Rome in pictures to let you visit the eternal city from wherever you are.

Since the times we are living make it impossible to visit Rome, I thought I could share with you a walk of the city through photographs: Rome in pictures.
This is an itinerary to walk from Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, taking the stairs down to Piazza del Popolo and zigzagging through the alleys of Rome, admiring, daydreaming, and taking pictures!

Rome in pictures: view from Trinità dei Monti
Rome in pictures: view from Trinità dei Monti

Our virtual walk of Rome in pictures begins in Piazza della Trinità dei Monti. Take your time to admire Piazza di Spagna, the Spanish steps, and the beautiful terraces property of hotels, restaurants, and a few lucky ones.

Rome in pictures: views of the city
Rome in pictures: views of the city

Next, walk north towards the Pincio. Take it slowly, you don’t want to miss the panoramic scenes of roofs and monuments: it’s breathtaking.

Rome in pictures: views of the city
Rome in pictures: views of the city
Rome in pictures: views of the city

From the Pincio take the stairs down to Piazza del Popolo to take via Via del Babuino, and then via Margutta, a charming little street, less chaotic than Via Del Corso. It is full of very high-end boutiques, but also enchanting antique shops and art galleries.

Rome in pictures: via Margutta
Rome in pictures: a gate in via Margutta

Torino

The city of elegance

Papal Rome

The city of food

Venice

The city of opulence

Before the street takes you to Piazza di Spagna, divert to Via Mario de’ Fiori. There is a pricey but delightful cookware shop worth a visit.

Continue on Via Mario de’ Fiori until you cross Via della Mercede, then turn right.
Zigzagging through the streets, you’ll come to Galleria Sciarra, an 1888 building in Liberty style. The paintings inside the central porch are a celebration of women: they illustrate the models of female virtues. Nose up: you will spot the prudish, the sober, the strong, the humble, the patient, the good-hearted, the lady, the faithful, the loving, and the merciful. It’s beautiful, little known, and fascinating.

Rome in pictures: villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: a detail of villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: a detail of villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: a detail of villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: villa Sciarra
Rome in pictures: a detail of villa Sciarra

Now head to Piazza della Minerva, but first…
There’s a beautiful antique bookshop, the Libreria Cesaretti: a concentration of decades of culture, information, and dedication.

Rome in pictures: bookstore

More zigzagging through the streets, take in all the beauty, the sun, the heritage…

Rome in pictures: a bodega
Rome in pictures: streets of rome

Now that you’re in Piazza Minerva seek for the obelisk with a tiny elephant at the base. The elephant was sculptured by Bernini. Look at its bottom. Where is it pointing – with the tail on a side showing something else? To the monastery in the piazza: a rude salute sent by the artist to the Dominicans. Father Domenico Paglia, envious because his project had been rejected and the work assigned to Bernini, had interfered and influenced the papacy commissioner, ruining Bernini’s original project.

This was his quite artistic revenge.

Rome in pictures: the elephant in piazza minerva
Rome in pictures: Bernini's elephant in piazza minerva

Walk a few steps and stop for a coffee at the famous Cafè St. Eustachio: locals say they make the best coffee in Rome.

A few other steps, and you’ll be facing the Pantheon, now church, and once a temple dedicated to all the gods in Olympus.
Legend says although the dome has an oculus (eye), an opening 9 meters large, rain doesn’t enter the building. The truth is the floor has twenty-two holes, and it is convex, so no puddles form. Also, the dome has a chimney effect: rising air currents that shatter every drop!

Rome in pictures: the pantheon
Rome in pictures: pantheon's columns
Rome in pictures: the pantheon's dome
Rome in pictures: pantheon's columns
Rome in pictures: pantheon's oculus

It’s lunchtime: there’s a spectacular restaurant nearby. They make Roman cuisine with Puglia ingredients: “puntarelle” salad with stracciatella cheese, carbonara, delicious fish plates, and gorgeous wines.

Rome in pictures: a restaurant in rome
Rome in pictures: food in rome

 Enjoy Rome in pictures!

Claudia