I stopped the van in Rome and lived in the park for a couple of weeks.
Hereโs what I found, in 18 photos…
Where to stay in a campervan
This is a good spot for a city (quiet at night, close to the center and safe): Google Map linkย

Welcome to Rome

Taking photos here can be difficult. It’s real busy

3000 Euros gets thrown into this fountain every single day!

They have police to watch out for people taking the coins

And people with big machine guns

If youโre into ancient Roman architectureโฆ
(Picture below is the Pantheon)

Rome is the place
This is the dome roof of the Pantheon (above). The photo doesnโt show it but this is itโs 43m high and that opening at the top is over 8m in diameter!

Basically, this whole city is a massive museum

The archeology work is pretty much endless
The coliseum, the biggest amphitheatre in the world, is just at the back there

Hereโs something built recently
Altare della Patria. Itโs the biggest monument in Rome (135x81m), built out of marble, completed in 1925 in honour of some king

But Rome can be quite a peaceful city

There are some nice open spaces
This is Borghese park

I crossed the river

And got to St. Peterโs square

St. Peterโs Basilica, one of the main entrances to Vatican City

Inside is one of the largest museums in the world
The museum itself is over 50 years old and contains over 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display, over 54 galleries!

Iโd be lying if I said I knew what all this stuff was

But this is what I wanted to seeโฆ the Sistine Chapel
I heard Alex Grey talking (on Joe Rogan) about how he sat in here for a whole day and painted. I couldn’t not go and see it for myself. Picture below is the ceiling of the chapel, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512.

So that was Rome. Itโs busy, hot and expensive. But itโs an amazing city to explore and admire. Around every corner thereโs a โwoahh’
Spring time (or maybe even winter) is probably the best time to visitโฆmaybe?
Also, Iโve skimmed over a lot of stuff in this post. Thereโs just so much information behind every photo. Please feel free to add in the comments belowโฆ





