While most visitors inexplicably wait until summer to descend on the shiny cobblestone streets of Italy's Eternal City—when the country's capital literally bakes in the debilitating midday sun, necessitating at least three gelati daily and just as many cold showers—the spring is truly prime time to visit. Milder temperatures, a host of special events and gentler hotel prices are just a few draws that make bella Roma especially alluring in April and beyond. Here are three great reasons to head there prontissimo.

The Celebrations. As you might imagine, Easter is a very big deal in Rome, marked by Good Friday services in the Colosseum and Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square.

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