 ITALY ROME
- SPANISH STEPS
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| The Trevi Fountain, in Rome, Italy is massive,
and it has to make your MUST SEE list in Rome. It is a very popular
stop for tourists to expect some crowds and justling for room
to sit by the fountain for pictures. There are a lot of shops
that sell souviniers as well as cafe's, gelato shops and an amazingly
good pizza place that is in the row of buildings on the side
of the fountain (to your left when facing it). We spent time
around the fountain, ate some pizza, shopped a little and then
went back to the fountain for a final visit before leaving.
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I am sure you have seen all of the lovely
pictures of the Spanish Steps on other travel sites where they
are empty, and so impressive. Local Travel Host shows you pictures
of what you are likely to see during your visit and empty steps
is not what you are going to see. As you can tell the Spanish
Steps are very crowded especially when you consider that this
pictures was taken in mid September, when the summer tourist
season is over. This was the only place we found overly crowded
on our trip. Many of the places had few if any visitors around
and even the Trevi Fountain, although busy was nothing compared
to this.
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This small
fountain was at the foot of the Spanish Steps. A lot of people
sat on the sides of it and there was a good number of people
that were soaking their aching feet in its cool waters.
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The Spanish Steps are the
longest and widest steps in Europe. At the top of the steps
is the Church of Trinità dei Monti. It took from 1723-1725
132 steps. The Spanish Steps have been restored several times
the most recent time was in 1995. The steps are well worth
the visit no matter how busy it is. The crowds we experienced
were energy filled, magnetic. Although there were large numbers
of people, it was a festive atmosphere more like a festival
than a crowded lineup. I would suggest walking up the steps
and visitng the chruch. During our visit we were so exhausted
and our feet hurt, we decided not to walk up them. We have
regretted that decision since and will be sure to do it properly
our next visit to Rome..
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| No
matter how busy the steps are, no matter how tired and worn out
you are, a trip to the Spanish Steps is one of the MUST SEE things
on your list when you visit Rome, Italy |
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