If you fancy escaping the Christmas chores and having a truly opulent festive season, take a look at the Christmas schedule at the beautiful Rome Cavalieri.

This Waldorf Astoria Resort has a complete month of festivities including decadent feasts, pampering sessions or nearby trips to explore the hotel’s historic surrounds.

The hotel will welcome its very own Christmas Market, providing an authentic Roman shopping experience for discerning guests and their families, with products from local artisans on offer.

To make sure guests look party perfect, the spa has a range of new La Prairie treatments on offer including the Ultimate Rejuvenating Night Elixir Platinum Facial and the La Prairie Signature Caviar Massage, which uses luxurious skin caviar to leave skin radiant and restored.

Surrounded by large Mediterranean gardens, Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort offers views of Rome and the Vatican from its hilltop position in Montemario. It boasts a 2500m² wellness centre, state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities, a prestigious art collection and the first and only three-star Michelin restaurant in Rome, La Pergola.

Heinz Beck has prepared a special delectable eight-course menu for Christmas Day that includes Smoked capon consommé, Sole with spinach and black truffle and Duck breast with black salsify and hazelnuts. The delicious feast is accompanied with matching fine wines from La Pergola’s wine cellar, housing over 70,000 world-class bottles and live piano music.