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Rome
in figures:
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Country:
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Italy
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Population:
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2.800.000 inh.
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Surface:
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1300 km2
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Density:
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2200 inh./km2
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Jet
Leg:
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+1 GMT
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Phone Code:
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(+0039)06
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What to
see: Rome,
with its intense 2000 years old history, is obviously provided with
cultural patrimonies, such as monuments, archaeological ruins,
churches without equals in the world, considering also the presence
of the Vatican. It is a very large city, nevertheless historic
centre is not so wide, so you can go round it on foot. No tourist
can avoid to visit the St.
Peter’s Basilica, situated in the homonymous square
nearby Vatican. This is the greatest and the richest church in the
world and an extraordinary Renaissance baroque monument. A symbol of
Rome in the world without any doubt is the Flavio Amphitheatre,
better called Colosseum.
The building was opened in 80 a.c. by the Emperor Titus, it was the
biggest arena in the ancient world and seat of fighting of
gladiators, hunting spectacles and capital punishments. The Foro
Romano is a whole of history not to lose. It was a
cultural, trading and religious centre of ancient Rome. If you will
visit it you will get the sensation to be suddenly plunged in the
past. We want to reserve a speech apart for Vatican which is the
least state in the world and with the highest quantity of artistic
treasures. It is the administrative and spiritual symbol of
Catholicism and the seat of the Pope. Rome distinguishes itself in
the world by wonderful and evocative open places, such as Navona
square, where in the middle you can see the Bernini’s Four Rivers
Fountain; Piazza di Spagna, placed at the foot of Trinità dei Monti
steps and the celebrated Trevi
Fountain, well-known due to the tradition to throw in
a coin in order to come back again some day to Rome.
How to
get there: Rome
is served by 3 airports: the intercontinental airport of Fiumicino
(Leonardo da Vinci), placed about 30 km south-west from the city
centre, the Ciampino (Giovan Battista Pastine) airport situated 15
km in the south-east direction and the last one of Urbe. The city is
very well connected to the main European and Extra-European cities
through organized flights from the respective national airlines and
from the Italian one, Alitalia as well. The same also to be
considered for railway transport: being Rome the capital of Italy
and thanks to its central geographical position, it is the most
important Italian stop and among the first one in Europe. The main Roman railway stations are Roma Termini and Roma Tiburtina, the
secondaries branch lines are: Roma Trastevere, Roma Tuscolana, Roma
S.Pietro, Roma Ostiense.
How to
go round: Rome
is a big metropolis and it is of course full of traffic which it
represents one of the main heartfelt problem of the city. We advise
to go round on foot along a short stretch and then to use
underground. The subway spread out along 40 km, it has got two lines:
A and B. The first one connects the east-west area of the city, the
second one the north-south area and they both meet at Roma Termini
railway station. Public means of transport are very efficient and
capillary: buses, trams, trolleybuses are managed by ATAC (Roman
public transport society). You can easy find them nearby Termini
railway station.
Entertainments: The capital of Italy
boasts a very intense night life. Discotheques, disco pubs, nights
for an unconventional night, cinemas and cheap or expensive
restaurants, for a more peaceful evening, are spread all over the
city. In Rome it takes place also recurring exhibitions and fairs,
such as the White night, a whole of nightly entertainments in some
squares of the city normally fixed up annually at the end of summer.
The Trastevere fair is celebrated the first Saturday after the 16th
of July, an event rich
in songs, dances, markets and fireworks.
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