Attention Thefts here. We arrived at this park because of the good reviews and we had a couple of hours to fill before we could check into our hotel. We parked on the street and paid for parking in a very nice looking area. The views were lovely and the Basilica was very pretty.

Then as we explored we saw garbage, human and dog waste everywhere! The orange trees were diseased as well. There were no washrooms and only a food truck. We came back to our closed locked car to find out the back window was smashed in and our backpack with over $400 of items ( not cash) was stolen from the trunk. We had our passports and money with us. More would have been taken if a Good Samaritan local hadn’t stopped these thieves in the broad daylight at 12pm. The police were already called.

Foolish us had even bought a parking ticket to let the thieves know we were to be gone 1.5 hours. When we went to the police station, 2 others ahead of us had the same if not worse experience. A young Norwegian male student had his passport stollen. I looked back and found this review 2 years ago. The city administration needs to stop this unnecessary harm to tourists who support their economy. 2 years ago “Attention, thefts in cars continuously, they have always been breaking the windows of the cars for a very long time now, but despite all the complaints, there are no checks.” Translated by Google·See original (Italian)

We have been all over Italy for 2weeks, in trains , boats and car and are seasoned travellers , seniors and took many precautions to avoid theft and pickpockets. We didn’t expect this! Shame on Rome.