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The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy
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The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy
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The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

The Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) is a popular tourist attraction in Rome, Italy, and is known as the widest staircase in Europe. Built between 1723 and 1725, this magnificent staircase was built to link the Spanish Embassy in Piazza di Spagna down the bottom, to the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. [...]

By Dean Wickham|2024-11-14T13:27:50+10:00February 3rd, 2012|Destinations, Europe, Featured, Italy|4 Comments

Photo of the week: Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome, Italy
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Photo of the week: Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome, Italy
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Photo of the week: Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome, Italy

This week's photo is of the Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome, Italy. The fountain sits in Piazza di Spagna, where the famous Spanish Steps rise up the hill to the Trinità dei Monti church. The fountain was built between 1627 and 1629, thought to have been designed by Bernini.

By Dean Wickham|2024-09-11T10:06:17+10:00November 27th, 2011|Destinations, Europe, Italy, Photos|1 Comment