FILE - This combo of two images shows Rome's Spanish Steps at 4.03 pm on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, top, and at 5.36 pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Italy's grave outbreak of coronavirus has emptied landmarks of tourists and Romans. A photographic look at Rome before virus fears spooked the public and now contrasts crowded places like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum now devoid of visitors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
March 12, 2020
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AP PHOTOS: Rome's eternally packed tourist sites emptied
ROME (AP) — For years, Rome seemed to have only a high season for tourism given the Italian capital's eternal appeal with foreign visitors.