Sistina Apartment (flat # 1), Rome Spanish Steps - Tips and Area
Central 2BR / 1BA serviced apartment with Terrace close to Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain
Tips and Area
The apartment is only few steps away from Piazza di Spagna.
The monumental stairway, of 138 steps was built between 1723 and 1725 to link the piazza to Pincio and Villa Medici above. The piazza is magnificient beginning of May due to the world-famous flower show, when the steps are covered with blossommed azaleas and each July in occasion of evening fashion show, the steps being used as a catwalk. It is now an international meeting point. The fountain known as the ’Barcaccia’ (boat) was commissioned by Urbano Barberini to commemorate the alliance made with the King of France, whose coat of arms can be seen on Trinità dei Monti. The square is today filled with flower vendors, jewelry dealers, tourists and photographers snapping pictures of visitors.
Shopping: In the Piazza itself you find the boutiques of Dolce e Gabbana, Missoni, Sergio Rossi, Genny, Rocco Barocco and Krizia.
The square leads then into the most famous and elegant shopping streets of Rome: Via Dei Condotti (Armani, Valentino, Cartier, Bulgari, Hermes, Gucci, Ferragamo, Prada, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara), Via Frattina (Gente, Pollini, Versace, Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti), Via Borgognona (Moschino, Calvin Klein, Givency, Laura Biagiotti, Fendi, Diego Della Valle, Fratelli Rossetti) and Via delle Carrozze with their luxurious boutiques, and Via Del Babuino with its antique shops (Alberto Di Castro). Ideally one could speack about a quadrilateral between Via del Corso, Via del Babuino, Via della Vite and Piazza del Popolo. For 5 o’clock tea or for a brunch: Babington’s Tearoom. Piazza di Spagna, 23. Tel. +39 06 6786027 (http://www.babingtons.com/movie.html). A true piece of England founded in 1893 by two English ladies Anna Maria Babington and Isabel Cargill when - as pointed out in the website - tea could only be found in pharmacies.
For a stand-up coffee:
Antico Caffè Greco. Via dei Condotti, 86. Tel. +39 06 679 1700. Founded in 1760 by Nicola della Maddalena. Amongst the most famous habitués of the cafè were Schopenauer, Wagner, Stendhal, Gogol, D’Annunzio. Period furnishings bring a unique charm to this Roman institution.
For luch or dinner:
Fiaschetteria Beltrami. Via della Croce, 39. Traditional and exclusive place with a lot of character.
Trattoria della Stampa: Via dei Maroniti, 32. Tel. 0039-06-6789919. Roman cuisine. Not to be missed "bucatini all’Amatriciana".
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