Photography in Rome
Jun 2nd, 2000, 01:06 PM
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Photography in Rome
Would someone please let me know where in Rome and Vatican City photography is or IS NOT allowed. I think I heard it is not allowed in St. Peter's Basilica - yes/no? What about the museums? Sistine Chapel? Any other restrictions on the Rome side of the river? <BR>Thank you.
Jun 2nd, 2000, 03:06 PM
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Major attractions will have posted and published rules regarding photography, ie flash use, tripod, etc.... For "serious" photography, it's best to contact the place ahead of time so you don't show up with a lot of gear that you are afraid to "check" at the counter, or perhaps you may be able to get special permission. About the Trevi Fountain story, I find that unbelievable unless pedestrian traffic was impeded or at risk of injury (tripping over tripod leg...)It is probably not advisable to argue with the carabiniere (police officer?)but perhaps they might kindly suggest where you might set up a tripod.... If you can't photograph, take a moment to sketch what you see and feel (later over a glass of wine?)-- who cares if you can't draw... you will find such memoires as memorable, and perhaps even more so, as the photographs. But, the camera, don't leave home without it....
Jun 2nd, 2000, 05:07 PM
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The Sistine Chapel is one of the few places in the Vatican Museum where you cannot take pictures. Elsewhere, with an occasional restriction (you can easily tell, as the room with art is kept very dark to protect the pieces in the room), shoot away! <BR>As for St. Peter's Basilica, you were misinformed. You CAN take pictures there, flash and otherwise. At least, that was the case last November, and I have about 1-2 rolls of picture to prove it! <BR>Except for an occasional situation inside a musuem, I can't remember a single restriction on taking pictures, with or without flash. I didn't have a tripod, so I can't speak to that. <BR>If you go to Florence, there are few, if any restrictions in the Uffizi. And, at the Academia, it was the reverse--the only place you could use a flash was when Michaelangelo's David was your subject. <BR>And in Venice, no photography was allowed inside St. Mark's Basilica or inside the Doge's Palace, neither with nor without flash.
Jun 3rd, 2000, 08:29 AM
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St Peter's is too big for a flash to be of much use anyway. Use fast film! Best to go early in the morning, when few toursits are there. As for the Sistine chapel, if you MAKE SURE YOUR FLASH IS TURNED OFF, you may be able to sneak a couple of shots if you are not too obvious. I had to check my mono-pod at the door of the Vatican musuems, but camera was no problem. Sometimes tripods are seen as a security problem, as I know this is the case for the Capital grounds in Washington, DC. A good steady hand, or a nearby post or wall often works just as well anyway. Have fun... <BR>Ciao!!!
