RomeisthenationalcapitalofItaly.RomeenjoysaMediterraneanclimate,andspringandautumnaremildtowarm.Traditionally,manybusinesseswereaccustomedtoclosingduringAugust.

　　Thecityisfamousforitssevenhills,eastoftheriverTiber:AventineHill(Aventinus),CaelianHill(Caelius),CapitolineHill(Capitolinus),EsquilineHill(Esquilinus),PalatineHill(Palatinus),QuirinalHill(Quirinalis),ViminalHill(Viminalis).[85]OfthesevenhillsofcurrentRome,five(Aventine,Caelian,Esquiline,QuirinalandViminalhills)arepopulatedwithmonuments,buildings,andparks.TheCapitolinenowhoststheMunicipalityofRome,andthePalatineHillisanarchaeologicalarea.Allthesehillshavestrongculturallegaciesandhaveuniquehistories.TherearealsootherhillsinRome,suchastheJaniculumHill,thePincianHillandtheVaticanHill,tonameafew,butthesedonotcountaspartofthesevenhillsofthecity.