Rome, Italy: Enjoying a sporting weekend

If you are anything like me, then you will love going to different sports events around the world. When I went to the United States, I went to a baseball game and American Football game. In Finland I went to a rally driving event and an ice-hockey game.

In Rome the two big sports are football (calcio) and basketball. For football you have a choice of two teams and they are Lazio and AS Roma. If you get the chance it can be worth going to see a game. Football is a true part of Italian culture just the same as cooking, wine and living with one's mama until in ones thirties is :) You can try http://www.ticketone.it/ for tickets to either of those two teams.

Basketball is a big passion also in Rome and across Italy and the Italian league has some good players and a good standard. You can also try and book via the Ticketone website for tickets and for Rome events accommodation, Holiday Velvet in Rome.

...and Italy v Scotland - 6 Nations Rugby

Tickets are now also available for the Rome game in the Stadio Flaminio for the Italy v Scotland 6 Nations rugby game on the 15th March 2008. Due to kick off at one in the afternoon, local time, this game is one which Italy which feel they can win and with the increasing popularlity of italian rugby, tickets for this game are likely to sell out before the day of the game.

You can search for ticket outlets via the official Italian rugby site at http://www.federugby.it/ and in terms of Rome rugby accommodation, try Holiday Velvet Rome. For sports fans also travelling to Barcelona, you might also be interested in Barcelona match tickets.

Rome Events: Italy V England

It is that time of year again in Rome. Yes, it's 6 nations time and with recent success in the 6 nations, the Italian national team will be looking to do even better this year. Such is the interest in Italy now for rugby, that the Italian rugby assocation have now developed an official site for the first ever time.

The big game in Rome in February is the Italy v England game, on Febuary 10th 2008. Taking place in the Stadio Flaminio at 2:30pm local time, tickets vary in price. You can find ticket information on http://www.federugby.it/ticket.asp.