Snow Falls in Rome, and the Eternal City Takes a Holiday. [View all]

People tobogganed in Rome’s public parks on makeshift sleds — garbage bags appeared to be a preferred, if potentially painful, material — and a few hardy individuals strapped on skis to slalom in the Circus Maximus, once the site of chariot races.

Ingrid Nutty and Anthony Awy, who were visiting from London, were bemused that a snowy day would make the news. “We’re used to it,” Ms. Nutty said. Mr. Awy noted that the forecast had predicted the cold weather. “We came prepared,” he said, clapping his gloved hands.

A Siberian weather front nicknamed the Beast from the East sent temperatures plunging and brought snow and icy conditions to many European countries in recent days. In Italy, the weather front was dubbed Burian, a play on the name for a gelid wind from the Siberian steppe, and temperatures have dropped well below their seasonal average.'>>>

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