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Rome 2012 events
March
01
For the first time in history, 100 original documents dating back to 8th century BC, will leave the Vatican City. These have been preserved for...
March
18
Rome and Marathons have been connected for century. This is a great opportunity to be a part of or simply observe a sport that's been a tradition...
March
26
To herald the coming spring, the photogenic Spanish Steps are adorned with over 3,000 vases of azaleas. The pink, white and red blooms cover the...
April
06
By far the biggest event of Easter is the famous Via Crucis or ‘Way of the Cross’ procession, when the Pope leads a solemn torchlight procession...
April
21
Not every city celebrates its birthday but Rome does on 21 April each year. It was Romulus, suckled by a she-wolf as an infant, who went on to...
May
01
Each year on Labour Day, Rome celebrates with a free rock concert on Piazza San Giovanni. Over 700 artists line up for a turn on the stage before...
June
01
Between June and September, Rome’s city council puts on a summer calendar of events that turns the city into an outdoor stage. The programme...
June
23
Many celebrate the birth of St John the Baptist especially around his namesake church the monolithic, white Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano....
July
11
This festival is a celebration of the district’s working-class heritage. Held in one of Rome’s most lively nightlife quarters, you can...
December
24
The second largest chuch in the Christian world, the 16th-century St Peter's Basilica in Rome provides a moving setting for the celebration of...
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