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Rome, Italy
5 customs and traditions in Rome — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
The evening walk before dinner, dressed deliberately, done for its own sake.
An espresso taken standing costs a fraction of the same cup at a table. Cappuccino after 11:00 is a visitor habit.
A drink before dinner served with snacks, from about 19:00 — a social bracket rather than a meal.
The long family meal, which is why many good trattorias close Sunday evening and all day Monday.
Some 2,500 cast-iron street fountains run continuously with cold, potable water. Block the spout and it arcs upward to drink from.
