Rome'shistory(about2800yearsold)speaksforitself,however,thebeautyofitsarchitectureanditssceneryspeaklouder.FewcitiesareasgoodforwalkingaroundandenjoyingasRome,astripscanincludetheColosseum,thePantheonandtheRomanImperialForum.Ofcourse,VaticanCityisenclosedbyRomeandisinitselfworthyofatrip,andhigh-endshoppingisonlystepsawayfromSt.Peter'sBasilica.AncientRomanslikedtobuildcitiesonthetopofthemountain/hillsfornaturaldefense.

　　Thetwoprovinces(TuscanyandUmbria)containtheclassicItalianlandscapes,withancientstonevillagessetamongmountains,vineyards,andolivegroves.

　　RomeisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsinItalyandisalivingmuseumofhistory.RomeisonthewestinCentralItaly,notfarfromthecoast.ModernRome'smainportisCivitivecchia.Itisavibrantandlivelycitywithremindersofitspasteverywhere.InRomeyouwillencounterancientmonuments,medievalandRenaissancebuildingsandfountains,andgreatmuseums.RomeisthecapitalofmodernItalyandboastsmanyfinerestaurantsandcafes,goodnightlife,andlivelysteetsandsquares.AlthoughRomeisahugecity,itshistoriccenterissmall.

　　ThebestwaytoarriveinRomeisbytrain.Themainstation,StazioneTerminiisclosetothehistoriccenterofRome.Thereareseveraloutlyingstations,too.YoucanalsoarrivebybusnearTerministationorinPiazzaleTiburtinainfrontoftheTiburtinatrainstation.Rome'sairportFiumicinoisamajorinternationalairportandvisitorsfromtheUnitedStatesoftenarrivehere.YoucantakeatrainintoRomefromtheairport.You'llprobablywanttoavoiddrivinginRome.