpsolotabi
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You don't need to learn much Italian.
"Please", "Thank you", "Goodbye", "One", "Two" and a friendly smile was all we needed.
99.9% of Italians we came across in a month of being there recently spoke enough English for us to communicate :)

PA-lfsd
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I'm an expat who has lived and worked in Italy for 34 years now. This is an excellent video, and the advice is extremely good. Bravi, carissimi!!!

michaeljohnangel
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Totally loved this, appreciate all the tips and all the info 🥰 Been dreaming of visiting Rome and Paris one of these days and this is very helpful! I always think that travels are made easier when you have the best travel gears and essentials too. The bento bag from Nomad Lane is my best carry-on bag for travels like this. Thought I'd share it with you guys too!

francinejaninesarmiento
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We found this very useful, thank you! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

grahammoore-grundy
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Great video! I've been to Rome about a half dozen times and all these tips are so good! As a professional photographer I've gotten up just before sunrise in the winter months and have had the whole Trevi and Pantheon completely to myself. As far as the language barrier...the pleasantries as you mentioned go a long way!

BryanSnider
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Love that bunny hopping in your yard! Thanks for this very informative video.

joycelin
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I'm so glad I took the time to learn some basic Italian before we went (DuoLingo for 8 months was a blessing). Many of the places around the major attractions will have English speaking people, but there are many places you might end up where this is not the case. Also, if you want to eat at many of the food places where locals eat at you will need to know your foods and some of the words like AL and DI to understand exactly what your ordering. You can use a translator of course, but cell reception wasn't always great in some places which would have left us in a tough spot at times. Know your foods and the singular/plural versions of words, like for example "due cappuccini" (2 cappuccino's). If you say "due cappuccino" they may think you want a double (doppio) of one coffee. I ran into this issue.

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