‘They made Rome too clean’: fans of Emily in Paris on scenes in Italy

‘When Emily started in Paris, I went to Paris,’ said Gabriela Sirtoli (right), a tourist from Brazil. ‘Now that it’s in Rome, we’re here.’ Photograph: Víctor Sokolowicz/The Guardian

Standing in the shadow of Rome’s most-famous monument, Gabriela Sirtoli, a tourist from Brazil, admitted that the Italian capital was not quite living up to her expectations.

She had arrived one day earlier with her partner and their mothers, in part lured by the beguiling scenes of the city she had spotted in the series Emily in Paris. “When Emily started in Paris, I went to Paris,” said the 35-year-old as scores of people milled around her, all searching for the perfect snap of the Colosseum. “Now that it’s in Rome, we’re here.”