Roma

The Eternal City - founded by the Romans in 753 BC between the seven hills Aventino, Campidoglio, Celio, Palatino, Esquilino, Viminale and Quirinale. It was the capital of the Roman Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AC. For many years it was ruled by the Pope (Church State) who also acts as Bishop of Rome. It became the capital of the modern state of Italy in 1871. The city houses now 2.9 mio inhabitants and combines modern buildings with historic architecture, stylish churches and Roman ruins like the Colosseo and the Forum Romanum.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, only a few tourists from abroad are visiting the city and many hotels remained closed.

Fontana del tritone, piazza Barberini

Fontana di Trevi

Campidoglio, Forum Romanum

Arco Settimio Severo, Colonna di Foca, Forum Romanum

Recommended half-day walk around Forum Romanum and up to the Capitol hill

Tempio di Antonino e Faustina	Tempio di Romolo

Forum Romanum	Arco di Tito, victory over Jewish rebellion

Arco di Tito	map of Jerusalem in Colosseo

Arco di Costantino	Colosseo (Amphiteatrum Flavium) finished in 80 AD

first class seats in the Colosseo	basement of the Colosseo

Colosseo panorama	Hypogeum under the main platform of the Colosseo

Links

Colosseo

Parco Colosseo

Musei Capitolini

back to Vaticano

modern Roma