Rome. General Information

Rome

Rome today is one of the most important tourist destinations of the world, due to the incalculable immensity of its archaeological and artistic treasures, as well as for the charm of its unique traditions, the beauty of its panoramic views, and the majesty of its magnificent "villas" (parks). Among the most significant resources are the many museums – (Musei Capitolini, the Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese, including those dedicated to modern and contemporary art and great many others) – aqueducts, fountains, churches, palaces, historical buildings, the monuments and ruins of the Roman forum, and the Catacombs. Rome is the 3rd most visited city in the EU, after London and Paris. The Colosseum and the Vatican Museums are the 39th and 37th (respectively) most visited places in the world, according to a recent study.

Rome is also widely recognized as a world fashion capital.  Although not as important as  Milan,  Rome is the world's 4th most important center for fashion in the world. Major luxury fashion houses and jewelry chains,  such as Bulgari,  Fendi,  Laura Biagotti and Brioni, just to name a few,  are headquartered or were founded in the city. 
The best times to have roman holidays are in spring (late March through May)  and fall  (September through mid-November) - though know that it does tend to rain bit more in October. The best way to see the city is to walk.

Things to do in Rome are lot.  After seeing all sights you must throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. 

Legend sais that you will return to Rome if you throw a coin into the water.

The Spanish Steps - steps extending from Piazza di Spagna to Trinita dei Monti, were originally named after the Spanish Embassy adjacent. Ascend further from the top of the steps to get good views of Rome. The steps had a major restoration in 1995-6, and the once popular art of lunching on the steps is frowned upon, and fines can be levied. At the foot of the steps is the Keats-Shelley Memorial House The area around the steps offers designer shops, restaurants and bars.

Amble around antique markets. Markets in Rome are a great opportunity to really breathe city life, strolling around the stalls. 
Looking, touching, getting bargains or just simply buying a souvenir. 
The markets open at about 9-10 o'clock in the morning and close at sunset.

Photograph and visit the city's best piazzas.  From the shadows of the ancient, winding streets of the historic center you suddenly come upon the breathtaking magnificence of Piazza Navona, born as a place of spectacle and still today a spectacular open air show; an architectural miracle in the heart of the Eternal City, filled with masterpieces in perfect harmony with each other. This piazza, which displays the genius of Bernini and Borromini, is one of the finest Baroque Masterpiece in papal Rome. Its harmony and colors, combined with its elegance, give it a charm that is enhanced by the surprising contrast of architecturally sober houses alternating with a number of monumental Buildings.

Of all Rome's piazzas, this isola pedonale (pedestrian precinct) is one where the liveliness of Roman life is most tangible. It has long been a meeting place for the inhabitants of Rome. In past, in addition to the market, processions and spectacles where held here - included "naumachiae", or mock naval battles. Today life in the piazza revolves around the open-air-cafés and the seasonal fairs. Of these the most popular is the one held in December and early January where toys and crib figures are sold. Its theme if the Feast of Epiphany as well as Christmas, so la Befana (the Epiphany witch, who his roughly the Italian equivalent of Father Christmas) features prominently. In the summer the piazza provides a continous festival of painters, caricaturists, fortune-teller and buskers, who entertain visitors until the small hours.

The Porta del Popolo on the north side of the Piazza marks one end, while the East is dominated by the passeggiata del Pincio. This piazza served as an exposition hall, a stadium, and a theater for popular plays. The face of the piazza changed a great deal from the 1400's to the 1800's, with the reconstruction of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, the placement of the Flaminian obelisk at the center of the piazza, and the addition of neo-classical elements by Giuseppe Valadier.