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   Rome is the largest and most important city of Italy, an economic and cultural center, a city scattered of historical monuments, which has something to offer for all tastes. The Eternal City, City of Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita, all these phrases refer to a single city: Rome - a center of culture, religion and power over three millennia. Visited by millions of tourists every year, Rome's main attractions are the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Vatican and hundreds of other churches and historical monuments.

   Rome is crossed from north to south by the river Tiber, and on its left side there are the famous seven hills: the Capitol - 50 m, the Quirinal - 52 m, Viminale - 56 m, Esquiline - 53 m, Palatine - 51 m, Aventin - 46 m, Celian - 50 m. The town can be divided into districts, the historical center being only a small region of the entire area of Rome. In the modern part of the city there are found the large hotels, shopping centers and restaurants alined the street Via Veneto. In this part of town you can visit Fontana di Trevi, the Aurelian Walls, the Capuchin Monastery, Le Quattro Fontane, Palazzo Massimo, Baths of Diocletian, the market and palace Barberini, the Quirinal Palace and several other interesting churches. Ancient Rome is the center of medieval and Renaissance city, with beautiful squares, cathedrals and the famous Pantheon. The center of this region is Colosseo district with the Roman Forum, the Forum of Augustus, the Forum and Market of Trajan, as well as Capitol Hill with its museums.

   Rome is the place where the Roman Catholic Church was born, one of the most powerful religious communities in human history. Here, in the year of 1200, Innocent II founded the papal secular state, followed by the Vatican City as a sovereign state. The city of Rome today is the result of a long and tumultuous past - after the great migrations, in the XIV – XVth century, the population had fallen to 22,000. By 1870, the population counts 221,000 inhabitants. After the Second World War there has been a massive increase in population, reaching 3 million today.




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Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona
Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona

Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona view
Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona view

Rome in Italy - Flag of Italy
Rome in Italy - Flag of Italy

Rome in Italy - Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
Rome in Italy - Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II

Rome in Italy - Piazza del Popolo
Rome in Italy - Piazza del Popolo

Rome in Italy - The Capitol Hill
Rome in Italy - The Capitol Hill

Rome in Italy - Sant
Rome in Italy - Sant'Angelo Castel

Rome in Italy - Imperial Forum
Rome in Italy - Imperial Forum

Rome in Italy - St. Peter
Rome in Italy - St. Peter's Basilica

Rome in Italy - Piazza Venezia view
Rome in Italy - Piazza Venezia view

Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona
Rome in Italy - Piazza Navona

Rome in Italy - Piazza del Popolo
Rome in Italy - Piazza del Popolo

Rome in Italy - Piazza di Spagna
Rome in Italy - Piazza di Spagna

Rome in Italy - Trevi Fountain
Rome in Italy - Trevi Fountain

Rome in Italy - Colosseum
Rome in Italy - Colosseum

Rome in Italy - Aerial view
Rome in Italy - Aerial view