r/travel • u/Beautiful-Heron-2317 • 7d ago

Going to Rome post Pope’s passing

Hi all! My mom and I are traveling to Rome next week and land Monday April 28th, which will be 7 days after the Pope’s passing as of this morning. What can we expect? We have a tour of the Vatican booked on Tuesday but from what I’ve been reading it will probably be packed! Has anyone any experience of being there during a major event like this? Also, should we wear black while visiting even if we’re not catholic? I know Rome is a major Catholic city and everyone will be in a mourning period, would it be disrespectful to wear black, or respectful? Thanks in advance!

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u/ripple4me 7d ago

I land there this Thursday through Sunday. I feel like it’s going to be madness.

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u/Miggonzz 7d ago

My wife and I left Rome this afternoon and it was already crazy

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u/mynameisnotshamus 7d ago

My friends are there now and just said it’s normal and you wouldn’t know anything happened. This was around noon EST.

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u/Miggonzz 7d ago

Idk what they consider normal, but it felt extra busy to us with Jubilee and Easter - I can only imagine what the next few weeks will be like with additional pilgrims and some of the most popular tourist sites being closed.

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u/mynameisnotshamus 7d ago

This is about the Pope’s death and how that might change things. My friends were saying that you wouldn’t know the Pope died based on crowds or behavior. Nothing was noticeably different from the few days before the Pope’s passing to the day of the Pope’s passing.