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Rome, with about 2.7 million inhabitants, is the largest city of Italy and has overwhelming cultural treasures and attractions to offer.
Its name "the eternal city", was awarded the Italian metropolis among others because of its great importance in the ancient world and and because of its role as the capital of the Roman Empire.
Within the city limits, the enclave of Vatican City is a small State of their own and can be reached with the car Italy. Here is the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, his seat.
1980 was declared the old city of Rome, the Vatican and the Basilica a world heritage site.
Rome is in the Tiber plane and therefore in the center of the country, not far from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Around the city is referred to as Campagna Romana. The image of the Campagna Romana was marked above all by the famous landscape painter Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), with its impressive, often idealized looking paintings, permanently until the 19th century.
Numerous buildings, museums and other attractions make Rome an interesting destination.
The Colosseum, largest antique Amphitheatre of the world, should be visited on a tour of the city. According to tradition, the Colosseum from 72 to 80 after Christ was built and opened with a hundred days-running series of games, including Gladiatiorenkämpfen and mock sea battles.
The Spanish steps, which was built at the behest of the Pope and in the interests of the French Sun King Louis XII. to allow a formal rise to the Church is one of the most popular meeting places for tourists and residents in Rome.
Also the Roman Forum, in the ancient social, political, economic and cultural centre of the city, among the main attractions of Rome.
Of course there are many more highlights like St. Peter's Basilica, central sanctuary of the Holy Roman kathlischen Church, the earlier the Saint Peter's square or the pantheon.
Also, the legendary fountain Fontana di Trevi, the Capitol Square and Castel Sant'Angelo Castel St. Angelo should not miss a tour through the city.
The social life of the city can be enjoyed on the two squares, Piazza Navona and Piazza del Popolo.
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