Rome

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A trip to Rome is as much about lapping up the dolce vita lifestyle as gorging on art and culture. Idling around picturesque streets, whiling away hours at streetside cafes, people-watching on pretty piazzas – these are all central to the Roman experience.

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In a city so filled with icons of antiquity and the Christian faith, it’s hard to know where to go first. Of course, your own interests will govern your choices, but there are certain sites that are almost obligatory landmarks of Italy and of all Europe, such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon. Rome is so big that it can …

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Planning a Trip

LANGUAGE Italian CURRENCY Euro BEST TIME TO VISIT October to April NEAREST RAILWAY STATION Termini Station NEAREST AIRPORT Ciampino – G.B. Pastine International Airport EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER 112 INTERNET ACCESS Free Wi-Fi is widely available in hostels, B&Bs and hotels, though with signals of varying quality. Some also provide laptops/computers. Many bars and cafes offer wi-fi. There are many public …

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Getting Around

Metro The Metro is Rome’s version of the subway system here in the United States and is the fastest method of travel within Rome. Rome has three underground metro lines, the A Line (orange), the B Line (blue), and the C Line (green). The current system has an X shape to it with two of the lines intersecting at the …

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History & Culture

The founding of Rome is enveloped in myth: the story goes that the first city center sprang up in 753 B.C. on the Palatine hill, built by Romulus after he had killed his twin brother Remus. Romulus was the first of the seven kings of Rome, who started off the basic characteristics of this city that would go on to …

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Top Attractions

Colosseum As the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, the silhouette of the Flavian Amphitheatre is to Rome. The largest structure left to us by Roman antiquity, the Colosseum still provides the model for sports arenas – present day football stadium design is clearly based on this oval Roman plan. The building was begun by Vespasian in AD 72, and after …

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