Roma, Caput Mundi! Of course the Eternal City is on everyone's To Do List. For first-time visitors, we remind you not to miss the newly-renovated Colosseum, the Roman Forum, St. Peter's, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Piazza Navona, the Borghese Gallery, and the outdoor market at Campo de' Fiori. Save some time for designer shopping at the Spanish Steps, and don't forget to toss your coin into Trevi Fountain! Return visitors will also find loads of fascinating tips in this section of our site, including a hunt for thirteen ancient obelisks, a guide to many secret cloisters, a day at the races, and a short outing to the ruins of an ancient city that we consider much more entertaining and educational than Pompeii.

• If you're flying into or out of Rome, please read about getting to and from the airport (including a brand-new shuttle service).

• Buy a 3-day Rome Pass and get free entrance to two museums plus unlimited use of public transportation. Click here for information.

• A New Museum in Rome includes a visit to an ancient market.

• Rome at the Movies.

• In Rome, of course you'll want to see the Colosseum, St. Peter's, the Forum and the Spanish Steps. But keep an eye out for the city's less illustrious attractions: they can be just as unforgettable.

• One of the best ways to imagine what daily life was really like in ancient Rome is to visit Ostia Antica, an ancient seaport about twenty miles from the Forum. Come with us on a virtual tour of the astonishingly well-preserved ruins.

• Click here for private tours of the Vatican.

• Can't wait to toss your coin into Trevi Fountain? Click here first to learn everything there is to know about Rome's most famous fountain.

• Rome's bus routes are operated by ATAC. Click here for their web site. General information about Rome's public transportation, plus subway maps, can be found by clicking here.

• Shore Excursions to Rome.

• Take a private walking tour of Rome.

• Tips for parking your car in Rome.

• As of 2003, Rome has river boats just like Paris.

• Daily life in Rome: A Photo Gallery.

• If you're planning to visit some churches in Rome, prepare yourself with our virtual tour.

• Vedute di Roma is a great little collection of views of Rome, from antique prints to ultra-modern photographs.

• Rome Street Database lets you look up any address's location.

• Animal lovers click here for wonderful information about the cats (and dogs) of Rome.

• Roman Architecture and Literature Page.

• Index of Museums in Rome.

• Ciao Roma offers a bus tour of Rome.

• Jessica Rampazzi offers some fun, safe ideas for Teenagers in Rome.

• Parents take note! A novel way to keep your young kids interested in the relics of Rome is to start them out on a scavenger hunt for obelisks. The city has thirteen bona fide exemplars.

• In the historic center of Rome, the Via di Borgo Pio was born in 1562. It is not the city's oldest street, or even the most beautiful or notorious, but it has retained its character in a tenacious way.

• Miracle Players provide theatre in English in historical locations in Rome. This summer their 40-minute comedy "Cleopatra" is on stage at the Forum.

• Most people don't know it, but you can actually walk along one stretch of the ancient Roman walls, and it's quite an impressive sight.

• Believe it or not, there are some wonderful ancient sites in Rome you may not have heard of, and we think they're all worth paying a visit to.

• Rosemary Torigian has an original idea for a day of fun and relaxation in Rome: a visit to the Capannelle Race Course.

• Not surprisingly, Rome has one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe. Over the centuries it has developed its own distinct style of cuisine, typified by this Roman Passover menu.

• Sometimes the traffic and noise in Rome can be overwhelming. Don't despair: peace and quiet may be much closer than you think.

• The Catholic Church has always had a weakness for relics of the saints. You'll see them everywhere in Rome.

• When Romans want to relax and enjoy life, one of their favorite things is a nice stroll through the city. Rosemary Torigian tells us about some of the secret landmarks they love to visit along the way.

• Instead of sidewalk Santas and Christmas trees, visitors to Rome should keep an eye out for zampognari and pifferai, Abruzzese shepherd pipers who have been coming to town each December since time immemorial, and for presepi, elaborate nativity scenes on view all over town.

• Everyone plans on visiting the Vatican Museums and the Roman Forum whilst in the Eternal City, but here are two unknown museums of the macabre that will delight the morbid side of young and old alike.

• Rosemary Torigian takes us to Rome to visit a museum that's open only one day a year.

• Michael Brouse takes us with him to his favorite Roman bath - but don't expect to find any ancient emperors here!

• Looking for a Rome flag? Click here to find one, along with hundreds of other flags from Italy and around the world.

• Guidebooks.

• Books About Rome.

• Movies About Rome.

  
  

  

  The residents of Boys' Town of Rome have built two fascinating sites about ancient Roman ruins:

• History and Culture is a virtual tour of the most significant monuments in the Eternal City

• The Arch includes photography and is a history of all the arches built by the Romans still standing in what was once the Empire

Click here for books about Rome.

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