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Corso del Rinascimento
Campo de' Fiori & Around
CAMPO DE' FIORI
( Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
Noisy, colourful 'Il Campo' is a major focus of Roman life: by
day it hosts a much-loved market, while at night it morphs into a raucous open-air pub.
For centuries it was the site of public executions and it was here that philosopher monk
Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for heresy in 1600. The spot is today marked by a
sinister statue of the hooded monk, created by Ettore Ferrari and unveiled in 1889.
PIAZZA
PALAZZO FARNESE
PALACE
(
www.inventerrome.com
;
Piazza Farnese; admission €5; guided tours 3pm, 4pm, 5pm Mon, Wed & Fri; Corso
Vittorio Emanuele II)
Home of the French Embassy, this formidable Renaissance
palazzo
, one
of Rome's finest, was started in 1514 by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, continued by
Michelangelo and finished by Giacomo della Porta. Inside, it boasts a series of sublime
frecsoes by Annibale Carracci that are said by some to rival Michelangelo's in the Sistine
Chapel.
The frescoes are about to undergo restoration but visits continue. These are by guided
tour only (available in English, Italian and French), for which you'll need to book ahead at
least a week in advance. Photo ID is required for entry and children under 10 are not ad-
mitted.
The twin fountains in the square are enormous granite baths taken from the Terme di
Caracalla.
