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Rome, the Eternal City, is the capital and largest city of Italy and of the Lazio region. It\'s the famed city of the Roman Empire, the Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita (the sweet life), the Vatican City and Three Coins in the Fountain. Rome, as a millenium-long centre of power, culture (having been the cradle of one of the globe\'s greatest civilisations ever) and religion, has exerted a huge influence over the world in its circa 2800 years of existence.

Rome Major Tourist Attractions

• St. Peter's Basilica

  
  The center of the Catholic world and a major tourist attraction, the Basilica of St. Peter is a huge church: with an interior height of 120m, the space shuttle, together with its booster rockets,...

• Colosseum

  
  The Colosseum is the largest and most famous amphitheater in the Roman world. Its construction was started by emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty in 72 AD and was finished by his son Titus in 80...

• Castel Sant'Angelo

  
  Castel Sant’Angelo began life as the mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian, built between 135 and 139 AD. Subsequent strongholds built on top of the mausoleum were in turn incorporated into a residence...