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Info on the capital city of Italy… Rome!
City summary…
Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale.
Often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City", it's home of the Colosseum, The Vatican and numerous other places.
It's quite simply an open air museum of wonderful sights and sounds around very corner!
City info…
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Top 10 tips from 'Hungry Passport'…
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10 places of interest from the above video…
- Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
- Colosseum
- Altare della Patria
- 7 Villa Borghese Gardens
- Piazza Navona
- Trevi Fountain
- Spanish Steps
- Pantheon
- Baths of Caracalla
- Vatican City
A guide from Malini Angelica:
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Another perspective from 'Rok Goes Around':
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Top 10 Rome restaurants from 'Locavore Eats':
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48 hours in Rome with 'TOPJAW':
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17 things… from 'Island Hopper TV':
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20 Things to do in Rome from 'Samuel and Audrey':
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Food in Rome: 18 things you need to know by 'Aplins in the Alps':
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3 Days in Rome Vlog by 'Suitcase Monkey':
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10 Unusual Things to Do in Rome by 'The Intrepid Guide':
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Vatican City guide by 'Ultimate Bucket List':
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14 Perfect Days in Italy by Alexander Ayling:
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Poll - rate Rome!
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12 interesting facts…
- Modern Rome has 280 fountains and more than 900 churches.
- Nearly 700,000 euros worth of coins are tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain each year. The proceeds are donated to Caritas to help those in need.
- The Romans had built a road network of 53,000 miles by the early fourth century. Each Roman mile was about 4,800 feet and marked by a milestone, giving birth to the saying “All roads lead to Rome.”
- In Ancient Rome, only free-born men were allowed to wear togas, a sign of Roman citizenship. Women wore stolas, the female version of togas, made from linen.
- The mascot of Rome is a she-wolf that cared for brothers Romulus and Remus, the mythological founders of Rome.
- Rome became the capital city of unified Italy in 1870, taking the title from Florence.
- Law in Rome allows cats to live without disruption in the place they were born. Wild cats can be climbing the walls of the Colosseum, and sleeping among the ruins of the Forum.
- Women in ancient Rome dyed their hair with goat fat and beech wood ashes. The most popular colors were red and blond.
- The first ever shopping mall was built in Rome between 107 and 110 AD by Emperor Trajan. It sold a wide variety of goods and grocery items.
- Rome’s first university, La Sapienza, established in 1303 AD, is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world.
- Rome has a museum dedicated entirely to pasta.
- St Peter’s basilica inside Vatican City is the largest church ever constructed.