Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Rome

If you’re looking for a different experience this New Year’s Eve, then head to the fascinating and culturally-inspiring city of Rome. With incredible firework displays exploding in every corner, this magnificent city truly comes to life on the biggest party night of the year.

Follow the throngs of New Year party revellers in Rome and make your way to the Piazza del Popolo, the ‘People’s Square.’ Snuggled between the banks of the River Tevere and the elegant Pincian Hill in the northeast quarter of Rome’s historical centre, the Piazza’s fountains, churches, marble statues and grand monuments makes it an incredible place to visit all year round.

But on New Year’s Eve when bands blast out melodic delights against a starry night sky lit up by fireworks, the last night of the year is perhaps the most compelling to become acquainted with one of Italy’s most famous squares.

Other top spots to count the New Year in on Rome’s streets is the Piazza Navona, the monument of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Coliseum, which are all decorated in fairy lights and look particularly stunning.

The Via dei Fori Imperialia, the road in the centre of Rome which runs straight through the Piazza Venezia, is bustling with hordes of party dwellers. Music blasts out all night long as a free concert takes place along the Via dei Fori Imperialia.

Or if fireworks spectacular are more up your street, head to Villa Borghese, a huge landscape garden in Rome’s naturalistic English villa, which comprises of numerous museums, buildings and attractions. On New Year’s Eve, Rome’s third biggest public park is home to a sensational firework display.

If you are looking for a truly uplifting way to kiss goodbye to the old year and celebrate the arrival of the New Year, heading to the remarkable city of Rome and soaking up its bustling New Year shenanigans, will definitely mean you start 2015 in style.