A very unusual (and unknown) tourist attraction in Rome is the nativity scene created by Giuseppe Ianni in collaboration with the garbage collectors’ company AMA. The nativity scene is, in fact, known as the Presepio dei Netturbini (Nativity Scene of the Garbage Collectors).
The nativity scene, made with stones collected from countries from all over the world, tries to re-create the way a Palestinian village must have looked 2000 years ago, with more than 100 dwellings made of tufo stone, altogether more than 50 meters of streets with tiny cobblestones, and 4 rivers and aqueducts.
There are caves dug out of the rocks and steps going up and down and no less than 270 characters peopling the village.
Ha ormai 40 anni il tradizionale allestimento presepiale ideato e realizzato da Giuseppe Ianni in collaborazione con gli operatori dell’azienda AMA di Roma.
Since 1972, the year of its creation, the village has grown every year through voluntary work by the AMA collaborators.
Nativity Scene of the Garbage Collectors Practical Information
| Address | Via dei Cavalleggeri, 5 - 00165 Rome, italy. |
| District | Aurelio (Rome west) |
| Hotels nearby | All Rome Hotels |
| Telephone | +39 06636203 |
| Opening Hours | Until 30 January 2012: Every day 8 AM - 8 PM, Sunday 8 AM - 11.30 AM; From February 1 until December 14 2012: 9 AM till 7 PM. |
| Closed | Never. |
| Admission | Free. |
| Public transport | Bus: 40, 62, 64. |
| Special Holidays/Events | None. |
| Note | The scene is created by volunteers from the garbage collectors of Rome, AMA. |
Directions to the Nativity Scene of the Garbage Collectors
Take bus 64 and get off at the last stop (Saint Peter's Square). Walk around the square and turn left into the Piazza del Sant'Uffizio. Turn right into the Via di Porta Cavalleggeri.