Neighborhood: Campus Martius and Ludovisi

Spanish Steps and Fontana della Barcaccia

The ancient Campus Martius, long used as a military training ground in Ancient Rome, is today an elegant district developed from the 16th century, stretching up to Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo. It includes some of the most luxurious streets in the city, lined with fashion boutiques, antique shops, artisans, and distinguished hotels.

The two aforementioned squares lie at the foot of the Pincio Hill to the west, featuring its charming 19th-century landscaped park, and to the east, contiguous with the Villa Medici – the French Academy in Rome – and its beautiful gardens, extending up to the church of the Trinità dei Monti, whose twin bell towers overlook the Spanish Steps.
This hill is intersected further north by the Viale del Torto, which runs alongside the ancient Aurelian Walls and borders the monumental park of Villa Borghese.
To the east, the small inner-city district of Ludovisi stretches along Via Veneto, a street famous for its luxury hotels and restaurants, running between Piazza Barberini and Porta Pinciana.

Squares

• Piazza di Spagna and Spanish Steps
  In an upscale area of the Rione Colonna, Rome’s Spanish Steps Square ...
• Piazza del Popolo in Rome
  The large Piazza del Popolo (Italian: Piazza del Popolo) was designed in ...

Main Monuments of the District

• Borghese Gallery
  The Borghese Gallery (“Galleria Borghese” in Italian) is located within the vast ...
• Villa Borghese
  The Villa Borghese Park covers a large area in the northern part ...

Main Religious Buildings

• Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome
  Santa Maria del Popolo is an important Renaissance church in Rome. It ...

Caravaggio painting, Borghese Gallery

Museums

• Borghese Gallery
  The Borghese Gallery (“Galleria Borghese” in Italian) is located within the vast ...

Additional Sites in the District

Practical Information / Hotels

• Good and very good hotels around Piazza di Spagna sorted BY DISTANCE from the square
• Good hotels around Piazza di Spagna sorted BY PRICE within one kilometer of the square
• Good and very good hotels near Villa Borghese sorted BY DISTANCE
• Good hotels near Villa Borghese sorted BY PRICE within one kilometer of Villa Borghese

Map of District Sites