‘I have to dodge them all the time’: Rome locals incensed by rise in golf cart tours
A tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum. Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum. Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The Guardian“When I first heard you could do golf cart tours in Rome, I thought to myself: that sounds a little weird,” said Barry.
- ▪A tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum.
- ▪Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum.
- ▪Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The Guardian“When I first heard you could do golf cart tours in Rome, I thought to myself: that sounds a little weird,” said Barry.
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A tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum. Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The GuardianView image in fullscreenA tourist golf cart passes in front of the Colosseum. Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The GuardianItaly‘I have to dodge them all the time’: Rome locals incensed by rise in golf cart toursAuthorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairlyAngela Giuffrida in Rome Sat 3 Oct 2026 06.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOn the edge of Piazza Navona, one of the grandest squares in central Rome, Barry and Linda, visitors from Texas in the US, stepped out of a golf cart.
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