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Travel with Rick Steves · Saturday, August 8, 2026

Navigating Italian Crowds and Tourist Priorities

When visiting popular Italian sites like the Coliseum, Nina Bernardo advises tourists with limited time to prioritize and secure reservations in advance, acknowledging that not everything can be seen. She suggests seeing less but appreciating more to create better memories.

personNina Bernardo

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I would say the first thing is really decide what your top priorities are. And when you do, make sure you have a reservation to see those.
Nina Bernardo
And know that you will have them taken off your list, but I really say to travelers, see less and appreciate more because you will have a better memory of your experience.
Nina Bernardo
Heard on Travel with Rick Steves — “524a First Time in Italy; Duck Season in Gascony, published Saturday, August 8, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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