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‘I went to one of Europe’s busiest cities and this was the biggest mistake I made' (Image: Getty) Rome , Italy is home to some of the most well-known historic landmarks in the world - think the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain , Pantheon and St Peter's Basilica. While it is a must-see by every metric; for the history, culture, beautiful architecture and bustling city vibe, the Italian capital is a melting pot of tourist scams and pickpockets. Many things surprised me about Rome when I visited for the first time last October, the sweltering hot weather was one, but the intense amount of planning required to see the sights was overwhelming.

Even with a carefully planned itinerary to navigate five friends and me from the Vatican to the Colosseum in a day, we found ourselves rushing between sights when the trusty hop-on hop-off bus tour we had pre-booked failed to impress. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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