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Rome, Jun 1 (EFE), (Camera: Álvaro Caballero).- The Colosseum in Rome along with other iconic landmarks in the city reopened to visitors on Monday.FOOTAGE OF ROME'S COLOSSEUM.SOUNDBITES OF:-ALFONSINA RUSSO, DIRECTOR OF THE COLOSSEUM'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK:"It's been 84 days, since the Colosseum closed its doors to the public, on 8 March, as well as all Italian cultural spaces. At that very particular, tragic moment, for Italy, the monument fell into a surreal silence.""It is also an opportunity for a positive change in tourism, a more sustainable kind. A type of tourism that can be compatible with our cities and our citizens' well-being.""We used to have around 20,000 visitors per day. We closed last year with 7 and a half million visitors.""The discovery we have made during confinement: a series of graffiti that tells the story of the monument after its abandonment, from the Middle Ages to around 1600."-FRANCESCO AND NATALE, VISITORS:"I have entered the Colosseum after 30 years. For us it is beautiful, but we miss the tourists.""It is a privilege, but something is missing. Empty Rome hurts us. The tourists are missing and we hope to return to the old days."
Rome's iconic Colosseum reopens to visitors with safety and hygiene measures in place after a months-long closure during the country's virus lockdown. IMAGES
Italy's world-famous archeological site of Pompeii reopens to the public. The country's second most visited tourist destination after Rome's Colosseum, Pompeii lays bare nearly perfectly preserved remains of an ancient Roman city covered in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago after the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius. IMAGES
Rome's Colosseum reopens as Italy decides to ease its restrictions against Covid-19. IMAGES
After weeks of small protests across the country, Italian farmers brought their demonstrations into Rome on Friday with a four-tractor convoy passing by the Colosseum. IMAGES
Tourists at the Colisseum fend off high temperatures during a new heatwave in Rome, Italy. IMAGES
People are queuing and walking outside the Colosseum in Rome in the middle of another heatwave. This comes only days after a hailstorm had briefly brought down the high temepratures in the north of the country. IMAGES
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