North Rome

The North of Rome is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympic Stadium and Monte Mario.

Olympic Stadium

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Stadio Olimpico, colloquially known as l'Olimpico, is an Italian multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the largest sports facility in Rome and the second-largest in Italy, after Milan's San Siro.

Monte Mario

Peak

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Monte Mario is the hill that rises in the north-west area of Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, crossed by the Via Trionfale. It occupies part of Balduina, of the territory of Municipio Roma I, of Municipio Roma XIV and a small portion of Municipio Roma XV of Rome, thus including part of the Quarters Trionfale, Della Vittoria and Primavalle.

Foro Italico

Sports venue

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Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vatican and Columbus.

Vatican

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Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.