Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is one of the most beautiful and vibrant squares in Rome. This lively square full of portrait painters, street performers and souvenir vendors, is located in the historic center of Rome, just 300m from the Pantheon. Surrounding the square there are lots of restaurants, cafes and terraces with Tre Scalini being perhaps the most popular among them. They make the best Tartufo dessert ( rich chocolate ice-cream dessert) in the whole city. For a peaceful stroll around the square and unobstructed photographs of its lavish fountains and buildings, come early in the morning. You will be delighted fo find a nearly empty square bathed in morning sunshine. The square dates back to the 15th century, but it was built over a 1st century Stadium of Domitian - Rome's first venue for athletic competitions. Underneath Piazza Navona several excavations have been made to uncover the original stadium. Excavations are opened daily from 10 am to 7 pm, tickets cost 8.5 euros.Navona Square is famed for its three fountains, the most impressive of which is The Fountain of the Four Rivers with an Egyptian obelisk as its centerpiece. Undoubtedly the heart of the square, the fountain was designed by Bernini. Four masculine figures represent four rivers: Nile, Ganges, Danube and Plate. There are two smaller fountains placed at each end of the square : Fontana del Nettuno at the northern end depicts Neptune fighting with a sea monster; at the southern end of the square we find Fontana del Moro with the Moor holding a dolphin surrounded by Tritons. Palacio Brascia, placed at the southern end of the oval piazza, houses a Museum of Rome with a large collection of artifacts that tell the story of this magnificent city from the Middle Ages to the mid-19th century. One of the highlights of the square is Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone, a beautiful church built by Boromini, standing just opposite the Four Rivers Fountain. Piazza Navona is an ideal place to linger and do some people wat

The four-sided buildings are surrounded by a clearing, called the square, no matter the size. We didn't feel how good it was, especially the elliptical square with three fountains called the Moorish Fountain, the four rivers Fountain and the Sea God Fountain.

Around the four side buildings is a vacant lot, it's called a square, no matter the size. We didn't feel how good it looked.

The square is located in the heart of the historic center of Rome, not far from the Pantheon. It is a rectangular open city square. There is an ancient Roman obelisk on the square. The base of the obelisk is the famous sculpture "Fountain of Four Rivers" made by Bernini in 1651. There are two other fountains in the square-the Moor Fountain and the Neptune Fountain. The square was the Domitian Arena during the Roman Empire, and it became the Roman Central Market in the 15th century. In 1650, to celebrate the birth of Pope Innocent X by the Pamphili family, a palace-Pamphili Palace (now the Embassy of Brazil) was built in the southwest corner of the square, and a baroque church-St. Iris Church, both of them It is the masterpiece of the famous architect Borromini. In summer, the square is very sunny during the day, and the photo effect is not very good. After the sun sets, this place has completely changed into a world, and it is very lively. It is a good experience to have dinner and coffee in several restaurants and cafes around the square.

Let me start with a section of my own WeChat record at the time: #蜜月旅行#Day07, March 16, 2016 [Part 5]: After walking a long way along the "Tiber River" in Rome, I turn from a small alley into " Piazza Navona". It is known as the most beautiful square in Rome. The four statues of the Fountain of Four Rivers symbolize the four famous rivers. After we arrived in Rome, it rained lightly for two consecutive mornings, and then it was always sunny when we went out. Before we walked to this square, there was a heavy rain. The wet alleys let the floor tiles shine, but the rain just fell. In a few minutes, we reached the square and it stopped raining. Piazza Navona makes people feel like a place of art. A lot of buskers play here. Although it just rained, some bands are going to play in the square again. This is known as the most beautiful square in Rome. There are three groups of fountains on it. General information only mentions the fountain of the Four Rivers in the center and the fountain of Morro at the southern end. There is also a group of Neptune fountains at the northern end of Piazza Navona in Rome. Easily recognizable is the statue of the sea god holding a three-pronged stick fighting an octopus. In fact, apart from the three fountains, I also feel that this square is very beautiful. Instead, I feel that other squares in Rome are also good and have different characteristics. However, if you take a closer look at the character styles of the three fountains, it feels very interesting. The lifelike expressions attract my attention. There are always many tourists in this square, so it is not easy to take a good picture of the scenery. You have to wait until there are fewer tourists before you get a pure view. In Piazza Navona after the rain, the small square tiles are all wet, which seems to be a bit more mysterious. The surrounding buildings contrast with the square.