Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale

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Rome's famous Trevi Fountain, created by Nicola Salvi in 1762.

Overview

Counting the Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps among its A-list sights, this central part of Rome is debonair and perennially packed with tourists. Designer boutiques, fashionable bars, swish hotels and a handful of historic cafes and restaurants crowd the streets between Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo in Tridente, while those around Piazza Barberini and the Trevi Fountain, within shouting distance of the president's palace on the Quirinale Hill, are home to multiple art galleries and an array of eateries that vary wildly in type and quality.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Famous iconic Trevi Fountain at Piazza Di Trevi 1196531914

    Trevi Fountain

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    Don't miss a visit to Rome's iconic Fontana di Trevi, or Trevi Fountain.

  • The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, Italy. December-12-2017; Shutterstock ID 776398957; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online editorial; full: Rome POIs 776398957

    Chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria

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    This modest church is an unlikely setting for an extraordinary work of art – Bernini’s extravagant sculpture, the Ecstacy of St Teresa.

  • Rome, Italy - March 10, 2014: The Palazzo Barberini facade seen from the entrance garden

    Gallerie Nazionali: Palazzo Barberini

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    Commissioned to celebrate the Barberini family’s rise to papal power, this sumptuous baroque palace impresses even before you view its breathtaking art…

  • Roma, Italy - October 2022: Narrow Via Margutta street near piazza del Popolo square; Shutterstock ID 2250011871; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online ed; full: Rome POIs updates 2250011871

    Via Margutta

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    Visit the antique shops, commercial art galleries and artisanal boutiques of Via Margutta, one of Rome's prettiest pedestrian cobbled lanes.

  • Museo Dell'ara Pacis.

    Museo dell'Ara Pacis

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    The first modern construction in Rome's historic centre since WWII, Richard Meier's glass-and-marble pavilion houses the remnants of the Ara Pacis…

  • Conversion of St Paul, 1601, by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), oil on canvas, 230x175 cm. Santa Maria del Popolo, Cerasi Chapel, Rome.

    Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo

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    This is one of Rome’s richest Renaissance churches, with a particularly impressive collection of art, including two Caravaggios: the Conversion of St Paul…

  • Italy, Rome, Villa Medici

    Villa Medici

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    Built for Cardinal Ricci da Montepulciano in 1540, this sumptuous Renaissance palace was purchased by Ferdinando de' Medici in 1576 and remained in Medici…

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