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Happy Holidays from Rome!

Rome is a beautiful place to spend the winter holidays.   All of the streets are filled with lights and decorations, there is a spectacular Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia, and numerous Christmas markets throughout Rome attract both tourists and Romans alike.   Here are some of our staff’s favorite winter events in Rome this year!

-The Nativity Scene at St. Peter’s Basilica

Nativity scene illuminated at night in St. Peter’s Square, with St. Peter’s Basilica and a decorated Christmas tree in the background. Large Christmas tree lit at night in St. Peter’s Square, with crowds of people and St. Peter’s Basilica visible behind it.

-The Christmas Markets in Piazza della Chiesa Nuova, Il Mercato Monti, and RoMarket

Bells hung on the ceiling in the Christmas market.  Chestnuts piled on top of each other in the Christmas market.

-Ice Skating in Rome at places such as :

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale Pietro de Coubertin.

Axel, Piazza Mancini.

Grinzing Village, Giardini di Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello.

Ice Park Aurelio, Via G.B. de la Salle.

Ice Park EuroRoma2, Centro Commerciale Euroma 2, Viale Oceano Pacifico 88.

Wide view of the Colosseum interior with a temporary ice skating rink set up in the center, surrounded by ancient stone seating.

From all of the UWRC staff here in Rome, we wish you a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday month this December, and a happy New Year!

The Colosseum illuminated at night, with a large decorated Christmas tree standing nearby.