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Spanish Steps (Scalinata)

Piazza Di Spagna, Rome, Italy 00187

Featured Review : I know there are a lot of reasons to visit the Spanish Steps in Rome - and many people have their own. If you're really keen to see the famous spot used in films and adds and with a certain sentimentality attached. And...See Full Review

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Spanish Steps (Scalinata) Reviews

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The Spanish steps, Rome

  • 0 out of 5 stars by lashr1999 from NY, New York
  • July 25, 2005
The Spanish steps, Rome
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal Simply Italy

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Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps

  • 3 out of 5 stars by italylover from St. Louis, Missouri
  • June 29, 2005
Piazza di Spagna/Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal A Study Abroad Semester in Rome

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Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps

  • 4 out of 5 stars by melissa_bel from Hautrage, Belgium
  • January 18, 2005
Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal La dolce vita a Roma.

Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps

  • 4 out of 5 stars by indigirl from San Francisco, California
  • January 2, 2003
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal 3 days in Rome

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The Spanish Steps

  • 2 out of 5 stars by mooncross from Northern, Netherlands
  • November 19, 2002
The Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal Eternal Rome

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The Spanish Steps

  • 3 out of 5 stars by michaelhudson from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
  • September 17, 2002
The Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal When In Rome...

The Spanish Steps

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Mary Louisa from Wilmington, Delaware
  • April 1, 2002
The Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal Four Days in Rome

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Spanish Steps

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jrheimbach from Olathe, Kansas
  • February 26, 2002
Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal Pope John Paul II

Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps

  • 3 out of 5 stars by millsy99 from Knoxville, Tennessee
  • July 19, 2001
Piazza di Spagna & Spanish Steps
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal ROME

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PIAZZA DEL POPOLO, SPANISH STEPS

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dglawless from lexington, Kentucky
  • May 22, 2001
PIAZZA DEL POPOLO, SPANISH STEPS
Quote: 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 the full Spanish Steps (Scalinata) review

From journal Rome