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Rome is not only the capital of the region of Latium, but also the capital of Italy. It is incredibly rich in outstanding relics of the different periods. The traces of the Etruscan civilization are remarkable. Rome has always been the centre of an intensive artistic life, which, from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, has had as cardinal point the presence of the Church (the Vatican City, seat of the papacy, is in the heart of Rome).
Rome benefits from two major airports, Fiumincino and Ciampino, bringing thousands of visitors to the area every year.
In Rome, the most important archaeological collections in the world are housed in the National Museum, while the oldest classic sculptures can be found in the Capitoline Museum. In the Museum of the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Greek and Roman sculptures, Etruscan vases and paleochristian sarcophagi can be admired. can be In the Museum of Rome there are civic documents dating back from the Middle Ages to the present day. A visit to the Barracco Museum, with Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian and Etruscan relics arid to the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo should not be missed. The Doria Pamphili Gallery has a highly valuable private pictorial collection. They are numerous other Galleries to visit, including the National Gallery of Ancient Art, the Borghese Museum and Gallery. The Vatican Museums contains numberless outstanding masterpieces.
We can admire the beautiful Cathedral of St. Peter and the Roman Forum, which is more universally known as the Colosseum, in the centre of Rome.
Whilst in Rome, it is highly recommended to drive, in your rental vehicle, to other locations all within the Latium region, with its undulated hills, stretches from the western buttresses of the Apennines to the Tyrrhenian Sea. There are ancient volcanic distincts, where the craters of extinct volcanoes form the lakes of Bolsena, Vico, Bracciano, Albano and Nemi.
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