Founded in 1937 by Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, Cinecittà is Europe’s largest film studio. Located in Rome, Italy, and dubbed “Hollywood on the Tiber,” some of histories most celebrated movies were filmed there. Classic films such as “Roman Holiday,” “Ben Hur,” “La Dolce Vita,” “Cleopatra,” and “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” – just to name a few – were all filmed in Cinecittà. More recently, the studios were used to film the BBC/HBO series “Rome” and Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope.” Be sure to visit the studios on your next trip to Rome! Buona visita!