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Photos: A. Cenni - M. Cristofani Translated by: Renzo Arzeni DGE SYSTEM the world squares in famous most one ofthe Spagna, Piazza di for touristsandRomans, changesitslook Popolo. Situated attheheadofatrian- stic butsober-looking Piazzadel of Baboon), whichleadsto themaje- hairy bodyhasearneditthe nickname dian spiritofwaterandsprings, whose statue thereofamacaque, theguar- Babuino (whosenamestemsfromthe To theleftofpiazzais Via del Pietro Berniniandhissonin1629. Barcaccia, afountaindesignedby the stepsisFontana della Trinità deiMonti, whileatthefootof ne stepsleadinguptothechurchof ted bythemagnificentflightoftraverti- now arriveinPiazzadiSpagna: domina- continues withfashionparades; andinthe spectacle; inthesummerspectacle red azaleas, makingatrulyincredible are decorated alloverwithvasesofcolou- according totheseason: inthespringthey interesting Christmascrib. winter theyactasthebackdropforavery Piazza di Spagna [ The SpanishSteps, ameetingpoint to concerts from history Popolo, Piazza del
Piazza del Popolo events ofallsortsareorganized. pedestrian area, whereconcertsand tury. PiazzadelPopoloistodayagreat from thesecondhalfof17thcen- ground arethe Twin churches dating Circus Maximus, whileintheback- Egyptian obelisktransferred fromthe Giuseppe Valadier. Initscentreisthe present aspecttothearchitect tion ofvariouspopes, anditowesits to beconstructed, duetothealterna- the piazzatookaboutthreecenturies Babuino, Via Condotti, Via diRipetta), the greenheartofRome: Villa Borghese. tely yougothroughthePortadelPopolo, in and placesforchildrenawaityouimmedia- gle ofroadscalledthe “Trident” (Viadel [ Bicycle rides, museums, theatres Christendom world the hubof Square), (St. Peter’s San Pietro Piazza
Piazza San Pietro crowd assemblesinthispiazza forthe pilgrims fromallovertheworld. which isvisitedeveryyearbymillionsof Basilica ofSt. Peter’s overlookingit, impressive bythemajestyof Bernini, thepiazzaismadeallmore enveloping colonnade, theworkof world Christendom. With itssplendid Pietro (St. Peter’s Square), thehubof sed byanyonevisitingRome: PiazzaSan square thatcanabsolutelynotbemis- Crossing the Tiber, wearriveinacity also avisittothemarvellouscollections of his study. Naturally, youshouldnotmiss blessing whenheappearsatthe windowof Angelus Domini the VaticanMuseums. [ Every Sundayatmiddayagreat and toreceivethePope’s 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Addresses Piazza SanPietro. Piazza delPopolo. Piazza diSpagna. stop; Buses: 63, 85, 95, 116, 119and160. Via delCorsoandsurrounds. Piazza SanLorenzoinLucina. Piazza dellaRotonda. Via deiCoronari. 8. Tram: Piazza Navonaandsurrounds. Campo de'Fiori. Buses: 64, 81and87. Tram: 8. Bus: 70. Metro line A, Spagnastop. Metro line A, Ottavianostop. Metro line A, Flaminiostop. Buses: 64, 81and87. Tram: 8. COLOSSEO Metro line A, Flaminio Buses: 116and119. Buses: 64, 81and87. [ THE PIAZZAS Roma ti aspetta PIEGHEVOLI DEFINITIVIINGLESE6antMODIF_Layout126/11/1009.05Pagina4 famous names. the citywiththeirbeautyand always evocative andfascinating, enrich noisy, attimesromantic, undoubtedly places ofexchange, ofprayer, attimes The piazzasofRome:meetingplaces, night people at for young meeting-place market byday, a picturesque de’ Fiori: Campo
Campo de’ Fiori gant andlivelypiazzasofRome. place, todayitisoneofthemostele- tions, gamesandhorseraces took of Domitian), whereathleticscompeti- ashes oftheCircodiDomiziano(Circus in PiazzaNavona. Establishedonthe Emanuele IIandyouwillfindyourself You justhavetocrossCorso Vittorio at thestakepreciselyhere. of GiordanoBruno, whowasburned za contrasts withtheausterestatue atmosphere onebreathesinthispiaz- always fulloflife. The lively, noisy the warmseason, makethispiazza people throngingthemespeciallyin rants ofthearea, thecrowdsofyoung attractions ofthebarsandrestau- ket, inthemorning, andtheevening tal: Campode’Fiori. The open-airmar- most fashionablepiazzasofthecapi- Our promenadestartsfromoneofthe tle lanesofthearea. workshops whereyoucanlingerinthelit- [ There aremanylittleshopsand and artists tradition history, amidst Navona, Piazza
Piazza Navona Africa, withaveiledhead. raised arm; and theNile, symbolizing Plata, symbolizingthe Americas, witha Europe, sittingbyahorse; theRiodela holding anoar; theDanubesymbolizing sents theGanges, thesymbolof Asia gner ofthechurchandhisgreatrival. sign ofcontemptforBorromini, thedesi- legend, Berninihadaccomplishedthisasa arm raised tocoveritseyes): accordingto in Agone withagestureofrepugnance(its looking towardstheChurchofSant'Agnese Jubilee of1650. The fountainrepre- commissioned ontheoccasionof (Four Rivers), forwhichBerniniwas including thatoftheQuattroFiumi the piazzahasthreesplendidfountains outside tables, shopsandrestaurants, sions ofthose beingdepicted. Through the featuresandtypical expres- ceed injustafewminutes in capturing by manyartistswhowiththeir artsuc- Surrounded bybarswiththeirlittle Piazza Navonaisenlivened everyday [ The central statueofthefountainis
Piazza Navona and youareintheantiquarian’s paradise: next bringsustothenearby Piazza Our highlyinterestingpromenade and atEpiphany. Romans duringCarnival, atChristmas one ofthefavouritemeetingplaces the yearsthishasalwaysremained also justafewstepsfromPiazzaNavonais antique dealersin Via deiCoronari. And gly intheglitteringshopwindowsof lamps, tablesanddesksaresetoutinvitin- (a kindlyoldwitchbringinggifts). assemble toawaitthearrivalofBefana January, whengrown-upsandchildrenalike Epiphany, theeveningbetween5and6 confectionery. The marketendswith modern cribs, handicrafts and, naturally, Christmas marketwithallitsartisticand marks thestartinpiazzaof masterpieces maybeadmired. Francesi, wherethreeofCaravaggio’s the splendidChurchofSanLuigidei [ [ All youhavetodoisturnthecorner, According totradition, 8December break for acoffee Pantheon facing the Rotonda, della In Piazza stands. This monumenthascome della Rotonda, wherethePantheon The secret? Try todiscoverit! which seemstobethebestoneinRome. in forcoffeeattheSant’Eustachiobar, break: bytradition, weadviseyoutocall Piazza della Rotonda Raphael. tombs of Vittorio EmanueleIIand tomb: amongothers, herearethe has alsobeenusedasamonumental Through thecenturies, thePantheon its onlysourceofnatural light. the vaultofabout9metres, thisbeing no windows, justasingleopening in times. Dedicatedtoallthegods, ithas admire isthatwhichithadinancient unscathed, andtheaspectthatwe down throughthecenturiesalmost [ This isjustthedistrictforacoffee of time stop outside in Lucina, a San Lorenzo
Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina and withourpocketsabitemptier, we Feeling satisfiedwiththesediscoveries, aperitif inoneofthevariousbarswith in thecity, atypicalrendezvousforan is oneoftheloveliest “piazza-salons” Corso: PiazzaSanLorenzoinLucina. It from thenoisyconfusionof Via del considering itisonlyafewstepsaway that seemsonefromanotherage, the chanceofvisitingalittlesquare sunny day, youshouldreallynotmiss di Spagna, especiallyifitisalovely While youarewalkingtowardsPiazza reaching asfarthePiazza di Spagna. streets ofthisverycentral areaofRome, tiques andworkshopsofartists, fillingthe you todiscoveralotofshops, luxurybou- Via Frattina and Via Condottiwillenable gned byBernini. which istheCappellaFonseca, desi- the churchofsamename, inside ted, youcanbetterenjoytheviewof tables intheopen. Comfortablysea- [ A shortstrollalong Via delCorso,