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Rome ::Services (Accommodation - Hotels in the Roman Hills - Other services) ::City breaks (Packages) Visiting Rome, the eternal city, is a unique experience of its kind. Every corner of the city evokes history and charm beyond description: St. Peter's, Catholicism's most sacred shrine, the largest cathedral ever built (over 22,000 surface square metres, 11 chapels and 45 altars), where one can admire the renowned Sistine Chapel; the Vatican Museums, one of the world's most important classical and Renaissance art collections, consisting of several museums close to each other; Trajan's Markets, considered one of the wonders of the classical world, consisted of a huge complex of 150 shops commissioned by Emperor Trajan (they represented the ancient Roman equivalent of a modern shopping centre: one could buy everything); Trajan's Forum, a great public space commissioned by the emperor as administrative centre of his capital; the Roman Forum; the marvellous Colosseum, Rome's greatest amphitheatre, was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian in 72 A.D. and was characterized by 80 arched entrances which allowed an easy admittance to 55,000 people; Piazza Navona, Rome's most beautiful Baroque square; the Pantheon, a temple to “all the gods”, is Rome's best-preserved ancient building and it was built in the I century A.D.; Piazza di Spagna, shaped like a crooked bow tie, is characterized by the famous Spanish steps which climb up to Trinità dei Monti offering in this way one of the most charming setting of the city; Trevi Fountain, Rome's largest and most famous fountain; the Catacombs, underground cemeteries, several of which are open to the public. All this is only a sample of the wonders that Rome can offer to its visitors. |