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Friday 2-9-12 Snow in Rome…again?

Last substantial snowfall in Rome occurred in 1986. The cold snap, with temperatures hovering at or just below the freezing point stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. On the steep streets in the Trastevere Monteverde neighborhood near the ancient Janiculum Hill, many buses couldn’t make it up, [...]