Via Condotti
Via dei Condotti (named always Via Condotti) is a busy and fashionable street of Rome, Italy.[1] In Roman times it was one of the streets that crossed the ancient Via Flaminia and enabled people who transversed the Tiber to reach the Pincio hill. It begins at the foot of the Spanish Steps and is named after conduits or channels which carried water to the Baths of Agrippa. Today, it is the street which contains the greatest number of Rome-based Italian fashion retailers. It is one of the most expensive streets in Europe,[2] it is located within the Tridente, connecting Via del Corso to Piazza di Spagna.
Being near the Spanish steps, the street is visited by large numbers of tourists. In May 1986, fashion designer
Via Condotti is a center of fashion shopping in Rome.
Monuments and sights of interest
Lining the stylish street and near the Piazza di Spagna and Largo Goldoni are several structures of touristic, historical or monumental interest.
- Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti (18th century)
- Palazzo degli Ansellini (19th century)
- Palazzo Della Porta Negroni Caffarelli (19th century)
- Palazzo Avogadri Neri (17th century)
- Palazzo di Malta (18th century)[9]
- Palazzo Megalotti (18th century)
- Antico Caffè Greco (18th century)
- Palazzo Maruscelli Lepri (17th century)
Transportation
Via dei Condotti is a pedestrian thoroughfare. Spagna station of the Rome Metro is nearby; the station opened in 1980.
References
- ^ Melanie Renzulli. "Where to Shop in Rome". About.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "The Most Expensive Streets In Europe". Business Insider. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ISBN 978-0-470-28782-8.
- ^ "Italy: Haute Couture, with Catsup". Time. Time.com. May 12, 1986. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "McDonald's In Italy". LifeInItaly.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Shopping". Italy Travel Guide. 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Via Condotti, Rome, Italy". GreenwichMeanTime.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Biagiotti: the Leonardo Prize? The 'Oscar' for Italian Products". Italtrade.com. May 19, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Palazzo Malta