| When spending Christmas in Rome you will want | | | | Fish and Tortellini to spread around and ate |
| to plan your trip lasting from the 25th of | | | | followed with a glass of bubbly spumante. |
| December to the 6th of January. During this time | | | | Where to go during a Christmas Break in Rome |
| you will see splendid Christmas Trees and shops | | | | Some might wonder what to do while on their |
| with lights and festive decorations. Rome city | | | | Chrsitmas Vacation in Rome but many of the |
| breaks during Christmas are an excellent idea, you | | | | things you would do through out the rest of the |
| will find that some of the wonderful traditions | | | | year can be enjoyed during this time as well. With |
| from the past happening even today. | | | | the Old Rome history such as the Colosseum, |
| Christmas Past and Present | | | | Capitoline Hill, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Roman |
| In the past you would find that a man named | | | | Forum, and Trevi Fountain near by and in all of |
| Father Christmas visited children and gave them | | | | the ancient glory. Or something more modern |
| presents on New Years Day the day for | | | | with a tour of Rome at night through the old |
| celebrating Basil. Another past tradition still help | | | | parts and the Trastevere also you cannot forget |
| today is where carolers will go around spreading | | | | The Jewish Ghetto. |
| good cheer to all those they meet. The Christmas | | | | You will also want to visit some of the quaint and |
| dinner is another tradition that has made it | | | | festively decorated stands and shops in Rome. |
| through time, and you will find that most tables | | | | During this time the culture and history of Rome |
| have either turkey or pork and delectable | | | | cannot only be seen but felt in each step you |
| desserts like kourabies and melomakarona | | | | take. All around you the smells and flavors of the |
| decorating them. | | | | Holiday can be felt and experienced. Although you |
| Differences from a Christmas in Rome and one | | | | might want to bring a few extra dollars for those |
| you might be used to | | | | impromptu gifts and trinkets, you should also bring |
| Christmas is very much celebrated in Rome but it | | | | a healthy appetite to savor and enjoy all of the |
| is not the same holiday you might know or | | | | wonderfully flavored foods. |
| remember. In Rome family is what Christmas is all | | | | Christmas in Rome can be an unforgettable |
| about and not friends, people you know or those | | | | experience if you let it. |
| you work with. This is a time for the Traditional | | | | |