Acea’s Christmas lights illuminate Via del Corso and bring the city together with messages of hope, solidarity, and welcome.
Every year, the Acea Group’s Christmas lights on Via del Corso transform the heart of Rome into a unique and immersive experience. This year, the tradition coincides with a special occasion: the opening of the twenty-fifth Holy Year. The carpet of lights, stretching approximately 2 kilometers from Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo, features 49 luminous representations of water drops, symbols of this precious and universal resource, alongside small globes representing the Jubilee, a symbol of renewal and hope.
The Capital's Christmas lights are dedicated to the universal theme of peace. In order to convey this message even more, Acea, on the occasion of the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Piazza del Popolo, took it upon itself to involve a Person from the Group, and his family, who suffered a great loss this year due to a traffic accident, in order to raise awareness about the issue of road victims among all citizens. In addition, thanks to the collaboration between Areti, an Acea Group company, and Roma Capitale, more than 500 illuminated crosswalks (APLs) will be installed in the upcoming months, using state-of-the-art technologies that will improve the public lighting service near particularly relevant crosswalks, including in the peripheral areas of the Capital.
As per tradition, on December 8, the Christmas lights were inaugurated, and Rome’s Christmas tree in Piazza del Popolo was lit up in the presence of Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome, and Barbara Marinali, President of the Acea Group. The fir, beautifully wrapped in strings of warm lights, served as backdrop for the performance by the Choral Singing School of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
Created to illuminate the patronal festivals widespread in Southern Italy around the 16th century, over the decades Christmas lights became true works of art that took the name "Luci d'artista" (Artist’ Lights) for their visual appearance. The elements of the decorations are lights, colours, architecture and scenic appearance. Over the years, they have become so popular that even famous artists have been involved in their creation.
The centre of Rome lights up again this year with Christmas light decorations made by the Acea Group. A starry sky, composed of strands of lights, runs all along Via del Corso and offers to passers-by an extremely impressive scenic effect.
The carpet of lights, stretching from Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo, is about 1,400 meters long and consists of 18 warm white LED light strings, totalling 300,000 light points. The blanket of lights is interspersed with the word "Peace," translated into various languages, from French to German to Spanish, and embellished with glowing stars and the Acea logo.
The Capital's Christmas lights are dedicated to the universal theme of peace. In order to convey this message even more, Acea, on the occasion of the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Piazza del Popolo, took it upon itself to involve a Person from the Group, and his family, who suffered a great loss this year due to a traffic accident, in order to raise awareness about the issue of road victims among all citizens. In addition, thanks to the collaboration between Areti, an Acea Group company, and Roma Capitale, more than 500 illuminated crosswalks (APLs) will be installed in the upcoming months, using state-of-the-art technologies that will improve the public lighting service near particularly relevant crosswalks, including in the peripheral areas of the Capital.
Once again this year, Acea launches the Rome by light Acea photo contest. Participating is simple: just take a picture of the lights on Via del Corso or of the Christmas trees in the various Town Halls of Rome and submit it using the dedicated form. You can access the form by scanning the QR Codes found on the interactive terminal near the trees.
The purpose of the Contest is to reward those who can represent through images the festive atmosphere created by the lights with reference to the themes of Sustainability, Peace or the Territory.
The contest is active from 8th December 2022 to 8th January 2023. An evaluation committee will choose the winners following four criteria: creativity, originality, technique and coherence with the aims of the Contest. Find out all the details on the regulation (only italian version).
The contest allowed participants to choose one of three thematic categories: “Emotions of Sustainability”, “Lights for Peace”, “Living the City”. The winner for “Emotions of Sustainability” was Federica Testini, the “Living the City” award went to Nelly Schneider, while the prize for “Lights for Peace” was won by Alessandro Di Mario. Two special mentions went to Marco Policicchio and Valeria Ciardulli.
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