VIA SISTINA: the chic street on top of the Spanish Steps
| - the roof garden and its stunning panoramic views - detailed view / photos of the sights seen from the roof garden - dining room |
- the master bedroom, the study, and the
passage room - the kitchen and the bathrooms - palace presentation, and floor plans (this page) - Via Sistina and Piazza Trinita' de' Monti presentation |
The Spanish Steps mesmerised the likes of Shelley, Keats, Byron and Twain, and will surely have the same impact on you. The surprise continues though when you climb it, as it is followed by one of Rome's most scenic squares, Piazza Trinita' de' Monti, and by one of the finest streets, Via Sistina. Right: the marble plate of Piazza Trinita' dei Monti |
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The views of Rome from the piazza are spectacular, one can see a forest of domes over the silhoutte of the roofs. |
Forest of domes seen from top of the Spanish Steps. |
The Villa Medici |
In the Piazza there is the French convent with obelisk (you will find the photos in the page presenting the Spanish Steps quarter). As you walk on its stairs, you can see the domes of the photo above (particularly of the Church of San Carlo al Corso and of St. Peter. From the Piazza you can walk directly to the Borghese Gardens, and on the way you will find the most elegant and panoramic Villa Medici, formerly the Rome residence of the Medici family, and now seat of the French Academy. |
The Hassler Hotel Right: the Intercontinental-De La Ville hotel |
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In the opposite direction from the Piazza you walk through Via Sistina. |
You find here among the most famous hotels of Rome: the celebrated Hassler, the Intercontinental - De La Ville, and the Scalinata di Spagna, revealing that you are in one of the most desirable places in the world. Naturally prices are astronomical, and international celebrities are usually guests of the hotels. The Hassler includes also one of Rome's finest restaurants, situated in a panoramic terrace with stunning views of Rome.
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The Scalinata di Spagna hotel |
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Via Sistina is traditionally the site of Rome chic fashion parlours and of very fine shops. Even "window-shopping" is a rewarding experience. The shops are naturally a great temptation for your wallet. Gilded plates remind the importance of the "haut coutoure" (high fashion) boutiques. High Fashion: TDM parlour, note the obelisk on top of the Spanish Steps mirrored. |
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High fashion: Harper's boutique Left: Renato Balestra's shop |
The street though has also more common, though very useful and attended shops and premises. |
Shoe shop |
The Sistina Theatre |
For ex. you find the best shoe shops in town (and in Rome there are so many). The street is also pleasant to stroll about, and is also the location of one of Rome's most famous theatres, with the same name of the street, the "Sistina". It usually performs quality musicals of Roman composer and authors about Rome's culture, both of the previous centuries (the so called "Roma sparita" or vanished Rome), and also of contemporary life. |
PRICE: PLEASE FIND IT IN THE PAGE PRESENTING THE DETAILED VIEWS
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