Europe and the Mediterranean
Rome
Roma in Italian
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Directions
BY AIR
- Rome Airport Leonardo da Vinci - Fiumicino
- Rome Airport Giovan Battista Pastine – Ciampino
BY LAND
- Rome is the center of the terrestrial communications of the Italian peninsula; it is surrounded by large radial ring roads
- The main stations in Rome are Termini and Tiburtina, both connected to the metro, bus and train (FS); there is also a tram line
- More information: www.trenitalia.it ; www.atac.roma.it ; www.metrebus.com ; www.metroroma.it
Currency
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Tourist office
Rome has thirteen tourist information offices, one of them:
- Castel Sant Angelo; piazza Pia, n.d. – 00193; Prati; tel. (+39) 06 68 80 97 07
To visit
Sights
Roman era:
- Capitol (Campidoglio): square and administrative center of Rome
- Coliseum (Colosseum): the largest Roman Anphitheater (50.000 spectators)
- Roman Forum and Imperial Fora: squares of the ancient Rome
- Pantheon (Pantheon): Temple dedicated to all Roman gods
- Others: several baths (Caracalla, Diocletian), triumphal arches (Constantine, Tito), aqueducts, etc.
Paleochristian period:
- Basilicas of Saint Peter in the Vatican, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Sabina
- Catacombs (San Calixto, San Sebastián)
Middle Ages:
- Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Museums
- Capitoline Museums (ancient collections of extraordinary value): http://www.museicapitolini.org/
- Borghese Gallery (great art gallery in a baroque palace): http://www.galleriaborghese.it/
- Doria-Pamphili Gallery: http://www.doriapamphili.it/
- Barberini Gallery (national museum of ancient art): http://www.galleriaborghese.it/barberini/it
- Museum of Roman Civilization: http://www.museociviltaromana.it/
- Vatican Museums: http://mv.vatican.va/2_IT/pages/MV_Home.html
- MACRO (Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome): http://www.macro.roma.museum/
- Ara Pacis Museum (Richard Meier): http://www.arapacis.it/
Also…
- Rome also has important monuments belonging to the Renaissance, Baroque or Modern Age
- El telephone number 060 608 allows you to query about tourism in Rome
Do not forget
- The ancient centre of Rome and the assets of the Holy See are UNESCO World Heritage Centres
- You can take a boat trip on the Tiber: http://es.turismoroma.it/
- The Lido di Ostia is the closest beach to Rome
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