Halfway between the Spanish Embassy and Trinità dei Monti steps there is Piazza di Spagna. The name comes from the headquarter of the first stable embassy in Rome.

The building, designed by Borromini, spread in front of the column on which stands the statue of the Immaculate Conception, which is crowned by the Pope of flowers every December 8. Hereinafter, in front of Trinità dei Monti steps, it is placed the famous Bernini’s fountain “Barcaccia”, which resembles a boat half submerged.

The square was ended in the eighteenth century with the construction of the famous staircase that connected it to the church of Trinità dei Monti. Crossing Via del Tritone suddenly we arrive at the triumph of the baroque with Trevi Fountain. Built by Nicola Salvi between 1732 and 1751, is the most magnificent fountains of Rome. According to tradition, If you throw a coin in the fountain, you could be sure to return back to town.

Crossing Via del Corso to Piazza del Popolo, you meet Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina by the name of the church built in the fourth century on the place of residence of Lucina, the Roman matron who gave decent burial to the remains of martyrs. At the end of Via del Corso opens the scenic Piazza del Popolo by the name of the door in connection with the Via Flaminia.

Beside the door, there is the fifteenth century Church of Santa Maria del Popolo which contains works by Raphael and Caravaggio. At the center of the square stands the Egyptian obelisk Ramsar II that was transported here by the Circus Maximus at the end of XVI century.

The current structure of the square, with tanks and lions, is the work of Valadier in early 1800. On the side towards Via del Corso there are the two twin churches of Santa Maria in Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli of XVII century.