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Christmas in Rome 2026 — the giant Christmas tree and nativity scene in St Peter's Square at dusk, with St Peter's Basilica glowing behind them

Christmas in Rome 2026: St Peter’s Square, Piazza Navona & the Honest Guide

Rome does Christmas differently from every other city in this series, and that is exactly why it works. There is no Germanic cluster of wooden chalets here — Rome has only one traditional market, and it is small. Instead the season lives in churches, nativity scenes, the Vatican, lights and music: a giant tree and […]