Easter in Italy is a great way to spend the holiday and it seems that the Belpaese is a favourite destination for many English and international travellers, especially to Rome.
The eternal city is at the top of the preferred Easter holiday destinations list for Europe, in front of Venice and Barcellona.
The Italian tourism industry is getting some good publicity overseas with the Opodo network saying that Rome hotel prices have dropped recently due to the financial crisis, especially with good four and five-star Rome hotel offers.
Before the crush of tourists for summer in Italy, Rome enjoys a good off season in April and May – even actor Jake Gyllenhall vacationed in Rome recently during a break in filming Source Code.
As we already saw with our gallery on the football field near the Colosseum, Rome offers far more than the usual tourist traps as discovered even by The West Australian newspaper, which suggests popping into out-of-the-way churches in Rome to escape from the usual bustle of the city.
The Vancouver Sun even suggests planning a long holiday to Rome of a couple of months to really get to know the city.
Most tourists to Rome spend a couple of days, racing from St Peter’s to the Trevi Fountain to the Colosseum, and do so craving for some extra time to discover this romantic city.
