Piazza Navona
Plaza · Parione ·
Baroque square with Bernini's Fountain of Four Rivers
Baroque square with Bernini's Fountain of Four Rivers
"Celebrated by a Rome-based travel writer as unmatched and undeniably dreamy, this holiday market sits above an ancient Roman stadium and is framed by centuries-old architecture. The piazza fills with the warm scent of roasting chestnuts and is animated by numerous stalls, food trucks, and a nostalgic carousel, creating a whimsical, festive atmosphere ideal for sipping mulled wine and browsing seasonal souvenirs." - Asia London Palomba Asia London Palomba Asia London Palomba is a trilingual Italian writer from Rome, currently based in Boston. As a writer, Asia focuses on food, travel, and history, and has covered everything from the best travel products to bring on a trip India to medieval judicial duels. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Even with Segway tours rolling through and street performers loudly competing for audiences, the 15th-century Piazza Navona somehow retains a shred of grace and elegance in modern Rome. Calm Renaissance palazzi face the piazza’s centerpiece, the famous and complicated Bernini work, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (“Are these colossal male depictions of the four great rivers of the world writhing on top of a boulder not fancy enough? Let’s top it with an obelisk for a little visual interest.”). The piazza itself was created when a 1st-century arena was paved over to create a market square—you can still sense the oval track of the arena in the shape of the opening. Come for a gelato and some excellent people-watching, especially in the evening."
"Even with Segway tours rolling through and street performers loudly competing for audiences, the 15th-century Piazza Navona somehow retains a shred of grace and elegance in modern Rome. Calm Renaissance palazzi face the piazza’s centerpiece, the famous and complicated Bernini work, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (“Are these colossal male depictions of the four great rivers of the world writhing on top of a boulder not fancy enough? Let’s top it with an obelisk for a little visual interest.”). The piazza itself was created when a 1st-century arena was paved over to create a market square—you can still sense the oval track of the arena in the shape of the opening. Come for a gelato and some excellent people-watching, especially in the evening."
"Even with Segway tours rolling through and street performers loudly competing for audiences, the 15th-century Piazza Navona somehow retains a shred of grace and elegance in modern Rome. Calm Renaissance palazzi face the piazza’s centerpiece, the famous and complicated Bernini work, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (“Are these colossal male depictions of the four great rivers of the world writhing on top of a boulder not fancy enough? Let’s top it with an obelisk for a little visual interest.”). The piazza itself was created when a 1st-century arena was paved over to create a market square—you can still sense the oval track of the arena in the shape of the opening. Come for a gelato and some excellent people-watching, especially in the evening."
"The forthcoming Westside Provisions District outpost from the Buckhead team of Michael Patrick and Pietro Gianni is slated to open this summer in the former Little Bacch space; it will focus on dishes inspired by Rome and its environs, operate as a full-service restaurant and bar with a patio, offer a much larger beer and wine selection than the Buckhead original, and—unlike that sibling—will not include an attached market. It sits across the courtyard from Ford Fry’s JCT. Kitchen & Bar at the ground level of the Howell Mill Road complex." - Beth McKibben