There is no place like Rome in the springtime. The sun is shining, the air is warm, the trees are blossoming, and the flowers are blooming. La primavera arriva! And if, like me, you get antsy for some ...

It’s warm enough to sit outside cafes and bars, and visiting before the crowds arrive in summer means that the queues are short The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if ...

An early spring has arrived in the Eternal City, where gorgeous days of sunshine are abruptly interrupted by hailstorms and rain showers. A similar whiplash has been felt around the Vatican in recent ...