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Visiting the
Trevi Fountain
late in the evening, when the crowds have ebbed away.
Hearing a concert in the Cortona-designed chapel after a Sunday visit to the
Palazzo
Seeing
Palazzo Barberini's
architectural treasures and wealth of masterpieces.
Explore: Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Tridente is Rome's most glamorous district, full of designer boutiques, fashionable bars
and swish hotels. However, it's not just about shopping, dining and drinking. The area
also contains the splendid and vast neoclassical showpiece, Piazza del Popolo; the Spanish
Steps; the Museo dell'Ara Pacis, a controversial modern museum designed by US archi-
tect Richard Meier; and several masterpiece-packed churches. To see all the sights here,
factoring in some window shopping, would take around half a day to a day, and it's all
easily walkable - a short walk from the
centro storico
or Piazza Venezia - and easily ac-
cessible from the Spagna and Flaminio metro stations.
Alongside Tridente, the Roman hill of Quirinale is home to the extraordinary Trevi
Fountain and the imposing presidential Palazzo del Quirinale, as well as important
churches by the twin masters of Roman baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco
Borromini. Other artistic hot spots in the area include the lavish Galleria Colonna and the
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica - Palazzo Barberini, a fabulous gallery containing
works by a who's who of Renaissance and baroque artists. To see all this at leisure you'll
need several days. The Trevi and Quirinale's principal gateway is the Barberini metro
stop.
Busy during the day, both Tridente and the Quirinale are sleepy after dark.
Local Life
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Ambling
Imagine yourself as part of
Roman Holiday
along the laid-back, cobbled
and ivy-draped Via Margutta, and enjoy the upscale neighbourhood feel of this distinctive
district.
