by Andrea Marini

Lines in front of the Vatican Museums, lines to enter the Saint Peter's Basilica, lines for the Colosseum. These days, whoever goes for a walk in the center of Rome will find it difficult to recognize a native Roman amid the throng of tourists. Although the city has been hit hard by the recession (the unemployment rate rose from 5.8% in 2007 to 11.3% in 2014), one of the areas that has recovered more quickly is tourism.

According to EBTL (the tourist board that monitors Rome's visitor data), in 2014 the province of Rome registered 13,043,567 arrivals (+5.6% compared to 2014), for a total of 29,527,178 overnight stays (+4.8%). In April, tourist arrivals grew by 5.7% (+4.7% in overnight stays) compared to the same month of 2014.

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Fonte: Italy24