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Hotel Raganelli is located in a remarkable position: not far from the Vatican City and easy to...
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Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. It is located on the Tiber and Aniene rivers, near the Mediterranean Sea. The Vatican City, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of the Pope.
Rome is the largest city in Italy and its municipality is one of the largest in Europe with an area of 1290 square kilometers.
The city's history extends nearly 2,800 years, during which time it has been the seat of the ancient Rome (the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire), and later the Papal States, Kingdom of Italy and Italian Republic.
Today's Rome reflects the stratification of the epochs of its long history, but it also is a huge contemporary metropolis. Its wide historical center contains many areas from Ancient Rome, fewer areas from medieval times, a lot of palaces and artistic treasure from the Renaissance era, many churches and palaces from baroque times as well as many examples of the Art Nouveau, Neoclassic, Modernism, Rationalism and any other artistic styles of the XIX and XX centuries (the city is in fact considered a sort of living encyclopedia of the last 3000 years of western art). The historical center is identified as within the limits of the ancient imperial walls.
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