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originates from the
traditional distribution
of bread to the poor
that took place on
the saint’s feast day.
On the corner there t Plaque honoring Antonio da Sangallo
are more travertine on Palazzo Sacchetti
blocks belonging to
the foundations of many houses of the period,
Julius II’s projected it once belonged to Raphael.
law courts, known Palazzo Clarelli o was built
because of their by Antonio da Sangallo the
curious shape as the Younger as his own house. The
“Sofas of Via Giulia”. inscription above the doorway
bears the name of Duke Cosimo
The Florentine II de’ Medici, whose family later
Quarter bought the palazzo.
VIA PAOLA Your next stop should This whole area used to
Ponte VIittorio
Emanuele II
be inhabited by a flourishing
be the imposing
Palazzo Sacchetti at Florentine colony, which had
VIA ACCIAIOLI LARGO No. 66 t. Originally this its own watermills built on
Ponte Pr. Amedeo TASSONI
p C O R S O was the house of pontoons along the Tiber. Their
i Antonio da Sangallo national church is San Giovanni
o u
t y VIA D. FILIPPINI 2 Farnese archway across Via the Younger, the dei Fiorentini p (see p155), the
architect of Palazzo
final great landmark at the end
Giulia, built to a design by Michelangelo
r V. D EI BANCHI VECCHI Farnese, but it was of Via Giulia. Many Florentine
greatly enlarged by later artists and architects had a hand
V. D. e
GONFALONE w owners. The porticoed in its design including Sangallo
V I T T O R I O
and Jacopo Sansovino.
courtyard houses a 15th-
T e v e r e
V I A G I U L I A
VIA DELLA LUNGARA
q 9 E M A N U E L E I I century Madonna and
0 VIA DEL PELLEGRINO
a striking Roman relief
PIAZZA
L U N G O T. D E I S A N G A L L O
LARGO DE RICCI of the 3rd century AD.
PEROSI VI A DEI CAPPELLARI
8 MONTORO Just opposite Palazzo
V. D.
L U N G O T E V E R E G I A N I C O L E N S E
Ponte G. LUNGOT. 6 V I A M O N S E R R AT O CAMPO Sacchetti, note the
Mazzini
beautiful late
7
DE' FIORI
Renaissance portal
PIAZZA of Palazzo Donarelli y.
FARNESE
5 The 16th-century house
VIA SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES 2 V. D. MASCHERONE V. CAPO DI FERRO at No. 93 is richly decor- u Coat of arms of Pope Paul III Farnese on the facade
VIA GIULIA
D E I T E B A L D I 4
ated with stuccoes
of Via Giulia No. 93
POLVERONE
V I A D E L L A L U N G A R A
3 VIC. D. and coats of arms u. No.
VIA DEI PETTINARI Renaissance palazzo with a Tips for Walkers
85 is another typical
T e v e r e
heavily rusticated first floor i.
Starting point: Lungotevere
1 There is a tradition that, like dei Tebaldi, by Ponte Sisto.
Length: 1 km (1,100 yards).
Ponte Sisto Getting there: The 116 goes to
LUNGOTEVERE DELLA FARNESINA
and along Via Giulia, or you can
take 46, 62, or 64 to Corso Vittorio
can see part of the foundations Emanuele II, then walk down
Via dei Pettinari, or take a 23 or
of Julius II’s planned law courts. 280 along Lungotevere.
Just down the street stands the Best time for walk: On summer
small Oratorio di Santa Lucia del evenings oil lamps often light the
Gonfalone w, which is often street. At Christmas, there are cribs
used for concerts. on display in some store windows.
The next interesting facade is Stopping-off points: There are
Carlo Rainaldi’s 17th-century bars in Via Giulia, at Nos. 18 and
Santa Maria del Suffragio e 84. Campo de’ Fiori has better
on the left. On the same side is bars, with outdoor tables, and a
San Biagio degli Armeni r, the wide choice of places to eat.
Armenian church in Rome. It is These include a fried fish bar in
often referred to by local people Piazza Santa Barbara dei Librari
as San Biagio della Pagnotta (of e Detail on the side of the door of Santa (closed Sun).
the loaf of bread). The nickname Maria del Suffragio
For keys to symbols see back flap
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