Rome, Jan 29 (Inditop.com/AKI) A 500-million euro movie theme park named after Italy’s renowned Cinecitta film studio is to be built on the outskirts of the capital Rome.
The theme park will be called Cinecitta World and will be constructed on 150 hectares of land at Castel Romano.
According to a report in the Italian daily La Repubblica, the theme park will include 35 family attractions, as well as restaurants, snack bars and shops.
It will be built on the same location where Hollywood producer Dino De Laurentiis had his studios during the 1960s.
The project has been approved by the urban commission of the Lazio council, responsible for the region surrounding Rome and it is expected to generate around 2,500 jobs.
The theme park is expected to open in early 2011. The company behind the project, Cinecitta World, has plans for others.