Baroque Rome Tour

Posted On July 27, 2014

Hey guys! Many of you wrote us asking for more itineraries. We are so happy to know you find our suggestions helpful, so here’s a new one: the Baroque Rome Tour!

What is the Baroque Rome Tour?

After the Ancient Rome Tour, this itinerary is one of the most popular in Rome. It includes all the main sights of the city center, mainly built during during the Baroque Era.
This lovely promenade leads you in many small narrowed streets, so it is quite easy to get lost. Perhaps you can consider using Google Maps to help you, or booking yourself a private tour guide.

The itinerary

The first stop of this Baroque Rome Tour is Piazza del Popolo, designed by Giuseppe Valadier. Its aim was to provide an incredible entrance to the visitors from the North.
This is the only square in Rome with three churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary: Santa Maria del Popolo, Santa Maria in Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli.

After a walk in via del Babbuino and via Margutta, you will arrive at Spanish Steps.
Known as the English Ghetto, during the Romantic Era many poets settled down in this neighborhood, like P.B. Shelley and J. Keats.
On the top of the stairs, you can see the beautiful church of Trinità dei Monti while at the centre of the square you can admire the Fountain of Barcaccia, designed by Bernini in 1629.
All around the square there are the most famous (and expensive) shops in Rome: Bulgari, Cartier, Gucci, all famous names of the world of fashion.

Leaving Spanish Steps, you will reach Trevi Fountain, the magnificent monument built by Nicola Salvi in the XIII century. Have a look to our blogpost about it to know everything you need!

With just crossing Via del Corso, you can reach the Pantheon. Designed by Hadrian and finished in 125 AD, it was pagan temple later turned into a Catholic church. In the last century, it has also been used as a tomb for Italian kings and queens.

Few meters far from the Pantheon, there is Piazza Navona, where this promenade ends.
Initially born as a stadium to entertain Romans, today it hosts Bernini’s Fountain of Four Rivers and Borromini’s Sant’Agnese in Agone – plus other hidden gems.