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Friday, 22 August 2008

Rome Walking Tour #3 - Spanish Steps to Piazza Navona

Start at either

  • Metro Line A - Barberini - for the Capuchin Crypt 
  • Metro Line A - Spagna - for the Spanish Steps

Capuchin Crypt

  • Bones of 4,000 monks

Spanish Steps

  • High Fashion Shopping Area
  • Keats-Shelley Museum

Trevi Fountain

  • Throw coin here :)

Column of Marcus Aurelius

  • the Emperor from Gladiator

 

Pantheon

  • Best preserved Roman temple (was converted to a church so was saved)
  • Cafe's across from Pantheon

Santa Maria sopra Minerva

  • Cute Elephant statue at the front
  • Beautiful Church
  • Saint Catherine of Siena is buried here (mostly, sans head)
  • Michelangelo statue - Christ the Redeemer
  • Careful not to trip over Fra Angelico who is buried inside (I'm serious, I nearly did it)

Piazza Novona

  • Built over the chariot racing Stadium of Domitian, you can still see the oval
  • Lots of Restaurants

 

Also in the area :- 

North - Palazzo Altemps Museum

North - Walk to the Tiber River

  • Ponte Sant Angelo
  • Castel Sant Angelo / Hardians Mausoleum
  • St Peter's Basilica

South - Campo De Fiori

  • Market place
  • Spot where Ceasar was assasinated

 

Other walking tour pages

Rome Walking Tour #1 - Page 2 - Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore 

Rome Walking Tour #1 - Page 3 - Cavour Station & Steps, San Pietro in Vincoli - St Peter in Chains, Domus Aurea, Colosseum

Rome Walking Tour #2 - Colosseum to Musei Capitolini via Roman Forum

Rome Walking Tour #3 - Spanish Steps to Piazza Navona

Rome Walking Tour #4 - Outside Trips

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 October 2008 )
 
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