Rome, Italy travel guide
Italy's largest airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, FCO, serves over 35 million passengers per year, and is one of the three major airports accessing the city of Rome. The airport is well served by the 6-lane motorway A91 Roma-Fiumicino. Located in Fiumicino, about 35 km from Rome's historic city centre by car hire Fiumicino Airport.
Rome is one of the most visited cities in the world and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its entire historic city centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It has several listings in the 50 most visited tourist destinations, including the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum.
Getting around the city of Rome can be tough. The radial roads from the old centre make it hard to get from one radial street to another. Rome's metro system is notably undersized for its area and population, as compared with other major European cities. Additionally, although driving congestion can be a nightmare at times you may find it easiest to get around by Fiumicino Airport car hire, as Rome has only 21 taxis for every 10,000 inhabitants!
- Local time in Rome, Italy:
- GMT+1
- Population of Rome, Italy:
- 2,731,996
Tourist attractions at Rome, Italy
The Pantheon
Visit Old Rome to see the amazingly well preserved Pantheon. This structure dates back to 125 AD. Built with a hole in the top called the Oculus, the Pantheon can be an interesting experience if it happens to be raining during your visit.
Castel Saint' Angelo
Before you leave Old Rome, stop the Rome, Italy car hire along the Corso Vittorio Emmanuelle, crossing the Tiber river into the Vatican area. Built as a Mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian, the Castel Sait' Angelo is connected by a covered fortified corridor to the Vatican and served as a refuge for Popes in times of trouble.
The Four Basilicas
There are more than 900 churches in Rome and probably one third would be of value for a visit. Rome had 28 cardinals who took it in turns to give mass once a week in one of the basilicas, and these four basilicas today constitute the major churches of Rome. The must-see list is St Peter's, St Paul's Outside the Walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and San Giovanni.
Recommended daytrips from Rome, Italy
The Colosseum and Palatine Hill
On one ticket you can visit several famous sites of ancient Rome. The passes come in full day or three day, and get you into the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, the Baths of Caracalla, and the catacombs as well as the Terme di Diocleziano, Palazza Massimo alle Terme, Crypta Balbi, Palazzo Altemps, Villa dei Quintili, and the Tomb of Cecilia Metella.
For many, the sights of ancient Rome are all they came for, and this pas will be enough for them. But make sure you get your full experience of town, at least through the windows of a cheap car rental Rome, Italy.
Villa Borghese
This is the natural starting point for any interested in visiting Rome's world-class museums. Located in Campo Marizo, here you can find the Galleria Broghese, Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, and the Galleria Nazionale d' Arte Moderna.
Factory Outlets
After a day or so spent browsing around the Via del Corso or the Via Condotti at the high priced designer shops, take a trip in your car hire Rome, Italy out of the city to the designer outlets. At the Castel Romano, located along the Via Pontina highway, you can find more than 100 branded shops and score with a 30% discount - definitely worth the 20 km trip.
Valmonte is a little further away from rome, but the Valmonte outlet on the motorway towards Napili makes for some great finds. About 50 km from the city, the town of VAlmonte is itself a delightful daytrip.
Hotels at Rome, Italy
Hotel Sant'Angelo Rome
3 Tree Star Hotels in Rome
tel: +39 06.32.42.000 fax +39 06.32.04.451
info@hotelsa.it
Hotel Pantheon
Via dei Pastini 131,
Rome 00186 · Italy
Tel +39.06.6787746 Fax +39.06.6787755
info@hotelpantheon.com
Local conditions for Rome, Italy
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:50:00 +0200
Thursday at 11:00 CEST:
sunny. 26°C (79°F)
Temperature: 26°C (79°F), Wind Direction: NE, Wind Speed: 11mph, Relative Humidity: 49%, Pressure: N/A, rising, Visibility: VG
Weather forecast for Rome, Italy
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Thursday
Thundery shower, Max Temp: 27°C (81°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 27°C (81°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: N, Wind Speed: 10mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1014mb, Humidity: 43%, Sunrise: 05:42CEST, Sunset: 20:33CEST
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Friday
Sunny intervals, Max Temp: 27°C (81°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 27°C (81°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: SSW, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1014mb, Humidity: 54%, Sunrise: 05:41CEST, Sunset: 20:34CEST
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Saturday
Heavy rain shower, Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: SSW, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1015mb, Humidity: 73%, Sunrise: 05:41CEST, Sunset: 20:35CEST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport
- Airport code:
- FCO
- Phone number:
- +39(0)665 951
- Fax number:
- +39(0)665 955 707
- Address:
- Aeropuerto de Roma Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) Via dell’Aeroporto di Fiumicino 320 P.O. Box 68 I-00050 Fiumicino Italia
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Rome:
- Rome city || 16 Miles / 26 km / 45 minutes by rental car from Downtown Rome
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Rome Fiumicino Airport, also known as Leonardo Da Vinci Airport you will find a variety of car rental companies at the airport. The following companies offer car rental service in Rome Fiumicino Airport:
- Avis
- Italy by Car
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Maggiore Budget
- Targa Rent
- Auto Europa
- Sixt
Booking your car hire vehicle for Fiumicino Airport in advance is the best way of getting the best deals and cheap car rental offers in 7 seater, 9 seater or any type of car hire vehicle you need for your stay in Rome, Italy.
Airlines providing airport services to Rome, Italy
- Aegean Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Aerolíneas Argentinas
- Aeromexico
- Afriqiyah
- Air Algerie
- Air Baltic
- Air Berlin
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air Europa
- Air France
- Air Italy
- Air Malta
- Air Mauritius
- Air Moldova
- Air Nostrum L.A. Mediterráneo
- Air One
- Air Seychelles
- Air Transat
- Air Vallée
- Albanian
- Alitalia
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- Austrian
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines
- Belle Air
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- Blue Panorama
- Blue1
- British Airways
- Brussels Airlines
- Bulgaria Air
- Carpatair
- Cathay Pacific
- China Airlines
- Continental
- Croatia Airlines
- CSA Czech Airlines
- Cubana Airlines
- Cyprus Airways
- Delta
- EasyJet
- Egyptair
- El AL Israel
- EMIRATES
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Finnair
- Germanwings
- Iberia
- Iran Air
- Japan Airlines
- JAT Airways
- KLM
- Korean Air
- Kuwait Airways
- Libyan Arab Airlines
- LOT POLISH AIRLINES
- Lufthansa
- Luxair
- Malaysia Airlines
- Malev Airlines
- MAT Macedonian Airlines
- MEA Middle East Airlines
- Meridiana
- Mistral Air
- Montenegro Airlines
- Norwegian Airlines
- Nouvelair
- Olympic Airlines
- PIA Pakistan International
- Qantas
- Qatar Airways
- ROSSIYA AIRLINES
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- SAS
- SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES
- Singapore Airlines
- Sri Lankan Airlines
- Swiss Airlines
- SyrianAir
- TAP Portugal
- TAROM
- Thai Airways
- TRANSAVIA.COM
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Ukraine International
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Varig Brazilian
- Volare Airlines
- Wizz Air Hungary
- Yemenia
