Rome [antikvár]

Introduction Eternal Rome. Sacred Rome. Secular Rome. Aristocratic and arrogant, ancient and modern, rhetorical and opulent but minimalist, the city of little things, of hidden corners, of breathtaking colours in a chanced upon dawn or blood red sunset What words can be used that will not seem an exaggeration. The best way to start is through the cold eyes of the reporter Certainly, also, through those of History. Mysterious and inscrutable, Rome is a truly unicjue city. It has inspired poets, painters, great artists of all times. It has always been present in the evolution of cultures. Yet Yet it has lost none of its spontaneity, its inhabitants are sociable as nowhere else and will reserve a warm welcome for all, right down to the last of the occasional tourists. Those visiting once, those passing through, those arriving for a holiday -ify all know from the very first that they , will return. Rome is not easily forgotten, i You will know it by its colours, its smells, its noises. Even blindfold. Eternal Rome. The perpetual charm prevails over the chaos, the smog, the disorganization, the noise and the construction frauds that have fuelled controversy and discontent over the Rome of the 2 ist century. Unecjualled anywhere in the world for its works of art, it is, first and foremost, ancient Rome. The sense of majesty in its monuments struck the sensitivity of that great artist Giorgio De Chirico. After a brief period of study in the capital, he wrote that "In Rome the sense of prophecy is more far-reaching. A sensation of infinite and distant greatness.