Accessible travel · Italy

I wanted to share a tip I noticed during a 5-day stay in Rome: access to all national museums and sites like the Colosseum or the Vatican Museums is free and doesn’t require a reservation for the person holding a CMI card and their companion.

Depending on the site, you can still book online, or you can call the museum’s reservation service—they have French-speaking staff. But it’s not mandatory.

The reason I was given over the phone: The Italian Disability Card includes the percentage of disability level, and only those with the most significant disabilities benefit from it. Since other countries (including France) don’t specify this, all tourists with a CMI card are entitled to it.

I’ll add that every time, the staff is lovely and bends over backwards to make access easier for you.