Rome and the Vatican - Links for Culture and Information

| General| The Antiquities | Touring the City of Rome | Maps | Leisure and Retaurants |Views, Video and Postcards |Self catering and b&b accommodation |

General sites

• Rome council official web site for the city (in Italian)
• Rome council site and tourism information-Good general guide and information.
• Tourism portal of the city of Rome
• Vatican: the Holy See
• Weather
• Some ideas, amusing articles, food of the ancient romans and more.

The Antiquities

• Our descriptions and pictures of Rome and the Etruscans
• The Eternal City in a mouse click.
• Imperial Forums official web site
• The Forum Romanum
• Vatican Museums 
• The Christian Catacombs of Rome
• Galleria Borghese official site
• Roman castles

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Touring the city

• Archeobus, Ristotram, Tiber trip
• Rome city tours
• Maps of the Roman Empire - Some groovy maps of what the city was like. Things may have changed through the ages but much is still recognisable!

General Leisure

• Living the city
• The guide of the week in city
• Guide to the invisibile city
• Shopping in Rome and Rome's districts
• Live in Rome: Looking for a B&B, a room, an apartment, a job...anything else?! Browse through our classifieds or place your free ad! Also: eat&drink, happenings, excursions, shops.
• Restaurants in Rome
• Rome and Romans on line
• Virtual magazine of Rome

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Maps

• Road guide
• Virgilio Mappe The Italian interactive map
• KW Mappe
• MAPQUEST Driving directions, maps & live traffic reports
• Maps of ancient Rome
• Maps of the Roman Empire - Some groovy maps of what the city was like. Things may have changed through the ages but much is still recognisable!

Views of Rome, Video and Postcards

• View Rome via telecamera. you can control and point it too!
• 360deg views (but may require fairly new computer set up eg Explorer 5)
• digital postcards.

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Self catering and b&b accommodation for those wanting to visit Rome

Two countryside apartments...

Rome countryside for 2+2 or 4 persons with views, private pool, boules and satellite tv. Golf course deal too. Florence and Pompeii within easy reach for day trips.

Rome b&b in Rome centre. Very central and very welcoming. Ideal for a couple.

Bed and breakfast or self catering apartments in historic palazzo "Casa Banzo" amongst the antiquities. Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Vatican etc within a stone's throw. Pretty luxurious.

Rome centre self catering apartment for 2. Fantastic furnishings and very romantic in the perfect setting. It has a round double bed! Piazza Farnese, Campo de' Fiori and Piazza Navona just round the corner.

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Loads of links to different guides via Yahoo

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