Tourism in Italy

Ah Italy ... there are so many reasons to go see this beautiful country. Angular stone of the Renaissance, art and history lovers will find plenty to satisfy their interest.
Heirs of a history of over three thousand years, Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples and Milan are the pages of a history book open pit. These great cities of art will reveal their stories through their finest monuments: the Roman Coliseum, the very Vatican St. Peter's Square, the Basilica of San Marco, the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, ...

Enjoying a climate softened further down south, Italy has many landscapes that will delight aficionados of walking and cycling: some lakes north of the mountains as the Apennine green hills in Tuscany and Umbria through the wondrous Gulf of Naples, beaches and many Italian islands, volcanoes
of Etna and Vesuvius ...

Italy, if it is still necessary to point out, is one of the top restaurants in the world. You will enjoy the delights of a healthy and refined cuisine world famous. It is also starting to meet and shar
e their incredible Italian dolce vita, La Dolce Vita.



Journey of emotions, you will keep a strong memory as you did before Goethe and Stendhal. A classic to discover and rediscover to satiety.

Italy was the filming location for many films such as "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Anthony Minghella, starring Matt Damon and Jude Law. In particular, Rome was home to many masterpieces of cinema history: "Roman Holiday" William Wyler with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, "La Dolce Vita" by Federico Fellini, with the famous scene where Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni are found in the basin of the Trevi Fountain. More recently the movie "The Tourist" with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, was filmed in Venice.

Rome, a city that has long dominated the "civilized world", contains a thousand and one stories of its rich past. 400 churches, 300 fountains and countless ruins are the footprints each time from that of the Etruscans.

But Rome can not be locked into this picture site "museum". Rome is alive and vibrant capital of Italy. The Romans are here to remind us. Their lifestyle Dolce Vita, their Mediterranean temperament, neat and slicked look to perfection, their culinary specialties are some of today that the city invites you to discover as soon as wealth ...


The history of Rome
Legend has it that the city was founded by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC The twins thrown into the turbulent waters of the Tiber would have failed on the Palatine Hill. A wolf would have fed and nurtured. As an adult, Romulus decided to build on the same hill a new city.

From a more practical standpoint, the traces of habitation in the area dates back to around the eighth century BC The Etruscans lived in small villages. This civilization flourished from the seventh century to the late sixth century BC and created on Capitol Hill a real city.

The Roman Republic was proclaimed in -509. It extended his power throughout the territory of the peninsula through many wars. The general gained influence at the same time. Thus there arose the first mythical figure of the city: Julius Caesar. Refusing to yield to the Senate, he marched on Rome, crossed the Rubicon River - 49 and took over. He proclaimed himself dictator of the Republic to life. At his death (in - 44 BC), his nephew Octavian and his former lieutenant Mark Antony disputed the throne.

They finally agree to form a second triumvirate with Lepidus. In -31, after defeating Mark Antony, Octavian prevailed as the head of the empire. The Senate recognizes him all authority and awarded him the title of Augustus (meaning "sacred"). Octave worked to unify the provinces that made up a vast empire in the Mediterranean. His contribution was very important: it put an end to civil wars, organized the administration of the Roman provinces and encouraged the artistic development in Rome.

Dozens of emperors followed more or less authoritarian, tyrannical Caligula, Nero and Domitian, Vespasian to do good, Titus, Trajan, Hadrian.