Location
 

The conference will be held at the Aran Mantegna Hotel in Rome, Italy.

Population of Rome:  2.8 million inhabitants
Area: 1,285 km2 (580 sq mi)
Country:  Italy, Region: Lazio
Time:  GMT/UTC + 1 hour (+ 2 hours in summer)
Telephone area code:  +39(06)
Currency:  The euro: 100 cents = 1 euro

How to get to Rome
 

Rome, the capital of Italy, is one of the most visited cities in Europe. Rome is abundant in monumentality, culture and history. All over, we find ancient rocks and ruins, wonderful statues, beautiful facades, impressive squares and fountains, rich museums and palaces. We feel like we are sent to a Roman Empire atmosphere.

Monuments

The main symbol of Rome is the Colosseum, where once gladiators fought in mortal combats and against fierce lions. The construction of this amphitheatre begun by Vespasian in A.D. 72 and was finished by his son Titus in A.D. 80. In this place, Romans played the games Ludi Circenses, to develop the war-like spirit that characterized this people.

Next to the Colosseum, there are the unmissable Roman Imperial Forums, a vast archaeological area where the Roman civilisation began and grew throughout the centuries.

The Trevi Fountain is another wonderful place to visit in Rome. Hidden in the middle of buildings, it is part of the impressive facade of a large palace, decorated with statues and bas-reliefs on heaps of rocks, from which water gushes. Built in 1735 by the architect Salvi, this fountain is known as a source of pure water, and therefore called Virgin Water. The legend says that if you drink the water of the fountain or if you throw a coin in there, you will one day return to Rome.

If you go to Rome, you have the opportunity to see the Pope during the Sunday Mass, outside the Basilica of Saint Peter. You can also climb the spiral staircase at Vaticano to the dome and appreciate from there the panoramic view of the city and the beauty of the Vatican Gardens. The Vatican Museums are, in addition, one of the most visited places by tourists, mostly due to their curiosity about the magnificence of the wall paintings of the Sistine Chapel. This Chapel was built between 1475 and 1483, in the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere and has paintings performed namely by Pietro Perugino, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Rosselli and Luca Signorelli.

It’s interesting, as well, to travel to the suburbs of Rome, and visit some Villas – like Villa Giulia or Villa Borghese - that preserve the traces of the Roman cultural habits and the architecture style.

Regarding the gastronomy, the famous pasta prepared in many ways, the fish and seafood from the Adriatic Sea and the extraordinary pizza, must be highlighted. Moreover, good wines, traditional ice creams and desserts seduce any tourist.

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