{"id":6361,"date":"2026-06-04T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=6361"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:21:26","slug":"be-a-responsible-tourist-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=6361","title":{"rendered":"Be a responsible tourist in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Instead of just talking about theoretical “tourist ethic”, maybe just listing few practical tips can help the cause of responsible tourism:<\/p>\n

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  1. pick off-season whenever possible (in Rome from November to March, excluding the Christmas holidays). Avoid visiting main sites on weekends.<\/li>\n
  2. travel slowly, take a bit extra time in each destination of your itinerary and include less sites.<\/li>\n
  3. go off the beaten path: ask yourself which are your interests and which experience do you wish for, maybe the colosseum is not necessarily a must!<\/li>\n
  4. book local services directly: the margins of international platforms don’t go to local business nor to local taxes. Contact hotels, BB, tour guides to make your reservations as much as possible, and make a little research about restaurants or shops which are family-run businesses instead of chains<\/li>\n
  5. learn a bit of the local language, it is always a kind attitude<\/li>\n
  6. ask permission before taking pictures involving people or holy places<\/li>\n
  7. prepare to walk more than your average and maybe consider a bike to move in town, it’s fun and eco friendly (we can also rent e-bikes since we live in a hilly city!)<\/li>\n
  8. bring a bottle and refill at drinking fountains, we don’t need extra plastic.<\/li>\n
  9. Take coffee at the counter in a ceramic small cup, embrace the local habit and avoid useless packaging: you are on holiday, you do not need a coffee to go!<\/li>\n
  10. Dress appropriately: Rome is not a beach city and even if it gets hot, we always wear shoes (not slippers) and a full outfit (also, churches are everywhere and they require covered shoulders and knees)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the end, Rome is a welcoming city, but remember to\u00a0 treat a city like a city, not a resort or a theme park. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Instead of just talking about theoretical “tourist ethic”, maybe just listing few practical tips can help the cause of responsible tourism: pick off-season whenever possible (in Rome from November to March, excluding the Christmas holidays). Avoid visiting main sites on weekends. travel slowly, take a bit extra time in each destination of your itinerary and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-your-own"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6362,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361\/revisions\/6362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}