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The Piazza, church and famous scalinata Scalinata di Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) have long provided a gathering place for foregneirs. 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.
In May each year the steps are decorated with pink azaleas. If you can't manage the steps there's a lift to the top outside the Piazza di Spagna metro station.
To the right as you face the steps is the house where John Keats died in 1821, now the Keats-Shelley Memorial House, a small museum crammed with memorabilia of Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, May Shelley, Lord Byron and other Romantics.

In the Piazza is the boat-shaped fountain called the Barcaccia, believed to be by Pietro Bernini, father of famous Gian Lorenzo.

The Pincio was laid out by Giuseppe Valadier in the early 19th century. An elegant park with avenues of shady trees, it gets its name from the Pinci family who owned it in the 4th century. It is a popular spot for a weekend passeggiata and has a wonderful view of Rome over San Pietro. The Pincio joins Villa Borghese park.

One of Rome's most elegant shopping streets, Via Condotti, runs off Piazza di Spagna towards Via del Corso. The famous Caffè Greco is at No. 86, where artists, musicians and literati used to meet, including Goethe, Keats, Byron and Wagner.
Other elegant shopping streets in the area include Via Frattina, Via della Croce, Via Borgognona, Via della Vite and Via della Carrozze.

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