Shopping & Night
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ITINERARY FOR SHOPPING
Starting from Piazza Venezia, where bus 64 (taken from Via delle Fornaci) stops, walk along Via del Corso. It is the road to the center of the Roman shopping area. The cross streets are full of stores for all budgets. Before Piazza Colonna, on the left is 1.Fontana di Trevi. Designed in the 18th century by Nicola Salvi and built during the 30’s, the Fountain is a celebration of water as symbol of life, health and change. Its location indicates the endpoint of the ancient aqueduct of Aqua Virgo (19 B.C.). The fascination of the fountain is amplified by the contrast between its large size and the small square that contains it. The personification of Oceanus in the center of the fountain seems to emerge from the water on a wagon drawn by marine horses and tritons, between rocks that represent thirty different varieties of plants, a unique combination of sculpture, architecture and nature. Do not forget to throw the famous coin to assure your return to the Eternal City... From the Fountain Square, continue towards Piazza Colonna and cross the second Alberto Sordi Gallery, with one of the largest bookstores in Rome.
Piazza Colonna houses 3. Palazzo Chigi, the president’s residence, and 4. Montecitorio, the seat of Parliament. Via della Vite, Via Borgognona, Via Frattina, Via Condotti, are some of the routes with the larger number of stores. Via Condotti leads to 5. Piazza di Spagna. It is famous for the staircase designed by Francesco De Sanctis (1723-26) and the fountain in the form of a sinking ship, called the "Four Rivers", designed by Pietro Bernini and his son Gian Lorenzo in 1629. Piazza di Spagna is a meeting point for both Romans and tourists. At the height of the staircase is the church of 6 Trinita dei Monti, with 7 Villa Medici and the Pincio Hill on the left, which offer a magnificent view over Piazza del Popolo. It is a shrine to fashion and to places that have represented history and culture. Visit the Greek Cafe on Via dei Condotti, where the greatest Italian writers have stopped. At the bottom of Via del Corso you reach Piazza del Popolo, with its obelisk.
ITINERARY FOR NIGHTLIFE
A - CAMPO DE’ FIORI 
Take Bus 64 in Via delle Fornaci and to Campo dei Fiori. You can also take the Galleria Umberto 1 ° and cross Ponte Duca d'Aosta, then Corso Vittorio Emanuele, where you see Piazza di Campo dei Fiori on the right. It is famous for the philosopher Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake by the Catholic Church for heresy on February 17th 1600 A.D. The execution is now commemorated by a statue built in 1889 A.D. and placed in the center of Campo dei Fiori. In this small and controversial square and its surrounding narrow streets you can breathe an air of unusual mixture of history and Roman landmarks. In the evenings, local people surround the square. You can find many young people, both Italians and foreigners, while the morning sees the typical, noisy, Roman market.
To be seen: the left side of the square, Via dei Baullari which leads to the Piazza del Palazzo Farnese, seat of the French Embassy. The construction of the building started in 1514 by Antonio Sangallo the Younger, continued after his death [1546] by Michelangelo and finished by Giacomo Della Porta.
B -TRASTEVERE 
Take Bus 64 in Via delle Fornaci to the first stop. Walk or take one of the buses that go to Piazza Trilussa, named after a famous Roman poet, from where the district of Trastevere begins. Its name derives from the Latin trans Tiberim (beyond the Tiber). Thanks to its partial isolation, the inhabitants of Trastevere, called Trasteverini, formed almost a separate population: tenacious, proud and genuine common people. Moreover, women were considered very beautiful, with very dark hair and eyes, and beautiful features. Today Trastevere still maintains its character with the winding streets covered with paving stones, which are overlooked by medieval houses. At night, the place fills up with people, both Italian and foreigners, heading to plenty of restaurants and pubs that offer prices for every pocket. It is one of the liveliest, most characteristic and self-sufficient quarters of the city. It offers typical Roman restaurants and pizzerias, as well as cinemas, markets (San Cosimato was recently renovated), banks, pharmacies, supermarkets, shops of all types and elegant boutiques. It is incredible how in Trastevere you can find two of the oldest and well-known monuments of Rome.
The Church of St. Maria in Trastevere , at the center of which we find the octagonal fountain built by the architect Carlo Fontana in 1692 (according to tradition, the fountain of Santa Maria in Trastevere is the oldest monumental fountains in Rome). The paleochristian church of St Maria in Trastevere is probably one of the oldest churches in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The facade is decorated with a beautiful medieval mosaic, representing the Virgin Mary on a throne with the Child, joined by a procession of 10 begins Virgins. The mosaics decorating the 12th century’s apse are a true jewel of the church. It is considered the greatest Baroque work in Rome after the period of Bernini and Borromini.
SUGGESTION
Stop at Campo de’ Fiori or Trastevere to breathe the “ essence of Rome”