The Foro Italico is located in one of the quietest parts of Rome, in the elegant and natural Monte Mario area. Booking an apartment near the Foro Italico is really suitable for those seeking relaxation or for those visiting Rome for an important sports event.
Within the Foro Italico are facilities and stadiums that host the most important matches in the world. The Olympic stadium, for example, in addition to being the "home" of two football clubs, Roma and Lazio, welcomes large groups and pop and rock singers from the international music scene.
At the Foro Italico takes also place the most important tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, which is the International Championship of Italy. From the '60s untill today, within the structures of the Foro Italico have taken place the Olympic Games (1960), the European Football Championships (1968 and 1980), the World Cup (1990), the World Championships in Athletics (1987) and the Swimming Championships ( 1994 and 2009).
Another historical attraction of the sports world in the Monte Mario area is the "Circuit of Monte Mario". Since 2004, the City Council has decided to commemorate the historic circuit path, run in 1925 by Tazio Nuvolari with its legendary Bianchi 350 "Freccia Celeste." During the early 20th century, the circuit was 10,600 meters long. It started and ended at Viale delle Milizie to cross via Trionfale, via Camilluccia, Via Cassia, Ponte Milvio square and Viale Angelico. After 1925 the circuit had not been used, but since 2004, after nearly 100 years, vintage motorcycle races started to take place again and they attract many Romans and tourists eversince.
Near Monte Mario, beyond the Tiber, there is also a beautiful area called Flaminio, near the Aurelian Walls. The Flaminio district is the center of Roman cultural life thanks to the MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts, and the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Via Flaminia (which gives its name to the neighborhood) leads to the beautiful Piazza del Popolo and the Pincio at Villa Borghese.
