What is the description of Rome?

Cultural definitions for Rome Capital of Italy, largest city in the country, and seat of the Roman Catholic Church (see Vatican City State; see also Vatican), located on the Tiber River in west-central Italy. Rome is one of the world’s great centers of history, art, architecture, and religion.

What region was ancient Rome in?

central Italy
The term Ancient Rome refers to the city of Rome, which was located in central Italy; and also to the empire it came to rule, which covered the entire Mediterranean basin and much of western Europe.

Who rules Rome today?

Rome is the largest of Italy’s 8101 comuni, and is governed by a mayor, and a city council. The seat of the comune is in on the Capitoline Hill the historic seat of government in Rome.

What is considered central Rome?

In terms of sights the central area is the ancient city, just south of the River Tiber. This is where you find the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Spanish Steps. It is a maze of narrow streets with just a few arteries where dual lane traffic and buses can travel. South of the ancient city is the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

Where is Italy located in relation to Europe?

Italy is, for the most part, a peninsula situated on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia in the north. Italy, which is boot-shaped, is surrounded by the Ligurian and the Tyrrhenian Seas to the west, the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas to the South, and the Adriatic Sea to the East.

Where can you go from the port of Rome?

Civitavecchia [1], the port of Rome, is the point of arrival and departure of hundreds of ships, cruises, ferries travelling all around the Mediterranean. From here it is possible to reach Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Spain, France, some other small islands, and even north Africa.

Which is the main road from Rome to Lazio?

The A24 heads east from Rome to the mountains of the Abruzzo. Other important highways in northern Lazio are the A12, which follows the coast north in the direction of Pisa in Tuscany and the Cassia (and Cassia bis), which is the main road to Viterbo. Southern Lazio is served by the Pontina, which can get very crowded on summer weekends.

What is the name of the province to the northeast of Rome?

The area to the northeast of Rome is made up of the province of Viterbo, and part of the province of Rome. The main city is Viterbo, about 100km to the north of Rome, which was the favourite residence of the Popes when they faced difficulty in exercising their authority over Rome.