Roma

Capital of Italy, Rome is a top travel destination with many top attractions. Today's Rome, Roma, is a vibrant and lively city with reminders of its past everywhere. In Rome you will encounter ancient monuments, medieval and Renaissance buildings and fountains, and great museums. Rome boasts many fine restaurants and cafes, good nightlife, and lively streets and squares. Although it is a huge city, the historic center is fairly compact. The city gets very lively during the summer when there are music and cultural festivals. The Festa di San Giovanni, June 23-24, is an important festival with dancing, music, and food. Around Christmas, there are nativity scenes in many churches and there are religious festivals and processions during the week before Easter as well. The Spanish steps are a good place to go for the Spring Festival in April. Romans will tell you the best weather is to be had in October. They even have a word, ottobrata, for those bright, sunny, Roman days. April and May, or Late September through October is the best time to visit. Just walking around in Rome can by entertaining and you are sure to find something interesting . Here are some of Rome's top attractions.

- The Colosseum

- The Roman Forum

- The Pantheon

- The Capitoline Hill

- Piazza Navona

- The Villa Borghese houses

- St. Peter's Basilica

- Vatican Museums

With such a diversity of places and monuments to visit, I am pretty sure Rome would interest most people as a tourist destination. Do be on the look out for future posts where I will be discussing on some of these great places listed above.