Rome - 5 Essential Travel Hacks for Visiting Rome

[@CarlStacey]

Leaving Rome tomorrow, never been so upset to leave anywhere in my life, all your previous videos really helped us out! We got everything done in our time here and it's been so amazing :)

[@woltersworld]

+Carl Stacey glad we could help. I saw a job opening in rome and I'm tempted to apply. Half the money but it's rome and I love that city so much.

[@gardini100]

i feel you ..i had the same when i left LA..for the first time

[@sl4193]

Hi Mark Thank you for your great tips. Really appreciate the suggestions to be kind to your feet, stay central and avoid higher pick pocketing locations👍🏻 Worth bearing in mind when visiting other compact city and town too. Thanks again.

[@eelsemaj99]

Love that it was in the piazza navona, brilliant and not very busy. Also I recognise that piazza da fiori fountain 3 years later

[@tosht2515]

Amazing city. Too many sites to see and things to do in a month's time. And the cuisine. Eat, eat, eat! Excellent video as always.

[@Fred2303]

You can also stay at the Hilton airport hotel. They have a bus which takes you to the city center. You don't have to worry about thiefs in the bus. Also, get you pizza in Fiumicino which is close to the Hilton. There is a small restaurant. The food is amazing there.

[@MrJesus666]

When my wife and I stayed in Rome, we stayed in a apartment we found on the internet. Was cheaper than the cheapest hotel and was in a great location as well and it was also very nice. Had all utilities such as kitchen ware, laundry (I felt very uncomfortable hanging my clothes out on the line out the window 5 stories up haha) So I would recommend checking out those options instead of thinking hotels are your only option. Also, now I'm having Italy withdrawals... Thanks a lot Walter!

[@eshh83]

JessBooty hey, do you have the name of the place? Going in June!

[@tammystreasures8766]

There were eight of that traveled together to Paris. We found an apartment for much less than renting 3 hotel rooms. I even had my own bedroom and we had a great kitchen.

[@bismarck33]

I been to Rome many time, every year we go to watch the derby della capitale, and we use to visit some sights aswell, and every time i realize how little i seen of Rome, it is an amazing city

[@mroxo77]

Hi there Walters, you are nice man, I like you, we have been to a few places that you are on about in your videos, and I need to admit that things you are saying are real and sensible. Less than two weeks ago we came back from short break in Rome, we loved every minute of it, we found Rome very friendly and safe, we have walked over 45 kilometres in Rome it self in three days,and about 15 kilometres in Ostia Anitca. Thats very true, if you don't have comfortable shoes, you wont see much of Rome, but its not a big problem to get cheap pair of shoes in central Rome and you can carry on walking.

[@Angel-zh9co]

Going to Rome tomorrow, can’t wait!!

[@mariav.3203]

I'm visiting Rome tomorrow and i can't wait!!! Your videos are really good and very informative so I'm feeling pretty ready for my avventura italiana!! :)

[@gabiayres1582]

Wolter! I’m going to Romenfor my honeymoon and every time I research something about Italy your videos pop up, I realized you’ve been doing this for a very long time since one of your oldest videos was blurry and the audio not so great due to the lack of technology access maybe haha you still managed to give better information than others, I love how you grew and perfected the video editing as well. Cheers!

[@plottwist3364]

You can also buy a grouped ticket at Palatin's entrance where there is far less people especially at opening and you get yourself a pass for Palatin+Forum+Colosseum thru line-cut entrance and a big smile on your priviledged face 😁

[@ivancevic1974]

Good tip for staying in center. Public transport is pure.

[@Standardizedseries]

Thanks for the video! Almost the same as your "Don'ts" video but great tips! Cheers (Lipe)

[@melonsoda123]

I've been to Rome and I really loved it. And yes, I did have pizza with prosciutto while I was there :-) I stayed near the Roma Termini station and it was so convenient. You are right regarding needing good walking shoes, if I go there again this time I will wear my nursing shoes :-)

[@woltersworld]

+greenmarker567 my mother in law is a nurse and said the same thing about the shoes :)

[@thomaswilson4317]

my sister was at Rome with a school trip last week and theres a realy nice lint ball factory at it and she brought us back loads of them 😋

[@mi2401]

Great video. I just got back from Rome, didn't buy fast track tickets for the Vatican, got there at 9am and queued for an hour. The time flew by as I had good company. I got to the Colosseum about 3pm, again didn't buy fast track tickets and queued for about 5 mins! I don't think it's necessary to buy fast track.

[@LeanneGC101]

Maria I Hi. What month of the year did you visit Rome? I'm going there next week. Thank you 😀

[@WhiteNoize01]

Keep these videos coming!! :)

[@PaoPao901]

Was there a few months ago and payed for a red bus tour(I can't remember the name) for two days. They take you to all the big tourist places. It was great because I got to see it all in two days. I payed for the tours to avoid the long lines at the coliseum and Vatican.

[@woltersworld]

+PaoPao901 you know when I don't know a city very well I do take those bus tours to get a nice idea of the city and they can really help. Good call PP!

[@christianb3093]

My tip is to visit the roman forum, it's really close to the colosseum and it was one of he highlights of my trip.

[@woltersworld]

+Christian B we had fun wandering through it

[@carll9476]

Going to Rome next month. Thanks for the tips!! :) ps great channel

[@corbinm9397]

Great Video!!!

[@woltersworld]

+Eternal Gaming thank you my gaming friend!

[@xx_theflamingossoul_xx4499]

Per entrare nei musei vaticani almeno 2 ore di coda devi fartele (ovviamente questo avviene solo se non compri i biglietti per saltare la fila). Ma sono soldi ben spesi, la Cappella Sistina è veramente spettacolare. Inoltre (questa è una cosa che fanno solo gli italiani, ma è una cosa carina da sapere) c'è un corridoio dove sono raffigurate una per una tutte le regioni d'Italia: è bellissimo fermarsi e cercare il proprio paesino :) Scusate se non scrivo in inglese, ma purtroppo riesco solo a capirlo, ho enormi difficoltà a scriverlo Sorry, my english is very bad... but ehi! Your video is great!

[@tammystreasures8766]

Thank you for writing in Italian. It actually helps those of us trying to learn Italian.

[@plottwist3364]

#6 there is an awesome ice-cream shop at Via del Vicario (narrow street behind or near a church) But it's crowded ^^

[@PrincessofSantorini]

Enjoy Mark I wish I could actually like Rome hated it with the Passion a little too crazy for me and the fact it's so polluted I end up in hospital I was allergic to the air such a shame the sights are so beautiful I didn't feel like I was in Rome to many pick pockets and beggars annoying people selling bags and selfie sticks maybe one day I will return and feel differently love your videos

[@woltersworld]

+Princess of Santorini oh no. That's horrible. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. :(

[@BostonsRandJ]

XLNT! Just forwarded this video to hubbie. We're heading to Rome in MAR - after CRUFTS in Birmingham UK Thanks!!!!!

[@woltersworld]

+Jerry Fortner awesome. Thabks for forwarding it. March is a good month. Not hot. Not tons of tourists like summer. Good call! Have fun!

[@nikkiep23]

Hi Mark! Another great tip video. I'm going to Rome next month and I was able to get a great apartment in Vatican City. there are so many sites and tour packages that I'm not sure which one to choose.

[@woltersworld]

+Nicole Page I know. I would look through some "top sights in rome" lists and pick out your favorites only. Otherwise burn out may happen :) try a market tour. Walks of italy have an awesome market tour and you finish by making your own pizza in a pizzeria. Very fun tour I though. Jocelyn loved it too

[@nikkiep23]

Hi Mark! Awesome suggestion. Have you been on the coloseum underground tour?

[@shalomkitty]

let's be honest, you gave us 6 great tips but the only one that'll stick is the fact that I don't have to share my pizza

[@woltersworld]

+shalomkitty well as long as one sticks I feel like I've done my job ;) all the best my fellow non-sharing of pizza friend :)

[@rachelandnick]

What a romantic place :)

[@nsx276]

My wife and I are going to Paris, Rome and a day trip to Venice for our honeymoon. You had videos on what type of souvenirs to buy on trips. Do you have any tips or where to get them? Or names of places you feel are legitimate ?

[@goscmoi]

Its so funny how every video of Rome tips says to Pre-Book everything!! hahah, I think i saw this advice like 10 times already... lol must be true

[@plottwist3364]

i pre booked nothing and never had to die waiting in a queue, in the heat of August 😀

[@goscmoi]

Maybe you got lucky hahah... Wolter said you can avoid lines just by going earlier or later on some spots

[@plottwist3364]

Moisés Gaulês Except the hotel of course -forgot to mention. The three sites that draw the most tourists are Vatican museums,Trevi spring, and Colosseum. It would be hard for a family to get everyone at opening time lol. I visited Rome by myself and was able to walk around the whole dau from 7h to 20h and find many places not bonded 😊

[@goscmoi]

Yeah! Thats what he said... 2 hours in line reminds me of Disney hahah

[@woltersworld]

+TheLaundromats yep. It's seriously calm at 9:45 but by 10.... waves of tourists

[@andrewhemingway337]

thanks mark I'm going in November

[@woltersworld]

+Andrew Hemingway have fun!

[@aymanalfred1498]

visit belgrade wolter great city and i am glad i comment early i follow your video from long time keep going

[@loussin9517]

da brt bilo bi super

[@woltersworld]

+ayman ala thanks ayman! We are looking at a big serbia, slovenia, bosnia, montenegro trip so it's in the works :)

[@rhonellrx09]

What date of the year is this? I just came back from Rome Oct. 4 to 10 and man oh man. Crazy crowded. Thanks.

[@salvatoresilvestri6514]

Hi Mark, I strongly suggest you to try pizza in Naples, the birthplace of pizza. This is definetely the city in which you can taste the best pizza of your life. I'm waiting for you here :)

[@gardini100]

do you use riccota or becamel sauce in your lasagna :)

[@salvatoresilvestri6514]

Talking about Naples, we use provola (a more solid variant of mozzarella), it's much more appropriate and in my area you can easily find it fresh. Ricotta and bechamel are valid alternatives. You can use ricotta if you are planning to do a classic lasagna with red tomato sauce whilst you can use bechamel in case of white lasagna (without tomato sauce). Anyway bechamel is very unusual in my area but in the whole Italy you can find very different recipes so the final dish may vary.

[@gardini100]

Salvatore Silvestri thanks for the info ..my self i normaly use becamel sauce with a cheese mix "parmasan,mozzarella and even some times gorgonzolla..and some truffel oil :)

[@iv0rysh0es39]

Yeah, Roman pizza is nothing special.

[@hotOburn]

hope you are going to prague too. if you do so, let me know. great videos.

[@angela3403]

I hope to vist Italy someday. it's my dream I'm part Italian also and my great grandma was born in Italy she spoke Italian. and my great uncle was a race car driver there he was born there too. I hope to vist there maybe next year or in 2 years in 2019 or 2020. or by 2021. how long is it on a plane. too there from the USA. state of WI how many hours to get there.

[@OnTheGoWithCarson]

Ahhh this is making me so excited! I'm just waiting for my boyfriend to figure out how much time he can get off. How much in advance would you suggest to buy plane tickets to Italy?

[@woltersworld]

+OnTheGoWithCarson between $900 & $1200

[@SandraShani1]

The best pizza is in Naples/Napoli! I ate pizza in Rome, Grosseto (Tuscany) and in Veneto and it wasn't good. The more you go to the North the worse pizza is. Of course there are some exceptions! Just try not to go to restaurants aimed for tourists because often the restaurant is not even run by Italians and they serve iced pizza and they heat it.

[@tammystreasures8766]

Napoli pizza is different, but Rome pizza is still good.

[@lilyrojas4251]

Cool!

[@jannettecastellanos8435]

Hello What website do you recommend to purchase tickets for the colosseum

[@Jonatansimon]

Try "Gelatos"...

[@woltersworld]

+The Bomber 21 dang it. I knew I forgot something!!! So true. Great ice cream all over.

[@clubbercisemotherwellbells5116]

Do you have a video for New York City?

[@woltersworld]

+Clubbercise Motherwell/Bellshill With Nicola I'm going to film in NYC next month :)

[@RamiMiettinen]

...and don't forget taste gelato!

[@woltersworld]

+Rami Miettinen all of the gelattos :)

[@virus9485]

We have many "types" of pizza. Naples has the original and it is fantastic, but if you try in other cities, it will be different and awesome too! Search pizzerias with firewood oven, those always have the best pizza!

[@Kim-ss5bb]

Will definitely do that

[@pezevenkis]

Wolters World do a video on Istanbul Turkey.

[@jamessheehy2752]

Get to the attractions early folks beat the queues my tip

[@In1998able]

Sharing pizza never heard of it. Is it normal in Italy to share a pizza?

[@woltersworld]

+In1998able nope. We don't share our pizza in italy :)

[@Dreadlock1227]

Lol, JP2, sounds like an NBA nickname. The next superteam gonna be CP3, PG13 and JP2

[@BillGreenAZ]

Have you used any of the b-n-b web sites instead of hotels?

[@eelsemaj99]

That's what we did. Lovely apartment by the piazza do fiori for about €500 for 5 for a week

[@BillGreenAZ]

James Lee Wow! Very nice. My 2 friends and I rented a house right on the Atlantic in Portugal for US$185 per night. We rented through one of the b-n-b sites.

[@eelsemaj99]

book closer to the time the owner goes away. Then they will sometimes reduce the price to get at least some income

[@lingdatang669]

> hotels far away are still expensive

[@jaysato]

the pantheon was one of the places i asked my japanese tour guide to take me which was not on the place to visit on our tour. so he took us there during our free day and other people in the tour tagged along and were happy to see it. the Mouth of Truth was absolutely overrated and such a waste of time.

[@woltersworld]

+jaysato yep.

[@Night-rage]

Who shares their pizza? ;)

[@NemoNihil4086]

I was wondering the same. Is it an American thing? Sharing pizza? I understand if you have 2 little kids and they cannot eat whole pizza by themselves so they share one, but why would an adult share pizza?

[@tammystreasures8766]

@@NemoNihil4086 Yes Americans usually order one or two pizzas for the whole table. I could never eat a whole pizza myself unless its a little mini one or something.

[@Dreadlock1227]

Anybody else as bothered as I was by the way the slice at 2:37 was cut out?

[@fededeluca-colombo8338]

The real pizza is in Naples:)

[@martinkent333]

A Roma, molti dei genitori ignora le leggi genitori sono dipendenti pubblici. Gioventu in Italia meritano rispettosi della legge, etiche e coscienziosi funzion ari, loro future in realta dipende da esso. Raddoppiamo multe per il traffic in citta capitali e attesa da tempo di orologio, adulti e rispettosi della legge strade compaiono a Rome!!

[@martinkent333]

In Rome, many of the parents ignore traffic laws with their kids and many of these parents are civil servants. Youth in Italy, deserve law-abiding, ethical and conscientious civil servants, their future actually depends upon it. Let's double traffic fines in capital cities and watch long overdue, law-abiding streets and adults appear, in Rome!!

[@jacobtomblin1680]

I,m American Christian

[@rzeka]

Your wife is so goddamn adorable...

[@woltersworld]

+rzeka I like her :)

[@ReichDerDornen]

Wolters World, Master of recycling content over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again...