Travelers visiting Rome at the end of the year are in for a surprise: the city transforms for over a month (the end to the holiday season is on January 6) offering a magical blend of ancient history, religious contemplation, and festive cheer. And while the official start of the Christmas celebrations is December 8, […]
Will you be spending your Christmas/end of the year holidays in Rome? Are you curious about the traditions and cultural customs of this area? We have collected some of them in this post: none of them related to the sweets found in this season, for which we refer you to this article, but still all […]
The end-of-the-year festivities will be definitely different in 2020. While we don’t need to remind you (yet again) why that is, there are ways to try and use the strict rules in effect in Rome and Italy to one’s advantage to have a great holiday period in spite of the pandemics. For instance: in the […]
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If you’re visiting Rome in December and early January, you won’t only find our delicious panettone in your From Home to Rome accommodation: every apartment in our portfolio will have its Christmas tree, patiently assembled by our very own Clementina, Flavio & Marta! Pictured here is the one they set up in the living room at Wanderlust, […]
Are you visiting Rome for the end-of-the-year-holidays? First off, congrats on your travel! December is really a magical time, and particularly in a city like Rome. What we lack in terms of snow and sleighs we more than make up for with Christmas ornaments, events and, well, shopping! While you can admire the former to […]
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If you’ve visited Rome this year around Easter time and booked a rental apartment from us, you may have found a chocolate gift in the shape of a traditional egg: it was the outcome of a collaboration between From Home to Rome and Fondazione Lucé, a NGO focused on supporting cancer patients and survivors. Every […]
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There’s a misconception that Rome (and Italy at large) turns into a wasteland during the holidays, no matter when said holidays are – it is repeated when the month of August begins, in Easter, before May Day and again right now, at the end of the year. This was probably truer in the 1950s or […]
Exactly one month after Saint Nicholas’ Day, or Santa Claus’ ancestor, the Befana is on January 6. Italian kids will look forward to her coming once they are finished with their Christmas presents. By the way, the Befana is going to bring some thing to the good and less-than-good ones as well. Nobody knows where […]
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Whether you’ve already planned to be in Rome for the end-of-the year festivities or are considering to come in at that particular time, there are things you should know about how the city transforms during the whole of December and part of January. Having a clear idea of what is going to happen will protect […]
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