Rome For Dummies

According to the Italian Tourist Board, Rome was the #1 destination for travelers to Italy in 2004, receiving nearly one-third of all tourists In Travel + Leisure's 2004 World's Best Awards, Rome was named #4 in the Top Ten Cities in the World A 2-year restoration of the Colosseum, one of the biggest attractions of Rome, opened an additional 65 percent of the historical site to visitors, including a subterranean corridor that was a passageway for gladiators and animals