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Rome (the eternal city) Ñ Explore, Taste, Live
Ò 20 Places to see
Ò Food
Ò Shopping
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20 places to see (alpha order) 1. Altare della Patria 2. Cineci@à 3. Colosseo
4. Fontana delle tartarughe 5. Fontana di Trevi
6. Fori Romani
7. Ghe@o di Roma
8. Isola Tiberina
9. Largo di Torre Argentina 10. Mercati Traianei
11. Musei Vaticani
12. Palatino 13. Pantheon
14. Piazza di Spagna 15. Piazza Navona
16. Piazza San Pietro (Vatican) 17. Piazza Venezia 18. San Pietro in Vincoli
19. Terme di Caracalla
20. Trastevere
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The Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vi4orio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) or "ʺIl Vi4oriano"ʺ is a controversial monument built in honour of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.
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Altare della Patria
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Cineci@à
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Cineci@à (Italian for Cinema City) is a large film studio in Rome that is considered the hub of Italian cinema. Notable productions[edit]
As the home of Italian cinema, Cineci@à has seen the production of many classic films such as La Dolce Vita and Satyricon. Since the days of Ben-‐‑Hur, the studios have welcomed international productions including Helen of Troy (1956), Francis of Assisi (1961), Cleopatra (1963)………….
Colosseo The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and stone, it was the largest amphitheatre of the R om a n Em p i r e , a n d i s considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. It is the largest amphitheatre in the world.
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Fontana delle tartarughe
The Fontane delle Tartarughe (The Turtle Fountain) is a fountain of the late Italian Renaissance, located in the Piazza Ma@ei, in the Sant'ʹAngelo district of Rome, Italy. It was built between 1580 and 1588 by the architect Giacomo della Porta and the sculptor Taddeo Landini. The bronzes turtles around the upper basin, usually a@ributed either to Gian Lorenzo Bernini or Andrea Sacchi, were added in either 1658 and 1659, when the fountain was restored.
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Fontana di Trevi
Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Federico Fellini'ʹs La Dolce Vita and is a popular tourist a@raction.
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Fori Romani
The Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum, Italian: Foro Romano) is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.
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Ghe@o di Roma
The Roman Ghe@o or Ghe@o of Rome, Italian: Ghe@o di Roma, was a Jewish ghe@o established in 1555 in the Rione Sant'ʹAngelo, in Rome, Italy, in the area surrounded by present-‐‑day Via del Portico d'ʹO@avia, Lungotevere dei Cenci, Via del Progresso and Via di Santa Maria del Pianto, close to the River Tiber and the Theatre of Marcellus. With the exception of brief periods under Napoleon from 1808 to 1815 and under the Roman Republics of 1798-‐‑99 and 1849, the ghe@o of Rome was controlled by the papacy until the capture of Rome in 1870.
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Isola Tiberina
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The Tiber Island (Italian: Isola Tiberina, Latin: Insula Tiberina) is one of the two islands in the Tiber river, which runs through Rome; the other, much larger one is called Isola Sacra and is near the mouth of the river at Ostia. Tiber island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber. The island is boat-‐‑shaped, approximately 270 m long and 67 m wide………..
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Largo di Torre Argentina
Largo di Torre Argentina is a square in Rome, Italy, that hosts four Republican Roman temples, and the remains of Pompey'ʹs Theatre. It is located in the ancient Campus Martius……… Located in Largo Argentina is the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary, a no-‐‑kill shelter for homeless cats (of which Rome has many), as the historical area abounds with various breeds of cats. The cat sanctuary has recently been requested to close due to perceived health concerns.
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Mercati Traianei
Trajan'ʹs Market (Latin: Mercatus Traiani, Italian: Mercati di Traiano) is a large complex of ruins in the city of Rome, Italy, located on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, at the opposite end to the Colosseum. The surviving buildings and structures, built as an integral part of Trajan'ʹs Forum and nestled against the excavated flank of the Quirinal Hill, present a living model of life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the city, which reveals new treasures and insights about Ancient Roman architecture.
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Musei Vaticani
Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century and enlarged by successive pontiffs, the Vatican Museums contains one of the world’s greatest art collections, amassed by the popes over the centuries. Exhibits range from Egyptian mummies and Etruscan bronzes to Old Masters and modern paintings, but the main drawcards are the spectacular classical statuary and Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Housing the museums are the lavishly decorated halls and galleries of the Palazzo Apostolico Vaticano.
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Palatino
The Palatine Hill (Latin: Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is the centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres[1] above the Forum Romanum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other……. Rome has its origins on the Palatine. Indeed, recent excavations show that people have lived there since approximately 1000 BC.
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Pantheon
The Pantheon is a building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome, and rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian about 126 AD…… It is one of the best-‐‑preserved of all Roman buildings
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A magnet for visitors since the 18th century, the Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) provide a perfect people-‐‑watching perch and you’ll almost certainly find yourself taking stock here at some point. Piazza di Spagna was named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, although the staircase, designed by the Italian Francesco de Sanctis and built in 1725 with a legacy from the French……
Piazza di Spagna
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Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("ʺgames"ʺ), and hence it was known as 'ʹCircus Agonalis'ʹ (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'ʹin avone'ʹ to 'ʹnavone'ʹ and eventually to 'ʹnavona'ʹ.
Piazza Navona
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St. Peter'ʹs Square (Italian: Piazza San Pietro, Latin: Forum Sancti Petri, pronounced [ˌpi̯aʦa san ˈpi̯ɛːtɾo]) is a massive plaza located directly in front of St. Peter'ʹs Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, directly west of the neighbourhood or rione of Borgo.
Piazza San Pietro (Vatican)
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Piazza Venezia is a major circus and the central hub of Rome, Italy, in which many thoroughfares intersect, like Via dei Fori Imperiali and Via del Corso. It takes its name from Venice ("ʺVenezia"ʺ in Italian), after the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo (later Pope Paul II) who had built Palazzo Venezia, a palace set next to church of Saint Mark, also nearby, the patron saint of Venice. Palazzo Venezia was the former embassy of the city of the Republic of Venice to Rome.
Piazza Venezia
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San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, best known for being the home of Michelangelo'ʹs statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II.
San Pietro in Vincoli
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The Baths of Caracalla (Italian: Terme di Caracalla) in Rome, Italy, were the second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla. Chris Scarre provides a slightly longer construction period 211-‐‑217 AD. They would have had to install over 2,000 tons of material every day for six years in order to complete it in this time. Records show that the idea for the baths were drawn up by Septimius Severus, and merely completed or opened in the lifetime of Caracalla.
Terme di Caracalla
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Trastevere is the 13th rione of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning literally "ʺbeyond the Tiber"ʺ. The correct pronunciation is [trasˈteːvere], with the accent on the second syllable. Its logo is a golden head of a lion on a red background, the meaning of which is uncertain. To the north, Trastevere borders on to the XIV rione, Borgo.
Trastevere
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Useful links
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Rome off the beaten path h@p://www.tripadvisor.com/Guide-‐‑g187791-‐‑l295-‐‑Rome_Lazio.html
3 days in Rome h@p://www.tripadvisor.com/Guide-‐‑g187791-‐‑l292-‐‑Rome_Lazio.html
Daytrips from Rome h@p://www.tripadvisor.com/Guide-‐‑g187791-‐‑l296-‐‑Rome_Lazio.html
Useful links
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Ge4ing there & around
Introducing Rome h@p://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome
Top things to do in Rome h@p://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome/travel-‐‑tips-‐‑and-‐‑articles/77781
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Food
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1. Bucatini 2. Cacio e pepe 3. Gnocchi alla romana 4. Pasta all’amatriciana 5. Pasta alla carbonara 6. Pasta alla gricia 7. Pasta arrabbiata 8. Rigatoni con pajata 9. Pasta e ceci 10. Carciofi alla giudia 11. Carciofi alla romana 12. Coda alla vaccinara 13. Fave al guanciale 14. Fiori di zucca 15. Involtini alla romana 16. Porche@a 17. Puntarelle 18. Saltimbocca alla romana 19. Trippa 20. Pecorino romano
1. Bucatini (alla gricia)
2. Cacio e pepe
3. Gnocchi alla romana
4. Pasta all’amatriciana
5. Pasta alla carbonara
6. Pasta alla gricia
7. Pasta all’arrabbiata
8. Rigatoni con pajata
9. Pasta e ceci
10. Carciofi alla giudia
11. Carciofi alla romana
12. Coda alla vaccinara
13. Fave al guanciale
14. Fiori di zucca
15. Involtini alla romana
16. Porche@a
17. Puntarelle
18. Saltimbocca alla romana
19. Trippa
20. Pecorino romano
Shopping
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1. High Fashion
2. Chain Stores & Mainstream Shopping
3. Outdoor Flea Markets & Antiques
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High Fashion
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Some of the biggest names in Italian fashion -‐‑ Fendi, Valentino, Bulgari
-‐‑ hail from Rome and you will find their flagship stores, as well as
boutiques by Prada, Armani, Versace, Ferragamo, Cavalli, Gucci, and
many others, along the grid of streets near the Spanish Steps. Via
Condo@i is Rome'ʹs main drag for haute couture and "ʺaspirational"ʺ
window shopping, though you'ʹll also find high fashion beckoning from
the boutiques on Via Borgognona, Via Fra@ina, Via Sistina, and Via
Bocca de Leone.
Chain Stores & Mainstream Shopping
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If you want to shop where regular Romans shop, there are several good places to go.
Via del Corso, and the streets that radiate from it, is the most obvious shopping area. The mile-‐‑long street which runs from Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo has all manner of shops, including the Ferrari flagship store, numerous shoe stores, popular fashion brands like Diesel and Bene@on, and department stores (Rinascente, COIN).
Another area popular with Romans is Via Cola di Rienzo in the Prati neighborhood. This long street north of the Vatican has a similar assortment of stores to those on Via del Corso but has far fewer tourists crowding the sidewalks.
Outdoor Flea Markets & Antiques (1/3)
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There are several good outdoor markets, flea markets, and places to buy antiques
in Rome. Porta Portese, which operates on Sundays from 7am until
1pm, is the most important flea market
in Rome and is one of the largest flea
markets in Europe. At Porta Portese,
you'ʹll find everything from antique
housewares to secondhand clothing and
music to original art, jewelry, posters,
furniture, etc. Porta Portese is located at
the south end of the Trastevere neighborhood.
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Another flea market to try is the one at Via Sannio located just a few
blocks south of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano. This market
sells mostly clothing and accessories, including designer knock-‐‑offs. It
operates in the mornings Monday through Saturday.
Tip: It is technically illegal to buy and sell counterfeit items, including designer knock-‐‑offs. In fact, the purchase of knock-‐‑off wares could mean hefty fines for both the seller and buyer.
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While you can find many good antiques in Rome'ʹs flea markets, there are several streets and districts that are known for their antiques sellers. Via del Babuino, near the haute couture shops around the Spanish Steps, is renowned for its antiques, particularly antique furniture and paintings. An incredibly picturesque street on which to do your antiques shopping is Via Giulia, a street which runs almost parallel to the Tiber just west of Campo de'ʹ Fiori. You will also find a handful of antiques dealers on the warren of streets at the curve of the Tiber between the Via Giulia and Via del Governo Vecchio. One of the easiest ways to approach this antiques district is by starting at Castel Sant'ʹAngelo and walking south on the lovely Ponte Sant'ʹAngelo (Angels'ʹ Bridge).