Visit Rome - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Rome, Italy
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- From the Lines at the Vatican Museums to Tourist Hordes to public water fountains you can drink from Rome/Roma has many cultural nuances that tourists will love and find fun to notice. Here we give you 10 Culture Shocks (mostly in fun) about Visiting Rome. From not sharing your pizza, to drinking public fountain water, to pickpockets hiding on public transport there are at least ten things that might shock a tourist, traveler or vacationer when visiting Rome.
10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Visiting Rome, Italy.
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Copyright Mark Wolters 2016
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Hi, Mark. A few years back I asked you questions about travelling through Europe in a wheelchair and accessibility. Well, I finally did it this year with my girlfriend and it was AMAZING! Italy/Rome was the last country we visited before heading back home and it was hands down my favourite country/city. The people are so friendly and are more than willing to help, the food is soooo good, and as you mentioned everything you want to see is relatively close together and as someone in a wheelchair who's having to push all day that was greatly appreciated, especially after 3 weeks of pushing around the UK & Europe. A few tips for those fellow disabled travellers who may be thinking of heading to Rome/Italy. You will get a lot of locals staring at you but don't take it the wrong way, they are kind and more than willing to help. I had a group of complete strangers on a bus walk right up to the bus door as soon as it opened and lift my chair up into the bus and then proceed to ask me where we're going and then explain exactly what stop we need to stop at and then tell us when we got to the stop. If you're in a manual chair I cannot recommend a device called a "free wheel", enough. It will lift your front casters off the ground and saves you having to deal with the cobble stones which are everywhere and can be dangerous, especially the Colosseum. Trust me, it's a life saver. Lastly the toilets are dirty and also finding an accessible one is next to impossible an even the regular toilets are small and compact, so getting your chair in will 9/10 be impossible. A trick I used at a couple of restaurants was transferring onto a wooden dinning chair and then scooting or having my girlfriend help pushing me through to the toilet door and then transfer onto the toilet seat, and then repeating that backwards to get back onto my WC. When travelling through Europe, McDonalds is your friend when you're looking for a toilet as a wheelchair user. Lastly, don't let fear scare you out of doing it. It's the greatest thing I've ever done and with a little thinking and ingenuity you can solve almost all problems that will come your way!
JoshDownUnder this post makes me sooo happy! I can imagine how challenging it was for you to get around (the toilets are crazy for one not in a wheelchair!) but, I love that you did it and with success. I am glad you shared your experience. Happy travels and a big hug to you.
JoshDownUnder thanks for sharing about your trip and hope you enjoy many more safe travels!
Great advice!
JoshDownUnder I loved reading your post and how great your experience was! I’m disabled myself and am trying hard to improve my health as best I can so I can travel too. Your post inspires me and I thank you for sharing your encouraging words and am so glad someone like you enjoyed your trip, deservedly so!! 😉
@JoshDownUnder thank you for your well informative comment. I’m in a wheelchair but have the ability to also use a walker. I figured most of my trip in Rome will be in my wheelchair and was apprehensive already knowing this ancient city is covered with cobble stones. I will see if I can get my hands on “free wheel” before September. Thanks again!
oh yes, I live in Rome since i was born, and you said right.!
Is totally true ,we don't share pizza with anyone LOL
I just want to give you some suggestions ;
-if you wanna have a typical roman breakfast (usually around 7-10 o'clock) ask for a cappuccino and croissant, or Tramezzino (so good)
-if you wanna try the Sicilian food although you are in Rome ;) , go to ' MONDO ARANCINA' or ' SICILIAINBOCCA'
, and ask for ' Arancini' they also have very special desserts
Si ma perché ci guardiamo sta roba? È un canale molto informativo, pero ah me non serve...
❤️ I’m going in a couple months. I’ll be visiting everywhere you suggested xo
@@leonardodavid2842 Do you want some advice, as a friend, disinterested ?. . . . CHANGE !!!!!
The Italians are way nicer then the French! I love how the Italian waiters come to you when you are looking at the menu, the French waiters look more like Praetorian guards then anything!
Fact!!! Rome was a dream
Italy has a kind understanding of human frailty.
The drinking water fountains are a blessing!!!
+mrwb87leb i know, right? :)
We call them Nasone (big nose) ;)
mrwb87leb i was in Rome week ago. I was saying every day thank God for those fountains
I was lucky enough to be stuck in Rome for 3 weeks and I loved it. I was wondering why everyone looked at me like I was crazy when I bought a bottle of water.
Not sharing pizza won't shock me. It's my hobby. 😂
+José Ibañez MY PIZZA!!!
I'M going to rome in january Mark, any suggestions as to must see attractions and restaurants?
arnold wayne fontana di trevi,bocca della verità, colosseo, barberini, san pietro, quartiere coppedè and many others. don't go in restaurants near the center, go somewhere like manzoni (they are metro A stops) or toward the outside of the city u can eat really good stuff there. go in a real pizzeria and order una pizza rotonda. u will like it a lot
remember to book tickets to Vatican museum and colosseum & the roman forum online before going, as video mentions.
villa Borghese and the park is cool and and... there is just so much! great baroque churches and MAXXI and about 1000 other museums. And just lolloping about the parks.
I was in Rome exactly 1 month before this video was uploaded, btw :D
arnold wayne you should see the barcaccia too modt peoplr don't know that u can fill bottles from the water that flows from it.
Infacts when i go in center i use to fill my bottle there and all the tourists look at me like i am gonna poison myself ahahaha
I totally agree that it will shock you how much you will love Rome. When I went traveling I decided "sure we can stop by Rome too, why not" and did not think much of it. When I got to the city I fell in love!! It was way more beautiful than I ever imagined! The history, the culture, the food, the sights! Every street is just jaw dropping. I had no clue how much I would really love this city!
+kaykatiebott the exact same thing happened to us :) its just awesome.
I am Italian and have lived in Rome all my life and I still stare in amazement at its beauty when I go for my weekend walks in the center :-) It is nice to hear about it through foreigners' eyes
kaykatiebott yes, it is very easy to love Rome if you don't have to live and work here everyday :D
I agree. I fell in love with Rome more than I could have ever imagined. I just returned after 11 days in Italy and would love to have the opportunity to live in Rome for a few years.
AK FOX woolly Maommth
*Definitely the greatest city on earth.*
Guess you've never been to Topeka
Max Power rome is one of the first mayor cities of western civilization. There is a also athens and memphis (cairo)and the ruins of babylon
First major cities of western civilization? Never heard of them. Well I have heard of Memphis, it is in Tennessee. It's nice but, Topeka has 163 years of history and is the State Capital to boot!
Max Power the egyptian memphis , today it belongs to cairo
Mr. Detective. Memphis belongs to Tennessee. I have been there.
Baths of Caracalla... seriously underrated
2:09 This is not Gladiator’s stuff but Roman legionary stuff. Gladiator = Arena fighter and Legionary = professional heavy infantryman of the Roman army. 😉
I LOVE Rome I used to go there twice a month for years (I used to live in Paris) and ALL you said is true. One of my favorite cities in the world with London and NYC....
Renée-Lise COURTOIS I love Rome but I found the hotels very expensive.
Go during the off season. I stayed a block or so away from the colosseum, and flight and hotel combined cost less than $1000.
That's what I did. I went to Rome for the first time in late November 2006 (it's where I spent Thanksgiving that year) and again for a weekend in January 2007, and it was dirt cheap for the most part. I loved it both times, and I would go back again in a heartbeat!
As a Catholic from Indonesia I always wanted to visit this holy city. 😇💜
Grazie tanto da una romana! Thanks a lot from a Roman!
Baci. Kisses
Ciao!!!
I started watching one of your videos, just that and now I'm hooked. I've been binge watching all your travel tip videos for the past 2 hours! I absolutely love them! They are so helpful, so informative and so entertaining! New subscriber!! I'll be traveling to Europe next month and I'm so thankful I came across your videos because they are definitely coming in handy!
As a multiple time tourist to Rome, I think this is very accurate. Nice work, sir.
+GSjmak thank you!
I find that with most places that are big cities, you can disregard what people say about them. I've heard that Parisians are rude, Germans are cold and Czechs are stony faced. I've been to Paris, Berlin and Prague and everyone was lovely, the Germans in particular. I spoke to a guy at a crepe stand in French and he answered everything I said in English, even though I I trying my best to speak the language, because he knew I was a tourist and he wanted to help. How sweet is that? Learning a few words really does help. I loved seeing cashiers in Prague light up when I went in and wished them all Vesele Vanoçe (Merry Christmas in their native language) last December. All those places were super helpful and friendly so long as you're as helpful and friendly back, just like everywhere else.
Great video- I love Italy so much, thanks !
Happy holidays!
My tip for people who aren't travelling with their family is to do couchsurfing in Rome (well, in all of Italy actually). The Romans are really friendly (well, Italians in general are) and it will be easy to find a place to stay at. In Rome my friends and I took our couchsurfers dog for a walk and he was super happy about the fact that we were doing it because he was gone for a couple of days and his houskeeper was always super busy. In Verona a guy let us sleep at his apartment because we promised to feed his cats. Fun fact: We actually met the guy in Rome but the guy in Verona was on holiday the whole time and we were all alone at his place. You see, those people are really nice and trusiting.
Awesome! Great tips! Merry christmas!
Buon Natale! Thanks for another great video!
+Gary Gentile thank you! Merry Christmas!
As someone who is going to be in Rome later this year I've been watching lots and lots of videos like this and I must say that yours are really helpful. You have a beautiful family by the way. Thank you!
In Rome 4 times and never had a once of hassle of any kind. Loved the city and her people.
One of the things that impressed me the most about the Romans is how well they know their city and are only too happy to give directions to anyone who asks them for help. I could stop almost anyone in the city and ask where something was (I got lost a few more times than I care to admit), and I'd always get detailed directions on how to get to where I wanted to go. In fact, I felt sorry for the cops I kept bugging for directions to a certain gay bar I wanted to visit -- they must have been tempted to arrest "that dumb foreigner who keeps asking the same damn question over and over again" just for being an idiot! LOL
I am from Rome, lived there 26 years and you totally nailed it!! I cant wait to move back one day!
My wife and I spent our honeymoon of 8 full days in Rome. We stayed in the center near the Wedding Cake turn left the Forum and Colosseum. Turn right the Trevi, Spanish steps. The family that owned our little 12 room hotel spoke little English but would show us on the giveaway map how to get wherever we wanted to go. I recommend for first timers to get the Rome pass for discounts to many of the places you want to see skipping lines at like the Colosseum. Rome will always be in our hearts.
Ti auguro un buon Natale e grazie mille per il video di Roma. non vedo l'ora di venire da voi.
+yellownp22541 buon natale!
Hi! I truly enjoyed your videos, they are amazing and I learned a lot. keep on posting more. Happy travels!
Merry Christmas Mark & family!!!
Have to thank you for all of these videos Mark. Currently posting this from Rome thanks in part to your videos, we came from Pittsburgh to experience New Years here. The videos have been a great help to my wife and I and we are having the time of our lives.
going this winter loved this video thanks!!
I'm from rome but i must admit that the best pizza is in naples!
I'm firmly convinced Rome is the most esthetically beautiful city in the world. Incredibly hard to live in, but wow. And everything you said is absolute truth!
Your videos are so helpful! Thank you :)
you are great!! We are planning a trip in Rome with my friends and I am sure that your tips gonna be more than useful :) keep going :)
Going to Italy in October, this info is awesome! Thank you, now to brush up on some Italian
nice video as always! Merry Christmas Mark and family...
+Curley Pubes thanks CP :) Merry Christmas!
I'm a new subbie & am going to be staying in Rome for a few days before I depart on my Mediterranean cruise. I've been watching several of your videos in preparation. They have been truly informative & fun to watch. So glad that your videos came up on my recommendations. Keep the videos coming. ❤❤
you are awesome...great wealth of knowledge
Grande Mark! Baci da Roma !
I love your videos 😍
Merry Christmas Mark to you and your family, I've been watching your vids for a year and I like your traveling tips all around the world especially in Europe and China. Being watching your vids for a year makes me thing you're a good traveler and gives good advice to travel places all around the world. I'm just curious if you ever visiting places such as Australia and New Zealand cuz right now, it's summer over there and would be a good time to visit, I'm planning to go to Australia next year and I feel like I need some tips and advice before going to both Australia and NZ. So if you can, you can try to visit those places if you have a chance. Thank you and happy holidays to you and your family 😃.
A wonderful video, all very true! What shocked me was how loud (and constant) the Vespa scooters were - everywhere! Like hundreds of little chain saws. Hey, am from Texas, and know that sound well... 🤠
roma eterna i fell in love with this city 😍 Have been there so many times
I miss Rome so much. Thanks for the video
+Amira Al-Gohary you are very welcome!
Thanks for all your videos Mark. My daughter wants to take me on a Europe, UK trip next year and I get to choose where I want to go. I am so enjoying your videos and they are helping me a lot to put my dream trip together, Happy travelling.
i was 2years ago with my schoolclass in rome. it's so nice to see all these places again (:
Couldn’t agree more with your all the points... I’ve been to Rome 3x and it’s probably my favourite city of all time.
I would really recommend Rome in March! Lines are much shorter, sights are more visible and you aren't sweltering in the heat; same is true of Pompeii in my opinion. Plus prices for 'off-season' are often more reasonable.
There's no such thing like "off-season" in the historic sites of Italy. But is true, in march you can expect a bit less crowd.
Molto interessante. Bravo!
Ciao! Ho adorato questo video! È PERFETTO! 👏🏻🤣♥️
Grazie!
Have a happy holiday!!
Not only are heels bad for your feet on the walks, but in some instances they can damage tile and other surfaces you walk on. Save your feet and be respectful 😊
Hello! I love your videos, thanks for sharing your experiences. I’d like to ask if you could either make a video or recommend one where I can get info about the best strollers, items and diaper bags for families with very young children when traveling to Europe for the first time. Thank you!
Ah, Roma! One of my favorites anywhere!
I went to Nepal and Rome for a port call when I was on deployment 2016. It was great, spent 4 days in Italy and we got to see alot. The people were friendly, food was great and the sites were super fun. Italy was my favourite port call.
Great advice learning a few phrases and attempt to speak the language, the natives will open
up and are more friendly. Your best advice so far!
Oh, and one more thing about Roman bathrooms that will shock you? The bidet is your best friend when it comes to cleaning yourself up after you're done doing your business. My hotel had a really good one in my room's bathroom, and when I learned to get the water pressure and temperature just right, it was paradise. That's why I never could figure out why bidets didn't catch on here in the United States!
Good concise. Tips
Nice vid! Have you ever been in Torino? in Piemonte! It has a very wonderful city center and a very joyful atmosphere!
Looks like you're on the Piazza Navona! If, so, there's a fabulous little "caffateria" just off the piazza...it's where the locals eat. So fab we ate lunch there twice during a week's stay in Roma.
Truly cannot be overstated how useful, friendly, and just overall great it is to speak a country’s native language when visiting. Even just a simple “Hello, good day!” or “Thank you! Bye!” or whatever. BASIC things. They go a long way. Not to mention preventing you from getting as easily lost or confused
Love, love, LOVE Rome!
The slow-motion music video ad they had before the vid was awesome! I actually didn't skip it.
+MR.X what were they selling?
MR.X tell ussssss
Ohh I can’t wait to get there
Merry Christmas!
+Colt L Merry Christmas to you too
Great video! Thank you for saying us Romans are friendly Mark :) Being Roman myself I really loved the things you said about my city. Even though I haven't lived in Italy for many years it's still my favourite place in the world. Yes you really do get a pizza all to yourself in Rome which is pretty damn cool in my opinion lol. I'm so happy you mentioned the water fountains because whenever I visit Rome the first thing I always have to do is take a drink from those fountains because it makes me feel ... aww I'm really home
My wife and I found out about the passeggiata or struscio as our Roman hosts called it by accident on our first night of our 8 days in Rome. I will always remember watching the flocks of sparrows swirling around as the sunset from the top of the Spanish steps descending into the crowd. Each night, we would walk among locals, tourists, and fellow people, and it gave us a love for your city. I also recommend drinking from the fountains and having a pizza made with local flour and that water.
my first time abroad was to Rome - loved it p.s we took a train to Naples to see Pompeii tip stay in a place called ciampino you take a 15 min double decker train to rome
Lived in Rome for about a year, didn't have any pizza that blew my mind. I'm hoping Naples or Sicily have it better, when I visit soon.
Hey you should make a vlogs during your trips.
Your family is so beautiful! Congratulations 😘❤️
Happy Holidays, Mark! Thanks for this video! I've been planning an Italian trip for years and years... money and time are the two big factors because if I go I want to do it right. We're hoping to go next year and if not right after we get married or something in the future! So I will book mark this and come back to it right before I go.
+OnTheGoWithCarson hope it helps on your italian advemture. Big Christmas hug!
OnTheGoWithCarson I hope you'll be able to visit my beloved Italy as soon as possible, I'm pretty sure it won't disappoint you! (I was born and raised in Italy and, pushing fifty, I'm still discovering new corners of jaw dropping beauty).
So...Buon Natale! Merry Christmas! And best wishes for 2017!
You have become my Anthony Bourdain. Will be subscribing.
I really love your videos, Grüsse aus Hamburg!
+sunnysu danke schoen :)
This is true. I watched this video before coming to Rome and helped me. Now in Rome and I can relate with this.
Pickpocket signs are in churches.
As a Dutchman I was pleasantly surprised by Slovenia.
+Roy Van Lierop slovenia really is gorgeous. I was surprised too
Totally agree. Came back from Rome yesterday, loved it. But boy, my feet and legs HURT!
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Yes! Walks of Italy skip the line tour saved me 2 hours in line. I found them on Expedia. More expensive, but worth it. Yeah, finding a toilet is an adventure in itself sometimes.
Such great advice. Heed the tips, it's so worth it. Folks if you study, invest the time and prepare it makes a trip to Rome so much better. You'll gloat when you bypass a line because you got reservations, or know the side entrance. You'll have a great side trip if you plan to find an out-of-the way eatery, locate it, and escape the bustle to enjoy something great! And when you get away from the crowds to find those out of the way restaurants, you get to rest, use their bathroom (bathrooms are for paying customers, then they don't mind!) and you can pace your day with strategic stops. Don't hesitate to buy a citypass (Roma Pass), it's worth it - do the math and add in saving time in lines. No contest.
I love watching your videos! Last March we went to Paris, there weren't a ton of lines and tourists - at least not as much as I expected. We are going to Rome close to the same time next year. Will the lines be less there as well? Also, we are fortunate enough to be able to spend about three weeks there. All of the tips I see online are for 1, 2, 3, or 7 days. Will we get bored or are there more than the top few things to see? oh, and by the way, your familia e bella!
Everybody loves Italy !
Not us italian
Conte di maio camorra
Cosa nostra ndramgheta
Fiocco di neve, great choice!
I will be in Rome in August this year. You should do a top 10 pizzeria or restaurants in Rome/Naples..
Hey Mark, for your next vacation in Italy you could go to Ferrara. It's so beautiful that the entire city is a UNESCO world heritage site. You will definitely love it ;)
+SuperKareo i was there about 10 years ago and you are right. So beautiful. I remember thinking "why isnt this town more popular in the guidebooks?" Truly beautiful
I am dying to go to Ferrara. I am a history geek, and the D'Este family story is one of my favorites. Nest time I go to Italy!
I'm going to Rome tomorrow !
Hi Mark. Do you have a video on taking a day trip to Pompeii from Rome with a group trip. We’re not brave self guided tourist. Thanks for your time.
We also found the Walks of Italy tours to be great, with small groups and guides that know their stuff.
+Bernard teuben they really were good
I'm so shocked ,i couldn't be more shocked . OMG!
We went to Rome, Venice, and glass island.
Buon Natale!
+Mastino #GrannyKiller buon natale!
Merry Christmas from Michigan!!!
+julie anderson merry christmas right back at you :)
Thank you! 😄
You have to go to Naples :)
Great video & info. What is the name of the company he used to get the chapel tour?
Hehehe quieter time in Rome it's since November till February, lived seven years in Italy, one year in Rome and isn't such big how seems it, loved to walk over there, from the termini to the center trouht Via. Nazionale (Piazza Venezia)and laer to colloseum or Vatican ,where I've worked (exactly Ottaviano) always had a walk.
So true! Roma e' la citta' eterna! And yes, take care of your personal business before you leave your hotel or pensione, start early, and ABSOLUTELY take a walk just a few blocks into the local neighborhoods for some of the best food and experiences meeting with the locals. And shopping and deserts.The water advice is great. Roma can easily become a second home even for the most seasoned travelers. Ciao! 🇺🇸🇮🇹
Did you say you can see the Sistine Chapel by yourself? Oh my!
By the way, Jocelyn looked stunning in this video. Thanks.
Merry Christmas
MERRMACK DA GREAT Merry Christmas to you too!!! :)
+MERRMACK DA GREAT merry Christmas
I fell in love with Rome too. Did 8 days last year stayed at the Hotel Sromboli nex to Termini station. Two things I would say, 8 days was too much I got ancient rome overdose. I was walking past amazing things and the only thing going through my mind was "oh look more ancient Rome". Some times you can have too much of a good thing. Also I recomend an entire day (bring food and drink) to fully explore the Roman forum and Palatine hill. Another thing try to plan your visit for the first sunday of every month because all museums are free. Get there early!
I am going to visit Rome soon. could you tell me again what site you used to prebook the tickets for the vatican? I tried to find it but could not find a site that sounded like the one you said. thank you 😀
Yes carry a water bottle with you. Free drinking water everywhere!
Hallo! Good video! Local licensed guides can also help you a lot in Rome! ;) Ciaooo!!! Silvia...a local licensed guide.
I'd recommend going to Rome during winter, it's still pretty warm, around 15 C most of the time and the lines are significantly smaller. It took me 20 minutes to get to the coloseum, but half of that was trying to find where is the place they check tickets.
Also you should go find restaurants where actual native italians go - use some app on your phone and read comments and you'll find the ones.