Why is rome romantic I am doing a paper to do with my Travel and Tourism Alevel and I am struggling to find why Rome is infact Romantic Any destinations which make this true All help appreciated?

Answer 1

You may be like many other people, myself included, that aren't as "romantic" as would be needed to understand the "romance" of Rome! Given that this topic will hard for you to relate to, you might consider picking another topic on which you CAN do a better job.

That being said, Rome is romantic for different reasons, depending on the person involved. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is an applicable aphorism. Some people find the application of great power to be "romantic". Rome was powerful enough that it held sway over what was a fairly large empire for a thousand years. Not many civilizations have ever managed to pull this one off! Look into the war histories if this strikes you as at all romantic!

Roman is the root for the word "romantic", and all languages that share Roman roots are called "romance languages" as a result. If you are a silver tongued devil, and like to charm the ladies or the gents with your cunning, linguistic prowess, then look into how the Roman language filtered through all the conquered territories and changed the cultures that it absorbed.

Water and sun are always considered romantic, by even people who only feel its pulse feebly. Rome is situated on one of the best locations for a shipping port, and has PLENTY OF SUN AND WATER! Get some old National Geographic magazines and clip out a bunch of water and sun shots, and NOBODY grading your paper will disagree that you failed to understand the "romance of the place"!

Ancient buildings are sometimes grandiose and their purpose is partly inexplicable to modern observers. Given the lack of any comprehensible reason for their existence and obvious huge expense to society to construct, these old ruins and buildings in better condition inspire a sense of awe in visitors that has to be felt first hand to be believed. I once visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and I can say this: Nothing prepared me for what I really saw. No picture had ever begun to capture the unique experience that the Grand Canyon has to offer. I was struck by the immensity of NOTHINGNESS! That's right, the Grand Canyon is the BIGGEST hole in the earth that you will ever see! The power it took to create such a scene is VERY romantic for any couple that visits the place. I am sure Rome has many similar experiences awaiting the savvy traveler who has an interest primarily in architecture.

Romans were obsessed with beauty and built many fabulous sculptures and pictures to depict their opinions of what best showed off the attributes of beauty. Rome has practically ENDLESS collections of museum quality artifacts that will dazzle even the most indifferent art patrons. This will probably be the EASIEST subject to capture in your travel report that will snag you a grade of an "A" or better. Just show some pictures of some naked bodies on canvas or in granite, babble on endlessly and enthusiastically about the features and history of the piece in a way that has NOTHING to do with sex whatsoever, and how great they are, (so your report reader can indulge in some secret pornography while reading your report), and their fantasy life will soon provide all the "romance" needed to fill in the missing gaps that you may have inadvertantly and indiscreetly left uncovered.

If this isn't enough, look into volcanos, (very sexy, powerful and directly related to the sexual experience), Italian government (they change practically every day and EVERYbody loves a good soap opera), Italian food (sex, music and food are the most intimate things that most humans can share, so talking about these is guaranteed to be right up on the "romantic Richter scale") is always a winner for most people, but it is hard to translate into words. Wine, culture, religion and musical composers are only a few of the remaining nuggets you could mine for topics of focus. Indeed, Rome has SO MANY possible choices, you could even write a report that only talked about HOW MANY different choices the average Roman has to feel romantic about in a given day!

Let me know how well you do on your grade, and what method you chose to use in your report!