Rome 7 - Centro Strorico

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Lonely Planet’s
Top Tip
CENTRO STORICO
The centro storico is the
perfect area to ditch your
guidebook and go it alone.
You’ll probably get lost at
some point, but don’t worry
if you do. Sooner or later
you’ll emerge on a main
road or find a recognisable
landmark.
See masterpieces by the
likes of Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio and Bernini for absolutely nothing by
visiting the area’s churches,
which are all free to enter.
Best Places
5 to Eat
 Casa Coppelle (p89)
 Giggetto al Portico
d’Ottavia (p94)
 Pizzeria da Baffetto (p91)
 La Rosetta (p 89)
For reviews see p89 A
Best Places to
6 Drink
 Caffè Sant’Eustachio
(p96)
 Open Baladin (p96)
 Salotto 42 (p97 )
 Etablì (p96)
For reviews see p95 A
Best Art
1 Churches
 Chiesa di San Luigi dei
Francesi (p86)
 Chiesa del Gesú (p81)
 Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di
Loyola (p 88)
 Chiesa di Santa Maria
Sopra Minerva (p78)
For reviews see p78 A
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Explore: Centro Storico
Rome’s historic centre is made for leisurely strolling
and although you could spend weeks exploring its every
corner, you can cover most of the main sights in two or
three days. Many people enter the area by bus, getting off
at Largo di Torre Argentina, from where it’s a short walk
up to the Pantheon and beyond that to Rome’s political
nerve-centre Piazza Colonna. Nearby, on Via del Corso,
the Palazzo e Galleria Doria Pamphilj houses one of the
capital’s finest private art collections. Art is thick on the
ground in these parts and many of the centre’s churches
harbour extraordinary frescoes and sculptures. To the
west of the Pantheon, the streets around Piazza Navona,
itself one of Rome’s great must-see sights, are a magnet
for tourists and hip Romans with their bohemian boutiques, cool bars and popular pizzerias.
Over on the other side of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II,
the main road that bisects the area, all streets lead to
Campo de’ Fiori, home to a colourful daily market and
hectic late-night drinking scene. From ‘il Campo’ you
can shop your way down to the medieval Jewish Ghetto,
a wonderfully atmospheric area of romantic corners,
hidden piazzas and authentic eateries.
Local Life
 Piazzas The restaurants on Piazza Navona and
Piazza Rotonda attract a touristy crowd while Campo
de’ Fiori pulls in boozing students. Locals head to
places in the quieter back streets.
 Shopping Strips Browse retro fashions and secondhand threads on Via del Governo Vecchio (p79); Via dei
Giubbonari is good for frocks and heels.
 Aperitif Young Romans love to meet over an evening
aperitivo in the bars around Piazza Navona.
Getting There & Away
 Bus The best way to access the centro storico. A
whole fleet serve the area from Termini, including
Nos 40 and 64, which both stop at Largo di Torre
Argentina and continue down Corso Vittorio Emanuele
II. From Barberini metro station, bus 116 stops at Corso
Rinascimento (for Piazza Navona), Piazza Farnese and
Via Giulia.
 Metro There are no metro stations in the
neighbourhood but it’s within walking distance of
Barberini, Spagna and Flaminio stations, all on line A.
 Tram No 8 connects Largo di Torre Argentina with
Trastevere.
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