Winter trip to Rome Italy the best time for museum visitors

The Italian capital Rome attracts numerous tourists every year with an extraordinary number of sights and the typical Italian flair. When you think of Italy, summer, sun, excellent food and lots of culture immediately come to mind. You can find out here good reasons why not only summer is the best time for a trip to the Mediterranean metropolis, but also why a winter trip to Rome has its charm!

Beautiful Christmas markets and much more

Experience the special atmosphere over Christmas and New Year
If you are in Rome at Christmas time, the city presents itself with magnificent lighting, Christmas trees and nativity scenes against impressive backdrops such as the Spanish Steps or the Colosseum. There are also some Christmas markets that can be visited. The most famous and at the same time largest Roman Christmas market is on the beautiful Piazza Navona, where you can buy suitable gifts for those at home from one of the many local traders.

Advantages for traveling in winter

Winter is definitely the best time for museum visitors
While it can quickly get uncomfortably hot and oppressive in summer with often over 30 degrees, the cool months particularly attract visitors who would like to visit the many sights in peace and quiet. The climate is mild and despite more rainy days than in the rest of the year, the sun often shines from a bright blue sky over Rome even in winter. So you like to spend longer outdoors, because the entire city is one big open-air museum. The crowds of tourists stay away anyway, so there is enough space for those who would like to take a photo of the Trevi Fountain, Castel Sant’Angelo and all the other sights without the usual crowd in front of the lens. The largest city in Italy has a large number of different museums. The most famous are certainly the Vatican Museums with St. Peter’s Basilica. The complex is huge and it is almost impossible to see everything in one day. If you have to share the museum area with many other tourists in summer, you will see even less. In addition, there are special dress regulations in religious places, including St. Peter’s Basilica – in winter, however, as a museum visitor you don’t have to worry about not complying with these.

Italian specialties to feast on

Enjoy the typical Italian cuisine in a quiet atmosphere
Italy’s cuisine is considered by many to be among the best in the world, and anyone who has tasted the famous Roman spaghetti carbonara will certainly not disagree. There are numerous excellent restaurants with typical dishes – however, in summer, when there are many tourists in the city, it is not easy to spontaneously get a free table. So winter is the best time to roam the city and eat whenever you feel like it. Try the fried rice balls Suppli, just one of many Roman specialties! And don’t forget to taste the panettone, a cake specialty from Italy, especially during the Christmas season. A winter trip to the Italian metropolis is at least as attractive as a stay in summer and lures with more space at the sights and in the restaurants as well as the prospect of wonderful, mild travel weather!