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26yr €25/30) as well as various other tours - see the website for further details. Note that
tour prices do not cover admission charges to the Vatican Museums and Colosseum.
Festivals & Events
Carnevale Romano
(
www.carnevale.roma.it
)
Rome goes to town for
carnevale
with horse shows on Piazza del
Popolo, costumed parades down Via del Corso and crowds of kids in fancy dress.
CARNIVAL
Easter
On Good Friday, the pope leads a candlelit procession around the Colosseum. At noon on
Easter Sunday he blesses the crowds in St Peter's Square.
RELIGIOUS
Mostra delle Azalee
From mid-April to early May, the Spanish Steps are emblazoned with 600 vases of bloom-
ing, brightly coloured azaleas.
CULTURE
Natale di Roma
Rome celebrates its birthday on 21 April with music, historical recreations, fireworks and
free entry to many museums. Action is centred on the Campidoglio and Circo Massimo.
CULTURE
Primo Maggio
Rome's May Day rock concert attracts huge crowds and big-name Italian performers to
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano.
MUSIC
Estate Romana
(
www.estateromana.comune.roma.it
)
From June to October Rome's big summer festival stages
hundreds of cultural events and activities across the capital.
CULTURE
Lungo il Tevere
(
www.lungoiltevereroma.it
)
Stalls, clubs, bars, restaurants and dance floors line the banks of
the Tiber for this summer-long jamboree.
ARTS
Festa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
Romans celebrate patron saints Peter and Paul on 29 June. Festivities are centred on St
Peter's Basilica and Via Ostiense.
RELIGIOUS
