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Archive for January 2012

Trevi Fountain

From Via del Tritone we enter Via della Stamperia, which leads to the Trevi Fountain, certainly the most famous and spectacular fountain in Rome, made even more famous by the night-time wading of Anita Ekberg in Federico Fellini’s film “La dolce vita’. Read more

The Colosseum

Construction of the Colosseo (Colosseum) was started by Vespasian in 72 AD in the grounds of Nero’s private Domus Aurea. Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, after the family name of Vespasian, it was inaugurated by his son Titus in 80 AD. Read more
PIazza di Spagna (The Spanish Steps)

The Spanish steps

he piazza, church and famous Scalinata Spagna (Spanish Steps) have long provided a gathering place for foreigners. Built with a legacy from the French in 1725, but named after the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See (which is still located in the piazza), the steps lead to the French church, Trinità dei Monti. Read more

Piazza Navona (Navona Square)

Navona Square

Lined with Baroque palaces, the vast an beautiful Piazza Navona (Navona Square) was laid out on the ruins of a stadium built by Domitian in 86 AD, ruin of which can still be seen at the north end of the piazza. Read more