Rome: without beginning and without end

This ancient city has such deep roots and such a long history that it is impossible to tell everything at once. Anyone who enters Rome for the first time feels that this city is familiar, whether through photographs, films, the works of great artists and sculptors, or perhaps simply through the memory of generations.

Многие достопримечательности, улицы, кафе, дома мы видели и знаем, даже не побывав в Италии. Пожалуй, Рим – это один из самых древних городов и единственный на территории, которого есть независимое государство, резиденция папы римского – Ватикан.

For some, Rome began with the Spanish Steps and "Roman Holiday," for others with the Trevi Fountain, and for others with the works of Dan Brown. This city is different for everyone. Its image is made up of small bright pieces, like a mosaic panel, like a colorful puzzle, unforgettable and multifaceted.

This city is unusually beautiful in all weathers, and its inhabitants are good-natured, cheerful and very polite.

There is a legend called "The Roman Myth. The essence of the story is that this city is destined by the gods to be the very first city in the world, to rule over nations and peoples. In many ways, this myth is true and is not called Eternal for nothing.

Rome is such a collection of ancient sights that you don't have to look for them at all, and the locals have long been surprised by nothing.

The best vantage point is the Capitol, where on the very top of the column stands the Capitoline she-wolf who nurtured the founders of Rome. Very close by, in the square, is St. Peter's Cathedral, which is the most grandiose Christian temple. Its interior decoration is a work of art, on which worked many great masters of the Renaissance. From the height of the cathedral's dome opens up an impressive view of the Cathedral Square, the city and the Vatican City. In the small square of this state so many values are concentrated that bright impressions are enough for a very long time. And a visit to the Sistine Chapel will be remembered forever.

Rome surprises and amazes with its mixture of times, legends and cultures. It is easy to get lost in it, but wandering through its streets, you can suddenly stumble upon another masterpiece. In Rome there are many fountains and fountains, with surprisingly clear water that you can drink. So, walking around the city, no one can die of thirst.

When you go to Italy, be sure to visit Rome. Perhaps you will find your heart there or leave it behind, returning to this city again and again.