Riding in Rome
It is not legal for most people to drive around in the city center of Rome during weekdays and part of the weekend. This is what an official website says:
"Monday through Friday from 6.30 to 18.00 and Saturday from 14.00 to 18.00 you are not allowed to drive to downtown Rome, unless you are a resident or you are granted a special permission". "Limited Traffic Zone" (Z.T.L. in Italian), have been equipped with electronic access detection devices, which are able to detect and record illegal access of vehicles. This electronic access detection system "reads" the plate numbers of vehicles illegally accessing the Zone and the vehicle owners will receive a fine at home.
Romans know that move around the city by car is not the simplest thing, and they know too the best way to move around Rome is the scooter.
Young, older, women, pensioners, business men, politicians, for deliveries and who need to move around the city for work, more and more people prefer the comfort and convenience of the scooter in a city traffic as Rome.
Even for the Tourist, in my opinion, a two-wheels is the best way to admire Rome.
With a 50cc scooter as a Vespa, you can go anywhere, there are not "Limited Traffic Zone" and you can park anywhere. Colosseum, St. Peter, Circus Maximum, Caracalla, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia, Fori Imperiali, Olimpic Stadium, all the main sites of the city you can easily reach with a scooter. You just need a driving license of your own country and ride on it, is even allowed to go in two. You don't worry if you have not ever driven,it is very easy and you will enjoy a lot this experience.There are many rent-scooter in town, one reliable and cheap I suggest is just outside the train Termini station, with 37 euro you get a scooter for 24h.
Admire the bridges of Rome by night with the scooter is a feeling that still make me emotions.
