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The City of Rome is the capital of Italy and of its Latium region. It is located on the Tiber and Aniene rivers, near the Mediterranean Sea.

The Vatican City, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of the Pope.

Communities of Rome


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Camping and Caravanning

 Camping.it  -  Camp site Rome

Car Rental in Rome 

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Holiday Homes / Apartments

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Hotels in Rome

 Booking - Hotels in Rome  -  Hotel Guide Rome
Hotels in the districts Aurelio, Aventino, Campo Marzio, Celio, Esquilino, Eur, Flaminio, Ludovisi, Marsala, Navona, Nomentano, Pantheon, Parioli, Ponte, Porta Portese, Prati, Repubblica, Salario, Sallustiano, San Giovanni, San Lorenzo, Spagna, Testaccio, Tiburtino, Torre Angela, Trastevere, Trevi,Tuscolana, Vaticano, Via Veneto.

 Eurostars International Palace ****, Via Nazionale 46, 00184 Rome
Set on Via Nazionale, in the heart of Rome, this late 19th-century building has been entirely renovated to offer an elegant and welcoming hotel.
Distinguishing itself from its surroundings, the front part of the building displays classic Renaissance architecture. The hall takes inspiration from the Palladian Villas, with a series of Trompe l'oeil along the walls.
The Eurostars International Palace is central in ancient Rome, just a few hundred metres from the Termini railway station and close to Piazza della Repubblica.

 La Griffe ****, Via Nazionale 13, 00184 Rome
Found in the heart of the Eternal City, between Piazza Venezia and Piazza della Repubblica, and overlooking Via Nazionale, the hotel is immersed in Rome's vibrant daily life.
Within easy reach of the city's main attractions, including the Spanish Steps, the Colosseum and the Imperial Forum, the hotel is the ideal base for you to explore this historic city. Alternatively, if you are staying on business, the hotel offers a business centre with rooms for 10-80 people, and is just a short distance from the Termini station and Fiumicino's Leonardo Da Vinci airport.

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Hostels / B&B

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Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

 Ostelli online  -  Italian Youth Hostels Association

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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    -  City trip Rome
Known as "Caput Mundi" (capital of the world), Rome, perhaps, is the most compelling and fascinating of all Italy's historical cities. There is arguably more to see in Rome than any other city in the world, with the relics of over two thousand years packed into its sprawling metropolis. A vibrant mixture of medieval and ancient history, baroque architecture, Italian art and modern fashionable designer shops.

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 Bridge Travel  -  short breaks in Rome

 Scuola Leonardo da Vinci  -  study Italian in Rome
Founded in 1977 and located in the centre of Rome. It ranks among the best known language Institutes in Italy.

Travel Guides Rome / Related books

Travel Guides Rome [ Amazon.co.uk ]

The Rough Guide to Rome - by Martin Dunford
The Rough Guide to Rome is the definitive guide to this enthralling city. This new edition includes a 24-page full -colour introduction to the city and its many highlights - from the Sistine Chapel to the Catacombs. Throughout the guide there are entertaining accounts of every sight and activity along with the pick of the best hotels, restaurants and bars that the city has to offer. The guide also includes accounts and practical details of all the day trips possible from the capital, including Tivoli, Ostia and the nearby beaches. There are over 25 maps and plans covering every part of the city, pinpointing the locations of the restaurants, hotels and guesthouses included in the listings.
Paperback 320 pages (January 27, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guides
Rome (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides) 
Paperback 432 pages (March 2003); Publisher: DK Publishing
The Rough Guide to Italy -  by Martin Dunford, Celia Woolfrey, Ros Belford
Visitors flock to Italy for its culture, culinary pleasures and awe-inspiring sights. Tuscany alone has more classified historical monuments than any country in the world and Italy as a whole has the world's greatest concentration of art treasures. The Rough Guide's 41 Things not to Miss introduce the authors' highlights through stunning full-colour photos cross-referenced to the main section of the guide. The Basics' section covers all the pre-departure nitty-gritty to help you plan your trip and the Guide', the heart of the book, divided into user-friendly chapters gives accounts of towns, sights and reviews of places to eat, drink and stay all pinpointed on accompanying maps and street plans. There is detailed background on Italy's history, art, architecture and a thorough further reading section with reviews of dozens of books relating to the country.
Paperback 1184 pages (May 5, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guide Travel Guides
Italy (Eyewitness Travel Guides) 
Your holiday starts here! From artistic masterpieces to picturesque hill towns, explore Italy's finest with this essential guide. Using the unique cutaway maps and 3D models explore Roman ruins and the splendour of Renaissance art. With recommendations on which wine goes best with the risi e bisi or the maccheroni con le sarde, you will be living la dolce vita just like the locals!
Hardcover 672 pages (February 24, 2005); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

Transport / How do I travel to Rome

 Airports Rome [ Leonardo da Vinci and Fiumicino ]

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Flight tickets Rome.

 

 
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 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights   -  cheap tickets to Rome / price comparison possible

 Trenitalia  -  Italian railways

  -  Eurolines  -  Express Coach from UK to Rome

 Trambus  -  Trasporto publico - Ua. Ligna Turistica 110 [ open bus ] und Archeobus

 Roma Termini  -  Roman station
Rome Termini of today and the ancient Roman station, a temporary wooden shed, have one thing in common: they are located at the end ("termine" in Italian) of a railway network. The name Termini has however nothing to do with this peculiarity; it originated instead from the fact that the station is close to the Diocletian Baths, which in Latin are called thermae.
Today's Roma Termini is a hub of services and resources directly interacting with its surroundings.
Tourist information bureaus and postal offices, public transportation, worship places, monuments and guided tours, opportunities for leisure time, night clubs: a complete "map" of the main services and cultural attractions offered by the immediate surroundings of Roma Termini to tourists and dwellers follows ...

 Autostrade
 Online maps Italy [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ].

The metro can be useful, although its range is limited, while buses and trams have private lanes to help them through the traffic. Within the central area, many sites are within walking distance.


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 Comune di Roma  -  City of Rome

 Appian Way / Via Appia Antica
The Appian Way is the most important Roman road. It was called regina viarum, "the queen of the roads." Its construction was started in 312 BC by the consul Appius Claudius Caecus on an existing track that connected Rome with the Alban Hills.
The Via Appia was also the site of the first milestones.
  Basilica of Saint Peter  -  second largest church in Christianity,
The Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and colloquially called Saint Peter's Basilica, ranks second among the five major basilicas of Rome and its Vatican City enclave. See St. Peter's Basilica
 Campidoglio
From earliest times on, the Capitolione hill [ or Campidoglio ] was the centre of the political, social, and religious life of Rome. In addition to the old asylum, this was the site of the grat Italic temple dedicated to the Capitoline Jupiter. Piazza del Campidoglio's current appearance dates back to the middle of the XV century when it was designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
The piazza's component parts (buildings, sculptures and decorated paving) were intended by Michelangelo to form one single organic unity, although over the centuries there have been a number of alterations and additions. See Roma 2000
 Capitoline Museum  -  Roma Musei Capitolini - Sito Ufficiale
The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome.
The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.
 Baths of Caracalla / Thermae Antoninianae - see Wikipedia
The Baths of Caracalla were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between 212 and 216 CE, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. The extensive ruins of the baths have become a popular tourist attraction.
 Castel St. Angelo - Ponte St. Angelo [ bridge ]
One of Rome's most ancient bridges and certainly the most beautiful. Its Baroque statuary is from Bernini's studio, but the three central spans are attributed to Emperor Hadrian - see Virtual Panorama Hadrian's Mausoleum
 Catacombe Rome 
 Colosseum
The Colosseum is the most famous monument of Ancient Rome. Its original name is Flavian Amphitheatre. It was started by the Emperor Vespasian between 70 and 76 AD, and completed by his son Titus in 80 AD. The Colosseum was dedicated the year after Vespasian's death by Titus. They celebrated the opening by holding 100 days worth of games there. It was built on the site where Nero had had a huge villa for himself (Domus Aurea). Vespasian wanted to build something for the people rather than for himself. It got its popular name, the Colosseum, because it was built near where Nero had erected a huge statue, or colossus of himself. It showed him as the god of the sun. It was 100 feet high, and it was the largest gilded bronze statue in antiquity. It was later moved away. It took 24 elephants to move it! See Wikipedia.
 Trajan's Forum / Foro Trajano
The forum was built on the order of Emperor Trajan with the spoils of war from the conquest of Dacia, which ended in 106. The Fasti Ostiensi states that the Forum was inaugurated in 112, while Trajan's Column was inaugurated in 113.
 Fori Imperiali 
The brief history of Rome, the description of the Forums area, life in antique Rome, test your knowledge of the antique Romans
As there ar : Foro di Traiano, Foro di Augusto, Foro di Cesare, Foro di Nerva and Foro di Vespasiano
 Forum Romanum  -  central area around which ancient Rome developed
The Roman Forum, the most important archaeological area in Rome, extends from the Capitol Hill to the Palatine. See Wikipedia
 Pantheon  -  a temple built in 27 BC to all Roman gods, now a Christian church
The Pantheon is the building of ancient Rome which has been preserved best down to the present day, and is a true masterpiece of architecture. The name of Agrippa, which can still be read on the façade, remembers the son-in-law of the Emperor Augustus, who first built this temple dedicated "to all the gods". The present -day Pantheon however, completely different from the original, is the work of the Emperor Hadrian, who rebuilt the monument in the early 2nd century, keeping only the ancient inscription out of modesty.
In the 6th century the Byzantine emperor Phocas gave the building to Pope Boniface IV, who turned it into the present church of Sancta Maria ad Martyres.
The Pantheon today is the sanctuary of the kings of Italy: in fact it holds the tombs of Victor Emmanuel II, Humbert I and Margherita di Savoia
 Spanish Steps / Piazza di Spagna
The Spanish Steps ramp a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and the church Trinità dei Monti above. The monumental stairway, of 138 steps, was built with French diplomat Stefano Gueffier's funds (20,000 scudi) in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish embassy to the Holy See, today still located in the piazza below, with the Trinità dei Monti church above. See Wikipedia
 Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is the pride of Baroque Rome. It has sculptural and architectural creations: by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, 1651) in the center; by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi, the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone; and by Pietro da Cortona, who painted the gallery in the Pamphilj palace.
 Saint Peters Square
St. Peter's Square, or St. Peter's Piazza [ Piazza San Pietro ], is located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City. See St. Peter's Basilica.
 Vittoriano  -  national monument  -  Sito del Vittoriano  -  Museo del Risorgimento
 Vatican  -  official website

History and Imperial Rome comes to life in the extensive ruins of the Forum, once the business hub of the Roman Empire, and the massive amphitheatre of the Colosseum. Across the Tiber, the magnificent Dome of St Peter's dominates Vatican City, home to Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel and countless other masterpieces. Don't miss the Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain… the list goes on.

 Rome in Virtual Reality

Cuisine - Italian Cooking

 Roman Kichen
The kitchen table was the mirror of civilization and culture, reflecting the cultivation of land and the transformation of produce. What did the Romans eat? Sources from back then (Apicius, Juvenal, Petronius, Columella) have passed down the details of ingredients and their preparation, including etiquette and rituals.

Rome: "Time Out" Eating and Drinking Guide 
A pocket-sized, impulse buy encapsulating the best of Rome's eating and drinking scene, written by experts in the city. The 300-plus restaurants, cafes and bars are fully reviewed with Time Out's trademark critical acumen; there are colour photos throughout, plus colour maps (with the venues marked on), glossaries and menus, introductions to the city's cuisine, and box features dotted through the Guide. These Time Out guides provide a fast track to culinary knowledge of a city where eating and drinking are primary attractions.
Paperback 208 pages (July 25, 2002); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The Essentials of Classical Italian Cooking -  Marcella Hazan
This book includes recipes from the author's two previous books on Italian cooking, as well as more than 50 new ones, and incorporates advice on the use of kitchen equipment and ingredients.
Paperback 736 pages (July 7, 1995); Publisher: Macmillan; Language: English; ISBN: 0333570529.
 Mangiare Bene
The English version of the most popular Italian internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking; traditional, regional, innovative Mediterranean cuisine.
Culinary Academy [ Easy, affordable, tasty dishes / Recipes galore / Snacks, breads, appetizers / Express pasta recipes and regional specialities ], Great Chefs [ dishes from Italy's best chefs ], Aphrodisiac recipes, Basic tools for Italian cuisine [ making pasta at home, The Italian Pantry, The Glossary, Weights and Temperatures, Wine & co and All about italian wine ].

History of Rome

 Rome's History  -  Wikipedia

The Families Who Made Rome: A History and a Guide  -  by Anthony Majanlahti
Hardcover 400 pages (May 5, 2005); Publisher: Chatto & Windus
In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire  -  by Adrian Goldsworthy
The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater part of the known world. This was thanks largely to the generals who led the Roman army to victory after victory, and whose strategic and tactical decisions shaped the course of several centuries of warfare. This book, by the author of THE PUNIC WARS, concentrates on those Roman generals who displayed exceptional gifts of leadership and who won the greatest victories. With 26 chapters covering the entire span of the Roman Empire, it is a complete history of Roman warfare.
Paperback 480 pages (August 19, 2004); Publisher: Phoenix mass market p/bk

 Institute and Museum of the history of science
 Villa Giulia National Museum in Rom
The Villa Giulia National Museum was founded in 1889 with the aim of collecting together all the pre-Roman antiquities of Latium, southern Etruria and Umbria, and mostly contains finds from excavation conducted in Latium between the Tiber and the sea and belonging to the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations.
 Roma 2000

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Homepage della Musica in Italia
Istituzioni, Documentazione & Servizi, Persone, Utilità, Generi musicali, Territorio, Eventi temporanei, Altri siti musicali, Siti musicali nel mondo.
 Italianissima  -  musica italiana, canzoni italiane, testi, midi, mp3, cantanti, orchestre
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 Romeguide - pocket web guide to travel and sightseeing Rome
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 Roma Centro Storico  -  primo municipio [ I ]
Rioni: Monti - Trevi - Colonna - Campo Marzio - Ponte - Parione - Regola - S. Eustachio - Pigna - Campitelli - S. Angelo - Ripa - Trastevere - Esquilino - Ludovisi - Sallustiano - Castro Pretorio (parte) - Celio - Testaccio - S. Saba
Quartieri: Ostiense (parte) - Ardeatino (parte)
 Muncipio II [ 02 ]
Quartieri: Flaminio - Parioli - Pinciano - Salario - Trieste (parte)
 Muncipio I|I (03)
Rioni: Castro Pretorio (parte)
Quartieri: Nomentano - Tiburtino (parte)
 Muncipio VI (04)
Quartieri: Monte Sacro - Trieste (parte) - Monte Sacro Alto Zone: Val Melaina - Castel Giubileo - Marcigliana - Casal Boccone - Tor S. Giovanni.
 Muncipio V (05)
Quartieri: Tiburtino (parte) - Pietralata - Collatino (parte) - Ponte Mammolo - S. Basilio
 Muncipio VI (06)
Quartieri: Tiburtino (parte) - Prenestino Labicano (parte) - Tuscolano (parte) - Collatino (parte).
 Muncipio VII (07)
Quartieri: Tuscolano (parte) - Prenestino Centocelle - Collatino (parte) - Alessandrino - Don Bosco (parte) Zone: La Rustica - Tor Cervara (parte) - Tor Sapienza (parte) - Torre Spaccata (parte).
 Muncipio Muncipio VII| (08)
Quartieri: Don Bosco (parte) Zone: Acqua Vergine (parte) - Lunghezza - S. Vittorino - Torre Spaccata (parte) - Torre Angela - Borghesiana - Torre Maura (parte) - Torrenova (parte) - Torre Gaia (parte) - Tor Bellamonaca Don Bosco (parte)
 Muncipio |X (09)
Quartieri: Prenestino Labicano (parte) - Tuscolano (parte) - Appio Latino (parte)
 Muncipio X (10)
Quartieri: Tuscolano (parte) - Don Bosco (parte) - Appio Claudio - Appio Pignatelli (parte)
Zone: Torre Maura (parte) - Torrenova (parte) - Torre Gaia (parte) - Capannelle - Casal Morena - Aeroporto di Ciampino (parte).: Tuscolano (parte) - Don Bosco (parte) - Appio Claudio - Appio Pignatelli (parte) - Torre Maura (parte) - Torrenova (parte) - Torre Gaia (parte) - Capannelle - Casal Morena - Aeroporto di Ciampino (parte)
 Muncipio X| (11)
Quartieri: Appio Latino (parte) - Ostiense (parte) - Ardeatino (parte) - Appio Pignatelli (parte)
Zone: Aeroporto di Ciampino (parte) - Torricola - Cecchignola (parte) - Castel di Leva (parte): Appio Latino (parte) - Ostiense (parte) - Ardeatino (parte) - Appio Pignatelli (parte)
 Muncipio Muncipio XII (12)
Quartieri: Ostiense (parte) - Giuliano Dalmata - Europa
Zone: Cecchignola (parte) - Castel di Leva (parte) - Fonte Ostiense - Vallerano - Castel di Decima - Torrino - Tor de' Cenci (parte) - Castel Porziano (parte) - Mezzocammino (parte) - Tor di Valle.
 Muncipio X|II (13)
Quartieri: Lido di Ostia Ponente - Lido di Ostia Levante - Lido di Castel Fusano
Zone: Tor de' Cenci (parte) - Castel Porziano (parte) - Castel Fusano - Mezzocammino (parte) - Acilia Nord - Acilia Sud - Casal Palocco - Ostia Antica
 Muncipio XV (15)
Quartieri: Portuense (parte) - Gianicolense (parte)
Suburbi: Portuense - Gianicolense (parte)
Zone: Magliana Vecchia - Ponte Galeria (parte) - La Pisana (parte) - Portuense (parte) - Gianicolense (parte)
 Muncipio XVI (16)
Quartieri: Portuense (parte) - Gianicolense (parte)
Suburbi: Gianicolense (parte)
Zone: Maccarese Nord (parte) - La Pisana (parte) - Castel di Guido (parte)
 Muncipio XV|| (17)
Rioni: Borgo - Prati
Quartieri: Trionfale (parte) - Della Vittoria (parte) - Borgo - Prati - Trionfale (parte) - Della Vittoria (parte).
 Muncipio XV||| (18)
Quartieri: Aurelio (parte) - Trionfale (parte) - Primavalle (parte) Suburbi: Aurelio - Trionfale (parte)
Zone: Castel di Guido (parte) - Casalotti (parte)
 Muncipio X|X (19)
Quartieri: Aurelio (parte) - Trionfale (parte) - Primavalle (parte) Suburbi: Trionfale (parte) - Della Vittoria (parte)
Zone: Casalotti (parte) - S. Maria di Galeria - Ottavia - La Storta (parte) - Tomba di Nerone (parte)
 Muncipio XX (20)
Quartieri: Della Vittoria (parte) - Tor di Quinto
Suburbi: Tor di Quinto - Della Vittoria (parte) Zone: La Storta (parte) - Cesano - Tomba di Nerone (parte) - La Giustiniana - Isola Farnese - Grottarossa - Labaro - Prima Porta - Polline Martignano


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