Rome, the eternal city, was founded thousands of
years ago thanks to two brothers and a hospitable wolf. Nowadays
Rome is home to over 3 million souls and contrary to many
European cities its' population is growing. It is a metropolis
for commerce, art and culture, shopping, football and great
nightlife. Despite the Eternal City's booming population there
is still much greenery in Rome. The main attraction in Rome
is undoubtedly the Colosseum, attracting
over 7 million visitors a year it is Italy's second most popular
attration (the first is St Marks in Venice) and there are
plans to open it in 2004 for rock concerts and other gigs.
Public Holidays Rome 2005 2006
| May Day Workers Holiday |
May 1, 2005 |
| St Peter and
Paul's Day |
June 29, 2005 |
| Feast of the Assumption |
August 15, 2005 |
| All Saints
Day |
November 1,
2005 |
| Immaculate Conception |
December 8, 2005 |
| Christmas Day
|
December 25,
2005 |
| Boxing Day |
December 26, 2005 |
New
Year |
January
1, 2006 |
| Epiphany |
January
6, 2006 |
| Easter
Sunday |
April
16, 2006 |
| Easter Monday |
April 17, 2006 |
| Liberation
Day |
April
25, 2006 |
| May Day Workers Holiday |
May 1, 2006 |
| St
Peter and Paul's Day |
June
29, 2006 |
| Feast of the Assumption
|
August 15, 2006 |
| All
Saints Day |
November
1, 2006 |
| Immaculate Conception
|
December 8, 2006 |
| Christmas
Day |
December
25, 2006 |
| Boxing Day |
December 26, 2006 |
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Language spoken
• Italian is the primary language. However, as the capital
city and the home of an empire than once spanned across two
thirds of the globe the city has a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
English is widely understood although some Italians are too
bashful to speak it!
Time zone
• Greenwich Mean Time +1 hour Central European
Time
Working hours
• Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Romans are not
the best time keepers and tend to be late more often than
not. They make up for it though by working later. Food shops
"alimentari" are closed on Mondays and every day from from
1 p.m. until 18:00.
Monday 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am to
7:00 pm
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