Rome, the eternal city, was founded thousands of years
ago thanks to two brothers and a hospitable wolf. Nowadays
Rome is home to over 3 million souls and contrary to
many European cities its' population is growing. It
is a metropolis for commerce, art and culture, shopping,
football and great nightlife. Despite the Eternal City's
booming population there is still much greenery in Rome.
The main attraction in Rome is undoubtedly
the Colosseum, attracting over 7 million visitors a
year it is Italy's second most popular attration (the
first is St Marks in Venice) and there are plans to
open it in 2004 for rock concerts and other gigs.
See the Michelangelo Palace Bed & Breakfast
guide to events in the eternal city...
Events in Rome - Summary
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Sporting Events: Rugby 6 Nations fixtures 2003,
Champions League Football Matches AC Roma, Italian
Tennis Masters, Villa Borghese Show Jumping, Rome
Marathon, Athletics, Golf etc.
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Cultural Events: Art Galleries
and Museums, Wine Tasting, Open Air Opera, Vatican
and Sistine Chapel, Roman Forum
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Nightlife: Irish pubs in Rome,
English language cinemas, Restaurants, Clubs etc.
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Business: International conferences, exhibitions
in Rome
Public Holidays
New
Year / Capodanno |
January
1, 2004 |
Epiphany
/ La Befana/Epifania di Gesu |
January
6, 2004 |
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Easter Sunday / Pasqua di Resurrezione
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April 10, 2004 |
Easter
Monday / Lunedi dell'Angelo |
April
11, 2004 |
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Liberation Day / Festa della Liberazione
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April 25, 2004 |
May
Day Workers Holiday / Festa dei Lavoratori
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May
1, 2004 |
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St Peter and Paul's Day/ San Paolo e San
Pietro |
June 29, 2004 |
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Feast of the Assumption / Ferragosto |
August 15, 2004 |
| All Saints
Day / Tutti i Santi |
November 1,
2004 |
Immaculate
Conception / Immacolata Concezione |
December
8, 2004 |
| Christmas Day
/ Santo Natale |
December 25, 2004 |
Boxing
Day / Santo Stefano |
December
26, 2004 |
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Language spoken
Italian is the primary language. However, as the capital
city and the home of an empire than once spanned across
two thirds of the globe the city has a cosmopolitan
atmosphere. English is widely understood although some
Italians are too bashful to speak it!
Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time +1 hour
Central European Time
Working hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Romans are not
the best time keepers and tend to be late more often
than not. They make up for it though by working later.
Food shops "alimentari" are closed on Mondays and every
day from from 1 p.m. until 18:00.
Monday 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
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