Rome Travel Guide
For details of what to do and see in Rome, Italy check out our Rome guide to car hire in Rome.
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The centre of European civilisation for millennia, Rome is a city burdened by a long and often turbulent history. Unlike almost anywhere else in the world, in Rome, you can walk streets that have existed for thousands of years, and see ancient buildings standing shoulder to shoulder with the present.
Rome is a city of iconic structures and symbols of long dead civilisations, a city where the past is always present in front of you, and where you can feel yourself swept away on the tide of history, yet always manage to maintain a link to the present.
A glorious city, where iconic attractions about, and it sometimes seems as thought each street corner is an integral piece of the past, Rome is also a place where you can enjoy all the accoutrements of modern life you could possibly want. Excellent shopping, superb nightlife in the areas just outside the city centre, and close by the city, pleasant villages such as Tivoli to visit when the weather becomes too oppressive for sight seeing.
The attractions of Rome are legion, but some of the ones that no visitor should miss include the Colosseum, the Parthenon, the Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps, and of course, the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. No matter where your interests lie, Rome, with its long and serpentine past will have a face that will beguile you, and lying as it does in the centre of one of the most popular wine making regions in the country, a tour around the area will provide you with plenty of insight into the wonders of the region during your stay.