Rome Wouldn’t Let Me Bring My Axe… (One Day, €100)

Rome now charges €2 just to get close enough to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. That's one of 7 stops — real 2026 prices, 6 km on foot, and one Viking who has to make an 8 pm dinner table. 👇 The full route with every price is below. I'm Ulf. In 860 my ancestors sailed to sack Rome and conquered the wrong town. I came back to finish the job — as a tourist. 🗺️ THE ROUTE — every stop, metre and minute ✈️ Fiumicino → Termini: Leonardo Express €14 · taxi flat fare inside the Aurelian Walls €55 (white "Roma Capitale" taxis) 1. Colosseum — €18 incl. booking fee (Colosseum + Forum + Palatine, 24 h). Name on the ticket, bring ID. Tickets drop 30 days ahead at midnight. ↓ 1.8 km · 24 min 2. Trevi Fountain — €2 at the basin, card only, 9:00–22:00 (Mon & Fri from 11:30). Free from the square and after 22:00. ↓ 650 m · 9 min 3. Spanish Steps — free to walk. Sitting is not: €250 fine. ↓ 1.1 km · 14 min 4. Pantheon — €7, under 18 free. ↓ 400 m · 6 min 5. Piazza Navona → Campo de' Fiori — coffee standing at the bar €1.20 (near Navona and the Pantheon it can be €1.80–2.50). Lunch: fiori di zucca, 4 for ≈ €8. ↓ 500 m · 7 min to Campo · then 1.7 km · 22 min to St Peter's 6. St Peter's Basilica — free; queues up to 3 h. The Vatican Museums (€20 + €5 online booking) are a separate day. ↓ 🚕 taxi 4.2 km · ≈ 15 min in evening traffic · ≈ €15 (the queue ate the clock). Cheaper: bus 23 from Risorgimento to Marmorata/Galvani, ~40 min, €1.50 ticket. 🍹 Aperitivo (spritz + snacks) ≈ €10 7. Testaccio — the food nobody wanted (quinto quarto): trippa alla romana ≈ €12, coda alla vaccinara ≈ €17, coperto €2. Dinner from 20:00. Coperto is legal, not a scam. 💰 The day: €92.20 of €100 (tickets, food and the taxi; the airport trip not included). Prices checked in October 2026. Rome changes its mind often — check the official sites before you go. CHAPTERS 0:00 Why is a Viking in Rome? 0:19 Arrival: airport, train, taxi 0:49 1 · Colosseum 1:47 2 · Trevi Fountain 2:32 3 · Spanish Steps 2:58 4 · Pantheon 4:22 5 · Piazza Navona & Campo de' Fiori 5:35 6 · Vatican 6:36 Taxi & aperitivo 7:09 7 · ??? The food nobody wanted 8:01 Final score: Rome vs Vikings Ulf is an AI-made character. The places, prices and facts are real and checked. Next raid — Porto: coming today #rome #romeitaly #traveltips