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There
are many reasons to plan a journey to Rome, They can be for cultural or
religious interests but each traveller to Rome always expects the same
impression: to feel the Past and the History of the Eternal City.
Rome is a melting pot of art: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Modern. One finds everything under, over or next to each other, often in a disharmonious manner. It is difficult to retain a clear memory of this cultural disorder. There's no escaping it: Rome means history. There's layers of the stuff - Etruscan tombs, Republican meeting rooms, Imperial temples, early Christian churches, medieval bell towers, Renaissance palaces and baroque basilicas. In this city a phenomenal concentration of history, legend and monuments coexists with an equally phenomenal concentration of people busily going about their everyday life. It's hard to say what you'll find most breathtaking about the eternal city - the arrogant opulence of the Vatican, the timelessness of the Forum. Rome is halfway down Italy's western coast, about 20km (12mi) inland. It's a vast city, but the historic centre is quite small. Most of the major sights are within a reasonable distance of the central railway station, Stazione Termini. It is, for instance, possible to walk from the Colosseum, through the Forum, up to Piazza di Spagna and across to the Vatican in one day, The Palatine Hill and the Forum are the centre of ancient Rome. Via del Corso runs north from the Forum to Piazza del Popolo, with the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain just to its east. The Vatican is north-west of the Forum, across the River Tiber. |
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