Rome Marathon – (Maratona di Roma) is held every year in start spring. The Marathon is known as the greatest in Italy. Thousands of runners, local and foreigners who arrive from all over the world, participate in this marathon.
The running course passes through the beautiful streets and Rome’s historic sites.
IMPORTANT: Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia.
Languages:
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area).
Climate:
Predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south.
Capital:
Rome
Time Zone:
UTC+1 (Summer UTC+2)
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR)
Call Code:
+39
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz
Tourist office:
Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo (ENIT), Or Rome Tourist office Phone: +39 06 67104526
