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Rome boasts a rich, active and vibrant nightlife, [9] which is concentrated mostly in the city center and in the neighborhoods of Trastevere, San Lorenzo, Pigneto, Testaccio and Rione Monti. There are numerous venues, pubs, discos, wine bars and places where you can have an aperitif or gelato , each nightlife neighborhood has its own target and ...
The Forum of ancient Rome, and the centre of the city's politics and business at the time. Temple: Pantheon: ancient Roman: It is a classical building in the city, originally built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt in the early 2nd century AD.
In 2006, Rome was visited by 6.03 million international tourists, reaching 8th place in the ranking of the world's 150 most visited cities. [3] The city has also been nominated 2007's fourth most desirable city to visit in the world, according to lifestyle magazine Travel + Leisure, after Florence, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. [4]
The trouble with Rome is that it has so many treasures. Its heady mix of must-see classical ruins, flamboyant fountains, Renaissance palaces and masterpiece-filled museums can make a trip to the ...
The 18th-century Trevi Fountain at night. Fontana del Tritone (1642). Fountains of St. Peter's Square by Carlo Maderno (1614) and Bernini (1677). Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1648-51); detail of the River Ganges Fountain in front of Villa Medici on the Pincio. This is a list of the notable fountains in Rome, Italy. Rome ...
Rome's First Synagogue in Vicolo dell'Atleta A typical narrow alley in Trastevere seen from the lower slopes of the Gianicolo hill Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere at night. In Rome's Regal period (753–509 BC), the area across the Tiber belonged to the Etruscans: the Romans named it Ripa Etrusca (Etruscan bank). Rome conquered it to gain ...
The Empire of Nature. A Night at the Colosseum Park, directed by Luca Lancise and Marco Gentili (Italy) – documentary; Me, Us and Gaber, directed by Riccardo Milani (Italy) – documentary; Kripton, directed by Francesco Munzi (Italy) – documentary; Maria Callas. Letters and Memoirs , directed by Tom Volf and Yannis Dimolitsas (Italy ...
The pyramid of Cestius (in Italian, Piramide di Caio Cestio or Piramide Cestia) is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery.