Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Rome (Roma), Italië

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Natuur

  Artichoke season

  1 jan – 15 apr · meestalOogsttijd

  The romanesco comes into the markets after Christmas and stays until spring; it is the one thing every trattoria in the ghetto and Testaccio is judged on.

Nog steeds bezig: Befana market, Piazza Navona (8 dec – 6 jan), Nativity scenes and markets (8 dec – 6 jan)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Artichoke season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Run Rome The Marathon

• Festival

  Run Rome The Marathon

  22 mrtSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  The course runs through the centre past the Colosseum on a Sunday in late March, which closes the historic streets to traffic for most of the morning. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Holy Week and Easter

  29 mrt – 6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  The centre and the Vatican fill for the week, with road closures around St Peter's for the Friday procession and the Sunday blessing. Book anything central months out. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Wisteria on the Aventine

  25 mrt – 20 apr · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  It comes over the walls of the Aventine and the orange garden for about three weeks, at the same time as the first properly warm evenings.

Nog steeds bezig: Artichoke season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Holy Week and Easter

• Festival

  Natale di Roma

  21 aprGroot festival

  The city's own birthday, marked with costumed parades at the Circus Maximus and free entry at the civic museums. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Artichoke season (1 jan – 15 apr (meestal)), Holy Week and Easter (29 mrt – 6 apr), Wisteria on the Aventine (25 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Spring bank-holiday bridges

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays in Italië

• Opening

  Estate Romana

  1 jun – 30 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The riverside bars, open-air cinemas and concert seasons set up along the Tiber and in the archaeological sites for four months, which is how Romans use the summer. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Italië

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Estate Romana (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Ferragosto

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  10–20 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingen

  On and around 15 August the family trattorias shut for two or three weeks and anyone who can leaves for the coast. The tour groups do not notice; the city does. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Estate Romana (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Summer holidays in Italië

• Natuur

  Grape harvest in the Castelli

  1 sep – 10 okt · meestal

  The hill towns south of the city bring in the harvest through September and the frascati towns hold their wine feasts around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Estate Romana (1 jun – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Rome Film Fest

• Natuur

  Porcini and chestnuts

  1 okt – 20 nov · meestalPlukseizoen

  Autumn puts porcini, chestnuts and puntarelle on every menu in the city for about six weeks, which is why Romans push October as the month.

• Festival

  Rome Film Fest

  13–25 oktFilmfestivalDruk

  Two weeks at the Auditorium in mid-October, with a red carpet that draws crowds north of the centre and a public ticket ballot that opens weeks ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Grape harvest in the Castelli (1 sep – 10 okt (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Porcini and chestnuts (1 okt – 20 nov (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Festival

  Befana market, Piazza Navona

  8 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  Stalls fill Piazza Navona until Epiphany on 6 January, when the old woman brings sweets or coal and the Christmas season formally ends. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nativity scenes and markets

  8 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  From 8 December the churches put out their presepi and the squares take stalls; sites and museums close early through the holiday fortnight. Bron ↗