ROME, ITALY*S CAPITAL, RISES ON THE BANKS OF THE TEVERE ABOUT 25 KILOMETERS FROM ITS MAIN OUTLET IN THETYRRHENIAN SEA. IT IS SITUATED AT THE CENTER OF AN UNDULATING PLAIN, THE CAMPAGNA ROMANA, WHICH IS CONFINED ONE SIDE BYTHE HILLS OF MONTE MARIO, GIANICOLO AND MONTEVERDE AND ON THEOTHER SIDE BY SMALLER HILLS OF VOLCANIC ORIGIN - THE SO-CALLEDSEVEN HILLS.
TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY HAVE MADE THE ARTISTIC AND ARCHITECTURAL PATRIMONY OF ROME SO RICH THATTHE TOURIST FEELS OVERWHELMED. THUS IT IS PREFERABLE TO OUTLINEA PRECISE PROGRAM AND TO FIX DETERMINED OBJECTIVES, ACCORDING TO ONE*S TASTE AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME AVAILABLE.
THE HOTEL IS NEAR THE MARVELLOUS ANCIENT MONUMENTS ASTHE TREVI FOUNTAIN, PEOPLE*S SQUARE, THE COLOSSEUM, THE ROMANFORUM, AND SAN PETER IN CHAINS CHURCH. ANOTHER THING WE HAVETO MENTION IS THE BORGHESE MUSEUM INSIDE THE GREAT WIDE AREA OFVILLA BORGHESE, ROME*S GREATEST GARDEN.
ROME IS A VERYLIVELY CITY, CELEBRATED NOT ONLY FOR ITS MONUMENTS BUT ALSO FORBEING THE CENTER OF LA DOLCE VITA. CAF S AND BARS ARE OPENUNTIL LATE IN THE MORNING, WHILE DISCOTHEQUES AND CLUBS CLOSELATE AT NIGHT.
MOVIE THEATRES ARE NUMEROUS AND OFFERBOTH NEW RELEASES, JUST OUT ON THE FILM CIRCUIT, AND FILMS BY LITTLE-KNOWN AUTHORS, PROJECTED IN FILM CLUBS AND INEXPERIMENTAL THEATRES.
THE THEATRE SEASON IS RATHER BRIEF,FROM OCTOBER TO MAY, BUT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COMPANIES OFFER ALL KINDS OF SHOWS COMEDIES BY GOLDONI, PIRANDELLO, DEFILIPPO, FRENCH AND ENGLISH CLASSICS, REVIEWS, CABARETS,POLITICAL THEATRE, EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, ETC. TICKETS CAN BEACQUIRED ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW.
THE HOTEL APOLLO IS THEIDEAL PLACE TO ENJOY ROME LIFESTYLE DAY AND NIGHT.
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