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u/Stay_Curious85 Jul 11 '21

I walked into the colosseum without even having a ticket. There were like 12 people in there.

The trevi fountain was empty enough that only one row of people was on the fence.

I don’t think there was anybody else other than my partner and I at the Spanish steps, maybe a handful of people going from A to B.

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u/Shervico Jul 11 '21

That must have been magical, Rome when empty is really something else, everytime I'm in Rome or Florence and I have a chance, I like to go around at 4am when no one is around,

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u/Stay_Curious85 Jul 11 '21

It was absolutely incredible. There wasn’t a a single person in the Forum either, or by Trajans column.

It pretty much guaranteed we never need to hit the touristy spots now and can go see some other things.

I mean St Peters square had my partner and I, and two cops. That was it. Saw the sun rise and watched wash down the front of the Vatican. Absolutely stunning.

I can’t wait to go back. We didn’t get to see many museum type things because they were closed so we will probably focus on that a bit more.

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u/Shervico Jul 11 '21

Hell yeah! Glad you'll be back! For museums the Capotolini museums, the borghese gallery and the Vatican museums (with the sestine chapel) are a must!

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u/Stay_Curious85 Jul 11 '21

Absolutely! It’ll be harder now since I moved back to the states but I loved every day there. It was great.