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Follow the torch-lit procession led by the Pope from the Colosseum to the Palatine on Good Friday, then take inspiration and get snap happy at the city's Birthday Celebrations on 21st April and the Photography Festival from late-April into early-May. Attend open-air cultural performances during the Estate Romana summer festival from June to September, stay up eating, drinking and shopping all night in September during Rome's Notte Bianca, and feast on porchetta (spit-roast pork) in Piazza Navona at the Christmas Fair in December.

Six Nations Championship: Italy

11 Feb 2012 (various dates)

Fans flock to Rome's Stadio Flaminio every year for matches in Rugby Union's Six Nations Championship. The visitors in 2011 - England and Scotland - will prove to be tough opposition.

Read more11 Feb 2012 (various dates)