availability of audio guides at tourist sites

COVID has probably changed availability of audio guides

Back in October, we got audio guides at several museums. They were careful to collect them again and handle them as “used.” I believe those were then sanitized before letting them g be e used again.

For churches, we weren’t looking for audio guides. I will say that almost every single church had a dispenser of hand sanitizer just inside the door, which shows the concern they had for safety.

Susan, not all churches or smaller museums are going to offer audio guides. To know which ones will or will not depends on what's stated on the websites of the attractions on your to-do list. Which of those can we help steer you towards?

What may have been offered pre-pandemic might also be different now.

I'm finding more and more sights are providing audio guides and apps you download to your phone. We toured Versailles that way last year. Good idea to research their websites before you go and use your own secure wifi to download.

Cj, yes, I am also looking at apps and other possible downloads. Thanks.

cj-traveller brought up the point I was going to make. We were in Italy in September, and many places had discontinued their audio guide concessions, and created an app or a download you could get from their website. Pompeii was probably the largest site, but several in Sicily, and some in Rome as well.

Covid has hastened this change, but it is likely something that is here to stay.

One more reason to travel with a smart-phone with access to data.