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Rome’s centro storico boasts some of the city’s most celebrated piazzas, and several lovely but lesser-known squares. Each has its own character, but together they encapsulate much of the city’s beauty, history and drama.
Start Piazza ColonnaDistance 1.5kmDuration 3½ hours
4 It’s a short walk along Via del Seminario to Piazza della Rotonda, where the Pantheon needs no introduction.
AClassic Photo: Piazza della Rotonda with the Pantheon in the background.
kTake a Break... Those in the know head to Forno di Campo de’ Fiori (%06 6880 6662; www.forno campodefiori.com; Campo de’ Fiori 22; pizza slices around €3; h7.30am-2.30pm & 4.45-8pm Mon-Sat, closed Sat afternoon Jul & Aug; gCorso Vittorio Emanuele II) for some of Rome’s best pizza bianca (white pizza with olive oil and salt).
3 Continue down Via de’ Burro to Piazza di Sant’Ignazio Loyola, a small piazza with a church boasting celebrated trompe l’œil frescoes.
1 Piazza Colonna is dominated by the 30m-high Colonna di Marco Aurelio and flanked by Palazzo Chigi, the official residence of the Italian PM.
2 Follow Via dei Bergamaschi to Piazza di Pietra, a refined space overlooked by the 2nd-century Tempio di Adriano.
6 On the other side of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Campo de’ Fiori hosts a noisy market and boisterous drinking scene.
7 Just beyond the Campo, the more sober Piazza Farnese is overshadowed by the austere fa-cade of the Renaissance Palazzo Farnese.
5 Piazza Navona is Rome’s great showpiece square, where you can compare the two giants of Roman baroque – Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini.
Centro Storico Piazzas
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