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Street by Street: The Quirinal Hill

Even though Palazzo del Quirinale is Santa Maria in Via is famous
usually closed to the public, it is well for its medieval well and
worth walking up the hill to the palace miraculous 13th-century
to see the giant Roman statues of Castor icon of the Madonna.
and Pollux in the piazza and enjoy
fine views of the city. Come down
the hill by way of the narrow V I A D E L L A V AT O R E
streets and stairways that lead V I A P O L I
to one of Rome’s unforgettable
sights, the Trevi Fountain. Many
small churches lie hidden away in
the back streets. Toward Piazza Venezia
there are grand palazzi, including that of
the Colonna, one of Rome’s most ancient PIAZZA DI TREVI
and powerful families.

7 Santa Maria in Trivio V I A D I S A N V I N C E N Z O
The attractive facade of this tiny church V I A D E L L E M U R A T T E
conceals a rich Baroque interior.

8 Accademia Nazionale di San Luca V I A D E L L A D A T A R I A
The art academy has works by famous
former members, such as Canova and V I A D E L L E V E R G I N I
Angelica Kauffmann.

6 . Trevi
Fountain
Rome’s
grandest and
best-known
fountain almost V I A D E L L Ź U M I L T à P I A Z Z A
D E L L A
fills the tiny P I L O T T A
Piazza di Trevi.

9 Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio
The grand facade of this small
Baroque church is on a corner
facing the Trevi Fountain. P I A Z Z A D E I S A N T I A P O S T O L I

Palazzo V I A D E L C O R S O
Odescalchi has
a Bernini facade
from 1664, with a V I A B A T T I S T I
balustrade and
5 San Marcello al Corso richly decorated
This stark Crucifixion by Van cornice. The To Piazza
Dyck hangs in the sacristy building faces Venezia
of the church. Santi Apostoli.

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