Is everything closed in Rome on Sundays?

Rome, the capital city of Italy, is known as the home of the Colosseum and has many ruins scattered across the city. You may have noticed already, but a lot of stores and businesses do close on a Sunday in Rome. But the main shopping streets, clothing stores and department stores stay open on Sundays.



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Rome, the capital city of Italy, is known as the home of the Colosseum and has many ruins scattered across the city. You may have noticed already, but a lot of stores and businesses do close on a Sunday in Rome. But the main shopping streets, clothing stores and department stores stay open on Sundays.

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The Colosseum is free on the first Sunday of the month. On these days, entry is on a first come first served basis with free tickets available at the ticket office in Piazza del Colosseo, located near the Temple of Venus and Rome.

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On Sundays, you can often catch Pope Francis during the Sunday Angelus in Saint Peter's Square. Appearing from a small window of the Papal apartment, the Pope will give an address to the crowd gathered below and will pray and bless those in attendance.

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The Rome Free Sunday is a fantastic initiative to allow everyone to visit (some) sites and monuments for free on the first Sunday of the month. Here's everything you need to know about how and when to visit sites in Rome for free: When exactly is the Free Sunday in Rome?

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