Spanish Steps (Scalinata)

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The Spanish steps, Rome
The Spanish steps, Rome

by lashr1999

NY, New York

July 25, 2005

The Spanish steps were constructed by the French to get to a French church. Later, the Spanish Embassy was at the bottom of the steps, hence the name Spanish Steps. The 137 steps were constructed from 1723 to 1725 to link the piazza with the Pincio ...Read more

From journal Simply Italy

Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps

by italylover

St. Louis, Missouri

June 29, 2005

Best of IgoUgo The piazza gets is name from the Spanish embassy, the first permanent embassy in Rome, which is located there. A museum dedicated to Keats, Shelley, and Byron, as well as the Column of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, are based there as ...Read more
Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps

by melissa_bel

Hautrage, Belgium

January 18, 2005

Best of IgoUgo Well, everybody who comes to Rome for the first time wants to see Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps). Those beautiful staircases dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, the azaleas (only from mid-April to mid-May), the fountain, the people, the ...Read more

From journal La dolce vita a Roma.

Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps

by indigirl

San Francisco, California

January 2, 2003

Immortalized on film and in literature, the Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps are a popular tourist and local hangout in the historic center of Rome. Accessible either on a fine walking tour (as found in many popular guidebooks) or from the ...Read more

From journal 3 days in Rome

The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps

by mooncross

Northern, Netherlands

November 19, 2002

Best of IgoUgo Famous all over the world as the Spanish Steps, the Scalinata della Trinita' dei Monti are a must-see for any first time visitor to Rome. We arrive at the Piazza di Spagna after a short but not very comfortable ride on the Rome subway. At the ...Read more

From journal Eternal Rome



The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps

by michaelhudson

Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

September 17, 2002

Best of IgoUgo Sweeping down from the impressive Trinita dei Monti church, the three flights of majestic Baroque steps more than matched up to my expectations. From a purely aesthetic perspective they may seem disappointing, but crowded with camera flashes, ...Read more

From journal When In Rome...

The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps

by Mary Louisa

Wilmington, Delaware

April 1, 2002

The Scalinata di Spagna, or Spanish steps, is a must-see for all visitors to Rome. On chilly, cloudy days you will still find tourists making the climb, snapping pictures all the way. In the warmer months, street vendors sell their cheap baubles ...Read more

From journal Four Days in Rome

Spanish Steps
Spanish Steps

by jrheimbach

Olathe, Kansas

February 26, 2002

Best of IgoUgo See and be seen. This sightseeing location had more people just hanging around, with no apparent desire to go anywhere or be anywhere. Just hanging. This was not just a tourist type place. We saw groups of people clustered on the steps visiting, ...Read more

From journal Pope John Paul II

Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps
Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps

by millsy99

Knoxville, Tennessee

July 19, 2001

The Spanish Steps are a popular gathering place in Rome. You can reach them, as we did, by riding the subway. Although the Roman subway system is limited (it only has 2 lines due to so many underground artifacts), it can be quite useful. The ...Read more

From journal ROME

PIAZZA DEL POPOLO, SPANISH STEPS
PIAZZA DEL POPOLO, SPANISH STEPS

by dglawless

lexington, Kentucky

May 22, 2001

Best of IgoUgo This is a great place to be at dusk. It seems every young man in Rome was there cruising and being cruised. The elaborate steps lead to the Church of Trinita dei Monti, which is a beautiful church. At the base is a fountain that is supposed to bring ...Read more

From journal Rome