ROME

The city
• Capital of Italy
• Situated on River Tiber in Lazio, near
west coast
• Population <3m, area 1,300 km2
• Mediterranean climate: hot summers
(>30º), cold winters (4-5º)
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 History
• Founded 21 April 753 BC by Romulus
and Remus
• One of the most important cities in
Europe and the western world after
the decline of Athens and the Greek
culture
• capital of Roman empire founded by
Augustus in 27 BC
• centre of the Roman Catholic church,
home of the Vatican and the Pope
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 Monuments
• Colosseum
• Roman forum
• Castel Sant’Angelo
• St Peter’s
• Vatican
 Things to do in Rome
• Visit churches
– St Peter’s
– Sistine Chapel
• Museums
– Art from Roman times
– Middle ages, Renaissance and
Baroque
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 What else?
• Streets
• Squares
• Fountains
• Hills
• Shopping
• Markets
• Ice cream
 Cinema in Rome
• La Dolce Vita
• Roman Holiday
• Mission Impossible 3
• Angels and Demons
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Marcello and Anita