Planning a trip to Rome? Don’t fall for these common tourist traps. Getting pickpocketed to renting a car you don’t need, getting yout luggage stolen, eating bad food, getting scammed, choosing the wrong place to stay, and getting fined. We cover the top ten mistakes for a smooth, epic Rome adventure. Subscribe for more travel tips!
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0:00 Intro
0:21 How to pick a good location to stay whan in Rome
1:27 How to avoid bad food in Rome
2:27 You do not want sore feet in Rome
3:18 How to avoid pickpockets in Rome
4:47 Don’t let luggage out of sight in Rome
6:19 How to avoid fines in Rome
7:13 How to skip lines in Rome
8:44 Don’t get scammed while in Rome
10:19 What to do when it is hot in Rome
10:55 Should you drive in Rome?
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i used Uber in Rome, and every time got picked up in a taxi. Prices were reasonable
Some great advice. One I disagree with is to stay near the center of Rome. On a recent visit, I stayed in Testaccio. It is cheaper than something more central, has lots of great food, and it is a real Roman neighborhood with a non-touristy feel. Yes, you have to hop on a bus or a tram for a very short ride to the attractions. However, if you do that once a day, you are adding very little time, if any, to your travels.
Thanks for sharing. These tips are so helpful. The more people know before going will help in having a good experience. 😊
I love your videos ❤. Happy to see that you mentioned Trastevere.
Thank you for these awesome tips!
Tap&go
Driving in Italy is like Spain, parking is so hard. Great video, thanks,
You should warn people about the ZTL when driving in Rome.
Re the restaurants – we’re from Brussels, so we know how to avoid the obvious tourist traps (think Brussels inner city area with the Galerie de la Reine or the Rue des Bouchers)
When we get on public transport we immediately ‘tap and go’. Seems to work out fine. Also we don’t really see the actual Romans validating tickets. Do they have a subscription?
10. We were at an Airbnb about 10-12 mins walk from the Vatican, 10 minutes with the ATAC route 46 or 62 bus from Largo Argentina.
9. We didn't have a bad meal the 5 days we were in Rome. I'd like to suggest two places in Aurelio, which are on the same street. Ristorante Goose and Ristorantee Papa Rex dal 1991.
8. Personally, I walked between 18 and 22,000 steps a day while we were in Rome at the beginning of last month with temps around 36 to 39°C.
7. I left my wallet in the safe or our Airbnb, and only had one card, change, my transit card and my phone on me, all in secured places on my person. No pickpockets in sight either while we were there.
6. We took the Italo from Termini to Salerno and the first stop after Termini was Napoli Afragola, and we had our luggage in the overhead bins above our seats, so I always knew where they were.
5. We validated our tickets all the time, even on the Trenitalia Regionale trains from Roma S. Pietro to Roma Ostiense or Termini.
4. Wee didn't get into any lines, we planned our visits early in the morning.
3. We didn't get suckered into any scams and I ordered our taxi through the Freenow app, paid the €55 flat fare to get from FCO to our Airbnb and that was it.
2. We did our visits early in the am, came back to our Airbnb for lunch (we had A/C there), have dinner, then go back out.
1. The only time we rented a car was to go from Salerno to Larino and Termoli in the Molise region, on our way back to Fiumicino, we stopped in Ortona and Pescara. Im Rome, we walked and took public transit, same thing in Salerno, plus the ferry to go to Amalfi and Positano.
Your Rome videos have been very helpful, I have just one question we are taking an Eastern Mediterranean cruise this Nov. should we tip the crew in euros or. USD? Thanks
I thought we had to carry our passports on us in the event we are stopped by the police or just asked for our credentials.
Friends of mine got stopped in France for not validating their tickets. Fined $500 cash on the spot or go to jail they were told. Sounded shady to me but they asked for ID from the police and thought it was valid.
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