At the time of writing this post, watery sunshine and the palest of blue skies may have returned to Rome, yet earlier today the city looked very different - Romans and tourists were able to enjoy the rare treat of seeing the major landmarks of the Eternal City under a picturesque covering of snow!
![Saint Peter's after heavy snow - 12 February, 2010](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tHRmpTuKJCwaz7b1RGWXAavUBcu7WrX1Mkn3T19xnpKBRTU2R1Af-T3h0s2vVUU1XbyOxjIt29xXdchJggB_vlq2k_boLd3MxGW4E4sTOfrSnaangVHt9aizJQHRWiiW0=s0-d)
It is extremely unusual for snow to fall in Rome – in fact, the last time the capital saw any significant snowfall was back in 1986.
![Saints on collonnade at Saint Peter's Square in the snow](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vtDC605hlm8RyJqEsXWw_puw00934m0S_TXUAMjA8MpWyyHnSaWB8tdodznoQTHmWJxKVo_-W3rqj1itj_O4mT2_tsTNu9GcHdj8PVoFMHeJEvhXV_15whP6b9UnBB0UQ=s0-d)
The saints in the snow here are (from left to right): St. Francis of Assisi, St. Bernard, St. Benedict, St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Remigius.
Photo © Deborah Swain - All rights reserved
It is extremely unusual for snow to fall in Rome – in fact, the last time the capital saw any significant snowfall was back in 1986.
The saints in the snow here are (from left to right): St. Francis of Assisi, St. Bernard, St. Benedict, St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Remigius.
Photo © Deborah Swain - All rights reserved
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