Rome Tourist Traps

  • Glaidators at the Coliseum
      Glaidators at the Coliseum
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  • Ready For The Horde Of Tourists!
      Ready For The Horde Of Tourists!
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  • Spanish Steps
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Most Viewed Tourist Traps in Rome

  • Colosseum Gladiators, Rome

    1. Colosseum Gladiators

    As you walk along outside of the Colosseum, you will see many methods used to take your money – horses wait patiently with their carriages for their next fare, hawkers selling sunglasses, toys, and...   more
  • Eating Out, Rome

    2. Eating Out

    If you go down the long road in front of St Peter, direction Catel Sant'Angelo, (via della conciliazione) there is a restaurant called Don chichote was Universal bar) (but you cannot see the name from...   more
  • Taxis, Rome

    3. Taxis

    The taxi drivers in Rome are amazing. Look not all of them but some of them really play some tricks on your head. Some are not like that and very friendly.\ Here's some tips to avoid getting...   more
  • Spanish Steps, Rome

    4. Spanish Steps

    TOURIST TRAP YES, BUT IT COST NOTHING TO SEE, IT'S JUST STEPS. Socialize and unwind in the fountain square down below the steps. The water is drinkable also, so have a sip. Take a picture on the steps...   more
  • Trevi Fountain, Rome

    5. Trevi Fountain

    The Trevi Fountain is something that you can't miss when visiting Rome! It's a wonderful sight, and well worth a look. Just beware when you're in the area that there are Asian guys wandering around...   more
  • Street Vendors, Rome

    6. Street Vendors

    Rome of course is a beautiful Romantic Place to visit, so people are playing on your emotions and wallet, when they try to offer /sell couples roses. I am really switched on to these things and call...   more
  • Gelati, Rome

    7. Gelati

    When first in Rome, it is not out of the ordinary for gelati or ice cream lovers like me, to have a gelati from the first vendor they see. BEWARE! Do not be tempted to buy your gelati from one of the...   more
  • Souvenir Shops, Rome

    8. Souvenir Shops

    It happened to us & to many tourists we spoke with. When shopping at the souvenier shops near the Vatican our purchases were deliberately added up wrong and we were deliberately given wrong change...   more
  • Colosseum, Rome

    9. Colosseum

    Large crowds and long waiting time. Watch for pickpockets in the crowds. If you are a pensioner, remember to take your passport with you to the pay box as its FREE entrance for pensioners. Show the...   more
  • Piazza Navona, Rome

    10. Piazza Navona

    While Piazza Navona may be a beautiful place to sit, eat and people watch, you should be advised that the restaurants in Piazza Navona are expensive and the food is not good at all. Don't eat in...   more
  • Sistine Chapel, Rome

    11. Sistine Chapel

    We (3 of us) had a nasty experience on our way to visit the Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel. As we walked down the street from St. Peter's Basillica towards the Vatican museum to book our tickets, we...   more
  • Tours, Rome

    12. Tours

    DON'T DO IT!!! Although the marketing concept is great, in actuality these tours are miserable and a complete waste of your time. There are several companies that provide these open-top city tours,...   more
  • Water Fountains, Rome

    13. Water Fountains

    On a typical summer day the average person needs to bring at least a couple of bottles of water to view the forum. The vast majority of people don't, and when faced with the desert like reality, they...   more
  • Coffee Break, Rome

    14. Coffee Break

    i ordered an espresso at a cafe just outside the basilica and was charged $7 because i sat at a table. you can avoid this by always standing at the bar to drink the coffee, like everyone else. i was...   more
  • Time Elevator, Rome

    15. Time Elevator

    Something called the Time Elevator...a stationary amusement park "ride" coupled with a historical lesson about Rome, located near the Vitorriano. I was talked into this thing by a friend, and agreed...   more
  • Cafe Vaticano, Rome

    16. Cafe Vaticano

    We went to Café Vaticano knowing that is was likely a tourist trap, considering it is directly across the street from the entrance to the Vatican Museum. However, we didn’t expect it to be as bad as...   more
  • Money Exchange, Rome

    17. Money Exchange

    I exchanged USD400.- into Euro in Maccorp Italiana S.p.A. in Pisa train station. They charge me 19.9% service in addition to a Servizio Fisso of Euro3,90. I think that is unreasonably high. The buying...   more
  • Pantheon, Rome

    18. Pantheon

    When we arrived at the Pantheon, it was closed. It had been closed for some time and was not due to re-open until the day after we were there in 1998. We had gotten up at the crack of dawn, walked...   more
  • Villa Borghese, Rome

    19. Villa Borghese

    I note another reader is irked by the cost of a Coke from the vans, but the real trap is to overlook the delightful small museum in the grounds of Villa Borghese. If you like art even a teeny bit, it...   more
  • So, how about those Queue's?, Rome

    20. So, how about those Queue's?

    Well, if you're planning on visiting either the Colloseum or the Vatican, either go early, or go late. The Colloseum queue's aren't really all that spectacular,...   more
  • Bar DANY CAFFE - Outside TIBURTINA Train Station, Rome

    21. Bar DANY CAFFE - Outside TIBURTINA Train Station

    KEEP OUT - A bar called DANY CAFFE address 548,CIRCONVALLAZIONE NOMENTANA - ROME just in front of the exit of TIRURTINA TRAIN STATION under a BRIDGE of the...   more
  • Old hotels don't have good heating system, Rome

    22. Old hotels don't have good heating system

    When I went to Rome, it was winter time and since I was new in the area, I didn't realize that my group and I reserved a hotel far from the city. On top of the...   more
  • Umbrellas & bubble guns!, Rome

    23. Umbrellas & bubble guns!

    There are many scammers looking for tourists!They are everywhere in Rome!Bring your own umbrella or try it before you pay - yes they can be talked down - do not...   more
  • Renting an apartment unseen can be hazardous, Rome

    24. Renting an apartment unseen can be hazardous

    I am an experienced traveler who utilized ApartmentsApart for an apartment on the Campo dei Fiori. When I arrived I found out that every window looked out onto...   more
  • THE NOTEBOOK SCAM, Rome

    25. THE NOTEBOOK SCAM

    The notebook scam has been around long enough that it is in the guide books. I kept seeing this all over Rome. Someone will have a little table set up and...   more

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