Rome
Roma is the capital and the largest city in Italy. Rome is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union With more than 2.8 million residents.
Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years, since its founding in 753 BC. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe. In the ancient world it was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as one of the birthplaces of western civilization.
Rome is the only city in the world to contain in its interior a whole state, the Vatican City: for this reason it has been often defined as capital of two states.
Rome has been ranked as the 28th most important global city and in 2007, Rome was the 11th-most-visited city in the world and the 3rd most visited in the European Union.
Rome is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy and its historic center listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the world's most visited tourist destinations with millions of tourists a year.
We recommend you stay in the city for at list 5 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- The Colosseum and the area of Roman Forum.
- The Vatican City and its Museums.
- Fontana Di Trevi, one of the most famous fountains in the world.
- Piazza Navona, an ancient Roman festival center.
- Piazza Del Popolo, in the past was a place for public executions.
- Piazza Venezia and National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II.
- Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps, the widest staircase in Europe.
- The statue of Moses by Michelangelo located in San Pietro in Vincoli.
- Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
- The Pantheon, one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings.
- Piazza della Repubblica located near the main railway station of Rome.
- Visit the beautiful Tivoli gardens in Villa d'Este 30 km from Rome.
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