Rome is awesome all year round but during Christmas period it becomes even more magic, almost a fairy-tale place more than a real city.
Not for nothing everybody would like to spend their Christmas holidays in the Eternal City, that turns into a wonder. To guide you through the tons of things you can do during your Christmas holidays in Rome we want to suggest you some highlights about the best things to do in Rome for Christmas.
Once in Rome you have absolutely to stop by St. Peter’s Square. It could seem a predictable tip, but is not. St. Peter’s nativity scene and the majestic Christmas tree next to the Basilica are breathtaking and offer an atmosphere without equal above all during Christmas Eve celebration; plus the usual beauty and views that only this place has in the whole world.
Hoping that Navona Square historic market will come back soon, now we are going to suggest you some lovely Christmas markets of the capital. Among the best surely Piazza Mazzini one, a mix of antique trade, a Christmas bazar and a food and wine kingdom. Another one that deserves our mention is the market of Via del Mandrione, ideal for Christmas gifts but also a creative spot including workshops about Italian needlecraft, papier-mâché work or hand-made pasta, that is Italian excellences. Last but not least a very original market,ROMARKET, held inside the ex barracks of Via Guido Reni. A real Christmas District on the model of Northern Europe big cities, presenting not only stalls but food, music and dances.
Say Christmas say Castel Sant’Angelo, one of the most charming attractions in Rome that becomes an overwhelming view in this time of the year thanks to its ice rink. What’s better than an evening with your friends ice-skating surrounded by the marvellous frame of The Mausoleum of Hadrian? Nothing, definitely the quintessence of Christmas.
We could not call it Christmas if we could’t go to the enchanting Via del Corso. Its lightings change every year and year by year they become more beautiful. Hundreds of colors, shapes and installations will literally amaze you. Walking through Via del Corso you could admire all its historic and elegant boutiques and if you has saved some money you will take back home some stylish Italian designer clothes, who knows.
After this wild shopping let’s prepare for the last stop of our Christmas tour in Rome, Piazza Venezia and the imposing Altare della Patria, where stands out an impressive 30 mt high Christmas tree, perhaps the most beautiful in town. From Piazza Venezia the view of the lightened up Via del Corso is irresistible. Don’t forget that just some hundreds meters far from here there is world’s most beautiful monument, the one and only Colosseum.