Rome, the Eternal City

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Situated in the region of Lazio, Rome is not only known as the Eternal City after its historic background, but Rome is also the capital city of Italy, its most populous city and one of the most popular European tourist destinations, attracting over 26 million visitors each year.

Rome was also the capital city of the Empire Roman and it became the cradle of Christianity comprising inside the city limits the world's smallest sovereign nation, Vatican City, home to the Roman Catholic Church that is by itself one of the city's main attractions.

Naturally, when in Rome, do as the Romans do and remember that all roads lead to Rome, so it is not strange that Roman roads either paved or traced with corduroy, played an important role in times of the empire, contributing to the city growth helping to move armies and increasing the trading activity of Roma's inhabitants.

Today roads are still popular but instead of armies move visitors towards the Twelve Tables road and the Via Apia (Apian Way), that is the longest surviving road built around 124 BC. Naturally, a large number of other city attractions include monuments, buildings and ruins dating from the Roman Empire timeline.

However, Rome, as eternal witness, has seen passing by different eras of mankind that contributed to an impressive and cultural and historic background that is summarized in the city's historic downtown district, listed along with the properties of the Holy See as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Rome is a cosmopolitan city with all the attractions of similar global cities around the world, but being a European city that was untouched by Nazis during the World War II, Rome can offer to visitors the pleasure to enjoy the Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), St. Peter's Basilica, the Area Sacra dell'Argentina, and Victor Emmanuel II Monument among other monuments.

Villa Borghese is Rome's largest park and contains several museums, lush flora and the city zoo. Other popular parks are Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Barberini, Campo dei Fiori, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona, Piazza del Quirinale, and Pincio Gardens, which is road leading to Piazza del Popolo with a unique vegetation and a 19th century water clock.

Besides ancient roads, Rome has numerous arches, including the Arch of Septimius Severus, Arch of Titus, the Aurelian Column, and the Arch of Constantine that nearby the worldwide famous Colosseum ruins. Listing the Roman attraction is a Romans' task so you will need more than a visit to the city to discover all of them.

In a brief overview we can list the Ara Pacis, Castel Sant'Angelo, Baths of Caracalla, Campidoglio, Capitoline Museums, Forum Boarium, Janiculum, the Pantheon, Mausoleum of Augustus, Porta Maggiore, Palatine Hill, Museum of Roman Civilization, the Trajan's Column and Market, Pyramid of Caius Cestius, and the Theater of Marcellus.

Roma as home to the Vatican City has the magnificent Vatican Museums complex, besides other famous churches such as Santa Maria in Aracoeli, San Giovanni in Laterano, and Santa Maria in Cosmedin.

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