10 min
55 min
A
37.9 / km²
6
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523
+26% vs city
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Staying in Colonna & Via del Corso
Colonna is the rione either side of Via del Corso north of Piazza Venezia: Piazza Colonna with the column of Marcus Aurelius, Palazzo Chigi where the prime minister works, Montecitorio and the parliament, and the Galleria Alberto Sordi arcade.
It is the most useful address in Rome for someone who wants everything within ten minutes and does not want to think about it. The Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona are each about ten minutes on foot in different directions, and the Corso itself is where Romans do their high-street shopping rather than a souvenir strip.
The compromises are the compromises of a main street. Via del Corso is busy from morning until the shops shut, the side streets towards the Corso hear it, and the rione is offices and retail rather than a neighbourhood - it thins out badly in the evening and on Sundays. Rates are high and largely reflect the address rather than the room. Book a courtyard side, or one street back.
What works
- Pantheon, Trevi, Spanish Steps and Navona all about ten minutes away
- Via del Corso is real shopping, not a souvenir strip
- Barberini and Spagna on metro A within a ten-minute walk
- Central without the direct crowds of Trevi or the Pantheon
What does not
- Via del Corso is loud all day and the side streets hear it
- Offices and shops - it empties in the evening and on Sundays
- High rates that pay for the address rather than the room
- Nowhere to buy groceries, and few restaurants aimed at residents
Apart from Piazza Navona and Piazza della Rotonda (in front of the Pantheon), take in the nearby Piazza della Minerva, with its unique elephant statue by Bernini and Piazza Colonna with the column of Marcus Aurelius and Palazzo Chigi, meeting place of the Italian Government.