w # # # 1 2 3 L Piazza di Montecitorio V i a d e l l a M i n e r v a Via di P i et r a Via di Sant'Ignazio Vi a dei Pa s t i n i Via del Seminario Via del Cara vit a 0 200 m 0 0.1 miles # e # # # # # ú # ú 6 4 7 5 K Piazza Navona Piazza di San Pantaleo Salita dei Crescenzi Via dei Farnesi Via dei Baullari V i a M o n t e r o n e Via del Monserrato Cor s o Vittorio E ma n uele II Lgt dei Tebaldi Vi a de i Giu b b o n a ri V i a d e l l a R o t o n d a Via degli Staderari Via dei Canestrari Corso del Rinascimento Rome’s centro storico boasts some of the city’s most celebrated piazzas, and several lovely but lesser-known squares. Each has its own character, but together they encapsulate much of the city’s beauty, history and drama. Start Piazza Colonna Distance 1.5km Duration 3½ hours 4 It’s a short walk along Via del Seminario to Piazza della Rotonda, where the Pantheon needs no introduction. A Classic Photo: Piazza della Rotonda with the Pantheon in the background. k Take a Break... Those in the know head to Forno di Campo de’ Fiori (%06 6880 6662; www.forno campodefiori.com; Campo de’ Fiori 22; pizza slices around €3; h7.30am-2.30pm & 4.45-8pm Mon-Sat, closed Sat afternoon Jul & Aug; gCorso Vittorio Emanuele II) for some of Rome’s best pizza bianca (white pizza with olive oil and salt). 3 Continue down Via de’ Burro to Piazza di Sant’Ignazio Loyola, a small piazza with a church boasting celebrated trompe l’œil frescoes. 1 Piazza Colonna is dominated by the 30m-high Colonna di Marco Aurelio and flanked by Palazzo Chigi, the official residence of the Italian PM. 2 Follow Via dei Bergamaschi to Piazza di Pietra, a refined space overlooked by the 2nd-century Tempio di Adriano. 6 On the other side of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Campo de’ Fiori hosts a noisy market and boisterous drinking scene. 7 Just beyond the Campo, the more sober Piazza Farnese is overshadowed by the austere fa- cade of the Renaissance Palazzo Farnese. 5 Piazza Navona is Rome’s great showpiece square, where you can compare the two giants of Roman baroque – Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini. Centro Storico Piazzas c