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change in Ricks Italy book re: sky elevator at Vittorio Emanuele II Monument

Just returned from Italy and just fyi - the door Rick mentions in his Italy book to get to the sky elevator between the church and Vittorio Emanuele II Monument (Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II) is now/or was locked this month. Instead, just go in the front of the monument and up the stairs to the right side panoramic deck and back around to the left. Just a heads up there may be long lines. The elevator only holds 8 at a time. We ended up not going up the elevator because of the long lines but the free view from the panoramic deck (follow the signs) is totally worth the steps.

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We went up the elevator cause the line wasn't too long, we were there in February. But, I agree with you, the views from the panoramic deck are just as nice. If you want to save either a few euros or time on line, it isn't necessary to go up.