  We report the results of a survey of the Galactic Center region (|l| < 2deg,
|b| < 0.5deg) performed with the BeppoSAX satellite. The flux from the center
of our Galaxy corresponds to a luminosity of ~3 10^{35} erg/s in the 2-10 keV
range. Due to the limited angular resolution ($\gsim 1'$) only part of it is
supposed to come from Sagittarius A*, the non-thermal radio source which is
believed to mark the dynamical center of the Galaxy. In addition to the diffuse
emission, several bright (L$_X\gsim10^{36} ergs/s) point sources have been
observed, both persistent (A 1742-294, SLX 1744-299, SLX 1744-300, 1E
1743.1-2843, 1E 1740.7-2942) and transient (XTE J1748-288, SAX J1747.0-2853 and
KS 1741-293). The Low Mass X-ray Binary AX J1745.6-2901, discovered with ASCA
at only $1.3'$ from SgrA* was detected in a low luminosity state in August
1997. Two fainter sources are very likely associated with young neutron stars:
the (possibly diffuse) X-ray source at the center of the composite supernova
remnant G0.9+0.1, and the "head" of the axially symmetric radio source
G359.23-0.92. The latter has been detected above 6 keV, supporting a
non-thermal emission mechanism.
