“La Corsa dei Santi”, having a free walk through Rome
Posted on 31 March 2010
Rome is a wonderful city but very often it’s difficul to visit as it’s very crowded and chaotic, especially if you choose to visit it by car which can leave the tourists displaced, moreover if the tourist is used to come from more ordered and quiet places. They are therefore unable to visit and appreciate the eternal city and they might leave disappointed. Well, today we would like to give you an advice, making charity marathons.
During the first on November celebrations, the Foundation Bosco organizes a charity marathon in 2 versions, one is called “light” and it’s not competitive and comprises only 3 km, and the other a little “heavier” which is a competitive race with TV broadcasts and ten km trail. The beauty of this event is that the tourists can have a walk in the heart of Rome without caring about trafic which normally chokes the city.
Obviously someone can feel a bit shocked by the name “Saint’ Race” and by taking part to a real marathon, however it’s now very common to take advantages by these events and have a relaxed walk in Rome’s heart without the noise of cars and scooters, without caring about the smog and traffic. The marathon starts and ends in Piazza Pio XII and goes through Lungotevere Vaticano, Viale Giulio Cesare and Piazza Cavour.
To participate to the “Saints Race” you must subscribe to it. This year the marathon costs only €7,00 which are going to Charity. The event is now becoming every year more famous and it really gives you the chance to admire Rome’s center with no cars, scooters and noise!
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Thanks for the information, I participated in the Maratona di Roma last month and I was wondering if there were anything else which was similar going on