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Spanish Step – Rome Travel Tips

The Spanish Steps constitute the widest and longest monumental staircase in Europe.
One hundred and thirtyeight steps link Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, in the very centre of Rome. They were built in the 18th century, thanks to French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s funds, by the architect Francesco De Sanctis. Despite the urban regulations that forbid to have lunch sitting on the steps, they are always crowded with people, both natives and tourists. During spring months the steps are adorned with flowers.

At the top of the stairway there is the church of Trinità dei Monti, while down the steps one of the most popular squares in Rome, Piazza di Spagna, stretches out.
In the middle of the square, there is the baroque Fontana della Barcaccia, credited to Pietro Bernini, while at one corner there is the house where English romantic poet John Keats lived and died, now a museum to his memory.

The area of Piazza di Spagna is also famous for the shopping, since it hosts numerous high fashion boutiques where you can buy very fine clothes, jewellery stores, and finally many hotels from which tourists starts their tour.