Rome, Italy
Public squares in Rome
Largo di Torre Argentina – an excavation of four roman temples and Pompeys
theater. The largo is also home to a large amount of cats which are tended by
the local animal rights organization.
Piazza di Trevi – where you can find the famous Fontana di Trevi. It’s not
a very big piazza and gets very crowded very quickly.
Piazza di Spagna – under the “Spanish Steps”
Piazza Navona – Used to be an ancient stadium built by the emperor Domitian
and still retains the shape. The fountains are by Bernini and are very notable.
Piazza Pasquino is just round the corner.
Campo de’ Fiori – not far from Piazza Navona. Used as a marketplace. In nearby
via dei Giubbonari the salumeria Roscioli is worth checking out.
Piazza Pasquino – piazza about 20m from Piazza Navona. There is a statue here
named “Pasquino”, apparently named after a tailor working nearby who
had a reputation for complaining. The statue is now used as a place to hang
messages, complaints and other opinions which has to be shared with the world.
The piazza is also home to Cul de Sac, one of the best enoteca in Rome.
Piazza del Popolo – with the twin churches
Piazza della Minerva- a small piazza just behind the Pantheon. The centerpiece
is a statue of an elephant by Bernini with an ancient obelisk on its back
Piazza delle Coppelle
Piazza di Sant’Ignazio- small and attractive piazza tucked away in a neighborhood
near Pantheon
Piazza Montecitorio – where you can find the building of the House or Representatives
Piazza Colonna – where there is the building of the Italian Government, Palazzo
Chigi. Also there is a marvelous carved column (hence the name) dating back
to Imperial Rome
Piazza Barberini – with Bernini’s famous Triton Fountain. Via Veneto starts
here too.
Piazza della Rotonda – where you can see the Pantheon
Piazza Venezia- more of an enormous traffic circle than a piazza, but a good
central location. The centerpiece is the enormous Vittorio Emmanuale Monument
(aka the Wedding Cake) with the Capitoline hill next door. Piazza Venezia is
also very close to the Forum
Piazza del Campidoglio – On top of the Capitol hill. It was designed by Michelangelo.
The Capitoline Museum is housed in the palaces flanking the piazza. You can
walk behind the palaces and to a wonderful viewpoint which overlooks the entire
Forum