Geography
Rome stands on the banks of the River Tiber, the original settlement grew on the hills that face the handle in which there is the Tiberina island, the only natural ford of the river. The core and historical city is the famous seven hills: Palatine, Aventino, Capitol, Quirinale, Viminale, Esquilino and Celio. The city has also crossed another river, the Aniene (also known as Teverone), which flows into the Tiber near northern urban areas.
The land on which the city is built and developed a complex geological history: the substrate is the recent pyroclastic material produced by volcanoes, now off, which surround the area of the city to the southeast, the Volcano in the current Laziale Colli Albani, and the Northwest, Sabatini Mountains between six hundred thousand and three hundred thousand years ago. These deposits are formed most of the hills of the area, including the seven hills. Then the activity of the Tiber river and dell'Aniene contributed to erosion of reliefs and sedimentation, characterizing the current territory. In addition to the seven hills historians, in the city today includes several other findings, including Monte Mario, the Gianicolo, the Pincio, Monti Parioli, and Monte Sacro Monte Verde.
Climate
Rome has a typical Mediterranean climate, very mild and comfortable during spring and autumn. The Roman expression "ottobrata" is precisely indicate the typical day sunny and relatively warm October.