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ROME
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Infos:
www.turismoroma.it
www.harley-davidson.it

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LOVE AND RESPECT ROME
Rome’s history and culture as a city go back thousands of years. Legend has it that
two brothers, Romulus and Remus, founded Rome in 753 BCE. The two brothers
were suckled by the she-wolf that became, like the Colosseum, an iconic symbol of
the capital. What made Rome great, however, was not the myths and legends, but
its history. Rome first stood at the heart of the Roman Republic and then became
the political and cultural fulcrum of an Empire. Rome’s role as the capital of
Christendom then began in the fourth century.
In any case, alongside its ancient history, Rome’s cultural history has stratified over
the centuries. The most striking testimony to this stratification can be seen in
Rome’s stunning squares such as Campo de’ Fiori, with, in the middle, the statue of
Giordano Bruno; piazza Navona, with the splendid Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (or four
rivers fountain) by Bernini; piazza di Spagna, with its famous Spanish steps; piazza
del Popolo, with its striking twin churches; piazza Venezia, overshadowed by the
imposing Vittoriano monument, flanked by the Campidoglio hill; largo di Torre
Argentina, hosting the remains of ancient Roman temples; and piazza Trilussa and
piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere in the old historic district of Trastevere.
Thanks to the presence of such extraordinarily beautiful locations, Rome’s old city
centre – together with the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See in the old city
itself, and the nearby Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls – is one of the 47
Italian sites included in the Unesco World Heritage List. Rome’s old city centre is
also the largest to be declared part of the World Heritage.
Rome, her history and civilization, and the city’s unceasing ability to fascinate the
visitors who have flocked here in various eras, deserve the love, care and respect of
all newcomers and visitors – now as throughout the centuries of the past.

BIKERS
‘TEN COMMANDMENTS’
FOR A GREAT STAY IN
ROME!
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“Harley Villages”
The 110th anniversary celebrations for Harley
Davidson are to be organised in two
dedicated, specially equipped areas:
- one is located in the vicinity of the Porto
turistico di Ostia (the marina in Ostia).
Rome’s current marine, or pleasure boating
harbour, is located along the seafront street,
lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi, in an area
neighbouring the mouth of the Tiber.
Ostia, a district of the city of Rome, with a
seafront street featuring marvellous plaza
areas, is a popular resort among Romans, who
love to walk here on Sundays in the spring.
Close by, we find Ostia Antica, a Renaissance
period settlement neighbouring Roman ruins
and the Tiber. Visits to the old township and
to the fortification, Rocca di Giulio II and the
Chiesa di Santa Aurea church are well worth
the effort. An absolute must, of course, is the
scavi di Ostia Antica – an archaeological park.
- the other area is in the vicinity of the Foro Italico.
The Foro Italico was inaugurated in 1932 as
the “Foro Mussolini”. The area is made up of
a huge sporting facility at the foot of the hill,
Monte Mario. The project was devised and
created by Enrico Del Debbio between 1927
and 1933. It was completed after the war,
between 1956 and 1968.
The main entrance to the Foro, or forum, lies
to the southeast, axially aligned with the
Duca d'Aosta bridge. The area includes a
broad avenue, adorned entirely with black
and white mosaic pieces, or tesserae. It also
features an enormous Carrara marble obelisk,
rising 17.5 metres above its base, known as the
“Stele Mussolini” (an upright slab monument,
or stele, erected in honour of Mussolini). The
monumental complex includes statues donated
by the various provinces of Italy (and hence, the
work of various artists), representing a variety
of sports. Close by, we find the Olympic
stadium and Palazzo della Farnesina (Palazzo
della Farnesina has been the seat of Italy’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1959).
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Historic city centre off limits
Within the old city centre of Rome, you will find
signposted limited traffic zones, or Zone a
Traffico Limitato (ZTL). Where access is
possible to these areas, notices signposted
(also by means of backlit displays) indicate that
restrictions apply to traffic entering these areas.
To prevent traffic jams in the city centre, over
the day 13, 14 and 15 of June, a Mayor’s
order prohibits access to ZTL areas on the
part from 9 pm to 3 am with motorcycles of
a displacement of more than 800 cc. The
area subject to restrictions is controlled by
TV cameras capable of recording the number
plates of unauthorised vehicless.
For further information see www.atac.roma.it
or www.060608.it

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BIKERS
‘TEN COMMANDMENTS’
FOR A GREAT STAY IN
ROME!
Where to park and shuttle services to the city centre
The parking areas indicated here can be used free of charge. The organisation shall provide
a security service for users and free shuttle services, ensuring links between the parking
areas and the old city centre.
TERME DI CARACALLA (BATHS OF CARACALLA)
from 13 to 16 June 2013: total 900 vehicles
80 - Via Antoniniana on the Numa Pompilio-Via Baccelli stretch
750 - flanking the Terme di Caracalla (from Via Druso to
Piazza di Porta Capena)
70 - Via Cristoforo Colombo from Via di Porta Ardeatina –
parking area next to the Circolo Sportivo BNL and on until the
ENI petrol station.
CIRCO MASSIMO (CIRCUS MAXIMUS)
from 14 to 16 June 2013: total 900 vehicles
850 - Via dei Cerchi, Piazza di Porta Capena-Via di S. Teodoro
stretch (only for 15 and16 June)
50 - Piazza Bocca della Verità, on the side toward the Bocca
della Verità (the ‘mouth of the truth’ image in marble) (half
of the square).
PARCO DEL FORO ITALICO (Foro Italico park): areas manged
by CONI Servizi, total 1,700 vehicles
500 in Viale dei Gladiatori
150-200 Viale delle Olimpiadi (motorcycle exhibition)
100 at the Stadio dei Marmi (the stadium of the Foro Italico)
(motorcycle exhibition)
500 in Via Nigra and Piazza Dodi
350-400 in the square, Largo Ferraris IV.
STADIO OLIMPICO (OLYMPIC STADIUM)
total: 12,200 vehicles
500 in the square, Piazzale della Farnesina (parking area for
100 on the Antonino S. Giuliano side)
500 in the square, Piazzale della Farnesina (parking area for
100 on the Boselli side)
460 in the square, Piazzale della Farnesina, on the street on
the Boselli side
1300 in Via Colli della Farnesina, coach parking area
1200 in Viale Macchia della Farnesina (herringbone parking
on 3-4 sides)
120 in Via Alberto Blanc
120 in Via Salvatore Contarini (one row on two sides)
330 at the Ponte Duca D’Aosta bridge (one row on both sides)
1250 in Via Paolo Boselli (on both sides of the two lanes)
1200 in the square, Piazzale Maresciallo Diaz (parking area
on Via Contarini side)
120 in Via Salvatore Contarini (one row on two sides)
2000 in Via Capoprati (one row on two sides)
1300 in Viale di Tor di Quinto (external parking area flanking
the former Granteatro theatre
1800 in Viale di Tor di Quinto (external parking area on the
side of the Carabinieri police complex)
STADIO FLAMINIO (total 2,200) – from 13 to 16 June 2013:
1100 in Viale dello Stadio Flaminio;
1100 in Via Dorando Pietri.
VIALE CRISTOFORO COLOMBO, from 13 to 16 June,
total: 1,870 vehicles
1160 in Viale di Porta Ardeatina (stretch from via C. Colombo
at the 4 arches, to Piazzale Ostiense)
230 in Via Marco e Marcelliano (ATAC paid-parking area)
480 in Via Drago Mazzini.
AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ROME MARINA (PORTO
TURISTICO DI ROMA) AT OSTIA
from 12 to 16 June 2013, total: 4350 vehicles
1000 in Via dell’Idroscalo (parking area facing the schools)
750 in Via dell’Idroscalo (parking area between Via
dell’Idroscalo and Via della Martinica)
1200 in Via Domenico Baffico (two stretches of the street closed)
300 in Via Carlo Avegno (right side of the street, both sides)
1100 near Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi (1000 linear
metres, on both sides from Via Carlo Avegno on).
Porto turistico di Ostia (Ostia marina - internal area)
from 12 to 16 June 2013, total: 930 vehicles
San PIETRO AREA (ST. PETER’S BASILICA) – 16 June
200 in the square, Largo Giovanni XXIII
500 along Via della Conciliazione (Via dell’Erba-Via della
Traspontina stretch).

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Harley Parade
The line-up for the parade shall take place
between 6:30 and 8:30 in the morning, in the
square, Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo. It is
expected that 2,500 motorcycles will take
part in the parade. All the motorcycles will be
provided with a sticker. The motorcycles will
start out on the parade from 8,30 am, in
groups of 500, leaving every 15 minutes.
Please be very careful and make sure you keep
to the time schedules. Remember that, while
the parade is under way, the city must be able
to carry on with its own business as usual, with
no unnecessary inconveniences.
Route: Via Cristoforo Colombo, largo Terme di
Caracalla, via Baccelli, piazza di Porta Capena,
via di S.Gregorio, via Celio Vibenna, via Nicola
Salvi, via degli Annibaldi, via Cavour, via dei Fori
Imperiali, piazza Venezia, via del Plebiscito,
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, corso Rinascimento,
lungotevere (the Tiber riverfront boulevard) in
the direction of the Foro Italico, the Ponte duca
d’Aosta bridge, Stadio dei Marmi (stadium)
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The blessing in San Pietro
The Mass celebrated by the Pope on the
parvis of the Basilica shall commence at
10:30. The blessing ceremony for motorcyclists
and motorcycles shall commence at 11:30.
Tickets for attendance shall be issued for no
more than 20,000 people. No one else will be
able to attend once the limit has been reached.
For the motorcycles, dedicated parking areas
have been set up in Via della Conciliazione
(about 700 spaces). The motorcycles with
authorisation to park - only between 6,30 am
and 8 am - will require a special sticker. If, even
without tickets, you wish to attend the papal
ceremony, you can join the faithful outside the
reserved area. In this case, you should reach
the area of the Vatican on foot or by public
transport. The owners of the 700 motorcycles
with authorisation to park in Via della
Conciliazione will be able to leave the area only
after the faithful have all fully dispersed.
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Information
e tourist card
You will find all the information you require
on Rome at the information points (Punti
Informativi) organised by Roma Capitale.
These are located in various parts of the city
centre and at the Harley villages, at the
marina in Ostia (Porto turistico di Ostia) and
at the Foro Italico. You can purchase the
ROMA PASS tourist card at the indicated
information points. With the tourist card you
can, for 3 days, use all means of public
transport (busses, underground, etc.) and
visit two of the city’s museums free of
charge (e.g. the Colosseum and the
Capitoline Museums).
For further information on events, shows
etc., call 060608. Please also check out
turismoroma.it
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Public Transport
In Rome, public transport is
managed by Atac, which runs an
extensive network of bus, trolleybus
and tram routes as well as two underground
railway lines. Major rail links (Roma-Lido,
Roma-Giardinetti and Roma-Viterbo) are also
available.
Between Monday and Thursday, as well as on
Sunday, the A and B/B1 underground lines run
from 5:30 to 23:30 (these are the times of the
first and last departures from the terminus
stops, respectively). On Friday and Saturday,
the underground lines run from 5:30 to 1:30
(these are the times of the first and last
departures from the terminus stops,
respectively).
The Roma-Lido di Ostia rail link service starts
daily at 5:08 (5:30 on holidays) and ends at
23:30. During the night, this service is replaced
with bus (no. 3).
The Roma Termini-Giardinetti rail link runs from
05:33 to 21:30 (05:30 to 22:10 on holidays).
The Roma-Viterbo rail link runs from 05.22 to
22:40 (05:50 to 22:10 on holidays).

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Advice for clients in bars and for
dining out
• Restaurants, bars and catering establishments
etc. must publicly display their prices.
• Counter service is cheaper than table
service.
• There are no cover charges.
• You can, if you prefer, order just one course.
You are not obliged to consume a full meal.
• If deep-frozen foods are served, this must
be indicated on the menu (often with an
asterisk).
• Some wines can be very expensive. To
avoid unpleasant surprises, ask for the wine
menu to check the prices.
• Always ask for a receipt or a receipt slip, and
make sure the prices correspond to those listed.
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Advice and suggestions
for shoppers
The prices of articles on offer in shop windows
must always be displayed.
• The prices of articles must always be
displayed on all goods, whether small souvenirs,
clothing or other products.
• The price displayed is inclusive of taxes.
• Always ask for a receipt for all purchases,
also because the receipt enables you to, in the
event, return and exchange goods purchased.
BIKERS
‘TEN COMMANDMENTS’
FOR A GREAT STAY IN
ROME!
• Please remember that it is strictly
prohibited to purchase fake and/or counterfeited
goods from street vendors; fines for offenders
may be as high as 1,000 €.
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Other useful advice
• Unfortunately, in Rome, as in
other large cities, we must watch
out for pickpockets who may take advantage
of crowded streets etc.
• Rome is made up of charming side streets and
alleys which are as fascinating as they are busy
and crowded. We recommend public transport
for all who wish to visit the city centre.
• To fully experience Rome, you must
respect the essence of this city. If you intend
to visit churches or other locations of special
religious significance, please remember to
dress appropriately beforehand (access to
the St. Peter’s Basilica, for example, is
limited only to people who are dressed
appropriately. Visitors wearing flip-flops, or
thong footwear, bermuda shorts and T-shirts,
for example, will not be admitted).
You must not consume packed lunches,
sandwiches or drinks in the vicinity of
monuments, fountains or on steps, or in other
locations of particular artistic or symbolic
interest.
PLEASE COME BACK, IT’S SO EASY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ROME!
Everyone wants to pay another visit. Climate-wise, the best times of the year are
spring and autumn. However, Rome is well worth a visit during the winter months
too. There are fewer queues and the general pace of life is less hectic. On booking
accommodation in the centre of town or in the suburbs, you will also find you
have more choice. Solutions are available which will suit all pockets.
Find out more about what Rome can offer you! Check out events and price deals
that will surely tempt you back again! Click www.turismoroma.it.