LET’S EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING TOURIST
SPOTS IN ROMEThe Spanish steps
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO VISIT?
INFOPOINT
❏ Meeting point: subway station Piazza di
Spagna
❏ Transport: Walking tour
❏ Tour duration: 2 hours
❏ Times: 10am - 12pm
❏ Day available: Monday
❏ Included: 2 hour guide service
❏ Not included: meals and earphones
❏ Admission fee: €40 for each couple (4
couples)
PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
Piazza di Spagna is one of the most famous squares in Rome and we can find it at the
bottom of the Spanish Steps. It also owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna (Palace of
Spain) seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See. In the square there is also a
famous Column: the Column of the Immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary.
Piazza di Spagna is well-known as the home to the shops of all the major European
designers.
Those people, who are looking for a peaceful night out in Rome, can take a stroll down
Via del Corso to watch shop windows and doing shopping in the variety of stores before
popping in for a drink at one of the wine bars or clubs in the area.
Piazza di Spagna really comes alive, however during the special events and concerts
that are regularly held in the nearby Piazza del Popolo.
A FANTASTIC VIEW OF PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
FONTANA DELLA BARCACCIA
The Fontana della Barcaccia, known as
"Fountain of the Boat«, is a Baroque-style
fountain.
It gives a touch of freshness to one of the
most famous squares of Rome and the
world: Piazza di Spagna. It has a unique
shape. The construction of the fountain is in
fact the result of a collaboration between
Pietro Bernini, the true author of the
project, and his son, the most famous Gian
Lorenzo Bernini.
TOUR COMMENTARY
Here we are in Piazza di Spagna!
I hope you will enjoy this
absolutely iconic square in the
Eternal City!
SCALINATA DI TRINITÀ DEI MONTIThe Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti in Italian) were built at the beginning of the eighteenth century designed by architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi,
connecting Piazza di Spagna and the Church of Trinità dei Monti. It is one of the most famous areas of Rome.
The staircase has 138 steps and is a favourite spot among tourists to sit, relax and enjoy the views of Piazza di Spagna, even if recently fines have been introduced. If you cannot manage the climbing of the steps there is a lift, next to the Metro Station, which will take you to the top of the Spanish Steps.
CHIESA DELLA TRINITÀ DEI MONTI
The construction works of Trinità dei Monti
Church, also known as simply as Trinità dei
Monti, began in 1502 and it was
consecrated in 1594.
This church is a Roman-Catholic late
Renaissance and is a titular church in
Rome.
Its best-known for his position above the
Spanish Steps which lead down to the
famous Piazza di Spagna.
You also need to know that, the church and
his surroundings area are French State
property.
OBELISCO SALLUSTIANOThe building of Sallustiano Obelisk, that is now at
the top of the Spanish Steps, started when the
Roman Emperor Aurelian (reign 270 to 275 AD) was
so impressed with the Flaminio obelisk created for
Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II during the 13th
century BC. It was originally placed in the Gardens
of Sallust. In 1789, the Sallustiano Obelisk was
moved to the top of the Spanish Steps in Piazza
Trinità dei Monti. These carvings were created in
Rome and not in Egypt. The red granite obelisk is
45.6 feet tall, yet it reaches a height of 100 feet
including the pedestal. Locals call this Trinità dei
Monti Obelisk because it stands in front of a late
16th century church of the same name.
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