FESTA DE NOANTRI

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Created on Thursday, 30 April 2015 15:58
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 April 2015 16:08
Published on Thursday, 30 April 2015 15:58
Written by Stefano Tocci
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Festa de Noantri

Where: Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere/piazza Mastai
When: mid-end July
Though few traces of Trastevere's working-class roots remain today, the area's residents celebrate its humble origins with gusto during the Festa de' Noantri. Festivities kick off with a procession held in honour of the Madonna del Carmine, to whom the whole shebang is theoretically dedicated. Two weeks of arts events and street performances follow, and fireworks round off the closing night.


Campionato Internazionale di Tennis (Italian Open)

Where: Foro Italico, viale dei Gladiatori 31
When: 2wks early May
Tel & website: 06 3283 7240/www.internazionalibnlditalia.it
Every May, Rome hosts the Italian Open tennis tournament, one of the most important European clay-court challenges outside the Grand Slam, and a warm-up event for the French Open

Concorso Ippico Internazionale di Piazza di Siena

Where: Piazza di Siena, Villa Borghese
When: 2nd half of May
Tel & website: 06 638 3818/www.piazzadisiena.com
Rome's jet-set flock to this international show-jumping event in leafy Villa Borghese.