Top best tourist attractions in Rome, Italy

Top best tourist attractions in Rome, Italy

Welcome to Eternal city Rome, Italy!

Rome the capital city of Italy, one of the world's best tourist destinations and one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities, due of priceless work of arts, palaces, churches, piazzas, villas as the heritage of Roman Republic and Roman Empire, regarded as one of the birthplace of western civilization.

Rome is also widely recognized as a world fashion capital. Where major luxury fashion founded in the city such as, Bulgari, Valentino, Fendi and Brioni and in terms of climate the Eternal city enjoys the Mediterranean climate with a cool, humid winter and warm, dry summer. Perfect for wandering through your leisure. For practical advice, it's best when you come to visit month of April, May or late September to October due that Rome is such a huge tourist and intolerable heat during summer.

Below are the Top best tourist attractions in Rome, Italy.

1. ST. PETER'S BASILICA

St. Peter's Basilica often called the greatest church in Christendom. Is one of the largest churches in the world and most renowned work of Renaissance architecture, located in Vatican city. It is a famous place of pilgrimage and liturgical functions. The pope presides number of liturgies throughout the year, estimated audience about 15,000-80,000 people either within Basilica or in the adjoining St. Peter's square.

Address & Direction - Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Citta del Vatican
Train - From Termini station, get off Roma S. Pietro station, approximately 13 minutes walk to St. Peter's Basilica.
Subway - From Termini station, get off Cipro station, approximately 22 minutes walk to St. Peter's Basilica.

For more information visit official website www.vatican.va


2. COLOSSEUM

Colosseum also known as Flavia Amphitheatre is the largest amphitheatre in Roman world. It accommodates around 50,000-80,000 spectators, used for gladiatorial contest, public spectacles, such as mock sea battle, animal hunt, execution, reenactment of famous battles and dramas based on classical mythologies.

Address & Direction - Piazza del Colosseo, 100184 Roma, Italy ( located east in Roman forum)
Subway - take metro line B from termini, it takes only two stops to Colosseo station.  The stadium is right across the street.


3. ROMAN FORUM & PALATINE HILL

Roman Forum & Palatine hill are located in the same area and count as one admission.

Roman Forum was the main center or city central during Roman Republic time, consist of shops, open air market, government buildings, temples, basilica and etc. The great Roman urban developments fell into disrepair after the fall of Roman Empire, until eventually it was used as pastured land in middle ages and only few building structures are survive.

Palatine hill is located above in Roman Forum. Where you can see a hundreds of ruins Roman buildings that were created by Roman society, where Roman upper class settled in the area and built sumptuous palaces during ancient times.

Address & Direction - Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6 00186 Rome, Italy
Subway - take metro line B from Termini station, it takes only two stop to Colosseo station. The Roman Forum & Palatine Hill is right next to from Colosseo.

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it


4. TREVI FOUNTAIN

Trevi fountain is Italy's largest and famous baroque fountain and most famous fountain in the world, standing 85 feet in high and 65 feet across. Designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi.

The fountain is popular of throwing of coins through its legend. First coin guarantee you return to Rome, 2nd coin will ensure new romance and 3rd will ensure marriage. The municipality of Rome collects the coins from the fountain everynight about 3,000 euros according to BBC News and donate it into charity.

Address & Direction - Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma, Italy

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it

5. PANTHEON

Pantheon one of the best preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings, it has been continuous use through out its history, used as a church dedictaed to St. Mary and the Martyrs. The building is circular with a portico of large granite corinthian columns under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening to the sky. The Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.

Address & Direction - Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, italy

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it

6. ALTARE DELLA PATRIA

Altare della Patria " Altar of the Fatherland " also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between Piazza Venezia and Capitol Hill. The eclectic structure was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885, the vittoriano features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess. The structures was constructed in 1885 and completed in 1925.

Address & Direction - Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it

7. SPANISH STEPS

Spanish steps is monumental stairway of 135 steps, climbing a steep slope between Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinita dei Monti dominated by the Trinita dei Monti church at the top. built with French diplomat Etienne Gueffier in 1723-1725 and designed by architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi.

Address & Direction - 00187 Rome, Metropolitan city of Rome, Italy

8. PIAZZA NAVONA

Piazza Navona is the second favorite square in Rome, Italy after Saint Peter's square. built in 1st century AD with a form of open space of a stadium. It was known in ancient Romans as a competition arena and believed that over time the name changed to in avone to navone and eventually to navona.

Address & Direction - Piazza Navona,00186 Roma RM, Italy

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it

9. SISTINE CHAPEL

Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City. The Chapel served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity and currently the site of Papal conclave. The fame of Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescos that decorate the interior, particularly the last Judgement painting by Michelangelo on the ceiling.

Address & Direction - 00120 Vatican City

For more information visit offical website www.turismoroma.it

10. VATICAN MUSEUM

Vatican Museum is a Christian and art museum. The 6th most visited art museum in the world, which display works from the immense collection built up by the popes throughout the centuries including some of the most renowned classical sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museum contain 70,000 works, which 20,000 are on display.

Address & Direction - 00120 Vatican City

For more information visit official website www.turismoroma.it

Montepulciano top famous landmarks

Monteplucinao top famous landmarks|includes culture,lifestyle & cuisine to help you understand italian people better.

Palazzo Comunale

Welcome to Montepulciano!

Discover the beauty of medieval and renaissance architectural hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. away from the crowds and busy streets Montepulciano is a high recommended, not just a place but also their famous wine, the vino nobile di montepulciano and rosso di montepulciano a highly reputed wine among the Italy's best.

The Montepulciano main street is approximately 1.5 kilometers from porta al prato (entrance) to the piazza grande (main square) at the top of the hill. Known as a walkable, car free nature.

Montepulciano has received great attention and notable increase of tourists, when Twilight new moon filming in the area.

Montepulciano Top Famous Landmarks

1. Palazzo Comunale - is a gothic style town hall built in late medieval period, still functions as a town hall this days.
The town hall overlooks piazza grande,the main square and from the tower and terrace you can see a splendid view that overlooks the whole area. 

The twilight Saga: new moon - Volterra

Opening hours - 10am-6pm
Entrance ticket - tower ticket 5€/terrace ticket 2.50€
Address - Piazza Grande,Montepulciano

2. Palazzo Tarugi - Tarugi Palace is a majestic renaissance palace. It is one of the most noted and studied in the area for its architectural and characteristics. The Palace is only few steps away from Palazzo Comunale.

3. Duomo of Montepulciano or Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral - is a renaissance cathedral was built 1594-1680. The interior is decorated with many interesting artworks. The Cathedral is also few steps away from Palazzo Comunale.

Directions - Car 2hrs 9mins (176.7km) via A1/E35
Train - there is no direct train from Rome to Montepulciano. It requires a minimum of 1 change train or more specially on weekends and holidays.
Rome to Montepulciano average travel time between 3hours and 49minutes and fastest travel time is 1hour and 53minutes. Check trainline.com limited.

MONTEPULCIANO WINERIES

Montepulciano has two famous wine the Vino nobile di montepulciano and Rosso di montepulciano.

• VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO is  a red wine with DOCG label. Made of primary sangiovese grape variety, blended with canaiolo nero grape variety and some amounts of local varities such as mammolo. The wine aged for  two years, one year in oak barrels and the vino nobile wines labeled riserva must be age for three years. The wine was named after the ancient and scenic hill top town of montepulciano and this wine  has been admired for centuries.
• ROSSO DI MONTEPULCIANO is a red wine with label DOC, a new version of Vino nobile montepulciano with identical production and similar used of variety of grapes. Yields for Rosso di montepulciano are much higher than vino nobile with 70hl/ha compared to 56hl/ha for vino nobile and the alcohol content is 11.5% along with 21 grams/litre of dry extract compared with 23 grams/litre for vino nobile.

CULTURE

Italian culture and society

There's a lot to mention about their cultures, these are only the basics.

• In italian, family is the center of social structure and provides a stabilizing influence for its members.
• In north italy most families consist only nuclear family, while south italy most families live together with their extended family.
• The family supports both financial and emotional to its members.
• They respect more to those who are older, high level of attaintment, who achieved business success and to those come from well connected families.
• Italians base first impression, greetings and respect is important for the first meeting.
• Punctuality is not mandatory.
• It's acceptable to leave a small amount of food in your plate.
• Italian are expressive communicators, often using facial and hand gestures to prove their point.
• Italians often raise their voice to be heard, not just they are angry.
• Dressing well is priority in italy.
• Appointments are mandatory.
• Italy is a large of numbers of catholicism as their primary religion, influence of the church is high although church attendance is relatively low.
• Most of the buildings has a religious statue or cross.
• Greetings are usual with handshake, direct eye contact and smile suffices between strangers while air kissing on both cheeks if friends.
• Don't give red flowers as they indicate secrecy and yellow flowers as they indicate jealousy.
• Gift usually open when you recieved.
• Only a small,percentage of Italian people can speak english.
• Italian has a way of thinking and views such as, first impressions last, you will judged on your clothes, shoes, accessories and the way you carry yourself, clothes and appearance is important and matter, the concept of 'bella figura' or good image is important to them, they can indicate your social status, family background and education level the way you dress.

LIFESTYLE

How does italian way of their livings.

Italian has lifestyle concept, called ''la dolce vita'' it means the sweet life, they enjoying and embracing the beauty of life. taking the time to enjoy good food,good wine and good company. when It comes to food italian are passionate and lives a healthy living, they always prepare to buy fresh food from the market and enjoy three courses meal. when it comes to wine, Italy is one of the world's best wine and they indulging it. Italians drinks one or more glass of wine a day as a natural part of their every meal routine. and when it comes to good company. Italians spend less time alone, usually go out with friends and family or eating together with friends or neighbors. Preparing and sharing food together is usually happens all the time in Italy. They living a life with passion, serenity and enjoyment.

CUISINE

when it comes to italian cuisine each region has own traditional  foods, offers delicious and unique dishes. 

TUSCAN CUISINE known for their cooking concept as a simple meals with high quality ingredients of fresh seasoning that brings out natural flavors in each dishes.

• LARDO DI COLONNATA is a type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices. Cured for months in basins made of marble. served as appetizer
• CROSTINI TOSCANI is a chicken pate served on a thin slices of toasted bread. Served as appetizer.
• RIBOLLITA it's a potage made of leftover bread and vegetables, such as cannnellini beans, lacinato kale, cabbage, celery, potatoes, carrots, and onion. it's a typical dish during winter seasons.
• PAPPA AL POMODORO is a soup typically prepared with fresh tomatoes, bread, olive oil, garlic, basil and various fresh ingredients.
• CACCIUCO is a fish stew consisting different types of fish and shellfish such as, armored gurnard, red gurnard, scorpionfish,small clams such as, manila or littleneck, firm fleshed fish such as, monkfish, red snapper, john dory, grouper, mussels, shrimp and calamari.
• BISTECCA ALLA FIORENTINA  is a T-bone steak. Delightfully rich, savory rare meat and tender. Comes from chianina breed cattles are the best.
• PANZANELLA is a bread salad, consisting of unsalted leftover bread, tomatoes, red onions, basil, olive oil, vinegar and salt.
• CASTAGNACCIO is a traditional cake made of chestnut flour with pine nuts and raisins. It can be eaten all year around, its good both warm and cold seasons.
• LAMPREDOTTO is a traditional street food sandwich made of fourth and final stomach of a cow, seasoned with herbs and topped with spicy sauce or green sauce (salsa verde).

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