Browsing: Christmas

Pope Leo XIV to preside over Christmas Day Mass at St Peter’s.Pope Leo XIV will impart the traditional Urbi et Orbi…

Christmas in Italy is rich in traditions and offers a feast for the senses.The presepe or Nativity scene plays a…

Celebrating Christmas 2025 in the Eternal City.The Christmas season in Rome is a particularly festive experience thanks to street lights,…

The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds still exists in Naples and Rome.Dressed in traditional sheepskin and woollen cloaks with peaked hats,…

Italy to screen Una Poltrona per Due on Christmas Eve for the 22nd time.Italy is home to some of the…

Assisi celebrates theme of peace in modern art.The pilgrimage town of Assisi in Italy’s central Umbria region lights up over the…

Vatican Christmas tree and Nativity scene to be inaugurated on 7 December.The Vatican’s Christmas tree, a 27-metre-high red fir from…

Rome boosts public transport services over the festive season.Rome’s Christmas mobility plan, in place from 6 December 2025 to 6 January…

Rome’s public transport system follows reduced schedule on main holiday dates over 2025 Christmas season. 24 December. Christmas Eve. All of Rome’s…

A quick guide to the best Christmas markets in Rome over the 2025 festive season.Piazza Navona: Mercatino della BefanaRome’s popular Christmas…