ROME

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ROME

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HOW IS ROME

• Rome is located on the first floor of the Tiber
  river.
• Is the most important centre of political,
  artistic and social acts of Italy.

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• Rome is the capital of the catholic world, due to
  the important centre that is The Vatican, where
  Pope lives and where the religious celebrations
  take place.

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HISTORY

• The foundation of Rome is due to the two brothers
  who were nursed by a wolf.
• In a fight between Rómulo and Remo, Rómulo was
  the winner, so the name of the city was Rome.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Climate
• Climate in Rome is normally stable, the seasons
  are very accentuated.
• More warm months are July and August with 35º
  approximately.
• During November, rainy days are abundants.
• The winters are soft with temperatures between 5º
  and 15º.

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• Public Transport
• Roman buses and tramways depends of Cotral
  company.
• You can get information in Piazza del
  Risorgimento, Piazza San Silvestro and in the 35
  small green houses of ATAC company, distributed
  all over the city.
• You must come in the bus by the back entry and
  come out the bus by the centre.
• Diurnal services are at work form 5.30h to
  23.30h.
• Nocturnal buses run over the city over the
  principal routes from midnight to 5.30h.

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• Metro is specially advisable for cross the city
  rapidly.
• Roman metro has only two lines, A and B
• Both of the lines cross each other in Stazione
  Termini.
• Stations of Colosseo, Spagna, Barberini,
  Repubblica, Termini and San Giovanni are good for
  seeing the most important monuments.

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• Tickets
• Tickets are sold at tobaccos, bars, and
  authorized stablishments.
• You can get, in all of the establishements before
  mentioned, the Biglietto integrato (BIG), valid
  for a day of unlimited transport at buses of
  ATAC, COTRAL, metro and the ES net train.
• The weekly turistic tickets are only valid for
  buses and metro.

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• Taxis
• The official roman taxis are yellow, or even
  white, with the Taxi placard on the bonnet.
• Use only these and repel the offers in places
  like Fuimicino or Termini.
• For calling a taxi you can choose one of the
  diposable companies, like Cosmos Radio Taxi (881
  77), Autoradio Taxi (35 70) or Capitale Radio (49
  94).
• In the town centre there are stoppages in
  termini, Piazza Venezia, Largo Argentina, Piazza
  San Sonnino, Vault, Plaza de España and Piazza
  San Silvestro.

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ENTERTAINMENT

• Opera and Classic Music
• The choir della Capella Giulia sings in San Pedro
  every Sunday at 1100.
• The recitals outdoors take place in the cloisters
  of Santa María della Pace in July, the Villa
  Doira in July, in the gardens of the Villa Giulia
  in summer and in the archeological area of
  Marcelos theatre from July to September as part
  of the Estate al Tempietto or also called
  Concerti del Tempietto.

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• Sports events
• In Rome there are too many sports of spectacle,
  like
• Motor racing the big events take place in
  the track or Valley Lunga.
• Greyhound races they take place in the
  ponte Marconi.
• There are also sports of participation, like
• Cycling There are parks with reserved zones
  for this sport.
• Golf Castelgandolfo Country Club, Acqua
  Santa, Olgiata, Largo Olgiata and Fioranello are
  the golf clubs of Rome.
• Horseriding It can be practised in Riding
  Club or in Circolo Ippico Fiano Romano.

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• Tennis Its essential to make a reservation
  for the public tracks in EUR, Foro Italico,
  Tennis Belle Arti and Tre Fontane.
• The main tennistic event is the
  International Open, which takes place in the Foro
  Italico at the end of May.

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• Parties, festivals and fairs
• The most popular festivals and fairs in Rome are
• Party of San Antonio Abbot. 17th January.
• Tuesday before Lent. Carnival. February.
• Festa della Spring. March.
• Festa della Repubblica. First Sunday of
  June.
• Estate Romana. August.

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• Festivals in Rome
• The most important festivals in Rome are
• Rome Europe Festival
• Notre Dame of Paris
• Theater of the Opera of Rome
• Russkij Russian Festival
• Picasso and his Epoch
• The Opera Soloists
• Degas. Classical and Modern
• The Traviata
• Auditorium - Music Park

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• Go out at night
• Taking a coffee Caffè Latino, Trastè.
• Nightclubs Bevitoria, Cavour 313, Hemingway.
• Discos and Clubs Alien, Black Out, Sottosopra.

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SIGHTSEEING

• San Pedro
• Vatican museums
• Chapel Sixtina
• Piazza Navona
• Altar of the Peace
• Santa Maria of the Popolo
• Museums Of the Capitol
• Fontana diTrevi
• Plaza de España
• Roman Forum
• Colosseum

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ACCOMMODATION

• 5 star Luxury Hotels Radisson, Residence
  Barberini.
• 3 Star Hotels Piccolo di Piazza di Spagna,
  Palladium Palace.
• Guest Houses Domina, Residenza dei Quiriti.
• Bed Breakfast Orange Garden, Monti House.

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TOURIST INFORMATION

• Tourist Information Ente Provincial per il
  Turismo di Roma. 11, Via Parigi
• Traveller women Traveller women must avoid parks
  and the vicinity of Termini in the nights.
• Timetables
• Shops From Tuesday to Saturday, from
  8.00h to 13.00h and from 16.00h to 20.00h.
• Restaurants Everyday from 12.30h to
  15.00h and from 19.30h to 22.30h.
• Churches Everyday from 7.00h to 12.00h and
  from 16.30h to 19.00h.
• Banks From Monday to Friday, from 8.30h to
  13.00h.
• Mail offices From Monday to Friday, from
  8.15h to 14.00h, and on Saturday from 8.15h to
  12.00h.

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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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CREDITS

• Belén Huerta Izquierdo
• Miriam Muñoz Márquez
• Gema de la Riva Fernández
• Isabel Rodríguez