Christmas, as we know, is famous all around the world and it does simply appear all the more special in Rome, where it was created. As Rome contains within its territories, the Vatican City, believed to be the seat of the Lord God himself and the Pope, or the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, it ought to be grand, as it is, in its unique way.
Though the ancient Romans used to celebrate Saturnalia, in the honor of the God Saturn and then, laid elaborate banquets, rich with sumptuous food of various forms, it is from where the modern day Christmas traces its roots to. The Christmas of the yesteryear also quite significantly kept with the custom of exchanging gifts all around, which we still see in the present times.
You can really do a lot of things during the Christmas in Rome like:
Enjoying in the Vatican City
Saint Peter’s Basilica can give you the real thrills of experiencing the all-important midnight mass on the Christmas eve. You can roam about freely in the St. Peter’s Square with an decorated, colossal Christmas tree on the right of Caligula Obelisk.
Though the Vatican Museum and the Sistine remain closed in the December 25th and 26th and January 1st and 6th, you can easily enjoy the best Vatican City tours, with us.
Take a Stroll through the City in the Winters
Winter gives an added charm and really morphs the city into a beautiful city gilded with a frenzied fiesta of the Christmas carnival. The church of Santa Maria, the Roman Colosseum, the Capitoline Hill, and the Saint Peter’s Square would all greet you with overflowing warmth even in the freezing cold.
Apart from these, there are several other things that you can indulge in if you plan your trip with our authentic Vatican and Sistine chapel tours like: shopping from the most favored destinations in and around the city, visiting the Christmas markets of Rome, speeding all the way to the Christmas village at the Auditorium, enjoying a day trip into the glorious past and so on.
If winters in Rome beckon you, then SPENDING THE WINTER HOLIDAYS IN ROME would let you plan all the things you can do there in your winter vacation.
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