This year, Rome is celebrating Christmas with some of the glitteriest, prettiest lights I've seen. Ever. And since that includes the decorations that glitter-bomb American shopping malls and cul-de-sac neighborhoods every year, that's saying quite a bit.
Here, just a few twinkly tastes of the most Christmas-sy corners of Rome. Photos—and even a couple of short videos—to follow.
Prepare to be dazzled.
Piazza Venezia
Via dei Coronari
Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina
Christmas parade at Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina
Colosseum Christmas tree
Piazza Sant'Eustachio
Near Piazza Navona
Presepio at the Church of Sant'Eustachio
Via dei Baullari, toward Campo dei Fiori
Via Urbana in Monti
Piazza Venezia, looking toward the Vittorio Emanuele monument
Looking up Via del Corso from Piazza Venezia
Via dei Condotti
Near the Spanish Steps
The Fendi store on Via del Corso
Video of the lights at the Fendi store and Via del Corso
Via dei Coronari
Via dei Condotti, looking toward the Spanish Steps
Via dei Condotti
Via del Corso
Piazza Sant'Eustachio, with the Church of Sant'Eustachio in the background
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Romans really know how to do Christmas lights! Just beautiful.
-- Gary
Posted by: Italy Travel Packages | 26 January 2012 at 07:25 AM
Nobody does it like the Romans. They must be electrical geniuses because those lights are incredible!
Posted by: Clint Rowley | 23 December 2011 at 07:33 PM
Beautiful pictures and Christmas decorations.
Posted by: RJ Davis | 15 December 2011 at 02:35 AM
Wow. They went all out!
Posted by: Jennifer Wilkin | 13 December 2011 at 02:44 AM