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It's rare to have snow in Rome but today the city was covered with snow, causing major transportation problems in the city with many shops and businesses remaining closed. While there was snow in Rome in 2010, this is said to have been Rome's biggest snowfall in more than 25 years and lots of people were out with cameras. Here are places to see photos of Rome with snow:

• Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
• Piazza Navona snow photo on Flickr
• Snow in the Eternal City on Living in Rome
• Rome in the Snow Photo Gallery on the Sacramento Bee

Snow has fallen in much of Italy and we have links to more photos on our Facebook page, including snow in Cinque Terre, Tuscany, and Milan.

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