When planning your next Rome vacation, consider planning around the Italian favorite, La Festa di San Silvestro. Celebrations held are similar to those for the American New Year's Eve, all in joy of the New Year. On the 31st of December, La Festa di San Silvestro will be celebrated city wide, with many activities to choose from. Whether you are looking for a quiet and relaxing night in with your family or an adventurous night on the town with your friends, La Festa di San Silvestro in Rome will not disappoint.

Tradition to any Italian festivity, La Festa di San Silvestro will start with great feasts held by families and friends. Lentils will be featured in the feast to represent money and good fortune for the new year, as well as some sort of stuffed pig's trotter to represent wealth and richness in life. These delicious treats will be made all over the city on the day of La Festa di San Silvestro.

After dinner, consider heading to some of the many street and public square dances. In addition, the night clubs and bars will be a very happening spot, eagerly awaiting the clock to strike midnight. On midnight of La Festa di San Silvestro, fireworks will go off for hours, and celebration will erupt. Rome is known as the "center of all New Year's celebrations", so do not miss out!

What: La Festa di San Silvestro
When: December 31-January 1, 2011-2012
Where: All throughout Rome

Recommended Hotel: Hotel Palazzo Manfredi