Crowded, crowded and bustling images at tourist attractions and in museums have become familiar in Italy. But that was before the pandemic broke out in this country. Now, for the first time in many years of tourism development, Italians have the opportunity to enjoy works of art in a quiet atmosphere, unhindered by crowds of international tourists.
In 2019, the Vatican museums received an average of 23,000 visitors per day.
And in 2021 - after being closed for 88 days since November 2019 due to the pandemic - the Vatican museums opened their doors to local visitors, taking advantage of empty galleries and scarce tourist numbers (Photo: Maria Laura Antonelli)
The first visitors to see the Raphael rooms at the Vatican, home to the famous School of Athens (Photo: Maria Laura Antonelli)
Visitors on the reopening day of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto)
The Birth of Venus at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto)
Attendees at the Luca Giordano exhibition at the Capodimonte Museum, Naples (Photo: Antonio Balasco)
A visitor looks at Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper in the Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent in Milan. The Last Supper attracted more than 445,000 visitors in 2019. Now, small groups of 12 people rotate every 15 minutes to view the work. (Photo: Miguel Medina)
"Selfie" in the Borghese Museum (Photo: Roma)
Visitors admire Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà, on display at Castello Sforzesco, Milan (Photo: Mourad Balti Touati)
The Museum of Antiquities in Pompeii. This place attracted 4 million visitors in 2019 (Photo: Gregorio Borgia)
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- Source: The Guardian
