Rome: 8 Great Free Sights, Rome, Italy

I鈥檝e visited Rome enough times to know that I no longer want to mooch shoulder-to-shoulder traipsing around this city, whilst moving amongst a flood-tide of tourists. Nor do I want to pay for everything that I visit as I just don鈥檛 have that much surplus cash 鈥� so, it鈥檚 off to discover free sights on this quick trip.

As the聽鈥�12th most visited city in the world鈥櫬燼nd with a population of over 2.8 million, Rome is always busy, even in wintery February 鈥� but Rome rarely disappoints鈥�

Today the city turned on a spectacular show for locals and tourists, which no one has seen for many years.

Snow fell on stunning Rome transforming sites and monuments into a white fairyland. Sadly, the snow only lasted the day but I did manage to take some photos, which I鈥檝e shared in this post:聽Snow in Rome!

Strolling along Piazzale di Porta Pia, this impressive Military museum, which opened in 1904 holds photos, original weapons, portraits, and weapons of the Bersaglieri 鈥� an infantry of the Italian army. The museum is free entry but is always closed when we walk pass, even though opening hours are from 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Rome: 8 Great Free Sights
Guide Location: Italy » Rome
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Nilla Palmer
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri
Villa Borghese Gardens
Galleria Borghese
Piazza del Popolo
Pincian Hill
The National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II
Around the Colosseum
Fontana di Trevi
Piazza di Spagna

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