As many as 33 million tourists and
pilgrims are expected to visit Rome during the Jubilee year that
begins in December, Censis said Tuesday.
The research firm said that about 70% of the visitors will
come from abroad, spending an estimated eight billion euros.
According to Censis, about 25 million tourists came to Rome
for the Jubilee of 2000, and it expects a sizeable increase for
this Holy Year.
"The extraordinary flow of tourists will be part of the
great wave seeing the growing attractiveness of Rome," said
Censis.
It added that includes "a proliferation" of visitors who
now see Rome as a day trip rather than a place worth staying
overnight or longer.
Pope Francis Francis announced the special Jubilee year to
begin December 8 and end November 20, 2016 on the second
anniversary of his election last March to underscore a central
spiritual theme of his pontificate.
The Jubilee has been dedicated to the theme of Mercy.
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