A rental car is the best means of transportation for visitors of Rome. Finding a car rental in Rome offering low-priced rental cars is easy. Although traffic tends to be rather tumultuous during peak hours, the sights of the Italian capital can conveniently be discovered by rental car. You can also rent a cheap car in Rome and take an excursion to the city’s vicinity. Wherever they go, visitors of Rome breathe the spirit of ancient times. In the historic centre of Rome, most of the great monuments reminding of these times can be found on the left side of the Tiber river. Among them, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, numerous triumphal archs, churches and palaces as well as big squares like the Forum Romanum and the imperators’ forae. Further highlights among the Roman buildings are the Baths of Caracalla, the Catacombs and the Saint Angel’s Castle. | Important other sights are the Piazza Navona with three fountains, the famous Fontana di Trevi fountain which fulfils a whish to those throwing a coin into it, and the Piazza di Spagna with the famous Spanish Steps from the 18th century leading up to the church of Santa Trinità dei Monti. Moreover, numerous artfully designed parks and palace-like villas, obelisks and ancient fountains invite you to visit them. However, a sightseeing programme in Rome is only complete with a visit to the venerable St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on the right side of the Tiber river. Rome invites you to go for nice walks, shop, and dine. Restaurants serving traditional Roman delicacies can be found everywhere, especially the pizzerias offer manifold culinary delights. Rome is considered the place of origin of many famous pasta and pizza dishes, like for instance the famous “Spaghetti Carbonara”. |