Rome is probably more south than you want but...
I was in Rome during Holy Week about 10 years and there was a lot of activiy. But it was also VERY crowded with tourists. The Pope performs the Stations of the Cross beginning at the Coliseum and it is possible to get quite close (I was about 10 feet away), there is an Easter address at the Vatican and various other services/events around the city.

Wherever you go, have a great time and tell us about in a trip report.

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I wish I were 1,000 miles away