Christmas in Rome sees return of market stalls and carousel in Piazza Navona.

Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season from 8 December - a public holiday in Italy for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception - until 6 January 2025.

The annual event, known as the Mercatino della Befana or Festa della Befana, is a traditional fixture on Rome's Christmas calendar.

The stalls sell toys, sweets, food from the Lazio region, books, leather goods, Christmas decorations, ceramics and other gift items.

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The carousel is also back and the city will organise creative workshops for children and live performances over the festive season.

This Christmas season, as the city prepares for Jubilee Year 2025, the restoration work on the fountains in Piazza Navona will conclude on 19 December with the unveiling of Bernini's celebrated 17th-century landmark, the Fountain of the Four Rivers.

The festivities end on 6 January, on the feast of the Epiphany or La Befana, a national public holiday in Italy.

For details of the events programme check the city website.