Topics • About the city • Little history lesson • Tourist attractions • Food • Facts about Rome About the city • Rome is the capital city of Italy. With 2 860 009 residents, Rome is the country's most populated commune and the 3rd most populous city in Europe, after Berlin and Madrid. • Rome is well known for being the home of the Catholic Church, including its leader, the Pope, who lives in the Vatican city. Little history lesson • Nothing is known for sure about the founding of ancient Rome. The myth of Romulus and Remus is often told. They were raised by a she-wolf. The brothers decided to build a city, but after an argument, Romulus killed Remus and and the city took his name. • There is no historical evidence of this, but the story is popular. Tourist attractions • Colosseum; • Fontana di Trevi; • Pantheon; • St. Peter's Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano); • Vatican museums & Sistine chapel; • Roman sights of Forum Romanum. Foods to try when in Rome • Pizza; • Lasagna; • Risotto; • Pasta alla Carbonara; • Tonarelli Cacio e Pepe; • Bucatini all'Amatriciana. Facts about Rome • Modern Rome has 280 fountains and more than 900 churches; • Nearly 700 000 euros worth of coins are tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year; • Rome's first univeristy, La Sapienza, is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world; • Rome has a museum dedicated entirely to pasta; • St. Peter's Basilica inside Vatican city is the largest church ever constructed. Conclusion • Rome is a fabulous mix of history, archeology, art, religion and religious culture and delicious food; and it certainly is the most popular place to visit in Italy. Truth is, Rome is a city that hardly leaves you indifferent. It's the kind of place you either love or hate – and most inevitably love it. Webgraph • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome • https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome • https://romesite.com/attractions.html • https://foodandroad.com/what-to-eat-in-rome-best-roman-dishes/ • https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/food-and-wine/10-traditional- roman-foods.html • https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/10/12-interesting-facts-about-rome/ • https://myadventuresacrosstheworld.com/why-visit-rome/