Piazza di Spagna is home to the Spanish Steps, one of the tourist spots of Rome. The steps were designed in 1720 to connect the piazza to the church up the hill of Trinita dei Monti and many claim the are the longest and widest set of steps in Europe. They are steep and if you’re missing your home gym when you are here, you can try jogging up them! At the base of the piazza is an attractive fountain called Fontana della Barcaccia or Fountain of the Old Boat, which was built between 1627 and 1629.
The steps are usually covered with tourists, but the piazza is a also meeting place for locals, a popular location for street sellers and a starting point for Rome’s horse and trap rides. Another highlight in Piazza di Spagna is the house where English poet John Keats lived and died in 1821. It’s at the corner on the right as you begin to climb the steps and it’s now a museum dedicated to his memory.
You can see the Spanish steps on the Rome Golf Cart Tour which consistently gets great reviews.
LOCATION & MAP
Piazza di Spagna is on Via del Babuino at it’s junction with Via delle Corrozze. The piazza has it’s own Metro stop called Spagna.
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