Italy offers something for everyone. The Italian people are some of the most hospitable people and they are very warm and caring people, always willing to help. Rome is one of the top destination in Italy. one of those cities you could spend a year in and still feel like you've barely scratched its surface. Amazing historical sites, mind-blowing art—and then there's the food. Stop at the Forno in the Campo de' Fiori for a fresh slice of pizza bianca (cut from a piping hot six-foot-long slab of it), buy some tiny strawberries in a street market, and make it your business to find the city's best gelato. Someone has to do it.
It may no longer be caput mundi (capital of the world), but Rome is an epic, bubbling-over metropolis harbouring lost empires. One visit and you’ll be hooked. Rome has a glorious monumentality that it wears without reverence. Its architectural heirlooms are buzzed around by car and Vespa as if they were no more than traffic islands. There are several things must do when visit to Rome, such as the Pantheon, Vatican, Colosseum, Piazza Navona, roman forum, Spanish Steps, Castel Sant’Angelo and other.
Constructed to honor all pagan gods, this best preserved temple of ancient Rome was rebuilt in the 2nd century AD by Emperor Hadrian. There are 141 feet high by 141 feet wide, with a vast dome that was the largest ever designed until the 20th century. Though its population numbers only in the few hundreds, the Vatican—home base for the Catholic Church and the pope—makes up for them with the millions who visit each year. Legend has it that as long as the Colosseum stands, Rome will stand; and when Rome falls, so will the world. Today, the Forum is a silent ruin—sic transit gloria mundi (so passes away the glory of the world). Originally constructed as a mausoleum for Roman emperor Hadrian, this cylindrical fortress, which towers over the city's skyline, has great views and opulent Renaissance-era salons.
Besides that, the best way to arrive in Rome is by train. The main station, Stazione Termini is close to the historic center of Rome. There are several outlying stations, too. By the way, traveler also can arrive by bus transport near Termini station or in Piazzale Tiburtina in front of the Tiburtina train station. Rome's airport Fiumicino is a major international airport and visitors from the United States often arrive here. In addition, traveler can straight away take a train into Rome from the airport. Rome has an extensive bus and metro system (Metripolitana) so there is the easily way to get almost anywhere on public transportation.  |
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