EVENTS
Rome is a city which offers various attractions all year round.
To keep an update on what is available we suggest the local weekly paper in ROMA C'E'
which continually informs you of what the city has to offer.
There are also regular shows and feasts held in various suburbs or single streets, here is
one:
- Cento Pittori in Via Margutta
It is held in spring and autumn in one of Rome's most
characteristic
streets. The Christmas edition is held in Piazza di Spagna.
Is held every year between mid June to mid July on the banks of
the Tiber
River (Tevere) between the bridge at Castel Sant'Angelo and the Cavour
Bridge; is open from 18.00 to 1.00 in the morning. This event mainly
involves local Italian hand made wares and crafts, but there are also food
stands selling pasta, jams and preserves, olive oil, wine and liquor at
below shop prices.
This local street feast is organized every year at the end of
July.
Trastevere fills with stalls and kiosks where you can eat anything you like
and find many things to buy.
This fair is held in Via Dei Coronari twice a year. The first
edition begins
during the second half of May and is open from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 16.00
to 23.00. The second edition is held between September and October, and is
open from Monday to Thursday from 15.00 to 23.00; and from Friday to Sunday
from 10.00 to 23.00. Leatherwear, jewelry and giftware are sold along with
antiques.
- Sfilata di alta moda di Trinità dei Monti
The famous fashion parade takes place mid July down the
spectacular Spanish
Steps at Trinita' Dei Monti, south of Piazza di Spagna, it is very exclusive
as seating is reserved for people with invitations. The general public
stands the seating area.
This elegant roman street occasionally holds art exhibitions and
special
evenings where art galleries and antique shops remain open until late at
night offering drinks and snacks to their visitors. |
