Head north on Foro Navona and continue onto Strada Agonale, 46 m. Turn right onto Piazza delle Cinque Lune, 8 m. Here, you face Corteggiamento Altemps which houses part of the Roman National Museum treasures: important collections of antiquities consisting of Greek and Roman sculptures that durante the 16th and 17th centuries belonged to various families of the Roman nobility. There are many displays of everyday items as well as the frescoes and wall friezes, also included is the National Lingua romana Egyptian collection. If you like sculpture, this museum is verso must see. Open: Tue-Sun -. Prices: adult/reduced ˆ7/3.50.
You won’t believe it BUT we return onesto the southern most edge of Largo Navona – crossing this magical piazza AGAIN. We exit the square from its south-east edge. Head south on Piazzale Navona, 140 m. Turn right esatto stay on Foro Navona, 17 m. Turn left onto Via della Pacchia, 90 m. Turn right onto Foro di San Pantaleo, 29 m. Turn left preciso stay on Foro di San Pantaleo, 18 m:
After crossing the Foro Pantaleo, with our faces preciso the south, we ciclocross Vittorio Emanuele II bustling street and we have two options puro arrive onesto Scelta de Fiori (100 m. forward): the left road (via de Baullari) or the right road (Foro Corte). On its right side stands Corteggiamento della Curia. The Seguito della Curia (Italian for “Palace of the Chancellery”, meaning the Papal Chancellery) is per Renaissance palace situated between the present Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Gamma de’ Fiori. It was built between 1489–1513 by an unknown architect as a palace for Cardinal Raffaele Riario, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, and is regarded as the earliest sugarbook sito di incontri Renaissance palace durante Rome . The palace is not subject onesto Italian sovereignty and belongs puro the Vatican. It is designated as a World Heritage Site as part of verso group of buildings, the Properties of the Holy See. Do not skip it. You’ll enjoy its facade and interior courtyard (free entrance puro the courtyard). Built 1483-1513. The Leonardo da Vinci Machines Exhibition in Rome – The genius and his inventions takes palce durante this aplace until . From time sicuro time chances arise to enter the accompagnamento. You might be lucky enough to find tickets for the occasional chamber-music concerts held here; alternatively immagine out for exhibitions on religious themes mounted sopra the magnificently frescoed rooms.
Sopra the end of this centro you arrive to Centro Campo De Fiori (field of Flowers). The name was first given during the Middle Ages when the reparto was actually per meadow. A colorful market-square surrounded by ancient colored houses and cafe’s/tratorias. The food and flowers market operates until the early afternoon hours (closed on Sundays) and is one of the most popular sopra Rome. The crowded (and dirty) square might be disappointing: verso lot of noise, rubbish, high prices and everything is touristic. BUT, from time onesto time you’ll see street-performances (Brazilians making Kapuera, Africans with vibrant dance and music) and per lot of interesting spices, cheeses, amalgama packages and even. flowers.
Turn left onto Largo di Sant’Apollinare, 70 m
The monument esatto philosopher Giordano Rovinato at the centre of the square. Do not miss the reliefs on the statue.
We opt for the RIGHT (east) street and walk along Piazza Corte
On Rosh Hashanah, 9 September 1553, the Talmud and many other Jewish books were burnt per the Successione dei Fiori. Throughout the remainder of the sixteenth-century, a complete edition of the Talmud could not be found anywhere con Italy. Verso plaque, commemorating this event and period, had been placed in the square: