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THE PIAZZAS Roma Ti Aspetta PIEGHEVOLI Definitiviinglese6antmodif Layout126/11/1009.05Pagina4 Famous Names PIEGHEVOLI DEFINITIVI INGLESE 6 ant MODIF_Layout 1 26/11/10 09.05 Pagina 3 Call number Piazza del gle of roads called the “Trident” (Via del Popolo, Babuino, Via Condotti, Via di Ripetta), 060608 from history the piazza took about three centuries or visit to concerts to be constructed, due to the alterna- www.turismoroma.it tion of various popes, and it owes its For tourist information, present aspect to the architect cultural events and entertainment offered in Rome Giuseppe Valadier. In its centre is the [Roma tiaspetta Egyptian obelisk transferred from the Circus Maximus, while in the back- LIST OF T.I.P. (Tourism Information Points) ground are the Twin churches dating • G.B. Pastine Ciampino from the second half of the 17th cen- International Arrivals – Baggage Collection Area (9.00 - 18.30) Piazza di Spagna tury. Piazza del Popolo is today a great • Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo Da Vinci"- Arrivals pedestrian area, where concerts and International - Terminal T - 3 (9.00 - 18.30) events of all sorts are organized. • Ostia Lido now arrive in Piazza di Spagna: domina- Lungomare Paolo Toscanelli corner Piazza Anco Marzio ted by the magnificent flight of traverti- (9.30 - 19.00) [Bicycle rides, museums, theatres ne steps leading up to the church of and places for children await you immedia- • Castel Sant'Angelo THE PIAZZAS Piazza Pia (9.30 - 19.00) Trinità dei Monti, while at the foot of tely you go through the Porta del Popolo, in • Minghetti the steps is the Fontana della the green heart of Rome: Villa Borghese. Via Marco Minghetti (9.30 - 19.00) Piazza San Pietro Barcaccia, a fountain designed by • Navona Piazza delle Cinque Lune (9.30 - 19.00) Pietro Bernini and his son in 1629. Piazza di Piazza • Nazionale Crossing the Tiber, we arrive in a city Spagna, [ Via Nazionale - near Palazzo delle Esposizioni The Spanish Steps, a meeting point San Pietro square that can absolutely not be mis- COLOSSEO (9.30 - 19.00) one of the for tourists and Romans, changes its look (St. Peter’s sed by anyone visiting Rome: Piazza San • Santa Maria Maggiore according to the season: in the spring they Via dell'Olmata (9.30 - 19.00) most Square), Pietro (St. Peter’s Square), the hub of are decorated all over with vases of colou- famous • Sonnino red azaleas, making a truly incredible the hub of world Christendom. With its splendid Piazza Sidney Sonnino (9.30 - 19.00) squares in spectacle; in the summer the spectacle world enveloping colonnade, the work of Addresses • Termini Via Giovanni Giolitti, 34 the world continues with fashion parades; and in the Christendom Bernini, the piazza is made all the more Inside Building F - Platform 24 (8.00 - 20.30) winter they act as the backdrop for a very impressive by the majesty of the 1 Campo de' Fiori. Buses: 64, 81 and 87. Tram: 8. interesting Christmas crib. Basilica of St. Peter’s overlooking it, 2 Piazza Navona and surrounds. Buses: 64, 81 and 87. which is visited every year by millions of Tram: 8. The Card that offers you Arzeni Renzo by: Translated Cristofani Cenni - M. A. Photos: SYSTEM DGE To the left of the piazza is Via del Transport and 2 Museums free pilgrims from all over the world. 3 Via dei Coronari. Bus: 70. Babuino (whose name stems from the www.romapass.it 4 Piazza della Rotonda. Buses: 64, 81 and 87. Tram: 8. statue there of a macaque, the guar- [Every Sunday at midday a great 5 Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina. Buses: 116 and 119. dian spirit of water and springs, whose crowd assembles in this piazza for the 6 Via del Corso and surrounds. Metro line A, Flaminio hairy body has earned it the nickname Angelus Domini and to receive the Pope’s stop; Buses: 63, 85, 95, 116, 119 and 160. of Baboon), which leads to the maje- blessing when he appears at the window of 7 Piazza di Spagna. Metro line A, Spagna stop. stic but sober-looking Piazza del his study. Naturally, you should not miss also a visit to the marvellous collections of 8 Piazza del Popolo. Metro line A, Flaminio stop. Popolo. Situated at the head of a trian- the Vatican Museums. 9 Piazza San Pietro. Metro line A, Ottaviano stop. Piazza del Popolo PIEGHEVOLI DEFINITIVI INGLESE 6 ant MODIF_Layout 1 26/11/10 09.05 Pagina 4 The piazzas of Rome: meeting places, Campo Our promenade starts from one of the Piazza della Rotonda, where the Pantheon San Lorenzo de’ Fiori: most fashionable piazzas of the capi- Navona, stands. This monument has come in Lucina, a places of exchange, of prayer, at times a picturesque tal: Campo de’ Fiori. The open-air mar- amidst down through the centuries almost stop outside noisy, at times romantic, undoubtedly market by day, ket, in the morning, and the evening history, unscathed, and the aspect that we of time attractions of the bars and the restau- admire is that which it had in ancient always evocative and fascinating, enrich meeting-place tradition for young rants of the area, the crowds of young and artists times. Dedicated to all the gods, it has the city with their beauty and their people at people thronging them especially in no windows, just a single opening in the warm season, make this piazza the vault of about 9 metres, this being famous names. night always full of life. The lively, noisy its only source of natural light. atmosphere one breathes in this piaz- Through the centuries, the Pantheon za contrasts with the austere statue has also been used as a monumental Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina Piazza Navona of Giordano Bruno, who was burned Piazza Navona tomb: among others, here are the at the stake precisely here. tombs of Vittorio Emanuele II and Raphael. Surrounded by bars with their little [There are many little shops and the years this has always remained While you are walking towards Piazza outside tables, shops and restaurants, workshops where you can linger in the lit- one of the favourite meeting places of [This is just the district for a coffee di Spagna, especially if it is a lovely tle lanes of the area. the piazza has three splendid fountains Romans during Carnival, at Christmas break: by tradition, we advise you to call sunny day, you should really not miss including that of the Quattro Fiumi and at Epiphany. in for coffee at the Sant’Eustachio bar, the chance of visiting a little square You just have to cross Corso Vittorio (Four Rivers), for which Bernini was which seems to be the best one in Rome. that seems one from another age, Emanuele II and you will find yourself commissioned on the occasion of the [According to tradition, 8 December The secret? Try to discover it! considering it is only a few steps away in Piazza Navona. Established on the Jubilee of 1650. The fountain repre- marks the start in the piazza of the from the noisy confusion of Via del ashes of the Circo di Domiziano (Circus sents the Ganges, the symbol of Asia Christmas market with all its artistic and In Piazza Corso: Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina. It modern cribs, handicrafts and, naturally, of Domitian), where athletics competi- holding an oar; the Danube symbolizing della is one of the loveliest “piazza-salons” confectionery. The market ends with Europe, sitting by a horse; the Rio de la Rotonda, tions, games and horse races took Epiphany, the evening between 5 and 6 in the city, a typical rendezvous for an place, today it is one of the most ele- Plata, symbolizing the Americas, with a January, when grown-ups and children alike facing the aperitif in one of the various bars with gant and lively piazzas of Rome. raised arm; and the Nile, symbolizing assemble to await the arrival of the Befana Pantheon tables in the open. Comfortably sea- Africa, with a veiled head. (a kindly old witch bringing gifts). for a coffee ted, you can better enjoy the view of [ break the church of the same name, inside The central statue of the fountain is [All you have to do is turn the corner, which is the Cappella Fonseca, desi- looking towards the Church of Sant'Agnese and you are in the antiquarian’s paradise: gned by Bernini. in Agone with a gesture of repugnance (its lamps, tables and desks are set out invitin- arm raised to cover its eyes): according to gly in the glittering shop windows of the [A short stroll along Via del Corso, legend, Bernini had accomplished this as a antique dealers in Via dei Coronari. And Via Frattina and Via Condotti will enable sign of contempt for Borromini, the desi- also just a few steps from Piazza Navona is you to discover a lot of shops, luxury bou- gner of the church and his great rival. the splendid Church of San Luigi dei tiques and workshops of artists, filling the Francesi, where three of Caravaggio’s streets of this very central area of Rome, Piazza Navona is enlivened every day masterpieces may be admired. reaching as far as the Piazza di Spagna. by many artists who with their art suc- ceed in just a few minutes in capturing Our highly interesting promenade Feeling satisfied with these discoveries, the features and the typical expres- next brings us to the nearby Piazza and with our pockets a bit emptier, we sions of those being depicted. Through Piazza della Rotonda Campo de’ Fiori.
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