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Squares
Among the most picturesque spots in Rome, the only monumental square in the city center that does not host a church, Campo de' Fiori is located halfway between Piazza Navona and Pi
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Between 1926 and 1929, the demolition of an old neighborhood within Via del Teatro Argentina, Via Florida, Via San Nicola de 'Cesarini, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II for the construction of new bu
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Located in Prati district, the large rectangular-shaped square was named after the Piedmontese statesman Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour.
While being the lowest and smallest of the seven hills of Rome (The Aventino, Capitoline, Caeline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinale, Viminale), the Capitoline is per
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Monumental and elegant square, Piazza del Popolo is at the top where via del Babuino, via di Ripetta and via del Corso
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Piazza della Madonna dei Monti is located between via dei Serpenti and via degli Zingari and takes its name from the church of Santa Maria
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Repubblica Square, formerly called by Romans "Esedra Square”, originates from the great exedra of the Roman baths of Diocleziano
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The stately Monte Citorio Square is located in the Rione Colonna on an artificial hill which, according to some sources, was probably formed following the heap of rubble from the t
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The square owes its name to the presence of the remains of the ancient Hadrianeum, a large temple dedicated to the emperor Hadrian by his son and successor Antonin
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Ancient heart of the Trastevere district, Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere is dominated by the Basilica from which it takes its name.
On entering the piazza, you are immediately taken aback by such elegance: the yellow, brownish ochre-coloured buildings, Bernini’s fountain and the celebrated Spanish Steps
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Aristocratically isolated, vast and regular, Piazza Farnese (Farnese Square), whose arrangement is attributed to Girolamo Rainaldi, is located in a peaceful enviro
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In the northern area of Rome, between via Salaria and via Nomentana, there is the Coppedè district.
Not many people are aware that the very first Christian churches were “domus ecclesiae”, a household church or private homes which wealthy owners open their doors to for believers to celebrate reli
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Piazza Venezia extends between Via del Corso and Via dei Fori Imperiali and its current form comes from the renovations of the area, taking place
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The heart of the multi-ethnic Esquilino district
