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church e has a fine Baroque
facade by Bernini’s follower
Carlo Rainaldi. At the top of
this street, turn left down to
Via del Corso. On the other
side of the road, you will see
the towering Column of
Marcus Aurelius r (see p117)
in Piazza Colonna. Beyond this
is Palazzo di Montecitorio t,
begun in 1650 by Bernini, and
now the home of the Italian
parliament (see p116).
Key i Statue of the Nile River from the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona
Walk route
central fountain, the Fontana
dei Quattro Fiumi (see p122), was
0 meters 250 by Bernini, though the figures
0 yards 250 VIA BISS O LATI symbolic of the four rivers were
sculpted by other artists. The
1 central figure in the Fontana
3 VIA BARBERINI LARGO DI del Moro, however, is by Bernini
SANTA
VIA F. BORGHESE V I A D E L L A V I T E VIA DUE MACELLI Barberini 2 SUSANNA himself. Bernini’s contemporaries
VIA DEL MERCEDE
were fascinated by the innovative
PIAZZA
BARBERINI
4
natural forms in his fountains,
PIAZZA SAN V I A D E L T R I T O N E VIA D. QUATTRO V I A X X S E T T E M B R E Repubblica use of shells, rocks, and other
V. DEI PREFETTI
V I A D E L L A S C R O F A t e VIA POLI VIA D. PANETTERIA GIARDINI DEL 7 6 An Extended Walk
and his expert handling of water
SILVESTRO
PIAZZA DEL
PIAZZA
V I A D E L C O R S O
FONTANE
V I A DE L L’O RS O VIC. VALDINA PARLAMENTO S. CLAUDIO 5 to create constant movement.
QUIRINALE
PIAZZA
PIAZZA DI
COLONNA
VIA DEI MONTECITORIO r PIAZZA DI TREVI w q More energetic walkers may like
V. ZANARDELLI
CORONARI VIA COPPELLE 0 VIA DEL QUIRINALE to head toward the river to see
8
Ponte VIA IN VIA D. MURATTE the Ponte Sant’Angelo and its
Sant’Angelo AQUIRO V I A P I A C E N Z A Bernini angels, and then on to
VIA DEL VIA D. DATARIA VIA MILANO
SALVATORE PIAZZA D. VIA DELL' UMILTA PIAZZA DEL V I A N A Z I O N A L E St. Peter’s (see pp228–31), where
i
ROTONDA
V. D.PARIONE V. DI S. M. DELL'ANIMA NAVONA CORSO DEL RINASCIMENTO CRESCENZI MINERVA V. D. SEMINARIO V I A D E L C O R S O V I A L U C C H E S I QUIRINALE 9 VIA D. CONSULTA they can admire Bernini’s great
SAL. D.
colonnaded piazza in front of
PIAZZA
the church, the papal tombs,
V. D. TEATRO VALLE VIA DI TORRE ARGENTINA y PIAZZA D. DEL COLLEGIO PIAZZA SS. APOSTOLI VIA XXIV MAGGIO the bronze baldacchino.
VIA D.
u
PIAZZA
his altar decorations, and
ROMANO
VIA D. GOVERNO
VECCHIO
MINERVA
V.D.PIGNA
Tips for Walkers
Starting point: Largo di
Santa Susanna.
Length: 2 miles (3.5 km).
Pantheon to Piazza Navona Getting there: Take Metro line A
Via in Aquiro leads you to the to Repubblica or any bus to
Pantheon y (see pp114–15). Termini, then walk. Buses 61, 62,
and 492 stop in Via Barberini.
Refusing Pope Urban VIII’s Best time for walk: Go either
request for him to redecorate between 9am and noon for
the dome, Bernini said that good lighting conditions in the
although St. Peter’s had a churches, or between 4 and 7pm.
hundred defects, the Pantheon Stopping points: The Piazza
did not have any. From the Barberini and Fontana di Trevi
Pantheon, make a small detour areas have lots of bars and
to Piazza della Minerva where Angel on Ponte Sant’Angelo pizzerias. The many elegant cafés
you can see the obelisk, en route include the famous
supported by Bernini’s small, Crescenzi to reach the fabulous Caffè Giolitti (see p113), and
bizarre elephant, by the church Piazza Navona i (see p122) outdoor cafés and restaurants
of Santa Maria sopra Minerva u which was remodeled by are plentiful around Piazza della
(see p112). Then retrace your Bernini for Pope Innocent X Rotonda and Piazza Navona.
steps, and take Salita dei Pamphilj. The design for the
For keys to symbols see back flap
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