From Piazza di Spagna to Piazza di Pietra
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| Piazza di Pietra |
This walk heads from east to west
across Rome’s center, from its most glittery piazza to one of its quietest.
After a look around the piazza, at
least one gelato, and a stop at the Keats/Shelley Museum (1), climb to the top
of the steps for a spectacular view across Rome, a visit to the Church of the
Trinità dei Monti (2), and a brief
detour left up the Via della Trinità dei Montito the Villa Medici (3), whose widemouthed
fountain has a curious spout – a relic of Christina, Queen of Sweden’s, lucky
cannonball shot from the ramparts of Castel S. Angelo.
Retrace your route and
cross to the far side of the steps to follow Rampa Mignanelli downhill to
Piazza Mignanelli. If you’ve been searching for an Internet caffè, you are in
luck: Step into the cool dark of the Caffè Leonardo (4) (a half hour for under
3 euros), then follow V. dei due Macelli out of the piazza to Via del Tritone.
Turn right to Via della Stamperia, left to the Fontana di Trevi (5), surrounded
day and night by wishful tourists and, happily for the bargain minded, dozens
of inexpensive shops of all kinds. Follow Via delle Muratte west out of the
piazza and across the Corso to the pedestrian passageway of Via di Pietra, which
empties into the beautiful Piazza di Petra (6), named for the Temple of
Hadrian, whose 2,000 years old stone columns dominate the piazza. Be sure to
peek over the guardrail to appreciate how “tall” Rome has grown in the
millennia since then - one of the more graphic examples of the many leyers of the
city.
When in Piazza di Pietra don't forget to seat for a coffe at La Caffettiera and to taste its Neapolitan specialties.
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