ROME

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INDEX Food. Monuments (I) Coliseum. Monuments (II). Monuments (III). Symbols. Sports.

FoodRoman cuisine is particularly remarkable for pastas and pizzas, a diverse cuisine istypically Mediterranean and is based on products such as vegetables, fish and meat. Among its typical dishes we find dishes like bruschetta, panini, all'amatriciana bucatini, spaghetticarbonara, lasagna, ravioli, tortellini, trenette, the abbachio and pannacota.

MonumentsColiseum: The Colosseum is an amphitheater of the Roman Empire period, built in the first century in the center of the city of Rome. It was declared a World Heritage Site and one of New Seven Wonders of the Modern World. At the Coliseum took place gladiator fights and public

spectacles.

MonumentsTrevi Fountain

St Peter's Basilica

A traditional legend says that visitors who throw a coin into the fountain ensures that they will return to Rome.

It is a Catholic church located in Vatican City. Many Popes have been buried there.

MonumentsSpain square.

It is a crossroads of major streets.The square has 135 stairs

Arch of Constantine.

It is a triumphal arch which lies between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, to commemorate the victory of Constantine I the Great at the Battle of Milvian Bridge.

SymbolsThis is the shield of Rome.The town motto is SPQR, Senatus Populus Que Romanus (the Senate and People of Rome), indicating that in ancient times were the two classes of Roman society, that of the patricians and the plebeians

It is a bronze statue depicting the legendary wolf that suckled the twins Romulus and Remus.

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Highlights in football, both domestically and internationally: AS Roma Football Club of Rome and Società Sportiva Lazio.

Also the Rome Masters is a major tennis tournament which otfen go the best players in the world.