Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber river. The historic centre of Rome was built on seven hills: the Aventine Hill, the Caelian Hill, the Capitoline Hill, the Esquiline Hill, the Palatine Hill, the Quirinal Hill, and the Viminal Hill.Rome Italy is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the European Union. Rome is in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber river. The city is also crossed by another river the Aniene which joins the Tiber north of the historic centre.It enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate. It is at its most comfortable from April through June, and from mid-September to October.
Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union, and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.Visitors come from around the world to see world-famous landmarks. One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum (70–80 AD), the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire.Capable of seating 60,000 spectators. A list of important monuments of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aurea, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column, Trajan's Market, the Catacombs, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Ara Pacis, the Arch of Constantine, the Pyramid of Cestius, and the Bocca della Verita.