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Built in 1889, the Art Deco-style Hotel Majestic Roma is situated in Via Veneto, within walking distance of the Spanish Steps and Villa Borghese Gardens, and approximately 18 miles from Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) Airport. Designed and constructed in the shape of a piano, the hotel is within walking distance of the Piazza del Popolo and Trevi Fountain and one mile from the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Vatican City. Hotel amenities include the fresco-adorned ceilings, distinctive antiques, gym, sauna, La Veranda (refined Italian cuisine), and La Ninfa (brasserie and piano bar). The hotel also offers 24-hour room service, babysitting, high-speed Internet access, 24-hour front desk service, valet parking, and currency exchange. The hotel also offers babysitting. All rooms feature satellite TV, VCRs, minibars, safes, marble bathrooms, hairdryers, bathrobes and slippers, and dataports.

Rome is the capital of Italy; its center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk among the ancient ruins of the Forum and the Colosseum, pay homage to Michelangelo’s famous ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and Vatican City, stroll among the bustling streets until you find the perfect sidewalk café to stop and sip an espresso. Family travelers can’t go wrong with the food options: pasta, pizza and gelato.

The “Eternal City” sits on the River Tiber, between the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea, and was the administrative center of the mighty Roman Empire, which ruled from Britain to Mesopotamia. According to mythology, Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus. They were abandoned as infants in the Tiber River and raised by a mother wolf before a shepherd found them and adopted them as his own.

Aside from the ruins, there are awe-inspiring churches, bustling public squares, numerous fountains sure to trigger memories of Anita Ekberg among Fellini fans and museums everywhere waiting to be discovered.

The Fontana della Pigna stands in the Piazza San Marco near Piazza Venezia. It represents the large ancient pinecone (now held in the Vatican) after which the district was named. The fountain was designed by Pietro Lombardi who was commissioned to create ten small fountains in 1927 with the aim of beautifying the city. The fountain is made entirely from travertine stone and is formed by a small basin from which two corollas of tulips stretch as they support the pinecone. The water spurts from side jets, falling primarily into the basin and then into a larger tank at ground level.

This church was built at the beginning of the 16th Century for the Florentine community in Rome as St John the Baptist is the city's patron saint. A competition was held by the Medici Pope Leo X and Jacopo Sansovino was declared the winner. The work continued by Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane, who built the foundations, and then by Giacomo Della Porta and Maderno, who built the dome. Michelangelo submitted a design but it was never used. San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini holds many works by famous artists: an altar-piece by Salvator Rosa depicting the saints Cosma and Damiano, frescoes by Pomarancio, and a lovely sepulchral monument by Borromini who is buried in this church together with his relative Carlo Maderno.

Millevoglie assails you as soon as you walk in the door with inviting aromas. It is a modern, friendly pizzeria decorated in light pastel colors. Wide variety of Neapolitan and Roman pizzas. Reasonable choice of first courses, pastas and such. The home-made desserts are very good.

The restaurant is named "the loft" because it is situated over the pizzeria run by the children of the owners Domenico and Seconda. It is right by Porta Pia on the first floor of an old building. Air conditioning makes it a popular choice in summer. It is also well heated in winter.

This five-star luxury property is located directly across from the Piazza della Repubblica and the Repubblica Metro Station, approximately 17 miles from Fiumicino International Airport. Local attractions include Piazza Barberini, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Roman Forum, and the Colosseum.Hotel amenities include 24-hour front desk, business center, 24-hour room service, multilingual staff, translation services, currency exchange, concierge, safe deposit box, parking (fee), fax/photocopy service, wake-up calls, tour assistance, babysitting, luggage storage, airport transportation (fee), and a rooftop garden and swimming pool. The new Exedra Wellness Spa offers massage and specialty treatments. Guests may patron the onsite La Frusta Restaurant, inspired by the Oscar-winning film Eight and an half, and the Tazio Bar, which is adorned with celebrity photographs taken by renown paparazzi Tazio Secchiaroli.Guest room amenities include in-room safes, dial-up Internet access, cable/satellite TVs, telephones, hairdryers, mini-bars, voicemail, A/C, bathroom telephones, and designer toiletries. .

The restaurant is named "the loft" because it is situated over the pizzeria run by the children of the owners Domenico and Seconda. It is right by Porta Pia on the first floor of an old building. Air conditioning makes it a popular choice in summer. It is also well heated in winter.

In addition to being Rome's main railway station and transit hub, Stazione Termini offers visitors a wide variety of bars, restaurants and over 100 shops. This is where Lines A and B of the metro cross, and many shuttles and buses drop of and pick up here as well. The Leonardo Express runs between the station and Fiumicino Airport every 30 min, and there are multiple car rental agencies located here. It was first built in 1867 upon the wish of Pope Pius IX, when it was baptized "Termini" because of its proximity to the Terme di Diocleziano (Diocletian's Baths). In 1938, during the Fascist period, it was demolished and rebuilt on the design of Mazzoni who also designed the buildings on the Via Marsala and the Via Giolitti. The station was not ready for Hitler's visit to Rome in 1939 so he was met at Ostiense station instead. The station is one of Italy's most interesting Rationalist designs since the war.

The Fontana della Pigna stands in the Piazza San Marco near Piazza Venezia. It represents the large ancient pinecone (now held in the Vatican) after which the district was named. The fountain was designed by Pietro Lombardi who was commissioned to create ten small fountains in 1927 with the aim of beautifying the city. The fountain is made entirely from travertine stone and is formed by a small basin from which two corollas of tulips stretch as they support the pinecone. The water spurts from side jets, falling primarily into the basin and then into a larger tank at ground level.