I visited Rome for the first time and only had 48 hours to explore the city. Here are 8 reasons why that wasn't nearly enough time.
![Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H6EHYK/pedestrian-walks-with-her-hm-shopping-bag-on-via-del-corso-main-shopping-H6EHYK.jpg)
Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy
![As a 'present witness,' President Oaks testifies of Christ during 'Witnesses of Christmas' concert in Europe - Church News As a 'present witness,' President Oaks testifies of Christ during 'Witnesses of Christmas' concert in Europe - Church News](https://deseret.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3283d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x565+0+0/resize/730x403!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FVT9eMNxVu8ieXh2m-k0ejP2y-2M%3D%2F0x0%3A1024x565%2F1024x565%2Ffilters%3Afocal%28512x282%3A513x283%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F23839999%2FScreen_Shot_2021_12_20_at_10.08.48_AM_e1640037073515_1024x565.jpeg)
As a 'present witness,' President Oaks testifies of Christ during 'Witnesses of Christmas' concert in Europe - Church News
![Older centaur tormented by Eros (Cupid), god of love 2nd century AD, after a Greek original created in the 2nd century BC Rome (Italy) Marble H. 1.47 m., Greek, Greece, Roman, Italy Older centaur tormented by Eros (Cupid), god of love 2nd century AD, after a Greek original created in the 2nd century BC Rome (Italy) Marble H. 1.47 m., Greek, Greece, Roman, Italy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/d60f0b7b755243df9d979edb43005d10/2a3krw7.jpg)
Older centaur tormented by Eros (Cupid), god of love 2nd century AD, after a Greek original created in the 2nd century BC Rome (Italy) Marble H. 1.47 m., Greek, Greece, Roman, Italy
![1 External and internal view of Coliseum of Rome (Italy), where animal... | Download Scientific Diagram 1 External and internal view of Coliseum of Rome (Italy), where animal... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322181489/figure/fig1/AS:999795367870465@1615381199227/External-and-internal-view-of-Coliseum-of-Rome-Italy-where-animal-games-took-place-in.jpg)
1 External and internal view of Coliseum of Rome (Italy), where animal... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H6EJ0J/pedestrian-walks-with-her-hm-shopping-bag-on-via-del-corso-main-shopping-H6EJ0J.jpg)
Pedestrian walks with her H&M shopping bag on Via del Corso, main shopping street in Rome, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy
![Major General Harry H. Johnson presents the colors in Rome, Italy, 1944 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories Major General Harry H. Johnson presents the colors in Rome, Italy, 1944 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories](https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2002.337.635_1.jpg)