Rome is full of mysteries, travel through 3000 years of history on this tour of the Velabro. Journey through the city passing the places and stories that marked the creation of the capital city of Italy.
Discover interesting facts like how the valley of Rome is considered to be the area where the brothers Romulus and Remus, founders of Ancient Rome, were found in a basket along the river. Legend has it that they were found by a she-wolf who took them in and looked after them.
However, it is said that it was not an animal, but a poor courtesan woman named "Acca Larentia" who seems to have frequented the place to earn her bread and consequently found the two abandoned brothers.
Rome is full of marvelous monuments preserving its great history. The Velabro is a small area of the city that represents a concentration of beauty, history, and myths.