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About Rome

All roads lead to Rome. This thousand years old city on the river Tiber, not only is the capital of Italy, it also holds the Holy See of the papacy. Rome is the city of sculptures like Michelangelo's famous Moses, of beautiful fountains like the Fontana di Trevi, of splendid piazza’s, palaces and villas like Villa Borghese, fabulous museums and buildings like the Vatican museum and the Sistine Chapel, and the world famous Colloseum. Visitors should not miss the opportunity to view of the city from one of the scenic view-points like the St. Peter's dome or the Janiculum, the Pincio, the Aventino from where you can see the whole city.

Local highlights

Basilica di S.Pietro
Basilica di S.Giovanni
Colosseo
Spanish Steps
Circo Massimo
Fontana di Trevi
Borghese Museum and Gallery
Villa Borghese
Villa Medic
Villa d'Este at Tivoli
Campo de' Fiori
Piazza Venezia
Piazza del Popolo
Palazzo Farnese
The Pantheon
Roman Forum

Highlights in the vicinity

Just north of Rome ly the ancient Necroplis of Cerveteri and Tarquina. Cerveti with its mace of narrow streets and tombs from the Etrusk's, was THE place to be in 600 BC. Today the Necropli still testify of its former impressive cultural and econmical wealth.

Good to know

No. of inhabitants: 2.5 Million
Timezone: UTC +1

The weather in Rome is generally pleasant: warm and sunny in spring and autumn, hot in mid-summer and generally mild winters.
Rome Tourist Office: 06 48 89 91
Call Centre-info tourist line: Tel. 06 82059127
Road patrol: Breakdown Service ACI (Automobile Club d'Italia) 803116
Emergency tel. nr: 113

Local transport

River cruises on the Tiber river are a delightful way to sightsee for the whole family
Rome by tram and bus: Trambus services
Metro and regional railway: Met.Ro. services
Taxi
Nearest airport: Aeroporti di Roma with good connections to centre of Rome and secundary airports
Train station: Stazioni Termini This is the principal railway station of Rome, as well as the cross roads of all public transportation in Rome. The railway platform has been in use since 1864, but the current building which houses it was inaugurated in the Holy Year of 1950. The architecture is characterized by the extremely long, modernist facade in travertine stone, and by the gravity-defying double curve of the roof.

Inbound transport

Air: Airport Leonardo da Vinci, generally known as Fiumicino, is located 26 km southwest of the city. Rome's other airport is Ciampino about 20km southeast of the city and is used by the majority of charter flights.There are direct train connections into town (Stazione Termini) which is the most comfortable and cheap way (it is advised to avoid the expensive taxis)
Car: 4 highways lead to the urban ring road. Highway informations you can get at 'Società Autostrade', tel. +39/6/43632121
Train: Rome's main railroad station is Stazione centrale Roma termini. It is situated east of the historic city centre with easy walks to Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro in Vincoli, Piazza Vittorio, Colosseo or Museo Nazionale Romano.