Visit Italy's Glastonbury with cheap flights to Rome

Glastonbury is over for another year and there may be some people who are kicking themselves for missing the opportunity to see Bruce Springsteen and Blur perform, but by booking cheap flights to Rome they may be able to have a similar experience.

In an article for the Times, Stanley Stewart said that a host of small festivals taking place across the Italian capital creates an urban Glastonbury - but without the tents and the smell of the portaloos.

Estate Romana will go on until late September with numerous open air events attracting visitors to all parts of the city.

In the ruins of ¬Teatro di Marcello a series of concerts take place, while Rome's International Festival of Latin-American Music and Culture is held at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle racetrack.

And rock fans may be pleased to hear that during July, bands such as the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, White Lies, Nine Inch Nails, TV on the Radio and Animal Collective will all be taking to the stage.

But no matter what time of year travellers book cheap flights to Rome they are sure to find something going on, with the Independent's Rachel Spence noting that many of its most famous attractions have been given a facelift thanks to additional funding from the government.

Book cheap flights to Rome online from £19.99 with Jet2.com, the friendly low fares airline.