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)

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

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

What else?

• Streets

• Squares

• Fountains

• Hills

• Shopping

• Markets

• Ice cream

Cinema in Rome

• La Dolce Vita

• Roman Holiday

• Mission Impossible 3

• Angels and Demons

Marcello and Anita