This walk will be taking you to four major fountains in Central Rome. You will see Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, The Pantheon Fountain, Fontanella Del Facchino, and the Trevi Fountain. Starting off at the center of Piazza Navona, next to Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, head down Corsia Agonale. With you back to Piazza Navona, make a left on Corso Del Rinascimento, then make an immediate right onto San Giovani d'Arco. Continue on this street until you come to Via Rosetta, make a right onto that street. You have now arrived at the
Pantheon Fountain located in the center of Piazza Della Rotonda. Head straight on Piazza Della Minerva, and when you go by the Santa Maria sopra Minerva make a left on Via Del Pie Di Marmo. This
street will lead you into a small parking lot in an area called Piazza Del Collegio Romano. Continue straight through the parking lot, and head down the small alley directly in front of you called Via Lata. Near the end of the alley before you reach Via Del Corso, notice the Fontanella Del Facchino on your left. This is a great place to stop for a nice cool drink. Make a left on Via Del Corso and walk until you come to Via Delle Muratte. Make a right onto this street and follow it until you come to the Trevi Fountain.
Directions from Piazza Navona to the Trevi Fountain
The first fountain during my walk is a fountain designed by Bernini. The fountain is called Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi. There is a large Egyptian Obelisk located in the center of the fountain. There also two smaller fountains located on either side of the Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi. The Piazzo Navona is an oval shape, the other two fountains are located at both ends of the oval. The second fountain on the walk is located at the Pantheon, in the center of Piazza Della Rotunda. This fountain was originally designed to be placed in Piazza Navona. The marble fountain is a sculpture of four ugly masks spitting water in four opposite directions. When you look at the fountain from far away, the faces do not look as goofy as they actually are. A close look at this fountain is very interesting, and actually quite comical. The third fountain that you will pass on the walk is called the Fontanelle Del Facchino. This is one Rome's historic talking statues. The water comes out of a barrel held by a po
rter. It was created in the 16th century. This fountain is a great place to grab a cool drink, during the hot summer months. The water always comes out cool and fresh! The last stop on my fountain walk brings you to the Trevi Fountain, which was completed in 1762. This fountain is considered to be Rome's most famous, and it is also one of the largest. The fountain itself is actually bigger than the Piazza is sits in. The two central figures are Neptune, one of them is mastering a sea horse, while the other is taking control of a more peaceful animal. The fountain symbolizes the two moods of the sea. It is well known myth, that if you toss a coin into the fountain over your shoulder, you will return to Rome at some point in your life. (Facts from Eyewitness Travel Guide, and www.garden-fountains.com)
Last night after getting off the train from Tivoli, we took the metro the Circus Maximus stop. When I come up from the Roman underground, I looked up at the sky and I noticed that there was a neon blue glow in the direction of the Colosseum. Courtney and I, although we were exhausted from our trip, decided to walk to the colosseum and check it out. The first thing that we noticed were the plentiful booms of fireworks in the distance. There were also numerous brides getting pictures taken around the ancient stadium. When we got close enough, we realized that the exterior of the colosseum was lit up like normal. From the interior however, there were huge blue lights shining on the inside of the colosseum. It made the old structure seem very creepy. We had no idea why they did this, and everyone we asked either didn't know of couldn't speak English. Anyways, it was cool to see the colosseum in this glow. Yet again, my pictures were full of orbs. Very cool!
